LW Schedule
Early
00:00
Midnight News—25/08/2020
The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4.
00:30
Vesper Flights by Helen Macdonald—1. Tekels Park
1/5Helen Macdonald's collection of essays about our relationship to the natural world.
00:48
Shipping Forecast—25/08/2020
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
01:00
Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—25/08/2020
BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
05:20
Shipping Forecast—25/08/2020
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
05:30
News Briefing—25/08/2020
The latest news from BBC Radio 4
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.
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?
05:58
Tweet of the Day—Bullfinch
Michaela Strachan presents the story and sound of the bullfinch.
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Morning
06:00
Today—25/08/2020
News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
09:00
The Life Scientific—Heather Koldewey on marine conservation
Saving seahorses and turning old fishing nets into luxury carpets.
09:30
One to One—Introverts & Extroverts: Russell Kane & Angela Barnes
Russell Kane talks to fellow comedian Angela Barnes about playing the extrovert for work.
09:45
Daily Service—25/08/2020 Responding
Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer & music led The Rev Sharon Grenham Thompson
10:00
Woman's Hour—Listener Week: Women & Walking, Bulimia, Becoming a Mother Unexpectedly
The pleasures of walking, becoming a young mother unexpectedly, discussing bulimia.
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
19:00
The Archers—25/08/2020
Alice is forced to come clean
19:15
Front Row—An extended interview with dramatist Lucy Prebble
An extended interview with dramatist Lucy Prebble.
19:45
Electric Decade—The Alice B Toklas Cookbook, A Flan of Mushrooms
2/5The Jazz Age of the 1920s. Recipes and relationships are explored with Alice B Toklas.
20:00
Code-Switching
Lucrece Grehoua reveals the cost of hiding who we really are in the workplace.
20:40
In Touch—Drug Supplies After The Brexit Transition Period Ends; A Photographic Record Of Blind People During Italy's Lockdown
What are the plans to keep drug supplies flowing after the Brexit transition period ends?
21:00
Science Stories—Seeing is Believing - The Leviathan of Parsonstown
Simon Schaffer tells of the astronomers who grappled with evolution long before Darwin.
21:30
The Life Scientific—Heather Koldewey on marine conservation
Saving seahorses and turning old fishing nets into luxury carpets.
22:00
The World Tonight—Changes to guidance on face coverings in England’s secondary schools
Students in areas where tighter lockdowns in force will have to wear masks
22:45
Poldark: The Miller's Dance by Winston Graham—7. A Day at the Races
7/10Ross Poldark returns from London in time for the Truro races.
23:00
Fresh from the Fringe—Fresh from the Fringe: 2013
A showcase of up-and-coming comics from the 2013 Edinburgh Fringe, hosted by Mark Watson.
23:30
Lights Out—Series 2, Speaking Sabar
A griot family teaches the language of Sabar drumming in Senegal.
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Late
00:00
Midnight News—26/08/2020
The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4.
00:30
Vesper Flights by Helen Macdonald—2. High Rise
2/5Helen Macdonald views an aerial phenomenon from the Empire State Building.
00:48
Shipping Forecast—26/08/2020
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
01:00
Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—26/08/2020
BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
05:20
Shipping Forecast—26/08/2020
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
05:30
News Briefing—26/08/2020
The latest news from BBC Radio 4
05:43
Prayer for the Day—26/08/2020
A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with the Rev Dr Calvin T Samuel.
05:45
Farming Today—26/08/20 – Deforestation regulations, ammonia from poultry farms, the badger cull
Could new laws force UK businesses to prove their products aren’t linked to deforestation?
05:58
Tweet of the Day—Rock Pipit
Michaela Strachan presents the story and sound of the rock pipit.

























