BBC Radio 4 LW Schedule Monday 3 August 2020

LW Schedule

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Evening
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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—03/08/2020
  The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:15
  Thinking Allowed—Estates
  Council estates - then and now. Laurie Taylor explores the concept of the 'sink estate'.
3. 00:45
  Bells on Sunday—St Giles Church in Ashtead, Surrey.
  Bells on Sunday comes from St Giles Church in Ashtead, Surrey
4. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—03/08/2020
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
5. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—03/08/2020
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
6. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—03/08/2020
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
7. 05:30
  News Briefing—03/08/2020
  The latest news from BBC Radio 4
8. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—03/08/2020
  A reflection and prayer to start the day with the Very Reverend Dr Sarah Rowland Jones
9. 05:45
  Farming Today—03/08/20 Harvest 2020, Algal blooms, Eat Out to Help Out in rural pubs
  Yields are down for harvest 2020 after a difficult growing season.
10. 05:56
  Weather—03/08/2020
  The latest weather forecast for farmers.
11. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Matt Merritt on the Curlew
  Matt Merritt, editor of British Birdwatching magazine, revels in the call of the curlew.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Today—03/08/2020
  News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
2. 09:00
  The Patch—City of London, St Paul's
  Lockdown with the homeless community in one of the wealthiest postcodes in Britain.
3. 09:30
  Legacy of War—Episode 9
  9/10Sean Bean presents a series exploring how war experiences filter down the generations
4. 09:45
  Daily Service—03/08/2020 Those Who Work in Farming and Fishing
  Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music led by the Rev Roy Jenkins.
5. 10:00
  Woman's Hour—Kids Against Plastic, Irish Tampon Ad, Zara McFarlane
  The programme that offers a female perspective on the world
6. 10:45
  Whodunnits—Bloody Eisteddfod, 1. Busy Week
  1/5Old friends and National Eisteddfod - it's not going to be a quiet week.
7. 11:00
  My Name Is...—My Name Is Natasha
  Why isn't threatening to share intimate images a criminal offence in England and Wales?
8. 11:30
  Loose Ends—Jade Anouka, Sindhu Vee, Ben Hart, Raphael Rowe, Black Pumas, Lady Blackbird, Christopher Eccleston, Nikki Bedi
  Nikki Bedi and guests with an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  News Headlines; Shipping Forecast—03/08/2020
  The latest national and international news headlines, followed by the shipping forecast.
2. 12:04
  Actress by Anne Enright—Episode 6: Troubles
  6/10Booker-winning Anne Enright reads her novel about the rise and fall of an acting legend.
3. 12:18
  You and Yours—Eat Out To Help Out; FlyBe Routes; Bank Branch Closures
  Will the "Eat Out To Help Out" scheme be a real boost for the hospitality sector?
4. 12:57
  Weather—03/08/2020
  The latest weather forecast
5. 13:00
  World at One—03/08/2020
  News, analysis and comment from BBC Radio 4
6. 13:45
  How They Made Us Doubt Everything—The Tobacco Playbook: 6. From Fact to Theory
  ‘Unless climate change becomes a non-issue…there may be no moment we can declare victory’
7. 14:00
  Drama on 4—Festival
  Sarah Wooley's comedy drama about festivals and the start of a legendary literary romance.
8. 14:45
  Museum of Lost Objects—The Lion of al-Lat
  The fearsome 2,000 year old statue, regarded as one of the symbols of Palmyra
9. 15:00
  The 3rd Degree—Series 10, Mansfield College Oxford
  6/6Three students from Mansfield College Oxford take on their professors in the upbeat quiz.
10. 15:30
  The Food Programme—Return of the Restaurant?
  Sheila Dillon finds out how the restaurant sector is handling the move out of lockdown.
11. 16:00
  Simon Schama: The Great Gallery Tours—The Whitney Museum of American Art
  In his home town of New York, Sir Simon Schama celebrates four great 20th century artists.
12. 16:30
  The Infinite Monkey Cage—Series 22, The Sun
  Brian Cox and Robin Ince take a dazzling look at the science of the sun.
13. 17:00
  PM—03/08/2020
  Afternoon news and current affairs programme.
14. 17:54
  Shipping Forecast—03/08/2020
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—03/08/2020 Tributes to Nobel Peace Prize winner John Hume
  The former SDLP leader - who helped end the Troubles - has died aged 83
2. 18:30
  I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue—Series 65, From 2016 - The Cliffs Pavilion, Southend-on-Sea
  6/6Jack Dee, Barry Cryer and Sandi Toksvig are joined by Miles Jupp and Richard Osman.
3. 19:00
  The Archers—03/08/2020
  There’s an emergency at Home Farm
4. 19:15
  Front Row—Barbara Kingsolver as poet, Es Devlin's Lockdown Discovery, Sculptor Thomas J. Price, pianist Leon Fleisher remembered
  Barbara Kingsolver, designer Es Devlin, and artist Thomas J Price
5. 19:45
  Whodunnits—Bloody Eisteddfod, 1. Busy Week
  1/5Old friends and National Eisteddfod - it's not going to be a quiet week.
6. 20:00
  The Death Row Book Club
  How starting a book club helped Anthony Ray Hinton survive 28 years on death row.
7. 20:30
  Crossing Continents—Venezuela's 'Bay of Piglets'
  A failed coup in Venezuela - a story of hubris, incompetence and treachery…
8. 21:00
  The Political School—Episode 3
  3/3How could we change our political system for the better?
9. 21:30
  The Patch—City of London, St Paul's
  Lockdown with the homeless community in one of the wealthiest postcodes in Britain.
10. 22:00
  The World Tonight—Tributes for John Hume, architect of Irish peace process
  Nobel Peace Prize winner dies aged 83
11. 22:45
  Actress by Anne Enright—Episode 6: Troubles
  6/10Booker-winning Anne Enright reads her novel about the rise and fall of an acting legend.
12. 23:00
  Word of Mouth—Words Used About Women
  From hussy to bossy, spinster to slut, Professor Deborah Cameron on words used about women
13. 23:30
  Archiving Black America
  Maya Millett speaks to the archivists amplifying the buried stories of African-Americans.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—04/08/2020
  The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  The Oak Papers by James Canton—Episode 1
  1/5James Canton explores the history and symbolic power of oak trees.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—04/08/2020
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—04/08/2020
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—04/08/2020
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—04/08/2020
  The latest news from BBC Radio 4
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—04/08/2020
  A reflection and prayer to start the day with the Very Reverend Dr Sarah Rowland Jones
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—04/08/20 - Planning reforms and the countryside, Combinable crops, Rural crime report
  Sybil Ruscoe asks what planning reforms could mean for rural areas.
9. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Nick Moran on the Heron
  Nick Moran describes the excitement of recording the nocturnal flight calls of herons.

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