BBC Radio 4 LW Schedule Wednesday 26 September 2018

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Evening
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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—26/09/2018
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  The Spy and the Traitor by Ben Macintyre—2. MI6's Lucky Break
  2/5M16 gets a lucky break.(R)
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—26/09/2018
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—26/09/2018
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—26/09/2018
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—26/09/2018
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—New Opportunities
  A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Miriam Swaffield
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—No-deal Brexit papers 'a grisly prospect for the UK food and farming industry'
  The Food and Drink Federation reacts to the government's no-deal Brexit planning papers.
9. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Nigel Bean on the Water Rail
  Wildlife cameraman Nigel Bean on the water rail for Tweet of the Day.(R)
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Today—26/09/2018
  Including Yesterday in Parliament, Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
2. 09:00
  The Sound Odyssey—Series 1, Kojey Radical travels to Ghana
  Gemma Cairney takes Kojey Radical to Ghana, West Africa for a musical collaboration.
3. 09:30
  Off air
  Programmes will resume at 09:44
4. 09:44
  The Questionnaire—Series 1, Politics and Social Class
  Alan Dein asks five families revealing questions about politics and social class.(R)
5. 09:45
  Daily Service—Inspired by... nature
  Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music, led by Fr Andrew Martlew.
6. 10:00
  Woman's Hour—Lucy Stone, Baby death, Financial abuse, Gloves
  Elle Wright explains why it is important to speak about the experience of losing a baby.
7. 10:41
  Get Carter: The Bloody Chamber—Wolf-Alice
  3/5A young girl found in a wolf's den goes to work for a dreadful patron.
8. 10:55
  The Listening Project—Jayne and Joe - This Constant War Within
  A cleft palate is only a problem if people perceive it as such.
9. 11:00
  Insecure Overachievers
  How personal insecurity is used to drive exceptional performance in elite City workplaces.(R)
10. 11:30
  Zoe Lyons: Passport Paddy—The Past
  1/2Amid Brexit, Zoe Lyons grabs a new Irish passport and explores history and identity.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  News Headlines; Shipping Forecast—26/09/2018
  The latest national, international news and shipping forecast from BBC Radio 4.
2. 12:04
  Home Front—26 September 1918 - Phyllis Marshall
  Somewhere in the North Downs, Phyllis and Johnnie are still quite far from Folkestone.
3. 12:15
  You and Yours—PPI error, Fashion waste, Cleaning influencers
  Thousands of PPI claimants may have been misled by their bank, plus excess fashion stock.
4. 12:57
  Weather—26/09/2018
  The latest weather forecast.
5. 13:00
  World at One—26/09/2018
  Analysis of news and current affairs, presented by Mark Mardell.
6. 13:45
  Doorstep Daughter—Doubts and Deliberations
  Two very different families join together to raise a baby - and change each others' lives.
7. 14:00
  The Archers—25/09/2018
  Freddie considers his options.(R)
8. 14:15
  Brief Lives—Series 10, Episode 1
  Frank has a knotty case.
9. 15:00
  Money Box—The Cost of Starting a Sports Club
  How to manage a cash flow to ensure a new club survives for the future
10. 15:30
  Inside Health—Stroke man recovers speech, Apple watch and ECGs, Newborn heel prick test
  How one stroke robbed a man of speech and four years later another stroke brought it back(R)
11. 16:00
  Thinking Allowed—Creativity
  Creativity re-examined. Has it become a meaningless buzz word for our times?
12. 16:30
  The Media Show—How journalism exposed an atrocity
  A BBC team uncovered the truth behind a video the Cameroon government called fake news.
13. 17:00
  PM—26/09/2018
  Interviews, context and analysis.
14. 17:54
  Shipping Forecast—26/09/2018
  The latest shipping forecast.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—26/09/2018 Corbyn tells Labour conference he is ready to govern
  Jeremy Corbyn has outlined his vision for a transformed Britain under a Labour government
2. 18:30
  Rob Newman—Rob Newman's Total Eclipse of Descartes, The Music of the Chromosomes
  3/4Rob navigates the wonders and pitfalls of genetics and internationalism.
3. 19:00
  The Archers—26/09/2018
  It's all change for Tom.
4. 19:15
  Front Row—The Goodies, Holst's The Planets at 100, Debris Stevenson
  Tim Brooke-Taylor, Graeme Garden and Bill Oddie look back at their 70s cult comedy series
5. 19:45
  Get Carter: The Bloody Chamber—Wolf-Alice
  3/5A young girl found in a wolf's den goes to work for a dreadful patron.(R)
6. 20:00
  Decision Time—The Next Financial Meltdown
  One decade on since the great crash, are we prepared for another financial meltdown?
7. 20:45
  Four Thought—Rediscovering Human Connections
  Julia Unwin asks if we have lost the human touch in a world of automation.
8. 21:00
  Costing the Earth—Fertility and the Environment
  Jheni Osman asks what environmental factors may be affecting human and animal fertility.
9. 21:30
  The Sound Odyssey—Series 1, Kojey Radical travels to Ghana
  Gemma Cairney takes Kojey Radical to Ghana, West Africa for a musical collaboration.(R)
10. 22:00
  The World Tonight—Skripal suspect's 'real identity' allegedly revealed
  A investigative website says the Novichok suspect is a Russian colonel decorated by Putin.
11. 22:45
  Book at Bedtime—The Silence of the Girls, Episode 3
  An old man arrives in camp. The Greeks gather to hear what he has to say.
12. 23:00
  Woof—True Tales of Romance and Failure, Much Loved Son and Fantasist
  4/4Bittersweet stories written and performed by Chris Neill with Martin Hyder and Isy Suttie.
13. 23:15
  Litter from America—Series 1, Richard Schiff
  The West Wing star Richard Schiff presents a tour of his life and dreams.(R)
14. 23:30
  Making History—Rage Against The Machine
  Helen Castor on history's forerunners of today's concerns about housing and technology.(R)
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—27/09/2018
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  The Spy and the Traitor by Ben Macintyre—3. London Calling
  3/5London calls in the double-agent drama.(R)
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—27/09/2018
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—27/09/2018
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—27/09/2018
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—27/09/2018
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—The Greenhouse of Growing Up
  A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Miriam Swaffield.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—Compensation for Culled Cows, Rural Broadband, HS2 Payments, Potatoes
  Charlotte Smith asks if farmers have been unfairly claiming compensation for culled cows.
9. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Golden Plover
  Martin Hughes-Games presents the golden plover.

Thursday 27 September 2018