BBC Radio 4 LW Schedule Thursday 21 June 2018

LW Schedule

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—21/06/2018
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  The Crossway by Guy Stagg—3. The River Po
  3/5In Northern Italy, following the Via Francigena, Guy needs help to cross a river.(R)
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—21/06/2018
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—21/06/2018
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—21/06/2018
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—21/06/2018
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—21/06/2018
  Spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with the Rev David Bruce.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—GE pigs, Funding for farming in Scotland, Countryside Stewardship scheme payments
  Gene edited pigs which are immune to a virus have been bred at The Roslin Institute.
9. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Nightjar
  Miranda Krestovnikoff presents the story and sound of the nightjar.(R)
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Today—21/06/2018
  Including Sports Desk, Yesterday in Parliament, Weather and Thought for the Day.
2. 08:31
  Yesterday in Parliament—21/06/2018
  Susan Hulme reports from Westminster as the Government wins a crucial Brexit vote.
3. 09:00
  In Our Time—Echolocation
  Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss how some animals sense their world with sound not sight.
4. 09:44
  Daily Service—Pilgrimage: Meeting God
  Christian worship with a reading, prayer and music, led by the Rev Sharon Grenham Thompson
5. 10:00
  Woman's Hour—Director, Carrie Cracknell, Playwright, Polly Stenham and 'Julie' at the National Theatre
  Julie, Children & US/Mexico border, Linda Jackson, Danielle de Niese and Katharine Towers.
6. 10:45
  Maya Angelou's Autobiographies—I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, Episode 4
  4/5Aged 15, Maya visits her estranged father on a chaotic and surprising trip to Mexico.
7. 11:00
  From Our Own Correspondent—A New Front In The Fight Against Terror
  An expanding international force is fighting Islamist extremists on the edge of the Sahara
8. 11:30
  Pursuit of Beauty—Virginia Woolf: Impossible Music
  In search of the musicality and sonic landscape of Virginia Woolf's world.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  News Headlines; Shipping Forecast—21/06/2018
  National and international news and the shipping forecast.
2. 12:04
  Home Front—21 June 1918 - Clarence Ogden
  In Ashburton, Clarence Ogden leads the school assembly.
3. 12:15
  Four Seasons—Failing and Flying by Jack Gilbert
  Jack Gilbert's reflective poem for the midpoint of summer, read by Simon Russell Beale.
4. 12:20
  You and Yours—London house prices, Non-stopping trains, Local markets
  London's house prices, trains that skip stations and can local markets save high streets.
5. 12:57
  Weather—21/06/2018
  The latest weather forecast.
6. 13:00
  World at One—21/06/2018
  Analysis of news and current affairs.
7. 13:43
  Four Seasons—A Bee by Peter Didsbury
  A playful, surreal take on the life of a man as a bee, read by Anton Lesser.
8. 13:45
  Test Match Special—England v Australia, 4th ODI - Riverside, Durham
  Commentary on the fourth ODI between England and Australia, from Riverside, Durham.
9. 17:54
  Shipping Forecast—21/06/2018
  The latest shipping forecast.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Test Match Special—England v Australia, 4th ODI - Riverside, Durham
  Commentary on the fourth ODI between England and Australia, from Riverside, Durham.
2. 22:00
  The World Tonight—Special report from the Sahara Desert
  We focus on the terror-threat that's spreading across the Sahel.
3. 22:45
  The Librarian by Salley Vickers—Episode 4
  4/10Sylvia Blackwell, new resident of East Mole, has found an ally in fellow newcomer Dr Bell.
4. 23:00
  Lobby Land—Series 1, Plane Sailing
  3/4Young political editor Sam Peakes needs a story - fast.
5. 23:30
  Today in Parliament—21/06/2018
  The government's scheme to allow EU nationals to carry on living in the UK after Brexit.
6. 23:55
  Four Seasons—Lying in a Hammock at William Duffy's Farm, The Mower to the Glow-Worms, Light Breaks Where No Sun Shines
  Three poems to reflect on the longest day of the year before the light begins to fade.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—22/06/2018
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  The Crossway by Guy Stagg—4. Detour
  4/5Memories of the author's breakdown resurface in Thessaloniki.(R)
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—22/06/2018
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—22/06/2018
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—22/06/2018
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—22/06/2018
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—22/06/2018
  Spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with the Rev David Bruce.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—CO2 shortage, Cow deaths, Flower foraging
  There's a CO2 shortage and it could affect chicken supplies by the end of this week.
9. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Stephen Moss on the Coot
  Writer and wildlife programme-maker Stephen Moss recalls his first encounter with a coot.(R)

Friday 22 June 2018