BBC Radio 4 LW Schedule Tuesday 17 July 2018

LW Schedule

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Early
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)
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Today—17/07/2018
  Including Yesterday in Parliament, Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
2. 08:31
  Yesterday in Parliament—17/07/2018
  The latest news from Westminster and beyond, with Susan Hulme.
3. 09:00
  The Reith Lectures—Margaret MacMillan - The Mark of Cain, Managing the Unmanageable
  4/5Margaret MacMillan assesses attempts to constrain and justify conflict.
4. 09:44
  Daily Service—Biblical Maxims - Going the Extra Mile
  Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music, led by Fr Andrew Martlew.
5. 10:00
  Woman's Hour—Baroness Helena Kennedy guest edits Woman's Hour Takeover 2018
  Programme that offers a female perspective on the world.
6. 10:45
  15 Minute Drama—The Steal, Episode 2
  2/5Crime or incompetence? Max tries to discover what has happened to his missing inheritance.
7. 11:00
  Natural Histories—Willow
  Brett Westwood looks into the cultural influence of the willow, from 2018
8. 11:30
  Laura Barton's Notes from a Musical Island—Series 3, Wide East Anglian Sky
  Laura Barton visits Norwich to experience the playfulness of music-making.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  News Headlines; Shipping Forecast—17/07/2018
  National and international news and the shipping forecast.
2. 12:04
  Home Front—17 July 1918 - Isabel Graham
  On this day in 1918, the Tsar of Russia and his family were executed in Ekaterinburg.
3. 12:15
  Test Match Special—England v India, 3rd ODI - Headingley
  Commentary on the third One Day International between England and India, from Headingley.
4. 17:54
  Shipping Forecast—17/07/2018
  The latest shipping forecast.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Test Match Special—England v India, 3rd ODI - Headingley
  Commentary on the third One Day International between England and India, from Headingley.
2. 20:30
  File on 4 Investigates—Prison, drugs and debts - who's paying the price?
  Prison, drugs and debts - who's paying the price of the thriving drug trade in our jails?
3. 20:40
  In Touch—Manchester Airport
  Manchester Airport's treatment of people with disability is again branded poor.
4. 21:00
  Inside Health—Weaning Babies, Seeing the Same Doctor Saves Lives, NHS Research, Mental Capacity
  The relationship between when babies are weaned and the time they sleep has been published
5. 21:30
  Enlightenment After Dark—Series 1, Ageing
  Allan Little hosts a salon on the ageing world at Newhailles House near Edinburgh.(R)
6. 22:00
  The World Tonight—Theresa May narrowly survives Commons vote on key Brexit issue.
  Rebel amendment which would have kept Britain in a customs union with the EU is defeated
7. 22:45
  Book at Bedtime—The Growing Pains of Adrian Mole, Episode 2
  2/5Adrian supports his mother during the birth of his sister.
8. 23:00
  The Infinite Monkey Cage—Series 18, Big Data
  Brian Cox and Robin Ince ask: what is big data, and how big is big?(R)
9. 23:30
  Today in Parliament—17/07/2018
  Susan Hulme reports on another day at Westminster dominated by Brexit.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—18/07/2018
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Book of the Week—Picnic Comma Lightning, The End of Things
  2/5Bereavement forces you to consider how much things matter. Read by Stephen Mangan.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—18/07/2018
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—18/07/2018
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—18/07/2018
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—18/07/2018
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—18/07/2018
  A spiritual comment and prayer for the day with Chine McDonald.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—Intensive Beef Farming,TB Testing in Wales, Farming Advice from New Zealand
  Anna Hill examines whether the newspaper claim that a farm is intensively farmed is true.
9. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Curlew (Spring)
  Kate Humble presents the curlew.(R)

Wednesday 18 July 2018