BBC Radio 4 LW Schedule Thursday 7 July 2016

LW Schedule

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Evening
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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—07/07/2016
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Book of the Week—Evelyn Waugh: A Life Revisited, Episode 3
  3/5Philip Eade revisits the life of one of England's greatest novelists using family archives(R)
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—07/07/2016
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—07/07/2016
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—07/07/2016
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—07/07/2016
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—07/07/2016
  A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with Muslim writer Sarah Joseph.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—DEFRA Minister George Eustice, Migrant Workers and the 2016 Livestock Event
  DEFRA Minister George Eustice, Migrant Workers and the 2016 Livestock Event.
9. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Lesser Redpoll
  David Attenborough presents the lesser redpoll.(R)
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Today—07/07/2016
  Including Sports Desk, Yesterday in Parliament, Weather and Thought for the Day.
2. 08:31
  Yesterday in Parliament—07/07/2016
  Susan Hulme reports from Westminster.
3. 09:00
  In Our Time—The Invention of Photography
  Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the invention of photography.
4. 09:45
  Daily Service—07/07/2016
  Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music, led by Rev Christopher Landau.
5. 10:00
  Woman's Hour—India's trafficked children.
  The people working in the front line of child trafficking in the Indian state of Orissa.
6. 10:45
  Roald Dahl: Served with a Twist—The Surgeon
  4/5Charles Dance tells a darkly comic tale by the master of the bizarre. With Simon Williams.
7. 11:00
  From Our Own Correspondent—Middle class terrorists
  Kate Adie introduces stories from correspondents around the world.
8. 11:30
  Roald Dahl: A Gremlin in the Works
  Cartoonist Gerald Scarfe tells the story of one of the greatest movies never made.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  News Headlines; Shipping Forecast—07/07/2016
  National and international news and the shipping forecast.
2. 12:04
  Witness History—The Assassination of Anwar Sadat
  On October 6th 1981, Egyptian president Anwar Sadat was killed by army officers.
3. 12:15
  You and Yours—Online gambling, Fundraising regulator, Amazon reviews
  Gambling websites are becoming more reluctant to pay out when punters win big.
4. 12:57
  Weather—07/07/2016
  The latest weather forecast.
5. 13:00
  World at One—07/07/2016
  Analysis of news and current affairs with Edward Stourton.
6. 13:45
  Cold War: Stories from the Big Freeze—Series 1, The Berlin Blockade
  In 1948 Stalin blockaded Berlin. Bridget Kendall hears from three people who were there.
7. 14:00
  The Archers—06/07/2016
  Helen and Kaz find common ground, and Rob lays it on the line.(R)
8. 14:15
  Drama on 4—States of Mind: Real Worlds
  Jane Rogers drama imagines a future in which virtual and real world boundaries blur.
9. 15:00
  Open Country—Bishop Auckland, History in Production
  Helen Mark explores the history of Bishop Auckland as theatrical production Kynren opens.
10. 15:27
  Radio 4 Appeal—CHICKS
  Alan Titchmarsh presents The Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of CHICKS.(R)
11. 15:30
  Bookclub—Maggie O'Farrell - The Vanishing Act of Esme Lennox
  Maggie O'Farrell talks to James Naughtie about her novel The Vanishing Act of Esme Lennox.(R)
12. 16:00
  The Film Programme—Rebecca Miller on Maggie's Plan
  Francine Stock talks to Rebecca Miller about her new romantic comedy, Maggie's Plan.
13. 16:30
  BBC Inside Science—Juno, Space debris, Fake tumours, Risky plants
  Welcome to Jupiter: Juno mission unlocks secrets of this giant gas ball of a planet.
14. 17:00
  PM—07/07/2016
  Coverage and analysis of the day's news.
15. 17:54
  Shipping Forecast—07/07/2016
  The latest shipping forecast.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—07/07/2016 Britain's new Prime Minister will be a woman
  Theresa May and Andrea Leadsom go head to head for Tory leader
2. 18:30
  The Tim Vine Chat Show—Series 1, Episode 2
  2/4Tim meets a secretary and sings an imaginary country song.
3. 19:00
  The Archers—07/07/2016
  Pip makes a suggestion.
4. 19:15
  Front Row—The Liverpool Biennial 2016
  Front Row visits the city of Liverpool as it prepares for its ninth biennial.
5. 19:45
  Roald Dahl: Served with a Twist—The Surgeon
  4/5Charles Dance tells a darkly comic tale by the master of the bizarre. With Simon Williams.(R)
6. 20:00
  The Briefing Room—The Chilcot Report: The Source Who Lied
  The story of the intelligence source who lied about Iraq's weapons of mass destruction.
7. 20:30
  The Bottom Line—The Price of Life
  How do drugs companies and the NHS decide the value of prescription medicines?
8. 21:00
  BBC Inside Science—Juno, Space debris, Fake tumours, Risky plants
  Welcome to Jupiter: Juno mission unlocks secrets of this giant gas ball of a planet.(R)
9. 21:30
  In Our Time—The Invention of Photography
  Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the invention of photography.(R)
10. 21:58
  Weather—07/07/2016
  Weather information.
11. 22:00
  The World Tonight—Final two in race to be PM
  Who are the final two vying to be prime minister and who are the members who will decide?
12. 22:45
  The Muse by Jessie Burton—Episode 4
  4/10Odelle & Lawrie learn the identity of the artist of Lawrie’s mother’s painting.
13. 23:00
  Ria Lina: School of Riason
  Comic Ria Lina shares her surprising experience of the year she home schooled her children
14. 23:30
  Today in Parliament—07/07/2016
  Susan Hulme reports from Westminster.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—08/07/2016
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Book of the Week—Evelyn Waugh: A Life Revisited, Episode 4
  4/5Evelyn Waugh is devastated by the end of his marriage and seeks refuge in travel.(R)
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—08/07/2016
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—08/07/2016
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—08/07/2016
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—08/07/2016
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—08/07/2016
  A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with Muslim writer Sarah Joseph.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—Dolly the sheep, Horticulture sector post-Brexit, Tractor tailbacks
  Twenty years on from Dolly the Sheep, and a look at the horticulture sector post-Brexit.
9. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Greylag Goose
  David Attenborough presents the greylag goose.(R)

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