BBC Radio 4 LW Schedule Wednesday 15 August 2018

LW Schedule

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—15/08/2018
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Book of the Week—Milk of Paradise, Episode 2
  2/5The story of man's long and complex relationship with opium - for better, and for worse.(R)
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—15/08/2018
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—15/08/2018
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—15/08/2018
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—15/08/2018
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—15/08/2018
  A spiritual comment and prayer, with the Rev Dr Kirsty Thorpe, United Reformed minister.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—Call to ban using CO2 to slaughter pigs, Farmers in the nude, Barcodes on meat
  There has been a call to to ban using CO2 to stun pigs before slaughter.
9. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Black Drongo
  Miranda Krestovnikoff presents the black drongo of Southern Asia.(R)
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Today—15/08/2018
  News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
2. 09:00
  A Life's Work—Series 1, Midwives
  Three midwives talk about the changes they have seen in their profession.
3. 09:30
  Prime Ministers' Props—Series 2, William Gladstone's Axe
  David Cannadine explores how William Gladstone's axe became a powerful political metaphor.
4. 09:44
  Daily Service—Finding time... to inspire
  Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music, led by Katharine Longworth.
5. 10:00
  Woman's Hour—Listener Week: Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Death of an adult child, Legacy books, Quilting
  Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. How do you best support a mother when her adult child dies?
6. 10:41
  The Pillow Book—Series 11, Episode 3
  3/5A new mystery set in 10th-century Japan for Lady Shonagon and her Lieutenant Yukinari.
7. 10:55
  The Listening Project—Julie and Mandy - They'll Be Dragging Us Out on a Stretcher
  Knowing they will be working into their late 60s is a cause for concern.(R)
8. 11:00
  Game Changer: Fortnite on 4
  Kevin Fong explores the latest video gaming smash hit Fortnite as a cultural phenomenon.(R)
9. 11:30
  Fags, Mags and Bags—Series 8, A Song for Lenzie
  1/4Sanjay has not been entirely truthful with Ramesh about his college education.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  News Headlines; Shipping Forecast—15/08/2018
  National and international news and the shipping forecast.
2. 12:04
  A History of Ideas—Lawyer Harry Potter on Individual Freedom and the State
  Barrister Harry Potter on John Stuart Mill's ideas about individual freedom and the state.(R)
3. 12:15
  You and Yours—Parking tax, Business rates, Electric scooters
  Are more councils about to begin charging work places for providing car park spaces?
4. 12:57
  Weather—15/08/2018
  The latest weather forecast.
5. 13:00
  World at One—15/08/2018
  Analysis of news and current affairs.
6. 13:45
  How to Disagree: A Beginner's Guide to Having Better Arguments—Episode 3
  Timandra Harkness explores the best ways to disagree with other people - constructively.
7. 14:00
  The Archers—14/08/2018
  Kenton has a brainwave.(R)
8. 14:15
  Tommies—15 August 1918
  Two armoured trains meet on a single track in the desert.
9. 15:00
  Economics with Subtitles—Series 1, Bracelets for Bullets
  Why an Essex mum wanted her jewellery melted down and what it says about government debt.(R)
10. 15:30
  The Charity Business—Series 1, Fundraising
  What do we think about when we think about charities? Is the reality different?(R)
11. 16:00
  Short Cuts—Series 16, Civil Disobedients
  3/6Josie Long hears stories of small radical acts that help re-imagine the world around them.(R)
12. 16:30
  The Media Show—The BBC will not appeal Cliff Richard case
  The BBC will not appeal the High Court judgement in the Cliff Richard's privacy case.
13. 17:00
  PM—15/08/2018
  Chris Mason with interviews, context and analysis.
14. 17:54
  Shipping Forecast—15/08/2018
  The latest shipping forecast.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—15/08/2018 State of emergency in Genoa after bridge collapse
  An English couple have described how they were forced to flee on foot.
2. 18:30
  Josh Howie's Losing It—Series 1, The Plan
  6/6Josh and his wife Monique's big day finally arrives.(R)
3. 19:00
  The Archers—15/08/2018
  Pip makes a decision.
4. 19:15
  Front Row—Brian May and Professor Roger Taylor, Doctors' shows at the Fringe, Rachel Parris
  Brian May on his passion for Victorian 3D photography, and three Fringe shows by doctors.
5. 19:45
  The Pillow Book—Series 11, Episode 3
  3/5A new mystery set in 10th-century Japan for Lady Shonagon and her Lieutenant Yukinari.(R)
6. 20:00
  Across the Red Line—Series 2, Is Assisted Dying Morally Wrong?
  Anne McElvoy, with Gabrielle Rifkind, invites two opposed figures to listen to each other.
7. 20:45
  Why I Changed My Mind—Series 4, Waney Squier
  Waney Squier reveals the price she paid for changing her mind about shaken-baby syndrome.
8. 21:00
  My Life as a...—Series 1, Stoic
  Andy Zaltzman spends a week living by the rules of the Stoic school of philosophy.(R)
9. 21:30
  A Life's Work—Series 1, Midwives
  Three midwives talk about the changes they have seen in their profession.(R)
10. 22:00
  The World Tonight—US priests abused thousands of children
  The UN calls the abuse of thousands of children by Pennsylvania priests 'disturbing'.
11. 22:45
  Mrs Palfrey at the Claremont by Elizabeth Taylor—3. 'A breath of spring'
  3/5Ludo turns up at the Claremont with violets.
12. 23:00
  Felicity Ward - Appisodes—Series 1, IBS
  2/4Stand-up Felicity Ward downloads a phone app to treat her IBS.
13. 23:15
  The Celebrity Voicemail Show—Series 1, Katie Hopkins
  3/4Kayvan Novak imagines the answerphone messages of controversial columnist Katie Hopkins.(R)
14. 23:30
  Science Stories—Lise Meitner: Humanitarian physicist who unlocked the science of the atom bomb
  Lise Meitner, the humanitarian physicist who unlocked the science of the atom bomb.(R)
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—16/08/2018
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Book of the Week—Milk of Paradise, Episode 3
  3/5The story of man's long and complex relationship with opium - for better, and for worse.(R)
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—16/08/2018
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—16/08/2018
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—16/08/2018
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—16/08/2018
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—16/08/2018
  A spiritual comment and prayer with the Revd Dr Kirsty Thorpe, United Reformed minister.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—AHDB Dairy Campaign, Harvest Fires, Lamb Prices
  More money has been announced to support a campaign promoting UK dairy.
9. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Laughing Gull
  Sir David Attenborough presents the laughing gull off the Florida coast.(R)

Thursday 16 August 2018