BBC Radio 4 LW Schedule Monday 25 November 2019

LW Schedule

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Morning
1. 06:00
  Today—25/11/2019
  News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
2. 09:00
  Start the Week—Love and unreason
  Andrew Marr with Bettany Hughes, Clare Carlisle, Emma Lewis and Mark Padmore.
3. 09:45
  Daily Service—25/11/2019 The Lord is holy
  Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music led by Vicky Walker
4. 10:00
  Woman's Hour—The Morning After Pill, The Economics of Care, Women of the Royal Society
  Why do so many myths surround the morning after pill?
5. 10:45
  Middlemarch—Episode 2 : Something More Unmanageable than a Dragon
  2/12George Eliot's beloved classic novel of life, love and politics adapted by Katie Hims.
6. 11:00
  The Untold—Expectations
  Should Hazel leave the job she loves?
7. 11:30
  Loose Ends—Frank Skinner, Emily Maitlis, Jeff Kinney, Paul Charles, Calexico and Iron & Wine, Natacha Atlas, Nikki Bedi, 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—25/11/2019
  The latest national and international news headlines, followed by the shipping forecast.
2. 12:04
  Grandmothers by Salley Vickers—1. Perfect Send Off
  1/10Nan contemplates the perfect send off with the help of her grandson.
3. 12:18
  You and Yours—Cladding replacement, Credit Cards and House Plants
  A fund set up to help flat owners replace fire risk cladding has yet to pay out - why?
4. 12:57
  Weather—25/11/2019
  The latest weather forecast
5. 13:00
  World at One—25/11/2019
  News, analysis and comment from BBC Radio 4.
6. 13:45
  You're Doing It Wrong—Series 1, Work
  1/5Adam Buxton explores the world of work. Why do we do it? Can it make us happy? Should it?
7. 14:00
  The Archers—24/11/2019
  Johnny is left devastated
8. 14:15
  Drama on 4—The B Towns, The Punjab
  Three stories from three neglected but resilient towns. The Punjab is set in Lancashire.
9. 15:00
  Counterpoint—Series 33, The Final, 2019
  13/13Paul Gambaccini hosts the general knowledge music quiz.
10. 15:30
  The Food Programme—Eating Animals Part 1: The Future of Meat
  Dan Saladino finds out why tensions are running so high over meat vs plant based diets.
11. 16:00
  Adam Buxton and the Human Horn
  Adam Buxton uncovers the mystery of the world’s weirdest scat singer, Shooby Taylor.
12. 16:30
  The Digital Human—Series 18, Faceless
  Aleks Krotoski asks whether we still have the option to remain faceless.
13. 17:00
  PM—25/11/2019
  Afternoon news and current affairs programme.
14. 17:54
  Shipping Forecast—25/11/2019
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—25/11/2019 Greenhouse gases reach another record high
  UN says global warming is continuing unabated Uber loses London licence
2. 18:30
  I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue—Series 72, New Theatre Royal, Portsmouth
  3/6The 72nd series of the multi award-winning comedy panel game chaired by Jack Dee
3. 19:00
  The Archers—25/11/2019
  Helen receives a blast from the past
4. 19:15
  Front Row—Rapper Wretch 32, Hamlet on the Faroe Islands, Blue Story controversy
  Wretch 32's memoir Rapthology, and Hamlet on the Faroe Islands
5. 19:45
  Middlemarch—Episode 2 : Something More Unmanageable than a Dragon
  2/12George Eliot's beloved classic novel of life, love and politics adapted by Katie Hims.
6. 20:00
  Exhaustion: A History
  Philip Ball charts the forgotten story of listlessness, burn-out and fatigue.
7. 20:30
  Crossing Continents—Russian Women Fight Back
  Domestic violence is endemic and often deadly in Russia but some women are fighting back
8. 21:00
  Hurting
  Sally Marlow examines what is driving so many people to self-harm.
9. 21:30
  Start the Week—Love and unreason
  Andrew Marr with Bettany Hughes, Clare Carlisle, Emma Lewis and Mark Padmore.
10. 22:00
  The World Tonight—Greenhouse gas levels hit new high
  World Meteorological Organisation says action needed to stop the rising trend
11. 22:45
  Grandmothers by Salley Vickers—1. Perfect Send Off
  1/10Nan contemplates the perfect send off with the help of her grandson.
12. 23:00
  Have You Heard George's Podcast?—Chapter 2, A Night To REMember
  George dives deeper into his dreams via a circus of characters - some old, some new.
13. 23:30
  Stranger Than Sci-Fi—Telekinesis
  Physicist Dr Jen Gupta and comedian Alice Fraser travel the worlds of science and sci-fi.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—26/11/2019
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4
2. 00:30
  The Pulse Glass—A Seventh Century Gospel
  1/5A reflection on family history and the changing meanings of the objects that survive us.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—26/11/2019
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—26/11/2019
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—26/11/2019
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—26/11/2019
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—26/11/2019
  A spiritual comment and prayer to start the day with Chine McDonald.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—26/11/19 Election special on immigration
  Our election special on immigration comes from Boston in Lincolnshire.
9. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Dominic Couzens on the Goldfinch
  Ornithologist and nature writer Dominic Couzens recalls the glitterati goldfinch.

Tuesday 26 November 2019