BBC Radio 4 LW Schedule Thursday 8 June 2023

LW Schedule

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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—08/06/2023
  The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Blue Machine: How the Ocean Shapes Our World by Helen Czerski—Episode 3: The Question of Salt
  3/5Helen Czerski asks how ocean dwellers stay hydrated despite their salty environment?
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—08/06/2023
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—World Service
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—08/06/2023
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—08/06/2023
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—08/06/2023
  A reflection and prayer to start the day with Father Martin Magill
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—08/06/23 Insect declines and food security, combine challenge, quick-cook gene edited potatoes
  Why declining insect populations are a risk to UK food security.
9. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—David Rothenberg on the Brown Thrasher
  David Rothenberg, best known for his interest in animal sounds, on the brown thrasher.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Today—08/06/2023
  News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
2. 08:31
  Yesterday in Parliament—08/06/2023
  Susan Hulme reports on Prime Minister's Questions - with understudies!
3. 09:00
  In Our Time—Oedipus Rex
  Melvyn Bragg and guests on Sophocles' tragedy, sometimes called the best play ever written
4. 09:45
  Daily Service—Great Men – Infamous
  Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music led by Swarzy Macaly.
5. 10:00
  Woman's Hour—Louise Redknapp, Insomnia, Lindsey Burrow, Ukraine dam
  Former Eternal singer Louise Redknapp celebrates 30 years in music.
6. 11:00
  Crossing Continents—Ukraine: the men who don’t want to fight
  Thousands of Ukrainian men are dodging the draft – and risking their lives in the process.
7. 11:30
  A Good Read—Gill Hornby and Paul Burston
  The two writers talk about their favourite books with Harriett Gilbert.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  Shipping Forecast—08/06/2023
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
2. 12:04
  You and Yours—Gap Finders: Shiza Shahid & Amir Tehrani from Our Place
  We meet couple behind the cult millennial cooking pan that's taken social media by storm.
3. 12:32
  Sliced Bread—Outdoor Clothing
  Do fabrics that promise to wick away sweat and keep you comfy whatever the weather work?
4. 12:57
  Weather—08/06/2023
  The latest weather forecast
5. 13:00
  World at One—08/06/2023
  Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment, with Sarah Montague.
6. 13:45
  Close Encounters—Dame Katherine Grainger and Mercedes Gleitze
  Martha Kearney hosts British celebrities past and present at the National Portrait Gallery
7. 14:00
  The Archers—07/06/2023
  Tom reaches the end of his tether.
8. 14:15
  Drama on 4—Undercover. Close to Home
  Three-part undercover detective series written by Cath Staincliffe.
9. 15:00
  Ramblings—Riverside Rambling near Reading
  Two friends who met during the pandemic take Clare for a walk along the Thames
10. 15:27
  Radio 4 Appeal—World Child Cancer
  Catriona Balfe makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of World Child Cancer.
11. 15:30
  Bookclub—Mary Lawson: Crow Lake
  James Naughtie is joined by novelist Mary Lawson
12. 16:00
  Princess—She Ra
  Author Damian Barr and podcaster Meff discuss 80s classic She Ra.
13. 16:30
  BBC Inside Science—An ocean of opportunities
  In the coming years, how could the seas help us feed the world and tackle climate change?
14. 17:00
  PM—08/06/2023
  Afternoon news and current affairs programme
15. 17:54
  Shipping Forecast—08/06/2023
  The latest shipping forecast
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—08/06/2023 Ukraine accuses Russia of shelling flood evacuees
  Kyiv says people stranded by the destruction of the Kakhovka dam have come under fire
2. 18:30
  Unite—Series 2, You Can Tin Can
  2/6Desperate for a mortgage, Gideon places his faith in a football hooligan called Spud.
3. 19:00
  The Archers—08/06/2023
  Brian has the rug pulled from under him.
4. 19:15
  Front Row—Film Chevalier and new TV drama Significant Other reviewed
  Gaming as spectator sport plus reviews of film Chevalier and TV comedy Significant Other.
5. 20:00
  The Law Show—How well is the Parole Board protecting the public?
  The Parole Board's record of public protection; spouses abandoned overseas; AI and the law
6. 20:30
  The Bottom Line—Are supermarkets profiteering?
  Food price inflation is near record highs, but are prices higher than they need to be?
7. 21:00
  BBC Inside Science—An ocean of opportunities
  In the coming years, how could the seas help us feed the world and tackle climate change?
8. 21:30
  In Our Time—Oedipus Rex
  Melvyn Bragg and guests on Sophocles' tragedy, sometimes called the best play ever written
9. 22:00
  The World Tonight—Sunak and Biden announce new partnership
  US and UK leaders agree to a deal called the Atlantic declaration
10. 22:45
  The House of Doors by Tan Twan Eng—9: Revolution
  9/10A new novel from the author of The Garden of Evening Mists, set in 1920s Penang.
11. 23:00
  Rylan: How to Be...—How to Be a Man, Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen
  Rylan talks to interior designer Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen.
12. 23:30
  Today in Parliament—08/06/2023
  News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—09/06/2023
  The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Blue Machine: How the Ocean Shapes Our World by Helen Czerski—Episode 4: Into the Deep Ocean
  4/5Physicist Helen Czerski new book introduces us to the wonders in the ocean's depths.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—09/06/2023
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—World Service
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—09/06/2023
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—09/06/2023
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—09/06/2023
  A reflection and prayer to start the day with Father Martin Magill
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—09/06/23 Global wheat prices following the Ukraine dam breach, genetic modification, Dartmoor farm in London
  How have global wheat prices been affected by the news of the Ukrainian breached dam?
9. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Ashley Davies on the Kingfisher
  Ashley Davies of the Slimbridge Wetland Centre reveals why a kingfisher changed his life.

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