BBC Radio 4 LW Schedule Saturday 20 July 2019

LW Schedule

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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—20/07/2019
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4
2. 00:30
  The Remarkable Life of the Skin—Social and Spiritual Skin
  5/5Dr Monty Lyman concludes with a look at tattooing as a social and religious activity.(R)
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—20/07/2019
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—20/07/2019
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—20/07/2019
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—20/07/2019
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—20/07/2019
  A spiritual comment and prayer to start the day, with Canon Angela Tilby.
8. 05:45
  Four Thought—Facing Death Creatively
  R.M. Sánchez-Camus describes how art can help us to talk about death and dying.(R)
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Morning
1. 06:00
  News and Papers—20/07/2019
  The latest news headlines. Including the weather and a look at the papers.
2. 06:07
  Open Country—Family Monsters Garden in Swaffham and Chelsea
  Helen Mark visits the Escape Project in Swaffham as they prepare for Chelsea Flower Show.(R)
3. 06:30
  Farming Today—Farming Today This Week: Cereals
  Charlotte Smith discovers how a statistician influenced our understanding of cereals.
4. 06:57
  Weather—20/07/2019
  The latest weather forecast.
5. 07:00
  Today—20/07/2019
  Including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
6. 08:51
  Yesterday in Parliament—20/07/2019
  News, views and features on yesterday's stories in Parliament
7. 09:00
  Saturday Live—Ainsley Harriott
  Ainsley Harriott, Petra Velzeboer and Ella Dove
8. 10:00
  The Infinite Monkey Cage—The Infinite Moonkey Cage
  Brian Cox and Robin Ince celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the Apollo moon landings.
9. 10:30
  Test Match Special—England v Australia Women's Ashes Test
  Coverage of England Women v Australia Women in the Ashes Test from Taunton.
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Evening
1. 19:00
  Profile—Ilhan Omar
  The Somali-born US congresswoman who's become a thorn in President Trump’s side.
2. 19:15
  Saturday Review—Making Noise Quietly, Night of the Iguana, The Moon, Laura Cummings, I Am Nicola
  Making Noise Quietly, Night of the Iguana, The Moon, Laura Cummings, I Am Nicola
3. 20:00
  Archive on 4—James Burke: Our Man on the Moon
  James Burke revisits his coverage of the moon landings in 1969 in front of a live audience
4. 21:00
  Renaissance Man: The Last Judgement of Giorgio Vasari—Episode 1: Dome
  Tom Conti stars as Vasari, whose prayer for help painting Florence’s dome brings a visitor(R)
5. 22:00
  News and Weather—20/07/2019
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4.
6. 22:15
  Moral Maze—Surveillance and Human Freedom
  Live debate examining the moral issues behind one of the week's news stories.(R)
7. 23:00
  Brain of Britain—The Final, 2019
  The final of the general knowledge tournament, chaired by Russell Davies.(R)
8. 23:30
  The Dying of the Ice—The Reindeer Poets
  Andrew McGibbon explores the poetry, song and yoiking of the Sámi people in the Arctic.(R)
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—21/07/2019
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4
2. 00:30
  Short Works—Sonny's Bench by Dawn Watson
  Outside a primary school in Belfast, Sonny waits for his granddaughter.(R)
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—21/07/2019
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—21/07/2019
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—21/07/2019
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—21/07/2019
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Bells on Sunday—Worcester Cathedral
  Bells on Sunday comes from Worcester Cathedral
8. 05:45
  Profile—Ilhan Omar
  The Somali-born US congresswoman who's become a thorn in President Trump’s side.(R)

Sunday 21 July 2019