BBC Radio 4 LW Schedule Monday 21 December 2015

LW Schedule

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Morning
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Evening
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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—21/12/2015
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:15
  Thinking Allowed—Chess worlds, Competitive entrepreneurs
  Laurie Taylor looks at chess communities and the competitive culture of the self-made men.(R)
3. 00:45
  Bells on Sunday—20/12/2015
  Bells from the High Cathedral of Saints Peter and Mary, Cologne, Germany.(R)
4. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—21/12/2015
  The latest shipping forecast.
5. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—21/12/2015
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
6. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—21/12/2015
  The latest shipping forecast.
7. 05:30
  News Briefing—21/12/2015
  News from BBC Radio 4.
8. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—21/12/2015
  A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Cardinal Vincent Nichols.
9. 05:45
  Farming Today—Flooding Clear Up
  The farmers clearing up after the floods.
10. 05:56
  Weather—21/12/2015
  The latest weather forecast for farmers.
11. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Asian Koel
  Michael Palin presents the Asian koel's arrival to an Indian orchard.(R)
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Today—21/12/2015
  Morning news. Includes Sports Desk; Weather; Thought for the Day.
2. 09:00
  Start the Week—Space Survival and Exploration
  Andrew Marr with Kevin Fong, Martin Rees, Carole Haswell and Stephen Baxter.
3. 09:45
  Daily Service—21/12/2015
  From Northern Ireland - The day of the Lord: Reading: 1 Thessalonians 5: 1-11.
4. 10:00
  Woman's Hour—Lucy van Pelt, Baroness Verma, Homelessness, Little Green Dress, Memory
  Lucy van Pelt, Baroness Verma, homelessness, Little Green Dress, Memory.
5. 10:45
  15 Minute Drama—I Am the Very Model of a Modern Major General, A Man of Jollity
  1/5It is 1877, and Gilbert and Sullivan cast comedian George Grossmith in their new opera.
6. 11:00
  The Disused Chapel on the Cornish Skyline
  Petroc Trelawny on Cornwall's disused chapels and the changing identity of the county
7. 11:30
  The Missing Hancocks—Series 2, The Trial of Father Christmas
  5/5The Anthony Hancock Strolling Players with a cautionary tale of Christmas as it might be.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  News Headlines; Shipping Forecast—21/12/2015
  National and international news and the shipping forecast.
2. 12:04
  Home Front—21 December 1915 - Florrie Wilson (Season 6 start)
  Folkestone begins to recover from a major landslide and the Wilsons develop little rituals
3. 12:15
  You and Yours—Space tourism, Solar subsidies, Loneliness in Japan
  The man who has bought a ticket into space: when will tourists take off?
4. 12:57
  Weather—21/12/2015
  The latest weather forecast.
5. 13:00
  World at One—21/12/2015
  Rigorous analysis of news and current affairs, presented by Mark Mardell.
6. 13:45
  Roger Law: Art and Seoul—21/12/2015
  Roger Law discovers how Korean potters became so skilled at ceramics.
7. 14:00
  The Archers—20/12/2015
  It is a big day for Eddie.(R)
8. 14:15
  Drama on 4—Joseph Wilde - Wildsong
  A drama of estranged brothers, with music created from the sounds of the Somerset Levels.(R)
9. 15:00
  Round Britain Quiz—Programme 10, 2015
  Tom Sutcliffe chairs another contest of lateral thinking and cryptic connections.
10. 15:30
  The Food Programme—No Mere Trifle
  Tim Hayward discovers the secret underground culture of 'dirty trifle'.(R)
11. 16:00
  My Life on Paper
  Jane Godber explores the UCAS personal statement - how close to the truth is it?(R)
12. 16:30
  Beyond Belief—Yule
  Ernie Rea and guests explore the pagan origins of Christmas.
13. 17:00
  PM—21/12/2015
  News interviews, context and analysis.
14. 17:54
  Shipping Forecast—21/12/2015
  The latest shipping forecast.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—21/12/2015 Blatter and Platini get 8 year bans
  Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini get 8 year bans after an ethics enquiry
2. 18:30
  I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue—Series 64, Episode 4
  4/6Jack Dee, Tim Brooke-Taylor, Barry Cryer and Graeme Garden are joined by Sandi Toksvig.
3. 19:00
  The Archers—21/12/2015
  David feels vulnerable.
4. 19:15
  Front Row—Tony Jordan and Ron Howard, plus Kurt Masur remembered
  Arts news, interviews and reviews with guests Tony Jordan and Ron Howard.
5. 19:45
  15 Minute Drama—I Am the Very Model of a Modern Major General, A Man of Jollity
  1/5It is 1877, and Gilbert and Sullivan cast comedian George Grossmith in their new opera.(R)
6. 20:00
  The Philosopher's Arms—Series 5, Hate Speech
  The Philosopher's Arms asks whether speech can harm.
7. 20:30
  Crossing Continents—Cambodia: Trust Me, I'm not a Doctor
  The risks people take in rural Cambodia to get basic healthcare.(R)
8. 21:00
  Putting Science to Work—Air Pollution
  Jim Al-Khalili and three scientists tackle air pollution from dirty vehicle emissions.(R)
9. 21:30
  Start the Week—Space Survival and Exploration
  Andrew Marr with Kevin Fong, Martin Rees, Carole Haswell and Stephen Baxter.(R)
10. 21:58
  Weather—21/12/2015
  Weather information.
11. 22:00
  The World Tonight—March of anti-austerity parties in Europe
  Yanis Varoufakis on Podemos gains in the Spanish election.
12. 22:45
  Book at Bedtime—A Snow Garden and Other Stories, A Faraway Smell of Lemon
  1/5It is almost Christmas, but Binny is struggling to find her festive spirit.
13. 23:00
  Mastertapes—Series 5, Georgie Fame (the A Side)
  Georgie Fame talks to John Wilson about his 1963 album, 'Rhythm & Blues At The Flamingo'
14. 23:30
  Stepping Stones—Stick by the Sea: A Childhood Tale
  1/5Piers Plowright returns to the small Welsh village he was evacuated to during World War II(R)
15. 23:45
  Today in Parliament—21/12/2015
  Sean Curran reports from Westminster.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—22/12/2015
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Book of the Week—The Man Who Made Things Out of Trees, Episode 1
  1/5Robert Penn begins his search for the perfect tree in woodland near his South Wales home.(R)
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—22/12/2015
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—22/12/2015
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—22/12/2015
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—22/12/2015
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—22/12/2015
  A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Cardinal Vincent Nichols.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—Payment priority for flood-hit farmers, Farming Today Cow TB test, Poinsettia
  Six hundred flood hit farmers will have their annual support payment claims fast-tracked.
9. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Ostrich
  Michael Palin presents the avian record breaking ostrich in the Kalahari Desert(R)

Tuesday 22 December 2015