BBC Radio 4 LW Schedule Tuesday 13 August 2019

LW Schedule

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Evening
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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—13/08/2019
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4
2. 00:30
  Mudlarking, by Lara Maiklem—Episode 1
  Lara Maiklem shares the delights of mudlarking on the foreshore of the River Thames.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—13/08/2019
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—13/08/2019
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—13/08/2019
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—13/08/2019
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—13/08/2019
  A spiritual comment and prayer to start the day with Canon Patrick Thomas
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—13/08/19 Beef crisis, pollen DNA, wet harvest
  The British beef industry says it is in crisis.
9. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Purple Martin
  Chris Packham presents the purple martin from eastern North America.(R)
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Today—13/08/2019
  News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
2. 09:00
  Fry's English Delight—Series 10, You Must Remember This
  Stephen Fry finds out how language can both unlock and muddy memories.
3. 09:30
  Classified Britain—Series 2, Hampshire Advertiser, 9 August 1856
  James Naughtie explores history through front page small ads.
4. 09:45
  Daily Service—13/08/2019 Inheritance
  Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music, led by Major Anne Read.
5. 10:00
  Woman's Hour—Talking to your kids about race, HRT shortages, and the demise of the bonkbuster novel
  Talking to your kids about race, HRT shortages, and the demise of the bonkbuster novel.
6. 10:45
  The Latvian Locum—Series 2, Episode 2
  By Ben Cottam. Dace meets a young mum anxious about being summoned for jury service.
7. 11:00
  The Power of...—Power of Petite
  Lucy Cooke discovers why being small can give you a step up on the evolutionary ladder.
8. 11:30
  Art of Now—Hairy Art
  Can art help us unpack our emotions about body hair? Keisha Thompson investigates.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  News Headlines; Shipping Forecast—13/08/2019
  The latest national and international news headlines, followed by the shipping forecast.
2. 12:04
  Ulverton—Shutter (1859) 2/2
  8/12A multi-voice reading of Adam Thorpe's story of a fictional village from 1650 to 1988.
3. 12:18
  You and Yours—Call You and Yours - How easy is it to see your GP?
  Call You and Yours - How easy is it to see your GP?
4. 12:57
  Weather—13/08/2019
  The latest weather forecast
5. 13:00
  World at One—13/08/2019
  News with Mark Mardell. What does the US gain from a piecemeal UK trade deal?
6. 13:45
  Breakdown—Episode Two: The Violence Spreads
  How the violence of the Northern Ireland Troubles began
7. 14:00
  The Archers—12/08/2019
  Susan struggles to put things right.(R)
8. 14:15
  Dangerous Visions—I’m Dying To Help
  Jon Canter's dark comedy about the politics of dying with Tony Robinson and Haydn Gwynne.
9. 15:00
  Short Cuts—Series 20, Deep Time
  1/7Josie Long presents short documentaries about our experience of time.
10. 15:30
  No Triumph, No Tragedy—17/12/2017
  Peter White meets disabled people who talk about motivation and their achievements to date(R)
11. 16:00
  Word of Mouth—Gabriel Gbadamosi
  Michael Rosen meets London-born writer Gabriel Gbadamosi, to talk Dickens and dialect.
12. 16:30
  Great Lives—Laura Marling on Lou Andreas-Salome
  Laura Marling on the first female psychoanalyst Lou Andreas-Salomé.
13. 17:00
  PM—13/08/2019
  Afternoon news and current affairs programme.
14. 17:54
  Shipping Forecast—13/08/2019
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—13/08/2019 PM in "tough" talks over UK-US trade deal
  Boris Johnson and President Trump are negotiating a partial trade agreement for November.
2. 18:30
  Andy Hamilton Sort of Remembers—Series 2, Class
  4/4A series of potentially misremembered anecdotes on class from Andy Hamilton.
3. 19:00
  The Archers—13/08/2019
  Emma attempts to face the future.
4. 19:15
  Front Row—Live from the Edinburgh Festivals
  Henning Wehn, Ambrose Parry, Travis Alabanza on stage at the Edinburgh Festivals
5. 19:45
  The Latvian Locum—Series 2, Episode 2
  By Ben Cottam. Dace meets a young mum anxious about being summoned for jury service.(R)
6. 20:00
  Land Power v Sea Power
  What can the ideas of two long-dead geopolitical thinkers tell us about the world today?
7. 20:40
  In Touch—Where's my pizza?
  Why has a discrimination case about a pizza gone to the US Supreme Court?
8. 21:00
  Science Stories—Galileo's lost letter
  Galileo's lost letter questions how he challenged the Church. With Philip Ball.
9. 21:30
  Fry's English Delight—Series 10, You Must Remember This
  Stephen Fry finds out how language can both unlock and muddy memories.(R)
10. 22:00
  The World Tonight—Hong Kong airport engulfed in chaos for second successive day
  State media in Beijing broadcast video showing troops moving towards HK
11. 22:45
  Ulverton—Shutter (1859) 2/2
  8/12A multi-voice reading of Adam Thorpe's story of a fictional village from 1650 to 1988.(R)
12. 23:00
  Phil Ellis Is Trying—Series 2, Pinball
  1/4Phil will solve your problems. Well, he'll try. Sitcom also starring Johnny Vegas.
13. 23:30
  The Untold—Van Life
  The story of what happened when Kirsty, 47, moved into an old plasterer's van.(R)
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—14/08/2019
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4
2. 00:30
  Mudlarking, by Lara Maiklem—Episode 2
  Certain parts of the Thames are renowned for some particularly special finds.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—14/08/2019
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—14/08/2019
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—14/08/2019
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—14/08/2019
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—14/08/2019
  A spiritual comment and prayer to start the day with Canon Patrick Thomas
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—Animal welfare and a no-deal Brexit, Reducing methane emissions from cows, Lettuce robot picker
  The RSPCA says welfare of livestock could nosedive if the UK leaves the EU without a deal.
9. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Great Snipe
  Chris Packham presents the superbly camouflaged great snipe of Eastern Europe.

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