BBC Radio 4 LW Schedule Wednesday 1 August 2018

LW Schedule

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—01/08/2018
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Red Thread: On Mazes and Labyrinths by Charlotte Higgins—2. Forbidden Library
  2/5The forbidden library in Umberto Eco's novel and Hereford Cathedral’s mappa mundi.(R)
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—01/08/2018
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—01/08/2018
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—01/08/2018
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—01/08/2018
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—01/08/2018
  A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—'Cool' business brings young people back to rural areas
  Farmers are culling cows early as the dry weather causes fodder shortages.
9. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Hoopoe
  Kate Humble presents the hoopoe.(R)
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Today—01/08/2018
  News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
2. 09:00
  A Life's Work—Series 1, Diplomats
  Three diplomats talk about the changes they have seen in their profession.
3. 09:30
  Prime Ministers' Props—Series 2, The Duke of Wellington's Boots
  David Cannadine explores how the Duke of Wellington's boots came to define his leadership.
4. 09:44
  Daily Service—Canticle of the Creatures - St Francis in Word and Song
  Katharine Longworth reflects on the poetic and musical works of St Francis.
5. 10:00
  Woman's Hour—Children without beds, the art of flirting and early language learning
  Why are growing numbers of children in England not sleeping in a bed of their own?
6. 10:30
  Test Match Special—England v India: First Test, Edgbaston - Day 1
  Commentary on the first day of the first Test between England and India, from Edgbaston.
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Afternoon
1. 12:01
  Shipping Forecast—01/08/2018
  The latest shipping forecast.
2. 12:04
  Test Match Special—England v India: First Test, Edgbaston - Day 1
  Commentary on the first day of the first Test between England and India, from Edgbaston.
3. 17:54
  Shipping Forecast—01/08/2018
  The latest shipping forecast.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Test Match Special—England v India: First Test, Edgbaston - Day 1
  Commentary on the first day of the first Test between England and India, from Edgbaston.
2. 18:45
  Josh Howie's Losing It—Series 1, The Route
  4/6Josh and his wife Monique attend their first NCT class.
3. 19:00
  The Archers—01/08/2018
  Rex is pushed out.
4. 19:15
  Front Row—Nature as artistic inspiration - live from Epping Forest, Loch Lomond and Helen's Bay
  Tracy Chevalier and Brian Irvine on why the British landscape inspires so many artists.
5. 19:45
  15 Minute Drama—Just a Girl: Series 4, Episode 3
  3/5Amy finds the pressure too much and wants to run back to London.(R)
6. 20:00
  Across the Red Line—Series 2, Is English Nationalism Toxic?
  Anne McElvoy, with Gabrielle Rifkind, invites two opposed figures to listen to each other.
7. 20:45
  Why I Changed My Mind—Series 4, Samantha Kane
  Sam Kane reveals why she has changed gender three times in the last twenty years.
8. 21:00
  In Their Element—Series 3, Any Old Iron
  Beyond war and peace, how iron has shaped human biology and culture.
9. 21:30
  A Life's Work—Series 1, Diplomats
  Three diplomats talk about the changes they have seen in their profession.(R)
10. 22:00
  The World Tonight—Northamptonshire County Council emergency meeting over severe funding crisis
  Council's leader said it was his priority to protect the most vulnerable.
11. 22:45
  Clock Dance by Anne Tyler—8. Discovery
  8/10Willa makes a shocking discovery about who shot Denise.
12. 23:00
  Bunk Bed—Series 5, Episode 4
  4/4Patrick Marber and Peter Curran discuss reading literature in the nude and harmonicas.
13. 23:15
  The Celebrity Voicemail Show—Series 1, Benedict Cumberbatch
  1/4Kayvan Novak imagines the answerphone messages of Sherlock's Benedict Cumberbatch.(R)
14. 23:30
  The Untold—Child of Mine
  The Untold follows the impact of a child custody case waged across international borders.(R)
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—02/08/2018
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Red Thread: On Mazes and Labyrinths by Charlotte Higgins—3. Mental Mazes
  3/5Charlotte Higgins investigates mental mazes and a human's sense of direction.(R)
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—02/08/2018
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—02/08/2018
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—02/08/2018
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—02/08/2018
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—02/08/2018
  A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with the Rev Cheryl Meban.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—The Return of the Hen Harrier?
  Hen harriers have had their most successful breeding season in a decade, but is it enough?
9. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Echo Parakeet
  Miranda Krestovnikoff presents the echo parakeet, found only in Mauritius.(R)

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