BBC Radio 4 LW Schedule Monday 24 August 2020

LW Schedule

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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—24/08/2020
  The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:15
  Thinking Allowed—Skateboarding - Parkour
  Skateboarding and parkour: lifestyle sport in the hyper regulated city.
3. 00:45
  Bells on Sunday—St Mary, Ilmington in Warwickshire
  Bells on Sunday comes from the parish church of St Mary, Ilmington in Warwickshire.
4. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—24/08/2020
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
5. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—24/08/2020
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
6. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—24/08/2020
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
7. 05:30
  News Briefing—24/08/2020
  The latest news from BBC Radio 4
8. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—24/08/2020
  A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with the Rev Dr Calvin T Samuel.
9. 05:45
  Farming Today—24/08/20 Potato harvest. Poultry farming. Ash dieback in Northern Ireland
  Potatoes to withstand disease and drought; chicken farming; the impact of ash dieback.
10. 05:56
  Weather—24/08/2020
  The latest weather forecast for farmers.
11. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Common Redstart
  Michaela Strachan presents the story and sound of the common redstart.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Today—24/08/2020
  News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
2. 09:00
  The Patch—Camborne
  One producer, one random generated postcode, and the search for an unheard story.
3. 09:30
  Laws That Aren't Laws—Betteridge's Law of Headlines
  3/5Comedian Robin Ince explores laws that govern our lives that really aren't, but should be.
4. 09:45
  Daily Service—24/08/2020 Listening
  Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music led by Mark Dowd
5. 10:00
  Woman's Hour—Listener Week 2020 - paddlesport; the Pill; Nits; Dating over 45;
  Paddlesport; the Pill; Nits; Dating over the age of 45.
6. 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. 18:45
  I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue—Series 56, Episode 4
  4/6A second show from Sage Gateshead, with the regulars and Marcus Brigstocke on the panel.
2. 19:00
  The Archers—24/08/2020
  Ed demands answers at Home Farm
3. 19:15
  Front Row—Algorithms in the arts, Composer Hannah Kendall, Daljit Nagra's Poetry Roundup, Cuties film controversy
  Algorithms in art, Composer Hannah Kendall, Daljit Nagra's Poetry Roundup, Cuties film.
4. 19:45
  Electric Decade—The Alice B Toklas Cookbook, Onion Soup
  1/5The Jazz Age of the 1920s. Recipes and relationships are explored with Alice B Toklas.
5. 20:00
  On the Menu
  Adam Hart explores our relationship with some of the animal kingdom's deadliest predators.
6. 20:30
  Crossing Continents—Spain: the elephant in the palace
  Spain’s King Juan Carlos – a story of entitlement and dynasty…
7. 21:00
  Sharing the Baby
  Shared Parental Leave has a 3% take-up in the UK. Fi Glover asks why it is so low.
8. 21:30
  The Patch—Camborne
  One producer, one random generated postcode, and the search for an unheard story.
9. 22:00
  The World Tonight—President Trump addresses Republican National Convention in North Carolina
  Party formally nominates Mr Trump as its candidate for November's election
10. 22:45
  Poldark: The Miller's Dance by Winston Graham—6. Violet's Invitation
  6/10Ross Poldark is called to London.
11. 23:00
  Word of Mouth—Black masculinity and language
  Jeffrey Boakye on the language of black masculinity in a post-colonial world.
12. 23:30
  Lights Out—Series 2, Into This World
  Documentary adventures that encourage you to take a closer listen.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—25/08/2020
  The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Vesper Flights by Helen Macdonald—1. Tekels Park
  1/5Helen Macdonald's collection of essays about our relationship to the natural world.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—25/08/2020
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—25/08/2020
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—25/08/2020
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—25/08/2020
  The latest news from BBC Radio 4
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—25/08/2020
  A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with the Rev Dr Calvin T Samuel.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—25/08/20 Broiler chickens, Internal market, Fleeces used in gardening
  Are we heading for a constitutional crisis over agricultural trade after Brexit?
9. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Bullfinch
  Michaela Strachan presents the story and sound of the bullfinch.

Tuesday 25 August 2020