BBC Radio 4 LW Schedule Thursday 20 August 2020

LW Schedule

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Evening
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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—20/08/2020
  The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Following Pappano—Episode 3
  3/5Sir Antonio Pappano prepares for the Royal Opera's new production of Puccini's La Bohème.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—20/08/2020
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—20/08/2020
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—20/08/2020
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—20/08/2020
  The latest news from BBC Radio 4
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—20/08/2020
  Spiritual reflection to start the day with Rev Neil Gardner of Canongate Kirk, Edinburgh.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—20/08/20 - Government environmental targets, Information mapping and farming, Happy birthday Moredun
  Defra has published their initial thinking on what their environmental targets should be.
9. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Guira Cuckoo
  Sir David Attenborough presents the guira cuckoo of central South America.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Today—20/08/2020
  News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
2. 09:00
  The Infinite Monkey Cage—Series 22, Does Time Exist?
  Brian Cox and Robin Ince ask whether time is simply an illusion.
3. 09:30
  Laws That Aren't Laws—Parkinson's Law
  2/5Comedian Robin Ince explores laws that govern our lives that really aren't, but should be.
4. 09:45
  Daily Service—20/08/2020 A Meditation: Hope
  Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music led by Rev Leah Vasey-Saunders
5. 10:00
  Woman's Hour—Miriam Margolyes; Elaine Feeney; Cook the Perfect with Ravinder Bhogal.
  The programme that offers a female perspective on the world
6. 10:45
  Lucy Loves Desi: A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Sitcom—4. Ethel
  4/5Lucy and Desi struggle to cast the character of Ethel in I Love Lucy.
7. 11:00
  Crossing Continents—Spain: the elephant in the palace
  Spain’s King Juan Carlos – a story of entitlement and dynasty…
8. 11:30
  Tales from the Stave—Bartok's Concerto For Orchestra
  A celebration through handwritten manuscript of Bela Bartok's Concerto for Orchestra.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  News Headlines; Shipping Forecast—20/08/2020
  The latest national and international news headlines, followed by the shipping forecast.
2. 12:04
  Poldark: The Miller's Dance by Winston Graham—4. An Unusual Scheme
  4/10Violet Kellow is extremely unwell, Stephen pays her a visit.
3. 12:18
  You and Yours—Homelessness Rise; Credit Unions; Covid Weddings
  Why are more people ending up sleeping on the streets again?
4. 12:57
  Weather—20/08/2020
  The latest weather forecast
5. 13:00
  World at One—20/08/2020
  News, analysis and comment from BBC Radio 4
6. 13:45
  A History of the World in 100 Objects—Old World, New Powers (1100 - 300 BC), Paracas Textile Fragment
  4/5Neil MacGregor's world history through objects. Today: ancient textiles from Peru
7. 14:00
  The Archers—19/08/2020
  Robert struggles to find the right words
8. 14:15
  Drama on 4—Keeping the Wolf Out, Gellert Hill
  Crime drama set during the Cold War. A body is found on a hill overlooking Budapest.
9. 15:00
  Open Country—Pete Waterman at Braunston Marina
  Songwriter and music producer, Pete Waterman, revisits his childhood holidays
10. 15:27
  Radio 4 Appeal—Multiple System Atrophy Trust
  Gill Wheeler makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Multiple System Atrophy Trust
11. 15:30
  Open Book—The novels of PD James; Akwaeke Emezi
  Johny Pitts looks at the life and work of crime novelist PD James.
12. 16:00
  The Film Programme—Earl Cameron
  Earl Cameron and The Pool Of London
13. 16:30
  BBC Inside Science—Smart bricks, The Royal Academy of Engineering awards for pandemic engineering solutions and detecting SARS-Cov-2 in sewage
  Smart bricks, awards for pandemic engineering solutions and detecting Covid in sewage.
14. 17:00
  PM—20/08/2020
  Afternoon news and current affairs programme.
15. 17:54
  Shipping Forecast—20/08/2020
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—20/08/2020 Record GCSE results
  Steep rise in GCSE pass rate and top grades after computer algorithm abandoned
2. 18:30
  Between Ourselves With Marian Keyes—Ireland and the Irish
  Best-selling Irish author Marian Keyes in conversation with Tara Flynn.
3. 19:00
  The Archers—20/08/2020
  Fallon finds herself bombarded
4. 19:15
  Front Row—The One and Only Ivan director Thea Sharrock, Educating Rita, writing about music, research on Covid-19 risk from singing
  Thea Sharrock on combining CGI and live action in her family movie about a gorilla.
5. 19:45
  Lucy Loves Desi: A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Sitcom—4. Ethel
  4/5Lucy and Desi struggle to cast the character of Ethel in I Love Lucy.
6. 20:00
  The Briefing Room—Belarus: the end of a dictatorship?
  What will come of the protests in Belarus and who will determine the country's future?
7. 20:30
  In Business—Black Business Matters
  The impact of Black Lives Matter on business.
8. 21:00
  BBC Inside Science—Smart bricks, The Royal Academy of Engineering awards for pandemic engineering solutions and detecting SARS-Cov-2 in sewage
  Smart bricks, awards for pandemic engineering solutions and detecting Covid in sewage.
9. 21:30
  The Infinite Monkey Cage—Series 22, Does Time Exist?
  Brian Cox and Robin Ince ask whether time is simply an illusion.
10. 22:00
  The World Tonight—Supporters of Alexei Navalny say he’s been poisoned
  Doctors in Russia battling to save life of country's most prominent opposition activist
11. 22:45
  Poldark: The Miller's Dance by Winston Graham—4. An Unusual Scheme
  4/10Violet Kellow is extremely unwell, Stephen pays her a visit.
12. 23:00
  Jack & Millie—Series 1, Deliver Us From eBay
  3/4Jack and Millie discover that thou shalt not try and please a son's scary ex-girlfriend.
13. 23:30
  Lights Out—Series 2, The Space Between Stories
  Documentary adventures that encourage you to take a closer listen.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—21/08/2020
  The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Following Pappano—Episode 4
  4/5Sir Antonio Pappano prepares for the Royal Opera's new production of Puccini's La Bohème.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—21/08/2020
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—21/08/2020
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—21/08/2020
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—21/08/2020
  The latest news from BBC Radio 4
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—21/08/2020
  Spiritual reflection to start the day with Rev Neil Gardner of Canongate Kirk, Edinburgh.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—21/08/20 - Produce self-sufficiency in the UK, agricultural law and invasive stink bugs
  The National Farmers' Union wants the UK to become more self-sufficient in produce.
9. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Florida Scrub Jay
  Sir David Attenborough presents the Florida scrub jay.

Friday 21 August 2020