BBC Radio 4 LW Schedule Thursday 19 December 2019

LW Schedule

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—19/12/2019
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4
2. 00:30
  Letters From Tove by Tove Jansson—3. Eve
  3/5Eva Konikoff has moved to the US, but Tove remains her best friend for 25 years.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—19/12/2019
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—19/12/2019
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—19/12/2019
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—19/12/2019
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—19/12/2019
  A spiritual comment and prayer to start the day with Bishop Jo Bailey Wells
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—19/12/19: Rural mobile phone signal, Broiler sensors, Reindeer, Fish quotas.
  A Norfolk farmer describes how the lack of mobile phone signal could have cost his life.
9. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Alison Steadman - The Twelve Tweets of Christmas 2 of 12
  A seasonal offering from Tweet of the Day for the Christmas period.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Today—19/12/2019
  News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
2. 09:00
  In Our Time—Auden
  Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss WH Auden's life and his poetry from the 1930s.
3. 09:45
  Daily Service—19/12/2019
  Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music led by Revd Richard Littledale
4. 10:00
  Woman's Hour—50:50 Parliament. Women and wargaming. Developing language skills. Christmas social burn out.
  50:50 Parliament. Women and wargaming. Social burnout at Christmas.
5. 10:45
  Subterranean Homesick Blues—Series 4, 4. Affair
  4/5John is convinced that Maggie is having an affair.
6. 11:00
  Crossing Continents—Finland's Race to Go Carbon Neutral
  The Finnish fisherman who believes he has a solution to climate change
7. 11:30
  Sketches: Stories of Art and People—Come Together
  True stories of life-changing encounters with art in all its forms.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  News Headlines; Shipping Forecast—19/12/2019
  The latest national and international news headlines, followed by the shipping forecast.
2. 12:04
  Dark Matter by Michelle Paver—9. Anything
  9/10“When men know they won’t be found out, they will do anything”.
3. 12:18
  You and Yours—Fashion and Gaming; Packaged Bank Accounts; Cornishware Revival;
  Are accounts with benefits like travel insurance or breakdown cover worth it?
4. 12:57
  Weather—19/12/2019
  The latest weather forecast
5. 13:00
  World at One—19/12/2019
  News, analysis and comment from BBC Radio 4.
6. 13:45
  Classified Britain—Series 2, Oxford Times, 7 May 1926
  James Naughtie explores history through front page small ads.
7. 14:00
  The Archers—18/12/2019
  Phoebe tries to make amends
8. 14:15
  Drama on 4—Sophie's Lights
  A delightful festive drama about a little Jewish girl's belief in Santa. By Adam Usden.
9. 15:00
  Open Country—Bristol and the transatlantic slave trade
  Jasmine Ketibuah-Foley examines how the transatlantic slave trade has shaped Bristol.
10. 15:27
  Radio 4 Appeal—Prisoners' Education Trust
  Grace Dent makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Prisoners' Education Trust.
11. 15:30
  Open Book—Benjamin Markovits, PG Wodehouse, Family rows in novels and child prodigies
  Benjamin Markovits on his novel Christmas in Austin.
12. 16:00
  The Film Programme—Florence Pugh
  Florence Pugh on Little Women.
13. 16:30
  BBC Inside Science—Ten years of Zooniverse; what happened to volcano Anak Krakatau and visualising maths
  Ten years of Zooniverse; what happened to volcano Anak Krakatau and visualising maths.
14. 17:00
  PM—19/12/2019
  Afternoon news and current affairs programme.
15. 17:54
  Shipping Forecast—19/12/2019
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—19/12/2019 Queen's Speech: Johnson promises new golden age for UK
  Proposals include delivering Brexit, NHS funding & long jail terms for violent criminals.
2. 18:30
  Tom Allen Is Actually Not Very Nice—Episode 3
  3/4Exploring what happens when Tom Allen's calm and collected exterior collapses.
3. 19:00
  The Archers—19/12/2019
  Tom discovers some worrying information
4. 19:15
  Front Row—Robert De Niro on The Irishman, subverting the gaze, The Witcher showrunner Lauren Schmidt Hissrich
  Fairview director Nadia Latif and portraitist Lorna May Wadsworth on challenging the gaze
5. 19:45
  Subterranean Homesick Blues—Series 4, 4. Affair
  4/5John is convinced that Maggie is having an affair.
6. 20:00
  The Briefing Room—How Do We Get Brexit Done?
  'Get Brexit Done' led the Tories to election victory - but how will that be achieved?
7. 20:30
  In Business—Belarus: Harvesting the whirlwind
  How does an economy recover after a catastrophic event.
8. 21:00
  BBC Inside Science—Ten years of Zooniverse; what happened to volcano Anak Krakatau and visualising maths
  Ten years of Zooniverse; what happened to volcano Anak Krakatau and visualising maths.
9. 21:30
  In Our Time—Auden
  Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss WH Auden's life and his poetry from the 1930s.
10. 22:00
  The World Tonight—Queens Speech: “strengthening the union” a central theme
  Can the UK government stave off calls for Indy Ref 2 ?
11. 22:45
  Dark Matter by Michelle Paver—9. Anything
  9/10“When men know they won’t be found out, they will do anything”.
12. 23:00
  Relativity—Series 1, Episode 1
  1/4Richard Herring's comedy with Alison Steadman about four generations of a family.
13. 23:30
  Today in Parliament—19/12/2019
  News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—20/12/2019
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4
2. 00:30
  Letters From Tove by Tove Jansson—4. Atos
  4/5Tove Jansson has been in a relationship with Atos Wirtanen for over a year.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—20/12/2019
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—20/12/2019
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—20/12/2019
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—20/12/2019
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—20/12/2019
  A spiritual comment and prayer to start the day with Bishop Jo Bailey Wells
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—20/12/19: Licensing grouse moors; Using data to kill weeds, Cob nuts
  Charlotte Smith asks what the Werritty report means for the management of grouse moors.
9. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Alison Steadman - The Twelve Tweets of Christmas 3 of 12
  A seasonal offering from Tweet of the Day for the Christmas period.

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