BBC Radio 4 LW Schedule Tuesday 3 July 2018

LW Schedule

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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—03/07/2018
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Buzz by Dr Thor Hanson—Episode 1
  1/5How the wasp transitioned into a bumble bee.(R)
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—03/07/2018
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—03/07/2018
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—03/07/2018
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—03/07/2018
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—03/07/2018
  A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with Canon Ann Easter.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—Malting barley for beer, black grass and an agriculture adviser in Tristan da Cunha
  A new seed variety is enabling farmers to grow more malting barley for beer.
9. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Spix's Macaw
  David Attenborough presents the spix's macaw.(R)
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Today—03/07/2018
  Including Yesterday in Parliament, Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
2. 08:31
  Yesterday in Parliament—03/07/2018
  The latest news from Westminster - and beyond.
3. 09:00
  The Reith Lectures—Margaret MacMillan - The Mark of Cain, Fearing and Loving: Making Sense of the Warrior
  2/5Margaret MacMillan explores our complex relationship with the people who go to war.
4. 09:44
  Daily Service—Landmarks: Wilderness
  Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music led by the Rev Ernie Rea.
5. 10:00
  Woman's Hour—Anne Tyler, NHS Nurses, Katie Gee and Kirstie Trup
  Anne Tyler on Clock Dance, NHS at 70 - nurses, Acid attack, Government's LGBT plan.
6. 10:45
  Colin Bytheway - Ground Control—2. Coma Mystery
  2/5Tess investigates the mystery of an unidentified patient in a coma.
7. 11:00
  Storm and Stress: New Ways of Looking at Adolescent Mental Health—Questioning Jeremy Hunt
  Will new NHS funding improve adolescent mental health? We question Jeremy Hunt.
8. 11:30
  The Cult of Aphex Twin
  Music writer John Doran ventures into the strange world of Richard D James.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  News Headlines; Shipping Forecast—03/07/2018
  National and international news and the shipping forecast.
2. 12:04
  Home Front—3 July 1918 - Primrose Holden
  In Staverton Station, Primrose Holden has an unwelcome visitor.
3. 12:15
  You and Yours—Call You and Yours: What is it like to be lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender in Britain today?
  What is it like to be lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender in Britain today?
4. 12:56
  Weather—03/07/2018
  The latest weather forecast.
5. 13:00
  World at One—03/07/2018
  Analysis of news and current affairs.
6. 13:45
  National Health Stories—Grave
  How Cecily Saunders' 'modern hospice' movement forced the NHS to plan for a 'good death'.
7. 14:00
  The Archers—02/07/2018
  Tom searches for direction.(R)
8. 14:15
  GF Newman's The Corrupted—Series 4, Episode 7
  7/10Toby Jones stars as corrupt MP Joseph Olinska. Gallo's Ponzi scheme has imploded.
9. 15:00
  The Kitchen Cabinet—Series 21, Bournemouth
  Jay Rayner and his panel are in Bournemouth.(R)
10. 15:30
  Making History—The Radio Ballads, Dorothea Lange, Archaeology of the A14
  Helen Castor on the photography of Dorothea Lange and the radio ballads of Charles Parker.
11. 16:00
  The Wrong Job—Square Pegs in Round Holes
  Emma Kennedy finds out why so many people in Britain hate their jobs.
12. 16:30
  A Good Read—Loyd Grossman and Skin
  Loyd Grossman and Skin talk to Harriett Gilbert about their favourite books.
13. 17:00
  PM—03/07/2018
  Jonny Dymond with interviews, context and analysis.
14. 17:54
  Shipping Forecast—03/07/2018
  The latest shipping forecast.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—03/07/18 Arrest in Hospital Babies Murder Probe
  Healthcare worker quizzed over hospital baby deaths. Trapped Thai youngsters get food.
2. 18:30
  My Teenage Diary—Series 8, Pippa Evans
  4/6Pippa Evans shares her diaries with Rufus Hound.
3. 19:00
  The Archers—03/07/2018
  There's a shock for Emma.
4. 19:15
  Front Row—Film director Haifaa al-Mansour, Sharp Objects, Brooklands Museum, Holiday reads
  Saudi Arabia's first female director, Haifa al-Mansour.
5. 19:45
  Colin Bytheway - Ground Control—2. Coma Mystery
  2/5Tess investigates the mystery of an unidentified patient in a coma.(R)
6. 20:00
  File on 4 Investigates—The Private World of the NHS
  Why is 'private' the word that dare not speak its name in the National Health Service?
7. 20:40
  In Touch—Assistive technology: Where are we going?
  Peter heads to a Microsoft research centre to look at the latest in assistive technology.
8. 21:00
  Inside Health—Tamoxifen and Breast Cancer Prevention
  Why are only 1 in 7 eligible women on Tamoxifen, the 'statin of breast cancer prevention'?
9. 21:30
  Enlightenment After Dark—Series 1, Bodies
  Allan Little hosts debates from Edinburgh in an Enlightenment spirit.(R)
10. 22:00
  The World Tonight—Top Polish judge vows to defy 'purge'
  The head of Poland's Supreme Court vows to defy a new law which would force her to retire.
11. 22:45
  Book at Bedtime—The Shepherd's Hut, I'm Not Alone in the World
  2/10After finding his violent father dead, Jaxie Clackton is on the run.
12. 23:00
  The Brig Society—Series 4, Newspaper Editor
  1/2Extra! Extra! Brigstocke starts own newspaper shock! Read all about it on Radio 4 Extra!(R)
13. 23:30
  Today in Parliament—03/07/2018
  All the news from the day's sitting at Westminster.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—04/07/2018
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Buzz by Dr Thor Hanson—Episode 2
  2/5Participants on a bee hunting course in Arizona arouse the suspicions of the local police.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—04/07/2018
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—04/07/2018
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—04/07/2018
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—04/07/2018
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—04/07/2018
  A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with Canon Ann Easter.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—Global agricultural trade, migrant workers, drought and potatoes, phosphate research
  A UN backed global agricultural report says trade is essential for continued food security
9. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Fyfe Dangerfield on the Bee-Eater
  Musician Fyfe Dangerfield imagines his dream clothes made in the colours of the bee-eater.(R)

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