BBC Radio 4 LW Schedule Monday 24 September 2018

LW Schedule

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—24/09/2018
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:15
  Thinking Allowed—Post-Truth
  Post-truth - what is it and how did we get to this point?
3. 00:45
  Bells on Sunday—St Leonard, Bledington in Gloucestershire
  The bells of the Parish Church of St Leonard, Bledington in Gloucestershire.(R)
4. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—24/09/2018
  The latest shipping forecast.
5. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—24/09/2018
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
6. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—24/09/2018
  The latest shipping forecast.
7. 05:30
  News Briefing—24/09/2018
  News from BBC Radio 4.
8. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—First Impressions
  A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Miriam Swaffield.
9. 05:45
  Farming Today—Wales shooting ban, Mechanical Kelp Harvesting, Youth in the countryside
  National Resources Wales has banned the shooting of pheasants on public land.
10. 05:56
  Weather—24/09/2018
  The latest weather forecast for farmers.
11. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Starling
  David Attenborough presents the starling.(R)
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Today—24/09/2018
  News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
2. 09:00
  Off air
  Programmes will resume at 09:44
3. 09:44
  Start the Week—From Ubermensch to Superman
  William Boyd, Sue Prideaux, Adena Jacobs and Peter Biskind with Amol Rajan.
4. 09:45
  Daily Service—Inspired by... stories
  Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music, led by the Rev Steven Benson.
5. 10:00
  Woman's Hour—Ruth Davidson, Grand Dishes, What is Consent?
  Politician Ruth Davidson on her own challenges and life lessons from groundbreaking women
6. 10:45
  Get Carter: The Bloody Chamber—The Bloody Chamber
  1/5When a young pianist marries a wealthy aristocrat she discovers a grisly secret.
7. 11:00
  Data Stream Day
  Radio 4 becomes art in a unique blending of creativity and technology.
8. 11:30
  Believe It!—Series 4, Meal
  4/4Richard decides to invite his friends to the meal of a lifetime.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  News Headlines; Shipping Forecast—24/09/2018
  The latest national, international news and shipping forecast from BBC Radio 4.
2. 12:04
  Home Front—24 September 1918 - Adam Wilson (Season 15 start)
  In Folkestone, Adam is steaming towards the harbour.
3. 12:15
  You and Yours—Council loans, Online fashion, Pig farming
  High interest council loans, online fashion, and pig farming
4. 12:57
  Weather—24/09/2018
  The latest weather forecast.
5. 13:00
  World at One—24/09/2018
  Analysis of news and current affairs, presented by Mark Mardell.
6. 13:45
  Doorstep Daughter—The Handover
  Two very different families join together to raise a baby - and change each others' lives.
7. 14:00
  The Archers—23/09/2018
  Shula attempts to bring the family together(R)
8. 14:15
  Drama on 4—Jennifer Schlueter - North
  Samuel West plays Antoine de Saint-Exupéry in a mesmerising encounter with Anne Lindbergh.(R)
9. 15:00
  Counterpoint—Series 32, Heat 8, 2018
  Paul Gambaccini chairs the wide-ranging music quiz.
10. 15:30
  The Food Programme—Stories for a harvest moon
  Stories of harvest from around the UK to celebrate the autumn equinox.(R)
11. 16:00
  Art of Now—The Joy of Text
  Artist Bob and Roberta Smith examines how text and language are used in art.
12. 16:30
  The Digital Human—Series 15, Jigsaw
  Aleks Krotoski discovers how the information others have about you affects your life.
13. 17:00
  PM—24/09/2018
  Interviews, context and analysis.
14. 17:54
  Shipping Forecast—24/09/2018
  The latest shipping forecast.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—24/09/2018 An inquiry into a contaminated blood scandal has begun
  A public inquiry has heard from victims of the "worst treatment scandal" in NHS history
2. 18:30
  Just a Minute—Series 82, Episode 8
  How hard can it be to talk for 60 seconds with no hesitation, repetition or deviation?
3. 19:00
  The Archers—24/09/2018
  Elizabeth fears the worst
4. 19:15
  Front Row—Glenn Close in The Wife, Little Women in 2018
  New Glenn Close film, Little Women in 2018, composer Jocelyn Pook, Chas Hodges remembered
5. 19:45
  Get Carter: The Bloody Chamber—The Bloody Chamber
  1/5When a young pianist marries a wealthy aristocrat she discovers a grisly secret.(R)
6. 20:00
  Insecure Overachievers
  How personal insecurity is used to drive exceptional performance in elite City workplaces.
7. 20:30
  Crossing Continents—Generation Identity
  Simon Cox investigates a new far right youth organisation in Europe, Generation Identity.(R)
8. 21:00
  Natural Histories—Penguin
  Penguins and us: from engaging funny figures to sentinels of change.(R)
9. 21:30
  Start the Week—From Ubermensch to Superman
  William Boyd, Sue Prideaux, Adena Jacobs and Peter Biskind with Amol Rajan.
10. 22:00
  The World Tonight—Labour promises more power to workers
  The shadow chancellor says a future Labour government would give workers more of a say.
11. 22:45
  Book at Bedtime—The Silence of the Girls, Episode 1
  A brilliant and, at times, brutal retelling of Homer's The Iliad.
12. 23:00
  Word of Mouth—Give 'em an inch... imperial and metric
  Michael Rosen and Laura Wright talk to Rob Eastaway about imperial and metric measurements(R)
13. 23:30
  Making History—Jazz in the Trenches, Woad, Notting Hill Carnival
  Tom Holland considers jazz in the trenches and the women behind the Notting Hill Carnival.(R)
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—25/09/2018
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  The Spy and the Traitor by Ben Macintyre—1. Disaffection
  1/5Ben Macintyre’s book about the Cold War and a KGB double agent(R)
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—25/09/2018
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—25/09/2018
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—25/09/2018
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—25/09/2018
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—Empty Nest
  A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Miriam Swaffield
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—Diversity in agriculture, wildflower farming, food waste initiative, young farmers
  Michael Gove commits to supporting more diversity in agricultural and rural communities.
9. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Paul Evans on the Raven
  Paul Evans encounters a pair of ravens.(R)

Tuesday 25 September 2018