BBC Radio 4 LW Schedule Friday 27 December 2019

LW Schedule

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Evening
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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—27/12/2019
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4
2. 00:15
  Living Memory—Like Children Fighting Over Toys
  Looking to the future in the company of some of Britain's centenarians.
3. 00:30
  Last Christmas—4. Meera Syal & Malcolm Walker
  4/5Personal seasonal reflections. An actress on belonging and a cardiologist on gifts.
4. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—27/12/2019
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
5. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—27/12/2019
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
6. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—27/12/2019
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
7. 05:30
  News Briefing—27/12/2019
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4.
8. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—27/12/2019
  A spiritual comment and prayer to start the day with Bishop Sarah Mullally
9. 05:45
  Farming Today—Plastic Forests
  Is it time to rethink the role of single-use plastic guards in tree planting?
10. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Alison Steadman - The Twelve Tweets of Christmas 9 of 12
  A seasonal offering from Tweet of the Day for the Christmas period.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Today—27/12/2019
  Supreme Court President Baroness Hale guest edits the programme.
2. 09:00
  Desert Island Discs—Stephen Merchant, writer, comedian and actor
  Stephen Merchant shares the soundtrack of his life with Lauren Laverne.
3. 09:45
  Daily Service—27/12/2019 Night
  Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music led by Canon Rachel Mann
4. 10:00
  Woman's Hour—Women in Star Wars; Pelvic Floor; The Real Derry Girls;
  Star Wars women; Tight pelvic floors; The real Derry Girls; Premature baby app
5. 10:45
  Kilvert's Diary—Episode 5: Leaving Clyro
  5/5The daily life of a Victorian country curate. Kilvert bids farewell to his beloved Clyro.
6. 11:00
  No Triumph, No Tragedy—Haben Girma
  In No Triumph No Tragedy Peter White interviews deaf blind human rights lawyer Haben Girma
7. 11:30
  Maureen & Friends—Series 1, Maureen & Friends
  1/2The irrepressible Maureen Lipman delivers her comic monologues in the BBC Radio Theatre
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  News Headlines; Shipping Forecast—27/12/2019
  The latest national and international news headlines, followed by the shipping forecast.
2. 12:04
  The Secret Commonwealth—Episode 5
  5/10Lyra seeks the advice of an old friend. Book at Bedtime.
3. 12:18
  You and Yours—27/12/2019
  News and discussion of consumer affairs.
4. 12:57
  Weather—27/12/2019
  The latest weather forecast
5. 13:00
  World at One—27/12/2019
  News, analysis and comment from BBC Radio 4.
6. 13:45
  In Their Element—Series 4, Strontium
  5/5Chemist Andrea Sella ends his festive series with fireworks and the element strontium.
7. 14:00
  The Archers—26/12/2019
  There's upheaval for The Bull
8. 14:15
  Mr Betjeman Regrets
  Second of two plays by Jonathan Smith celebrating the life of the poet John Betjeman.
9. 15:00
  Gardeners' Question Time—Black Country Living Museum
  Kathy Clugston and the panel visit the Black Country Living Museum.
10. 15:45
  Short Works—Singular by Diana Evans
  Old friends meet up to discuss their love life and dating later in life.
11. 16:00
  Last Word—Andrew Graham-Yooll OBE, Andrea Newman, Peter Davis, Olly Croft OBE
  Julian Worricker on a journalist, a writer, an ornithologist, a darts administrator.
12. 16:30
  Feedback—27/12/2019
  The programme that holds the BBC to account on behalf of the radio audience.
13. 16:55
  The Listening Project—Layla and Keigan – Seeing you once a year isn't enough
  Friends aged 11 and 8 talk about how close they are and how much they miss each other.
14. 17:00
  PM—27/12/2019
  Afternoon news and current affairs programme.
15. 17:54
  Shipping Forecast—27/12/2019
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—27/12/2019 Dozens survive Kazakhstan plane crash
  Survivors describe Bek Air plane shaking on take-off; at least 12 people are killed.
2. 18:15
  Christmas Compass—On The Island
  Adam Courting reads a new Christmas story from Alexander McCall Smith.
3. 18:30
  Dead Ringers—Christmas Specials 2019, Episode 3
  3/3A show looking back at the decade.
4. 19:00
  The Archers—27/12/2019
  There's a shock in store for Philip
5. 19:15
  Front Row—Art and Churches
  An exploration of the evolving role of art in churches and cathedrals
6. 19:45
  Kilvert's Diary—Episode 5: Leaving Clyro
  5/5The daily life of a Victorian country curate. Kilvert bids farewell to his beloved Clyro.
7. 20:00
  Correspondents' Look Ahead—Looking Ahead to 2020
  Lyse Doucet and guests gaze into their crystal balls to predict what 2020 has in store.
8. 20:50
  A Point of View—The Consolations of Taxidermy
  Rebecca Stott on her fascination with taxidermy.
9. 21:00
  Intrigue—The Ratline Omnibus, Episode 1
  1/2Philippe Sands investigates a story of love, denial, a senior Nazi and a curious death.
10. 22:00
  The World Tonight—Russian strategic missiles “travel twenty times faster than speed of sound”
  Putin claims weapons can penetrate any existing or future missile shields
11. 22:45
  The Secret Commonwealth—Episode 5
  5/10Lyra seeks the advice of an old friend. Book at Bedtime.
12. 23:00
  Great Lives—Novelist Enid Blyton
  How can Enid Blyton not be a great life?
13. 23:25
  James Veitch's Contractual Obligation—A Dark Web
  Comedian James Veitch struggles to create a new challenge-based format for Radio 4.
14. 23:55
  The Listening Project—Julie and Ann - I Shouldn't Be Telling You This
  Half-sisters talk about how one of them came to know who her birth father was.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—28/12/2019
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4
2. 00:15
  Living Memory—Dear Me! What Next?
  Looking to the future in the company of some of Britain's centenarians.
3. 00:30
  Last Christmas—Episode 5
  5/5Personal reflections on the festive season by Lyse Doucet and Tindyebwa Agaba.
4. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—28/12/2019
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
5. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—28/12/2019
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
6. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—28/12/2019
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
7. 05:30
  News Briefing—28/12/2019
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4.
8. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—28/12/2019
  A spiritual comment and prayer to start the day with Bishop John Inge
9. 05:45
  Four Thought—The Romance of Train Travel
  Monisha Rajesh says the romance of train travel is not dead.

Saturday 28 December 2019