BBC Radio 4 LW Schedule Wednesday 23 August 2023

LW Schedule

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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—23/08/2023
  The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  What We Fear Most: Reflections on a Life in Forensic Psychiatry by Dr Ben Cave—Book of the Week: Episode 2 - On delusions
  2/5Dr Cave is in a lather over his final exams and recalls a patient suffering from delusions
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—23/08/2023
  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—23/08/2023
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—23/08/2023
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—23/08/2023
  Spiritual reflection to start the day with Rev Neil Gardner of Canongate Kirk, Edinburgh.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—23/08/23 The Countryside Code; sugar shortages; vertical farming for salads
  Is there enough awareness and understanding of the Countryside Code?
9. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Serin
  Brett Westwood presents the serin.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Today—23/08/2023
  News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
2. 09:00
  Politically—Reflections: Series 1, Norman Fowler
  4/4Lord Fowler talks to James Naughtie about facing an Aids crisis and House of Lords reform.
3. 09:30
  Life Support—Anaesthetists
  Two anaesthetists swap notes on the realities of working in healthcare then and now.
4. 09:45
  Daily Service—Travel – Reaching your destination – Through the wilderness
  Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music led by Leslie Griffiths
5. 10:00
  Woman's Hour—Listener Week: Is it ever good to give up on dreams? Working class women & university, Living funerals
  We’re often told not to give up on our dreams, but what if they’re causing unhappiness?
6. 11:00
  The Murder of Kelso Cochrane
  Why is one of Britain’s first post-war racist killings still unsolved?
7. 11:30
  Director of Me—Ria
  Ria, who lives with OCD, reflects on how she manages her mind.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  Shipping Forecast—23/08/2023
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
2. 12:04
  You and Yours—Energy Price cap, Sugar Inflation, Mortgage Pressures
  The new energy price cap. The impact of sugar inflation. The homeowners forced to sell up.
3. 12:57
  Weather—23/08/2023
  The latest weather forecast
4. 13:00
  World at One—23/08/2023
  Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment, with Sarah Montague.
5. 13:45
  Hoax—3. The Toad Kisser
  A scientist with a toad collection is embroiled in a global scientific culture war.
6. 14:00
  The Archers—22/08/2023
  Emma struggles to keep control.
7. 14:15
  Drama on 4—Norman Bows Out
  Is it 'curtains' for legendary panto star and comedian Norman - or 'the show must go on'?
8. 15:00
  Money Box—Surviving or Thriving? School
  What does the rising cost of living mean for farms, households, schools and businesses?
9. 15:30
  Political Animals—Sex, Monkeys and the 'Coy Female' Myth
  1/3Lucy Cooke meets females from the animal world that smash the ‘dominant male’ stereotype.
10. 16:00
  The Boy in the Peking Hotel
  A London schoolboy's terrifying adventures in Chairman Mao's China.
11. 16:30
  The Media Show—Reporting the Lucy Letby Trial
  The perspectives of three journalists who have covered the 10 month proceedings
12. 17:00
  PM—23/08/2023
  Afternoon news and current affairs programme
13. 17:54
  Shipping Forecast—23/08/2023
  The latest shipping forecast
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—23/08/2023 India becomes fourth country to land a spacecraft safely on the Moon
  The country's Prime Minister described the touchdown as a victory cry of a new India
2. 18:30
  John Finnemore's Souvenir Programme—Series 8, Episode 6
  6/6Stand by for a breakneck race against time!
3. 19:00
  The Archers—23/08/2023
  George faces the consequences of his actions.
4. 19:15
  Front Row—Authors Helen Macdonald and Sin Blaché, Stewart Lee on Macbeth, musician Connie Converse rediscovered
  Helen Macdonald and Sin Blaché, Stewart Lee on Macbeth, Connie Converse rediscovered.
5. 20:00
  AntiSocial—'Queering' museums
  The debate sparked by reviewing historic collections through a queer or LGBT lens.
6. 20:45
  Just One Thing - with Michael Mosley—Choose Red Wine
  How a (small) glass of red wine could protect your heart and give your gut health a boost.
7. 21:00
  A Very British Cult—7. Us and Them
  There are still people inside Lighthouse – and we meet a father left behind.
8. 21:30
  The Media Show—Reporting the Lucy Letby Trial
  The perspectives of three journalists who have covered the 10 month proceedings
9. 22:00
  The World Tonight—Wagner chief presumed dead in plane crash
  Wagner boss Yevgeny Prigozhin on the passenger list of aircraft that crashed near Moscow
10. 22:45
  Memory Wall by Anthony Doerr—Episode 3
  3/5With the house about to be sold, Roger and Luvo make a discovery.
11. 23:00
  Bunk Bed—Series 10, Episode 6
  6/6Hair-raising, hilarious and touching stories from the legendary theatre and film director.
12. 23:15
  Sarah Keyworth - Are you a Boy or a Girl?—Series 2, 2: 'Think of the children'
  2/4Comedian Sarah Keyworth explores their personal journey with gender fluidity and androgyny
13. 23:30
  What's Funny About...—Series 2, 4. Pamela Stephenson & John Lloyd on Not The Nine O’Clock News
  4/6John Lloyd and Dr Pamela Stephenson tell the inside story of their pioneering sketch show.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—24/08/2023
  The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  What We Fear Most: Reflections on a Life in Forensic Psychiatry by Dr Ben Cave—Book of the Week: Episode 3 - On insight, despair and hope
  3/5Dr Ben Cave recalls two patients who taught him about insight, despair and hope.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—24/08/2023
  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—24/08/2023
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—24/08/2023
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—24/08/2023
  Spiritual reflection to start the day with Rev Neil Gardner of Canongate Kirk, Edinburgh.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—24/08/23 Sheep embryos to USA, salad robots
  The first ever shipment of UK sheep embryos has just arrived in the United States.
9. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Snow Goose
  Miranda Krestovnikoff presents the snow goose found across Canada and Alaska.

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