BBC Radio 4 LW Schedule Wednesday 22 February 2017

LW Schedule

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—22/02/2017
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Book of the Week—Deaths of the Poets, The Names of the Bridges
  2/5The authors explore the lives - and suicides - of John Berryman and Sylvia Plath.(R)
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—22/02/2017
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—22/02/2017
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—22/02/2017
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—22/02/2017
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—22/02/2017
  A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with Alison Murdoch.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—NFU Conference 2017
  Farming Today reports from the first NFU Conference since the Brexit vote.
9. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Great Black-backed Gull
  Michaela Strachan presents the story and sound of the great black-backed gull.(R)
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Today—22/02/2017
  Including Yesterday in Parliament, Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
2. 08:31
  Yesterday in Parliament—22/02/2017
  Susan Hulme reports from Westminster.
3. 09:00
  Midweek—Patrick Stewart; Shappi Khorsandi; Oscar Duke; Mischa Pearson.
  Actor Sir Patrick Stewart and comedian and writer Shappi Khorsandi join Libby Purves.
4. 09:44
  Daily Service—22/02/2017
  Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music, led by the Rev Janet Wootton.
5. 10:00
  Woman's Hour—Is pink being redefined by fashion? Siblings and the care of elderly parents; Aid workers and sexual violence
  Pink's in fashion for men & women; siblings and sharing the care of their elderly parents.
6. 10:41
  44 Scotland Street—Series 4, Episode 3
  3/5Unexpected travel and adventures are in store for Irene Pollok.
7. 10:55
  The Listening Project—Michael and Shrivatsa - 50 Years of Yearning (in 5 Minutes)
  Friends reflect on film-making, poetry and the Isle of Innisfree.
8. 11:00
  The Philosopher's Arms—Series 6, Cake or Biscuit?
  Is a Jaffa Cake a cake or a biscuit? One for the pub with both beer and philosophy.(R)
9. 11:30
  Simon Evans Goes to Market—Series 1, Gold
  3/4Simon looks at why we buy and sell gold all around the world.(R)
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  News Headlines; Shipping Forecast—22/02/2017
  National and international news and the shipping forecast.
2. 12:04
  Witness History—The End of Apartheid
  Adriaan Vlok was in charge of the police in apartheid-era South Africa.
3. 12:15
  You and Yours—Phantom Uber journeys, Pay-per-bid auctions, Working with arthritis
  Consumer news, including the Uber users charged for taxi journeys they never made.
4. 12:57
  Weather—22/02/2017
  The latest weather forecast.
5. 13:00
  World at One—22/02/2017
  Analysis of news and current affairs.
6. 13:45
  The Untold—Missing: Episode 3
  Grace Dent tells the story of one woman's search to find her missing partner.
7. 14:00
  The Archers—21/02/2017
  Roy is taken by surprise.(R)
8. 14:15
  Drama on 4—A World Elsewhere: The Return
  Rida, a radicalised Glasgow Asian teenager, returns from Syria. What will her fate be?
9. 15:00
  Money Box—Money Box Live: Disability and self-employment
  Does self-employment offer a good option for people with disabilities?
10. 15:30
  Inside Health—Vitamin D, Air Ambulance blood trial, Phantom limb pain, Sitting-rising test
  Topics include Vitamin D, an air ambulance blood trial and phantom limb pain.(R)
11. 16:00
  Thinking Allowed—Platform Capitalism
  Laurie Taylor explores platform capitalism - its origins, meaning and future.
12. 16:30
  The Media Show—A celebration of Steve Hewlett, presenter of The Media Show
  Steve Hewlett: journalist, editor and presenter of The Media Show.
13. 17:00
  PM—22/02/2017
  Coverage and analysis of the day's news.
14. 17:54
  Shipping Forecast—22/02/2017
  The latest shipping forecast.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—22/02/2017 Fiance convicted of author's murder
  Ian Stewart killed Helen Bailey so he could have her £4 million fortune.
2. 18:30
  It's Jocelyn—Series 2, Dumped
  1/4Jocelyn Jee Esien returns with another series of sketches. Featuring Paul Whitehouse.
3. 19:00
  The Archers—22/02/2017
  Kenton enacts his scheme.
4. 19:15
  Front Row—David Tennant, second novels, Brits and Oscars - who are they for?
  David Tennant on Broadchurch, Britain's favourite second novel and are awards irrelevant?
5. 19:45
  44 Scotland Street—Series 4, Episode 3
  3/5Unexpected travel and adventures are in store for Irene Pollok.(R)
6. 20:00
  Moral Maze—The Morality of Fake News
  Michael Buerk chairs a debate on the morality of fake news.
7. 20:45
  Four Thought—Capturing Moonlight
  Astrid Alben explains how art and science together can explain phenomena like moonlight.
8. 21:00
  Costing the Earth—Black Gold in Paradise
  Oil exploration has begun in the most biodiverse place on earth. Tom Heap investigates.(R)
9. 21:30
  Midweek—Patrick Stewart; Shappi Khorsandi; Oscar Duke; Mischa Pearson.
  Actor Sir Patrick Stewart and comedian and writer Shappi Khorsandi join Libby Purves.(R)
10. 21:58
  Weather—22/02/2017
  Weather information.
11. 22:00
  The World Tonight—London's Metropolitan Police gets first female boss
  Cressida Dick is named the first female Metropolitan Police Commissioner.
12. 22:45
  The Underground Railroad—Episode 3
  3/10The runaways take on new identities and begin a new life across the state line.
13. 23:00
  Tim Key's Poetry Programme—Series 3, Sleep
  5/6Tim Key takes a comic look at the concept of sleep, through the medium of poetry.(R)
14. 23:15
  Helen Keen's It Is Rocket Science—Series 3, Episode 3
  3/4A funny but factually accurate look at the unacknowledged geniuses of the science world.(R)
15. 23:30
  Today in Parliament—22/02/2017
  Susan Hulme reports from Westminster.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—23/02/2017
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Book of the Week—Deaths of the Poets, Poet Interrupted
  3/5The authors explore the lives - and deaths - of Stevie Smith and Louis MacNeice.(R)
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—23/02/2017
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—23/02/2017
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—23/02/2017
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—23/02/2017
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—23/02/2017
  A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with Alison Murdoch.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—Halal and stunning livestock; Green Party vision for farming post-Brexit; Business Rates
  Charlotte Smith asks whether the killing of animals without stunning can be humane.
9. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Common Gull
  Michaela Strachan presents the story and sound of the common gull.(R)

Thursday 23 February 2017