BBC Radio 4 LW Schedule Tuesday 2 August 2022

LW Schedule

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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—02/08/2022
  The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Takeaway: Stories from a Childhood Behind the Counter by Angela Hui—The Counter
  1/5Angela Hui remembers growing up at the counter of her parents’ Chinese takeaway in Wales.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—02/08/2022
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—02/08/2022
  A selection of BBC World Service news and current affairs, arts and science programmes.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—02/08/2022
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—02/08/2022
  The latest news from BBC Radio 4
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—02/08/2022
  A reflection and prayer to start the day with the Rev Dr Craig Gardiner.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—02/08/2022 - Tenant farmers, Agri-environment study, Carbon-neutral eggs
  A 10-year study into whether environmental schemes affect farm yields is published.
9. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Chowchilla
  Michael Palin presents the secretive chowchilla from Queensland, Australia.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Today—02/08/2022
  News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
2. 09:00
  Rory Stewart: The Long History of...—Argument, 3. Synthesis
  3/3Rory Stewart explores the strange human phenomenon of arguing.
3. 09:30
  New Storytellers—Sara's Spirit
  After a tragic terror attack in London, the lives of two parents changed forever.
4. 09:45
  Daily Service—02/08/22 Lambeth Conference: Communion and Identity
  Rev Dr Isabelle Hamley leads a service from the 2022 Lambeth Conference.
5. 10:00
  Woman's Hour—Commonwealth Games, Body image and mental health report, Lizzo and Beyonce lyrics, Personality disorders
  More medals to be awarded to women at Commonwealth Games.
6. 11:00
  Science Stories—Jumping Genes
  Philip Ball tells the story of US geneticist and 1983 Nobel prize-winner Barbara McLintock
7. 11:30
  Techno: A Social History—The World
  3/3What makes techno the perfect accompaniment to radical ideas?
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  Shipping Forecast—02/08/2022
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
2. 12:04
  You and Yours—Call You and Yours - What do you have to do to help your child follow their sporting dream?
  What do you have to do to help your child follow their sporting dream?
3. 12:57
  Weather—02/08/2022
  The latest weather forecast
4. 13:00
  World at One—02/08/2022
  Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment, with Jonny Dymond.
5. 13:45
  Assume Nothing: The Last Request—Absolutely Terrified
  2/5Laura explains why it's taken her 17 years to search for Martin's mother.
6. 14:00
  The Archers—01/08/2022
  Adil has a crowd to win over.
7. 14:15
  Trust—Series 2 – 2. A New Normal
  Comedy drama about a secondary school in Salford, starring Julie Hesmondhalgh.
8. 15:00
  The Kitchen Cabinet—Series 37, Swansea
  Jay Rayner and his panel are in Swansea.
9. 15:30
  Made of Stronger Stuff—Hair
  Kimberley Wilson and Dr Xand van Tulleken continue their journey around the human body.
10. 16:00
  Word of Mouth—The Art of Apologies
  Michael Rosen talks to sociolinguist Louise Mullany about all the ways we say sorry.
11. 16:30
  Great Lives—Pat Nevin on Johan Cruyff
  Pat Nevin picks Johan Cruyff, the Dutch footballer who changed how the game was played.
12. 17:00
  PM—02/08/2022
  Afternoon news and current affairs programme
13. 17:54
  Shipping Forecast—02/08/2022
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—02/08/2022 Truss U-Turns on Pay Plan
  Liz Truss backtracks on her public sector pay plan after a Tory backlash
2. 18:30
  Andrew Maxwell Values—Series 1, Episode 3
  3/4Andrew Maxwell begins a stocktake of British values by looking at different jobs.
3. 19:00
  The Archers—02/08/2022
  Helen feels protective of her boys.
4. 19:15
  Front Row—Disabled-access ticket booking, Writer Will Ashon, Artists Jane Darke and Andrew Tebbs
  Accessible ticket problems, Will Ashon's everyday voices book, Habitats As Heritage art.
5. 20:00
  The Cost of Economic War
  Duncan Weldon examines the use of economic sanctions as a tool of statecraft.
6. 20:40
  In Touch—Diabetic macular oedema treatment, The Commonwealth Games
  We hear about a new treatment for diabetic macular oedema, soon to be available on the NHS
7. 21:00
  Inside Health—Covid waves, Gene therapy for haemophilia B, New uses for old drugs
  Smitha Mundasad asks what Covid will be like in the future, and new uses for old drugs.
8. 21:30
  Rory Stewart: The Long History of...—Argument, 3. Synthesis
  3/3Rory Stewart explores the strange human phenomenon of arguing.
9. 22:00
  The World Tonight—Nancy Pelosi visits Taiwan
  House Speaker says it honours US “commitment to democracy”
10. 22:45
  Mrs Bridge by Evan S Connell—Episode 7
  7/10Mrs Bridge visits her troubled friend Grace Barron.
11. 23:00
  Daliso Chaponda: Citizen of Nowhere—Series 3, Blame
  1/4Malawian comedian Daliso Chaponda explores divisive global issues. Who is to blame?
12. 23:30
  Bridget Christie: Mortal—Life
  2/4Comedian Bridget Christie contemplates mortality and takes a look at life.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—03/08/2022
  The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Takeaway: Stories from a Childhood Behind the Counter by Angela Hui—The Happy Gathering
  2/5Angela Hui’s vivid account of growing up in Lucky Star Takeaway in a small Welsh town.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—03/08/2022
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—03/08/2022
  A selection of BBC World Service news and current affairs, arts and science programmes.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—03/08/2022
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—03/08/2022
  The latest news from BBC Radio 4
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—03/08/2022
  A reflection and prayer to start the day with the Rev Dr Craig Gardiner.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—03/08/2022 - Soil Health, Tenant Farmers, Dry Farms
  Calls to change the way soil health is measured, plus how dry weather is affecting crops.
9. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Laughing Kookaburra
  Sir David Attenborough presents Australia's laughing kookaburra.

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