BBC Radio 4 LW Schedule Friday 16 August 2019

LW Schedule

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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—16/08/2019
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4
2. 00:30
  Mudlarking, by Lara Maiklem—Episode 4
  Mudlarking on the Thames foreshore is not without its challenges.(R)
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—16/08/2019
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—16/08/2019
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—16/08/2019
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—16/08/2019
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—16/08/2019
  A spiritual comment and prayer to start the day with Canon Patrick Thomas
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—16/08/29 - Climate change and farming in the media, Lairg sheep auction and the oat harvest
  Are farmers being unfairly targeted in the climate change debate?
9. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—New Zealand Bellbird
  Chris Packham presents the New Zealand bellbird.(R)
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Today—16/08/2019
  News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
2. 09:00
  Desert Island Discs—Jo Fairley, businesswoman
  Jo Fairley, businesswoman, shares the soundtrack of her life with Lauren Laverne(R)
3. 09:45
  Daily Service—16/08/2019 A Space for Reflection
  Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music, led by Canon Edwin Counsell.
4. 10:00
  Woman's Hour—Edna O'Brien's The Country Girls and Rohingya women refugees
  A new dramatization of The Country Girls, and hip-hop dance group Zoo Nation.
5. 10:30
  Test Match Special—England v Australia - 2nd Test Match
  Commentary on England v Australia in the second Ashes Test match from Lord's, London.
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Afternoon
1. 17:30
  PM—16/08/2019
  Afternoon news and current affairs programme.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—16/08/2019 Newly-wed police officer murdered in Berkshire
  10 people aged between 13 and 30 arrested
2. 18:30
  Lobby Land—Series 2, Cometh The Power
  5/5Sam has been nominated for a journalism award, but has she got a bigger decision to make?
3. 19:00
  The Archers—16/08/2019
  Jazzer's frustrations get the better of him
4. 19:15
  Front Row—The true story behind blockbuster film Jaws, Benjamin Zephaniah, Catherine Cohen's cabaret
  The true story behind Jaws, Benjamin Zephaniah, Catherine Cohen, self-care at the Fringe.
5. 19:45
  The Latvian Locum—Series 2, Episode 5
  By Ben Cottam. Dace endures the wrath of a local woman she has advised not to drive.(R)
6. 20:00
  Any Questions?—Suzanne Evans, Lord Finkelstein, John Mann MP and Faiza Shaheen
  Ritula Shah presents topical debate from the Radio Theatre at Broadcasting House, London.
7. 20:50
  A Point of View—Against Theory
  Will Self on why he has a problem with theory.
8. 21:00
  A History of Delusions—Napoleon and 'Delusions of Grandeur'
  Clinical psychologist Daniel Freeman explores cases of delusion.
9. 22:00
  The World Tonight—Riot police in Zimbabwe use tear gas and batons
  Hundreds of anti- government protesters dispersed in Harare
10. 22:45
  Ulverton—Treasure (1914) 2/2
  11/12A multi-voice reading of Adam Thorpe's story of a fictional village from 1650 to 1988.(R)
11. 23:00
  Great Lives—Laura Marling on Lou Andreas-Salome
  Laura Marling on the first female psychoanalyst Lou Andreas-Salomé.(R)
12. 23:25
  The Untold—A Trip to Death Row
  Laura visits a death row inmate in Florida for answers about her late father's final years(R)
13. 23:55
  The Listening Project—Caitlin and Orfhlaith – Challenging Tradition
  Mammy never once made our packed lunch; Daddy got five of us out of the house each morning
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—17/08/2019
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4
2. 00:30
  Mudlarking, by Lara Maiklem—Episode 5
  The Thames foreshore can also be a place of respite and solace.(R)
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—17/08/2019
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—17/08/2019
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—17/08/2019
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—17/08/2019
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—17/08/2019
  A spiritual comment and prayer to start the day with Rachel Gardner.
8. 05:45
  Four Thought—Taking Humour Seriously
  Harriet Beveridge says we don't take humour seriously enough.(R)

Saturday 17 August 2019