BBC Radio 4 LW Schedule Monday 24 October 2016

LW Schedule

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Morning
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Evening
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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—24/10/2016
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:15
  Thinking Allowed—House of Commons - Voting and Inequality
  Laurie Taylor hears about the hidden workings of Parliament. Also, voting and inequality.(R)
3. 00:45
  Bells on Sunday—All Saints Church, Allesley
  Church bells from All Saints Church, Allesley.(R)
4. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—24/10/2016
  The latest shipping forecast.
5. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—24/10/2016
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
6. 04:45
  Test Match Special—Bangladesh v England: First Test, Chittagong - Day 5
  Commentary on day five of the first Test between Bangladesh and England, from Chittagong.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Today—24/10/2016
  News and current affairs. Includes Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
2. 09:00
  Start the Week—Microbes, Genes and Human Endeavour
  Andrew Marr with Ed Yong, Adam Rutherford, Jonathan Maitland and Felicity Aston.
3. 09:45
  Daily Service—24/10/2016
  Christian worship with a bible reading, prayer and music, led by the Rev Dr Bert Tosh.
4. 10:00
  Woman's Hour—LeAnn Rimes
  LeAnn Rimes performs her new single, plus the Woman's Hour Power List 2016.
5. 10:45
  The Pillow Book—Series 9, Episode 1
  1/5The death of the lord chancellor threatens the security of Shonagon's position at court.
6. 11:00
  The Untold—The Man the Lions Love to Hate
  Head keeper Mark Godwin has a problem - an animal problem.
7. 11:30
  Lemn Sissay's Origin Stories—4. The Dark Side
  4/4Lemn examines where he let himself do the wrong thing, and how he has tried to make amends
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  News Headlines; Shipping Forecast—24/10/2016
  National and international news and the shipping forecast.
2. 12:04
  The Listening Project—The Listening Project: Referendum Tales, Experts and Opinions
  Conversations about the impact of the EU referendum on the lives of UK citizens.
3. 12:15
  You and Yours—Solar Power, Free-range Eggs and Mattress Recycling
  Winifred Robinson looks at life for a free-range hen and how to recycle your old mattress.
4. 12:57
  Weather—24/10/2016
  The latest weather forecast.
5. 13:00
  World at One—24/10/2016
  Analysis of news and current affairs.
6. 13:45
  The Pursuit of Power—The Newly Elected Mayor
  Marvin Rees, the newly elected mayor of Bristol, explains what it means to be in charge.
7. 14:00
  The Archers—23/10/2016
  Alice has a job on her hands.(R)
8. 14:15
  Blood, Sex and Money by Emile Zola—Season 3 - Money, 3. Trapped
  3/9Final season of the Rougon-Macquart Novels. Starring Glenda Jackson
9. 15:00
  Quote... Unquote—Dan Antopolski, Janet Ellis, Kirsty Lang and John Sergeant
  Nigel Rees quizzes Dan Antopolski, Janet Ellis, Kirsty Lang and John Sergeant.
10. 15:30
  The Food Programme—Terra Madre Part 2: A Global Food Gathering
  From ancient Egyptian bread to Native American food, Dan Saladino reports from Terra Madre(R)
11. 16:00
  Short Cuts—Series 10, Wild Youth
  2/8Josie Long hears tales of wild youth: first love, sibling rivalry and dangerous encounters
12. 16:30
  The Digital Human—Series 10, Traces
  Aleks Krotoski explores whether it's true that, 'I'm recorded, therefore I am'.
13. 17:00
  PM—24/10/2016
  Eddie Mair with interviews, context and analysis.
14. 17:54
  Shipping Forecast—24/10/2016
  The latest shipping forecast.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—24/10/2016
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 18:30
  The Unbelievable Truth—Series 17, Episode 4
  4/6Comedians try to smuggle truths past their opponents in David Mitchell's comedy game.
3. 19:00
  The Archers—24/10/2016
  Pat defends Tony.
4. 19:15
  Front Row—Jude Law, Paul Nash, The National Centre for the Written Word, New, but always old, ballet
  Jude Law as pope; painter Paul Nash; The Word; do ballet stories always have to be old?
5. 19:45
  The Pillow Book—Series 9, Episode 1
  1/5The death of the lord chancellor threatens the security of Shonagon's position at court.(R)
6. 20:00
  Searching for Tobias
  Eight years after she first met him in Mississippi, Chloe Hadjimatheou searches for Tobias
7. 20:30
  Analysis—The Myth of Mobs
  David Edmonds asks social psychologists about the psychology of crowds.
8. 21:00
  Natural Histories—Honeyguide
  Brett Westwood tells the singular story of the African bird that leads people to honey.(R)
9. 21:30
  Start the Week—Microbes, Genes and Human Endeavour
  Andrew Marr with Ed Yong, Adam Rutherford, Jonathan Maitland and Felicity Aston.(R)
10. 21:58
  Weather—24/10/2016
  Weather information.
11. 22:00
  The World Tonight—Massive corporate merger comes under political fire
  Trump, Clinton, and congress all question the AT and T tie-up with Time Warner.
12. 22:45
  Book at Bedtime—Cookie Jar by Stephen King, Peculiar Childhood
  1/3When a boy asks for a story, his great-grandfather tells him about his own mother's life
13. 23:00
  Word of Mouth—Susie Dent on Language
  Michael Rosen talks to Countdown's Susie Dent about her love of words and language.(R)
14. 23:30
  Today in Parliament—24/10/2016
  Sean Curran reports from Westminster. A report on UK help for child refugees from Calais.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—25/10/2016
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Alan Bennett - Keeping On Keeping On—2005
  1/10Alan Bennett reads extracts from his diaries.(R)
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—25/10/2016
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—25/10/2016
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—25/10/2016
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—25/10/2016
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—25/10/2016
  A reading and a reflection to start the day with Canon Jenny Wigley.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—OECD Report, Northern Irish Farming Plan, Crop Science
  An OECD report says subsidies are skewing global agricultural trade.
9. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Australian Magpie
  Sir David Attenborough presents the Australian magpie.(R)

Tuesday 25 October 2016