BBC Radio 4 LW Schedule Tuesday 21 August 2018

LW Schedule

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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—21/08/2018
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Book of the Week—The Freedom Papers, Ade Adepitan and Sandip Roy
  1/5Six writers reflect on a modern definition of freedom. Today, Ade Adepitan and Sandip Roy.(R)
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—21/08/2018
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—21/08/2018
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—21/08/2018
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—21/08/2018
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—21/08/2018
  A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with novelist and poet Zahid Hussain.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—New Young Farmers' event, county council farms, pigeon pests
  Plans for a new Young Farmers' event, following the cancellation of the annual convention.
9. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Swallow
  Brett Westwood presents the story and sound of the swallow.(R)
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Today—21/08/2018
  Including Yesterday in Parliament, Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
2. 09:00
  Reflections with Peter Hennessy—Series 6, Iain Duncan Smith
  Peter Hennessy invites Iain Duncan Smith to reflect on his political life and times.
3. 09:44
  Daily Service—A Sense of God: Speaking
  Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music, led by Fr Michael Hall.
4. 10:00
  Woman's Hour—Gabrielle, harassment at festivals, cherished objects, exam results and Amy Golding
  What is being done to reduce sexual harassment at music festivals?
5. 10:30
  Test Match Special—England v India: Third Test, Trent Bridge - Day 4
  Commentary on day four of the third Test between England and India, from Trent Bridge.
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Afternoon
1. 12:01
  Shipping Forecast—21/08/2018
  The latest shipping forecast.
2. 12:04
  Test Match Special—England v India: Third Test, Trent Bridge - Day 4
  Commentary on day four of the third Test between England and India, from Trent Bridge.
3. 17:54
  Shipping Forecast—21/08/2018
  The latest shipping forecast.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Test Match Special—England v India: Third Test, Trent Bridge - Day 4
  Commentary on day four of the third Test between England and India, from Trent Bridge.
2. 18:45
  The Tim Vine Chat Show—Summer Extra Special 2018
  From Cromer, Tim Vine presents the chat show where the great British public are the stars.
3. 19:00
  The Archers—21/08/2018
  Ian imparts some bad news.
4. 19:15
  Front Row—BlacKkKlansman, Helen Lederer, Alison Brackenbury, Esi Edugyan
  Spike Lee's film BlacKkKlansman, Helen Lederer, Alison Brackenbury, Esi Edugyan.
5. 19:45
  44 Scotland Street—Series 5, Episode 2
  2/5All is not as it seems with the residents of 44 Scotland Street.(R)
6. 20:00
  The Dragon Next Door
  Sarah Dickins asks if Wales is destined to be forever the poor relation in the UK economy.
7. 20:40
  In Touch—Brewdog and Deep Mind
  A Brewdog employment tribunal and an exciting development in artificial intelligence.
8. 21:00
  The Charity Business—Series 1, Service Delivery
  Matthew Taylor continues his series on what charities are for, examining service delivery.(R)
9. 21:30
  Reflections with Peter Hennessy—Series 6, Iain Duncan Smith
  Peter Hennessy invites Iain Duncan Smith to reflect on his political life and times.(R)
10. 22:00
  The World Tonight—Michael Cohen reaches plea deal with prosecutors.
  President's former lawyer admits charges of tax fraud, unlawful campaign contributions.
11. 22:45
  Jaws by Peter Benchley—2. 'A shark attack, clear and simple.'
  2/10After a gruesome discovery on the beach, Chief Brody has difficult decisions to make.
12. 23:00
  Agendum—Series 1, Fruit
  1/4Current affairs parody and stupidly feasible visit to the 24-hour Hall of Opinion Mirrors.
13. 23:30
  Science Stories—Urea and the Wohler Myth
  Philip Ball tells the story of German chemist Friedrich Wöhler's creation of urea.(R)
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—22/08/2018
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Book of the Week—The Freedom Papers, Kapka Kassabova and Rory MacLean
  2/5Six writers define what 'freedom' means now.(R)
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—22/08/2018
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—22/08/2018
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—22/08/2018
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—22/08/2018
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—22/08/2018
  A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with novelist and poet Zahid Hussain.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—Sustainable intensification, Dairy prices, Slugs, Roseate terns
  Could British farmers learn more from developing countries about sustainable agriculture?
9. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—White-Bearded Manakin
  David Attenborough presents the white-bearded manakin of tropical South America.(R)

Wednesday 22 August 2018