BBC Radio 4 LW Schedule Saturday 22 August 2020

LW Schedule

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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—22/08/2020
  The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Following Pappano—Episode 5
  5/5Sir Antonio Pappano prepares for the Royal Opera's new production of Puccini's La Bohème.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—22/08/2020
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—22/08/2020
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—22/08/2020
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—22/08/2020
  The latest news from BBC Radio 4
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—22/08/2020
  A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with the Rev Dr Calvin T Samuel.
8. 05:45
  Four Thought—The Craft of Surgery
  Sam Gallivan examines the similarities between surgery and sculpture.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  News and Papers—22/08/2020
  The latest news headlines. Including the weather and a look at the papers.
2. 06:07
  Open Country—Pete Waterman at Braunston Marina
  Songwriter and music producer, Pete Waterman, revisits his childhood holidays
3. 06:30
  Farming Today—22/08/20 Farming Today This Week: food self-sufficiency, peat restoration, diverse agricultural careers
  The National Farmers' Union says it wants British farming to become more self-sufficient.
4. 06:57
  Weather—22/08/2020
  The latest weather forecast
5. 07:00
  Today—22/08/2020
  Including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
6. 09:00
  Saturday Live—Joanne Harris
  Wasp expert Ben Aldiss and the Inheritance Tracks of Matt Haig.
7. 10:30
  You're Dead to Me—Stonehenge
  Greg Jenner and his guests dig into the mystery and history surrounding Stonehenge.
8. 10:45
  Test Match Special—England v Pakistan. The Third Test from Southampton.
  Test Match Special. England v Pakistan. Commentary on the third Test from Southampton.
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Evening
1. 19:45
  The Californian Century—A Body on the Backlot
  1/10Stanley Tucci imagines the history of modern California as a Hollywood screenplay
2. 20:00
  Archive on 4—Working Class Heroes
  What do the working class heroes of 1960s cinema say about class in the Britain of 2018?
3. 21:00
  Tracks—Series 3: Chimera, Chimera: Episode Two
  2/9Part two of the conspiracy thriller by Matthew Broughton. Starring Hattie Morahan.
4. 21:45
  Rapunzel—A Shaggy Bob Story
  2/3By Julie Mayhew. A story of very long hair - and head lice.
5. 22:00
  News—22/08/2020
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4
6. 22:15
  Grounded with Louis Theroux—7. Miriam Margolyes
  Louis speaks to actor and documentary-maker, Miriam Margolyes.
7. 23:00
  Brain of Britain—Heat 8, 2020
  The nationwide general knowledge quiz for the title of Brain of Britain.
8. 23:30
  Tongue and Talk: The Dialect Poets—A Festival of Dialect
  Actor and writer Catherine Harvey travels to Blackpool for the annual Dialect Festival.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—23/08/2020
  The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:15
  The Way I See It—Bryan Stevenson on Jacob Lawrence’s Migration Series
  17/3030 of the world's sharpest minds choose a work from MoMA's collection. How do they see it?
3. 00:30
  The Poet and the Echo—A Nocturnal Reverie
  Jenni Fagan's dreamlike story inspired by the poetry of Anne Finch.
4. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—23/08/2020
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
5. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—23/08/2020
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
6. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—23/08/2020
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
7. 05:30
  News Briefing—23/08/2020
  The latest news from BBC Radio 4
8. 05:43
  Bells on Sunday—St Mary, Ilmington in Warwickshire
  Bells on Sunday comes from the parish church of St Mary, Ilmington in Warwickshire.
9. 05:45
  The Long View—Rethink, The Unexpected Impact of World War Two on British Society
  5/5Jonathan Freedland and guests explore how Britain has recovered from crises in its history

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