BBC Radio 4 LW Schedule Thursday 3 October 2019

LW Schedule

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Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—03/10/2019
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4
2. 00:30
  Margaret Thatcher: Herself Alone—Episode 3
  Margaret Thatcher's final years in power are examined in Charles Moore's third biography.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—03/10/2019
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—03/10/2019
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—03/10/2019
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—03/10/2019
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—03/10/2019
  With George Craig, a Methodist local preacher in Cardiff
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—03/10/19: Northern Ireland trade post-Brexit, Seasonal workers, Flooded farms
  Charlotte Smith and trade expert Dmitry Grozoubinski discuss Boris Johnson's Brexit plan.
9. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Morepork
  Liz Bonnin presents the morepork or Ru-Ru, New Zealand's only surviving native owl.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Today—03/10/2019
  News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
2. 08:31
  Yesterday in Parliament—03/10/2019
  News, views and features on yesterday's stories in Parliament
3. 09:00
  In Our Time—Dorothy Hodgkin
  Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the winner of the 1964 Nobel Prize in Chemistry
4. 09:45
  Daily Service—03/10/2019 The promise of Salvation
  Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music led by Fr Michael Hall.
5. 10:00
  Woman's Hour—Women's pension ruling, young undocumented migrants, stillbirth
  Ruling on women's pension age, experiences of young undocumented migrants, stillbirths.
6. 10:45
  Cry Babies—Series 1, 4. Together
  4/5Bea feedbacks to Sally about their last meeting.
7. 11:00
  From Our Own Correspondent—No Love Lost
  The trade dispute in Asia dividing two of the world's richest countries.
8. 11:30
  Art of Now—Rwanda's Returnees
  Artists from Rwanda’s diaspora are returning. Dr Zoe Norridge explores why.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  News Headlines; Shipping Forecast—03/10/2019
  The latest national and international news headlines, followed by the shipping forecast.
2. 12:04
  The Testaments—Episode 14
  Margaret Atwood’s powerful and much-anticipated sequel to The Handmaid’s Tale.
3. 12:18
  You and Yours—Crayfish, School buses, Mystery phone charges
  Why we should be eating more crayfish.
4. 12:57
  Weather—03/10/2019
  The latest weather forecast
5. 13:00
  World at One—03/10/2019
  News, analysis and comment from BBC Radio 4.
6. 13:45
  The Art of Innovation—Capturing Time
  Ian Blatchford and Tilly Blyth on freezing time in a speeding up world.
7. 14:00
  The Archers—02/10/2019
  Jennifer finds herself in trouble
8. 14:15
  Drama on 4—Song and Dance
  Award-winning writer Barney Norris's poignant drama about grief, friendship and survival
9. 15:00
  Ramblings—Walking The Pipe in Shropshire
  Clare Balding walks part of the Elan Valley water pipeline that runs into Birmingham
10. 15:27
  Radio 4 Appeal—SafeHands
  Jane Garvey makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of the charity SafeHands
11. 15:30
  Open Book—Dana Czapnik, Black Death novels, Imani Perry on Corregidora
  Dana Czapnik discusses her debut novel The Falconer.
12. 16:00
  The Film Programme—Walter Murch on Apocalypse Now
  Editor Walter Murch takes Antonia Quirke on a journey to the heart of Apocalypse Now.
13. 16:30
  BBC Inside Science—HIV protective gene paper retraction, Imaging ancient Herculaneum scrolls, Bill Bryson's The Body
  HIV protective gene paper retraction, imaging Herculaneum scrolls, Bill Bryson's The Body.
14. 17:00
  PM—03/10/2019
  Afternoon news and current affairs programme.
15. 17:54
  Shipping Forecast—03/10/2019
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—03/10/2019 Brussels reacts to Brexit proposals
  UK's Brexit negotiator is in Brussels for talks about Boris Johnson's new proposals.
2. 18:30
  Alexei Sayle's Imaginary Sandwich Bar—Series 3, Kings of Comedy
  4/4Alexei Sayle delivers a mixture of stand-up, memoir and philosophy.
3. 19:00
  The Archers—03/10/2019
  Lilian fears the worst
4. 19:15
  Front Row—Debbie Harry, the Portraits of Gauguin, the best political podcasts
  Debbie Harry on her life and career and her new memoir, Face It
5. 19:45
  Cry Babies—Series 1, 4. Together
  4/5Bea feedbacks to Sally about their last meeting.
6. 20:00
  The Briefing Room—Trump, Ukraine and impeachment
  What's the Trump impeachment inquiry about?
7. 20:30
  In Business—How Politics Broke Up with Business
  Why have politicians gone from cosying up to business to turning a deaf ear?
8. 21:00
  BBC Inside Science—HIV protective gene paper retraction, Imaging ancient Herculaneum scrolls, Bill Bryson's The Body
  HIV protective gene paper retraction, imaging Herculaneum scrolls, Bill Bryson's The Body.
9. 21:30
  In Our Time—Dorothy Hodgkin
  Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the winner of the 1964 Nobel Prize in Chemistry
10. 22:00
  The World Tonight—President Trump calls on China to investigate Joe Biden
  President Trump calls on China to investigate the business dealings of Joe Biden.
11. 22:45
  The Testaments—Episode 14
  Margaret Atwood’s powerful and much-anticipated sequel to The Handmaid’s Tale.
12. 23:00
  Agendum—Series 2, Timebomb
  2/4Current affairs parody and stupidly feasible visit to the 24-hour Hall of Opinion Mirrors.
13. 23:30
  Today in Parliament—03/10/2019
  News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—04/10/2019
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4
2. 00:30
  Margaret Thatcher: Herself Alone—Episode 4
  The third volume in Charles Moore's definitive biography of Margaret Thatcher.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—04/10/2019
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—04/10/2019
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—04/10/2019
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—04/10/2019
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—04/10/2019
  With George Craig, a Methodist local preacher in Cardiff
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—04/10/2019: Northern Irish and Welsh farmers on Brexit, State of Nature report, Green Party conference
  Northern Irish farmers react to the latest Brexit deal proposals on the border in Ireland.
9. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Sarah Harris on the Blackbird
  Sarah Harris recalls the excitement of watching clouds of migrating blackbirds arrive.

Friday 4 October 2019