BBC Radio 4 LW Schedule Sunday 20 October 2019

LW Schedule

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Evening
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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—20/10/2019
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4
2. 00:30
  Short Works—Tide Witch by Jess Kidd
  A woman uncovers a mysterious artefact whilst renovating her new home.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—20/10/2019
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—20/10/2019
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—20/10/2019
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—20/10/2019
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Bells on Sunday—St Mary Ilmington in Warwickshire
  Bells on Sunday comes from St Mary Ilmington in Warwickshire.
8. 05:45
  Profile—Bernardine Evaristo
  Bernardine Evaristo is the first black British woman to win the Booker Prize.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  News Headlines—20/10/2019
  The latest national and international news headlines.
2. 06:05
  Yesterday in Parliament—20/10/2019
  Parliament holds its first Saturday sitting since 1982 to discuss Brexit.
3. 06:35
  Living World—Stone Curlew
  On a wet autumnal day Joanna Pinnock goes in search of the rare stone curlew in Wiltshire.
4. 06:57
  Weather—20/10/2019
  The latest weather forecast.
5. 07:00
  News and Papers—20/10/2019
  The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers.
6. 07:10
  Sunday—Westminster Abbey, Gay Sikhs and Gandhi Statue
  Religious news and current affairs programme presented by William Crawley.
7. 07:54
  Radio 4 Appeal—Royal Osteoporosis Society
  Christine Sharp makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of the Royal Osteoporosis Society.
8. 07:57
  Weather—20/10/2019
  The latest weather forecast.
9. 08:00
  News and Papers—20/10/2019
  The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers.
10. 08:10
  Sunday Worship—I am with you
  A service exploring the way Christians are supporting adult victims of modern slavery.
11. 08:48
  A Point of View—Down with political packages
  David Goodhart on the rise of new 'tribes' in British political life.
12. 08:58
  Tweet of the Day—Purple Sandpiper
  David Attenborough presents the purple sandpiper.
13. 09:00
  Broadcasting House—20/10/2019
  Paddy O'Connell brings news of the PM's letter to the EU requesting a Brexit extension.
14. 10:00
  The Archers Omnibus—20/10/2019
  Emotions run high at Grange Farm and the past returns to haunt Jennifer.
15. 11:15
  Desert Island Discs—Dame Glenys Stacey, former Chief Inspector of Probation
  Dame Glenys Stacey shares the soundtrack of her life with Lauren Laverne
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  News Headlines; Shipping Forecast—20/10/2019
  The latest national and international news headlines, followed by the shipping forecast.
2. 12:04
  The Museum of Curiosity—Series 14, Episode 3
  3/6John Lloyd and Bridget Christie with Ahir Shah, Dr Fern Riddell and Prof. Bobby Acharya.
3. 12:32
  The Food Programme—Could a food project from India solve the UK’s holiday hunger problem?
  Charity Akshaya Patra feed 1.76 million school children a day. Now it's coming to the UK.
4. 12:57
  Weather—20/10/2019
  The latest weather forecast
5. 13:00
  The World This Weekend—20/10/2019
  Global news and analysis, presented by Mark Mardell.
6. 13:30
  From Our Home Correspondent—20/10/2019
  Making cider, shrinking families, being non-binary, village newsletters, festival letters.
7. 14:00
  Gardeners' Question Time—Lincolnshire
  Kathy Clugston and the panel are in Lincolnshire.
8. 14:45
  The Listening Project Omnibus—Running Marathons, Rubik’s Cubing and Racism
  Three conversations about running the marathon, Rubik’s cubing and racism.
9. 15:00
  Drama on 4—Inspector Chen Novels, When Red Is Black
  Crime drama set in 1990s Shanghai. Chen investigates the murder of a dissident writer.
10. 16:00
  Open Book—Literary Norwich Special
  A visit to Norwich, England's first Unesco City of Literature
11. 16:30
  Poetry Please—Malika Booker
  Roger McGough talks to Malika Booker as she chooses her favourite poems.
12. 17:00
  File on 4 Investigates—Lost on the line: The county lines gangs recruiting girls
  Lost on the Line: The county lines drugs gangs recruiting girls
13. 17:40
  Profile—Bernardine Evaristo
  Bernardine Evaristo is the first black British woman to win the Booker Prize.
14. 17:54
  Shipping Forecast—20/10/2019
  The latest shipping forecast.
15. 17:57
  Weather—20/10/2019
  The latest weather forecast.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—20/10/2019 Ministers insist they can deliver Brexit deal by end of the month
  Government insists Brexit on track Double murder investigated in Milton Keynes
2. 18:15
  Pick of the Week—Jim Al-Khalili
  The best of BBC Radio this week with author and broadcaster Jim Al-Khalili.
3. 19:00
  The Archers—20/10/2019
  Tempers flare at Grange Farm.
4. 19:15
  Stand-Up Specials—Olga Koch: Fight
  Olga Koch gives us an insight into growing up in the Russian Federation
5. 19:45
  Stillicide—Episode 11: Letter
  11/12Anne-Marie Duff continues Cynan Jones' gripping series set in the very near future.
6. 20:00
  Feedback—18/10/2019
  The programme that holds the BBC to account on behalf of the radio audience.
7. 20:30
  Last Word—Alexei Leonov, Sally Soames, Kary Mullis, Reg Watson
  Matthew Bannister on a cosmonaut, a photographer, a biochemist and a producer
8. 21:00
  Money Box—How to give yourself a pay rise
  The coming of the self-sanctioned pay increase?
9. 21:25
  Radio 4 Appeal—Royal Osteoporosis Society
  Christine Sharp makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of the Royal Osteoporosis Society.
10. 21:30
  Analysis—A question of artefacts
  How should museums deal with contentious legacies?
11. 22:00
  Westminster Hour—20/10/2019
  Carolyn Quinn hosts Radio 4's Sunday night political discussion programme
12. 23:00
  The Film Programme—Singin' In The Rain (Reprise)
  Behind the scenes of Singin' In The Rain.
13. 23:30
  Art of Now—Tin Roof Symphony
  Take shelter from the storm, as rain comes down on the humble tin roof.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—21/10/2019
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:15
  Thinking Allowed—Serial killers
  Serial killers: the media and cultural response to these crimes.
3. 00:45
  Bells on Sunday—St Mary Ilmington in Warwickshire
  Bells on Sunday comes from St Mary Ilmington in Warwickshire.
4. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—21/10/2019
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
5. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—21/10/2019
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
6. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—21/10/2019
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
7. 05:30
  News Briefing—21/10/2019
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4.
8. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—21/10/2019
  Spiritual reflection to start the day with Rev Dr Alison Jack of New College, Edinburgh
9. 05:45
  Farming Today—21/10/19 Future of weed control; electric weeder; pink apples
  Challenges of weed control; testing out an electric weeder; the first British pink apples.
10. 05:56
  Weather—21/10/2019
  The latest weather forecast for farmers.
11. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Greenfinch
  David Attenborough presents the sounds and story of the greenfinch.

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