BBC Radio 4 LW Schedule Monday 6 June 2016

LW Schedule

Skip to:

Early
Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—06/06/2016
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:15
  Thinking Allowed—Ale drinkers, Northern accents
  New research on how society works. Ale drinkers. Northern accents.(R)
3. 00:45
  Bells on Sunday—St Mary Redcliffe in Bristol
  The sound of church bells from St Mary Redcliffe in Bristol.(R)
4. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—06/06/2016
  The latest shipping forecast.
5. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—06/06/2016
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
6. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—06/06/2016
  The latest shipping forecast.
7. 05:30
  News Briefing—06/06/2016
  News from BBC Radio 4.
8. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—06/06/2016
  A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Rania Hafez.
9. 05:45
  Farming Today—Confusion over food labels, EU glyphosate vote, Grassland management
  Do you know your Red Tractor from your LEAF? We hear about the confusion over food labels.
10. 05:56
  Weather—06/06/2016
  The latest weather forecast for farmers.
11. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Sand Martin
  Bill Oddie presents the sand martin.(R)
Back to top
Morning
1. 06:00
  Today—06/06/2016
  Morning news. Includes Sports Desk; Weather; Thought for the Day.
2. 09:00
  Start the Week—Genes: Our medical inheritance
  Andrew Marr with Siddhartha Mukherjee, Giles Yeo, Aarathi Prasad and Emily Mayhew.
3. 09:45
  Daily Service—06/06/2016
  Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music, led by Anna Magnusson.
4. 10:00
  Woman's Hour—What do African-American women make of Hillary Clinton? Elisa Lasowski
  Hillary Clinton, Elisa Lasowski in Versailles, losing your partner and the Radium Girls.
5. 10:45
  15 Minute Drama—A Small Town Murder, Episode 1
  1/5Jackie is sent to comfort the mother of a boy who has just been injured in a hit and run.
6. 11:00
  The Untold—Battle Song
  Deborah longs to get to the barbershop competition, but is she well enough?
7. 11:30
  The Break—Series 1, Cold Mountain
  2/6Andy and Jeff find an abandoned fridge and think their luck has changed.
Back to top
Afternoon
1. 12:00
  News Headlines; Shipping Forecast—06/06/2016
  National and international news and the shipping forecast.
2. 12:04
  The Unseen - A History of the Invisible—Invisible Forces
  1/5Philip Ball examines the occult influences on Isaac Newton's work on invisible forces.
3. 12:15
  You and Yours—Beat the scammers, Automatic braking in cars, Fly tipping
  Winifred Robinson on fly tipping, car braking technology and new efforts to beat scammers.
4. 12:57
  Weather—06/06/2016
  The latest weather forecast.
5. 13:00
  World at One—06/06/2016
  Analysis of news and current affairs.
6. 13:45
  The Boy Who Gave His Heart Away—Episode 1
  1/5The story of what happens when the death of a child allows others to live.
7. 14:00
  The Archers—05/06/2016
  It is a busy day at Brookfield.(R)
8. 14:15
  Drama on 4—Original British Dramatists, When the Night Has No Right to Be King
  3/10By John Lynch. A man finds himself suspended between the living and the dead.(R)
9. 15:00
  The 3rd Degree—Series 6, Birmingham City University
  5/6Three students from Birmingham City University take on their professors in the upbeat quiz
10. 15:30
  The Food Programme—An Archive for Food
  Historian Polly Russell and an archive with a century-long story to tell about UK food.(R)
11. 16:00
  Moss Side Gym Stories—Moss Side Mirrors
  2/2Jackie Kay's ode to the women who have found a place to unwind and renew themselves.
12. 16:30
  Beyond Belief—Belgium
  Ernie Rea and guests discuss religion in Belgium.
13. 17:00
  PM—06/06/2016
  Eddie Mair with interviews, context and analysis.
14. 17:54
  Shipping Forecast—06/06/2016
  The latest shipping forecast.
Back to top
Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—06/06/2016 British man given 22 life sentences for Malaysia sex abuse
  Police believe Richard Huckle abused up to 200 children
2. 18:30
  Just a Minute—Series 75, Episode 4
  4/6Paul Merton, Josh Widdicombe, Holly Walsh and Marcus Brigstocke join host Nicholas Parsons
3. 19:00
  The Archers—06/06/2016
  Anna updates Helen.
4. 19:15
  Front Row—Peter Shaffer remembered, Don DeLillo, Anthony Horowitz on New Blood, Beth Orton
  Peter Shaffer remembered, Don DeLillo on novel Zero K and Anthony Horowitz on New Blood.
5. 19:45
  15 Minute Drama—A Small Town Murder, Episode 1
  1/5Jackie is sent to comfort the mother of a boy who has just been injured in a hit and run.(R)
6. 20:00
  The Borders of Sanity—Sweden's Adolescents
  2/4What is behind the increase in mental health problems among Sweden's young people?
7. 20:30
  Analysis—Silicon Valley Values
  Are the values of Silicon Valley's tech visionaries now affecting all of us?
8. 21:00
  The Science of Resilience
  Sian Williams explores the science of resilience and takes lessons in bouncing back.(R)
9. 21:30
  Start the Week—Genes: Our medical inheritance
  Andrew Marr with Siddhartha Mukherjee, Giles Yeo, Aarathi Prasad and Emily Mayhew.(R)
10. 21:58
  Weather—06/06/2016
  Weather information.
11. 22:00
  The World Tonight—Young people - will they come out to vote on 23 June?
  Research suggests under-30s will be key to the vote's outcome
12. 22:45
  Dangerous Visions—Never Let Me Go, Episode 6
  6/10The students try to adjust to life after Hailsham and discover more about their origins.
13. 23:00
  Self's Search for Meaning—Science
  1/3Will Self asks some of Britain's key opinion-makers about the nature of our existence.
14. 23:30
  Today in Parliament—06/06/2016
  Sean Curran reports from Westminster on the progress of the Investigatory Powers Bill.
Back to top
Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—07/06/2016
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Book of the Week—Only in Naples, Episode 1
  1/5Katherine Wilson's warm tale of discovering love, food and family the Neapolitan way.(R)
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—07/06/2016
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—07/06/2016
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—07/06/2016
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—07/06/2016
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—07/06/2016
  A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Rania Hafez.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—Gene editing to create hornless cattle, EU workers on farms and seed gene bank
  US scientists have used gene editing technology to breed dairy cattle without horns.
9. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Lapwing
  Bill Oddie presents the lapwing.(R)

Tuesday 7 June 2016