BBC Radio 4 LW Schedule Monday 4 November 2019

LW Schedule

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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—04/11/2019
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:15
  Thinking Allowed—Immortality - transhumanism
  Immortality and transhumanism
3. 00:45
  Bells on Sunday—The Parish Church of Our Lady and St Nicholas, Pier Head, in Liverpool
  Bells on Sunday comes from the Parish Church of Our Lady and St Nicholas, Liverpool
4. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—04/11/2019
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
5. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—04/11/2019
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
6. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—04/11/2019
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
7. 05:30
  News Briefing—04/11/2019
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4.
8. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—04/11/2019
  A spiritual comment and prayer to start the day with Canon Ann Easter
9. 05:45
  Farming Today—04/11/19 Scottish milk, mushrooms
  Dairy farmers in Scotland lose their milk contracts, closure of cheese plant, mushrooms.
10. 05:56
  Weather—04/11/2019
  The latest weather forecast for farmers.
11. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Paul Evans on the Merlin
  Writer Paul Evans reflects on the merlin.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Today—04/11/2019
  News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
2. 09:00
  Start the Week—Nobel Prize winner Esther Duflo
  Nobel prize-winner Esther Duflo, Julian Barnes and Richard Evans with Tom Sutcliffe.
3. 09:45
  Daily Service—04/11/2019 Leadership
  Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music, led by the Rev Clair Jaquiss.
4. 10:00
  Woman's Hour—Helen Mirren, Talking about abortion, Samantha Power
  Helen Mirren on equal pay and her new film, The Good Liar.
5. 10:45
  Tracks—Series 4: Indigo, Indigo: Episode Six
  6/10Part six of the conspiracy thriller by Matthew Broughton. Starring Romola Garai.
6. 11:00
  Journey of a Lifetime—Mountains, Mules and my Mum
  Redzi Bernard recreates her mother's journey to Lalibela in Ethiopia fifty years on
7. 11:30
  Loose Ends—Sir Trevor McDonald, Tricky, Jeff Goldblum & The Mildred Snitzer Orchestra, Tawiah, Emma Freud, Clive Anderson
  Clive Anderson and guests with an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  News Headlines; Shipping Forecast—04/11/2019
  The latest national and international news headlines, followed by the shipping forecast.
2. 12:04
  Bog Child—Episode 1
  1/10By Siobhan Dowd. Cutting peat in the bog, Fergus finds a body. Read by Finnian Garbutt.
3. 12:18
  You and Yours—Passwords, Digital Giving and Heraldry
  Has the tech world given up on passwords and if so what will we use to keep data safe?
4. 12:57
  Weather—04/11/2019
  The latest weather forecast
5. 13:00
  World at One—04/11/2019
  News, analysis and comment from BBC Radio 4.
6. 13:45
  The Extinction Tapes—The Alabama Pigtoe Mussel
  1/5Rob Newman's stories of species lost forever, and our role in their demise.
7. 14:00
  The Archers—03/11/2019
  Clarrie struggles with her grief
8. 14:15
  Drama on 4—Velvet Blackout
  In 1942 a doctor and a policeman try to recover a vital memory from a woman with amnesia.
9. 15:00
  Counterpoint—Series 33, Semi-Final 1, 2019
  10/13The wide-ranging quiz about music of all kinds, with Paul Gambaccini.
10. 15:30
  The Food Programme—Smoke and Celebration: Exploring Bonfire Night food traditions
  From parched peas to parkin, Sheila Dillon explores our Bonfire Night food favourites
11. 16:00
  First Words
  Meeting poets from Manchester spoken-word group Young Identity and its leader Shirley May
12. 16:30
  The Digital Human—Series 18, Character Witness
  Aleks Krotoski on how social media is being used as a character witness to convict.
13. 17:00
  PM—04/11/2019
  Afternoon news and current affairs programme.
14. 17:54
  Shipping Forecast—04/11/2019
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—04/11/2019
  Thousands of jobs as risk over Mothercare collapse
2. 18:30
  The Museum of Curiosity—Series 14, Episode 6
  6/6John Lloyd and Bridget Christie with Philippa Perry, Carlo Ratti and Doug Allan.
3. 19:00
  The Archers—04/11/2019
  There’s a face off for Lily
4. 19:15
  Front Row—Scott Z Burns, writer and director of The Report, poet Katrina Porteous and the Bruntwood Prize for Playwriting winner
  Scott Z Burns on his docudrama The Report, exploring corruption and subversion in the CIA
5. 19:45
  Off air
  Programmes will resume at 20:00
6. 20:00
  Welcome Money
  Journalist Malcolm Jack tells a little-known story from the fall of the Berlin Wall.
7. 20:30
  Analysis—Can I Change Your Mind?
  Margaret Heffernan challenges a view that polarisation means we do not change our minds.
8. 21:00
  The Silence of the Genes
  James Gallagher tells the story of new lifesaving drugs that interfere with genes.
9. 21:30
  Start the Week—Nobel Prize winner Esther Duflo
  Nobel prize-winner Esther Duflo, Julian Barnes and Richard Evans with Tom Sutcliffe.
10. 22:00
  The World Tonight—Sir Lindsay Hoyle becomes new Commons Speaker
  Labour MP chosen from seven candidates in series of ballots by MPs
11. 22:45
  Bog Child—Episode 1
  1/10By Siobhan Dowd. Cutting peat in the bog, Fergus finds a body. Read by Finnian Garbutt.
12. 23:00
  Have You Heard George's Podcast?—Chapter 2, Sabrina’s Boy
  George reflects on the role of trauma in black art via a familiar story.
13. 23:30
  Today in Parliament—04/11/2019
  News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—05/11/2019
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4
2. 00:30
  The Man in the Red Coat—Episode 1
  1/5Julian Barnes's biography of the pioneering Belle Epoque Parisian surgeon Samuel Pozzi.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—05/11/2019
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—05/11/2019
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—05/11/2019
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—05/11/2019
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—05/11/2019
  A spiritual comment and prayer to start the day with Canon Ann Easter
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—05/11/19 Price of Milk, Mushrooms, Devil's Pulpit
  Many of you tell us you're willing to pay more for your milk.
9. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Paul Evans on the Raven
  Paul Evans encounters a pair of ravens.

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