BBC Radio 4 LW Schedule Monday 5 May 2014

LW Schedule

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Evening
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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—05/05/2014
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:15
  Thinking Allowed—Ethnography Award: The Winner
  Laurie Taylor presents the winning entry of Thinking Allowed's first Ethnography Award.(R)
3. 00:45
  Bells on Sunday—St George's Church, Poynton
  The bells of St George's Church, Poynton, Cheshire.(R)
4. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—05/05/2014
  The latest shipping forecast.
5. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—05/05/2014
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
6. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—05/05/2014
  The latest shipping forecast.
7. 05:30
  News Briefing—05/05/2014
  News from BBC Radio 4.
8. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—05/05/2014
  A short reflection and prayer with Andrea Rea.
9. 05:45
  Farming Today—Bristol Food Connections
  A special edition of Farming Today recorded at the Bristol Food Connections Festival.
10. 05:56
  Weather—05/05/2014
  The latest weather forecast for farmers.
11. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Wetland Dawn Chorus
  David Attenborough presents a dawn chorus from the marshes of North Warren in Suffolk.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Today—05/05/2014
  Morning news and current affairs. Includes Sports Desk; Weather; Thought for the Day.
2. 09:00
  Start the Week—Simon Armitage on Greek Tragedy
  Anne McElvoy with Simon Armitage, Frank McGuinness, Natalie Haynes and Kenan Malik.
3. 09:45
  Daily Service—05/05/2014
  Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music, led by Canon Chris Chivers.
4. 10:00
  Woman's Hour—Women and rural life
  Women from Cumbria to Somerset on the challenges and pleasures of a rural life.
5. 10:45
  Highlites—HighLites - Wash and Blow, 1. Setting Sail
  1/5The country's worst hairdressers head out to sea.
6. 11:00
  Tutor Proof
  Peter White looks at a new 11-plus system aimed at reducing the impact of tutoring.
7. 11:30
  Secrets and Lattes—Series 1, A Paler Shade of White
  5/6Trisha has an unexpected visitor, while Clare decorates with a vengeance.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  News Headlines; Shipping Forecast—05/05/2014
  National and international news and the shipping forecast.
2. 12:04
  You and Yours—Flight Compensation
  We revisit people who lost their jobs during the recession.
3. 12:57
  Weather—05/05/2014
  The latest weather forecast.
4. 13:00
  World at One—05/05/2014
  Boko Haram admits to abducting 200 girls in Northern Nigeria. Families demand action.
5. 13:45
  In Search of Ourselves: A History of Psychology and the Mind—In the Beginning
  Martin Sixsmith examines the origins of experimental psychology.
6. 14:00
  The Archers—04/05/2014
  Dan's off to Sandhurst.(R)
7. 14:15
  Drama on 4—A Shoebox of Snow
  Albert and Renie live amongst all they have ever owned, but what are they saving it for?(R)
8. 15:00
  Food and Farming Awards—2014
  Sheila Dillon presents the 2014 BBC Food and Farming Awards.
9. 16:00
  The 3rd Degree—Series 4, University of Nottingham
  5/6Three students from Nottingham University take on their professors in the upbeat quiz.
10. 16:30
  The Digital Human—Series 5, Broken
  Aleks Krotoski asks how the concept of broken has changed in a digital world.
11. 17:00
  PM—05/05/2014
  Carolyn Quinn presents coverage and analysis of the day's news.
12. 17:54
  Shipping Forecast—05/05/2014
  The latest shipping forecast.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—05/05/2014
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 18:30
  The Unbelievable Truth—Series 13, Episode 5
  5/6David Mitchell invites his guests to lie with some truths.
3. 19:00
  The Archers—05/05/2014
  It's May Day in Ambridge.
4. 19:15
  Front Row—Michael Nyman at 70
  As celebrated composer Michael Nyman turns 70, Kirsty Lang celebrates his life and work.
5. 19:45
  Highlites—HighLites - Wash and Blow, 1. Setting Sail
  1/5The country's worst hairdressers head out to sea.(R)
6. 20:00
  The Invention Of...—Brazil, The Portuguese
  1/3Misha Glenny presents a history of Brazil from 1500 to the end of the Second World War.(R)
7. 20:30
  Crossing Continents—Arizona: The Missing Migrants
  Will Grant meets people trying to identify illegal migrants who die in the Arizona desert.(R)
8. 21:00
  Intelligence: Born Smart, Born Equal, Born Different—Born Smart
  1/3Adam Rutherford on the rise, fall and rise of the genetics of intelligence.(R)
9. 21:30
  Start the Week—Simon Armitage on Greek Tragedy
  Anne McElvoy with Simon Armitage, Frank McGuinness, Natalie Haynes and Kenan Malik.(R)
10. 21:58
  Weather—05/05/2014
  Weather information.
11. 22:00
  The World Tonight—05/05/2014
  Boko Haram admits to kidnap of Nigerian schoolgirls.
12. 22:45
  Book at Bedtime—A Lovely Way to Burn, Episode 6
  6/10Survivor Stevie Flint continues to investigate her boyfriend's mysterious death.
13. 23:00
  Word of Mouth—Time
  Michael Rosen asks what time is and explores the words we use to talk about it.(R)
14. 23:30
  Essex, My Essex
  Essex born and bred, writer Ian Sansom goes back to the county which made him who he is.(R)
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—06/05/2014
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Book of the Week—Eleanor Marx: A Life, Childhood
  1/5Rachel Holmes's lively and engaging biography of Karl Marx's remarkable daughter.(R)
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—06/05/2014
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—06/05/2014
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—06/05/2014
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—06/05/2014
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—06/05/2014
  A short reflection and prayer with Andrea Rea.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—Newts, Pests, Pirbright Prosecution, Milk Prices
  Farmers' milk prices drop. Three of the UK's biggest processors blame world markets.
9. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Urban Dawn Chorus
  David Attenborough introduces the final recording marking International Dawn Chorus day.

Tuesday 6 May 2014