BBC Radio 4 LW Schedule Monday 16 July 2018

LW Schedule

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—16/07/2018
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:15
  Thinking Allowed—Suburbia Revisited
  Laurie Taylor explores the latest research into how society works.(R)
3. 00:45
  Bells on Sunday—St Mary & St Chad, Brewood
  Church bells from St Mary and St Chad, Brewood.(R)
4. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—16/07/2018
  The latest shipping forecast.
5. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—16/07/2018
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
6. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—16/07/2018
  The latest shipping forecast.
7. 05:30
  News Briefing—16/07/2018
  News from BBC Radio 4.
8. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—16/07/2018
  A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day.
9. 05:45
  Farming Today—Agriculture workers shortage, Intensive farming, Little terns on Chesil Beach
  A shortage of migrant labour has left one farmer staring at a field of rotting fruit.
10. 05:56
  Weather—16/07/2018
  The latest weather forecast for farmers.
11. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Scarlet Macaw
  Michael Palin presents the scarlet macaw from Costa Rica.(R)
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Today—16/07/2018
  News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
2. 09:00
  The Listening Project—The Listening Project Live from Stoke
  A celebration of Stoke-on-Trent and its heritage.
3. 09:30
  One to One—Gail Emms talks to Helen Glover
  Life After Gold: Two Olympians discuss what can happen after retiring from top-level sport(R)
4. 09:44
  Daily Service—Biblical Maxims - Love of Money Is the Root of All Evil
  Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music, led by the Rev Clair Jaquiss.
5. 10:00
  Woman's Hour—The Reverend Rose Hudson-Wilkin guest edits Woman's Hour Takeover 2018
  Woman's Hour Takeover, featuring the Reverend Rose Hudson-Wilkin.
6. 10:45
  15 Minute Drama—The Steal, Episode 1
  1/5Crime or incompetence? A young man learns that most of his inheritance has disappeared.
7. 11:00
  The Untold—Jade's World
  Jade is a games designer with autism. She's flying solo to New York to chase her ambition.
8. 11:30
  Quanderhorn—The Quanderhorn Xperimentations, The Splattered Remains of Undentifiable Organs Incident All Over Again
  4/6Jenkins discovers the crew have taken the lift to the Moon. Stars John Sessions.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  News Headlines; Shipping Forecast—16/07/2018
  National and international news and the shipping forecast.
2. 12:04
  Home Front—16 July 1918 - Victor Lumley
  In Devon, Victor and Daniel manage to get away for a while.
3. 12:15
  You and Yours—Wine in cans, Councils renting from landlords, Parcel insurance
  Supermarkets are selling wine in cans - would you drink it?
4. 12:57
  Weather—16/07/2018
  The latest weather forecast.
5. 13:00
  World at One—16/07/2018
  Analysis of news and current affairs.
6. 13:45
  Hacking Happiness—The Perfect Life
  Is hedonism getting hacked? And if it is, how do we hack our happiness back?
7. 14:00
  The Archers—15/07/2018
  Alice struggles to come to terms with recent events.(R)
8. 14:15
  Drama on 4—#blessed
  A woman waits in hospital while her husband tears across London with a priceless suitcase.
9. 15:00
  The 3rd Degree—Series 8, Merton College, Oxford
  4/6Students from Merton College Oxford take on their lecturers in the upbeat quiz.
10. 15:30
  The Food Programme—Birmingham's Beloved Balti
  Yasmin Khan charts the rise and fall of Birmingham's British-Pakistani Balti Triangle.(R)
11. 16:00
  Parole: A Calculated Risk—25/05/2018
  Rex Bloomstein investigates how parole panels make their decisions on releasing prisoners.(R)
12. 16:30
  The Infinite Monkey Cage—Series 18, Big Data
  Brian Cox and Robin Ince ask: what is big data, and how big is big?
13. 17:00
  PM—16/07/2018
  Eddie Mair with interviews, context and analysis.
14. 17:54
  Shipping Forecast—16/07/2018
  The latest shipping forecast.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—16/07/2018 PM accused of "capitulating" to Brexiteers
  Customs' bill amendments accepted by government
2. 18:30
  I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue—Series 69, Episode 4
  4/669th series of the multi-award award-winning comedy panel game chaired by Jack Dee.
3. 19:00
  The Archers—16/07/2018
  Shula is shocked by a request.
4. 19:15
  Front Row—Pierce Brosnan on Mamma Mia, Irish arts funding, Summer reads
  Pierce Brosnan on his role in the Mamma Mia sequel, and arts funding news from Ireland.
5. 19:45
  15 Minute Drama—The Steal, Episode 1
  1/5Crime or incompetence? A young man learns that most of his inheritance has disappeared.(R)
6. 20:00
  The Decline of the West
  Amol Rajan explores if a century-old prophecy of western decline is coming true.
7. 20:30
  Analysis—Trump and Trade
  As a US trade war looms, how far will President Trump go to put 'America First'?
8. 21:00
  Natural Histories—Pike
  A journey into dangerous waters to explore our relationship with the fearsome pike.(R)
9. 21:30
  The Listening Project—The Listening Project Live from Stoke
  A celebration of Stoke-on-Trent and its heritage.(R)
10. 22:00
  The World Tonight—Putin and Trump meet at Helsinki Summit
  Donald Trump defends Russia over claims of interference in the 2016 presidential election.
11. 22:45
  Book at Bedtime—The Growing Pains of Adrian Mole, Episode 1
  1/5Adrian goes on holiday with his parents to Skegness and makes an unwelcome discovery.
12. 23:00
  A Place Called Home—Series 1, Lord Wei in Milton Keynes
  The former 'Big Society tsar' Nat Wei on his Milton Keynes childhood and Chinese heritage.(R)
13. 23:30
  Today in Parliament—16/07/2018
  Sean Curran reports from Westminster on a tense debate about Brexit customs arrangements.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—17/07/2018
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Book of the Week—Picnic Comma Lightning, Augmented Reality
  1/5A meditation on modern life, inspired by the death of author Laurence Scott's parents.(R)
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—17/07/2018
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—17/07/2018
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—17/07/2018
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—17/07/2018
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—17/07/2018
  A spiritual comment and prayer for the day with Chine McDonald.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—Wildfires, Dairy and Brexit, Fodder Shortage
  Farmers plough through crops to stop a large fire spreading further across fields.
9. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Crossbill
  David Attenborough presents the crossbill.(R)

Tuesday 17 July 2018