BBC Radio 4 LW Schedule Friday 24 January 2020

LW Schedule

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Morning
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Evening
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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—24/01/2020
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4
2. 00:30
  Orwell in Five Words—Law
  4/5George Orwell has been dead for 70 years. What can his ideas tell us about life in 2020?
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—24/01/2020
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—24/01/2020
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—24/01/2020
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—24/01/2020
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—24/01/2020
  Spiritual reflection with Bob Fyffe of Churches Together in Britain and Ireland.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—24/01/20: Sugar and health, calf-at-foot investment, quantifying natural capital
  Perspectives on sugar and public health - and a new way to measure natural capital.
9. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Peter Cranswick on the Red-breasted Goose
  Peter Cranswick of the Slimbridge Wetland Centre on the red-breasted goose.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Today—24/01/2020
  News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
2. 08:31
  Yesterday in Parliament—24/01/2020
  News, views and features on yesterday's stories in Parliament
3. 09:00
  Desert Island Discs—Dame Sue Campbell, Director Women's Football at the FA
  Dame Sue Campbell shares the soundtrack of her life with Lauren Laverne.
4. 09:45
  Daily Service—24/01/2020 Hope beyond our faith
  Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music led by Emma Scrivener
5. 10:00
  Woman's Hour—Lorna Cooper, Sarah Champion, Jane Sanderson
  Lorna Cooper, Sarah Champion, Jane Sanderson
6. 10:45
  A Small Town Murder—Series 14, 5. Lesson
  5/5It's Jackie's last week at work, but Hadley's husband Dave has found out where she lives.
7. 11:00
  Curating the Future—Museums Are Not Neutral
  2/3V&A Director Tristram Hunt explores the politics of the museum.
8. 11:30
  No Gods No Golf
  A new sitcom, set in Brighton, starring and written by award-winning comedian Zoe Lyons.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  News Headlines; Shipping Forecast—24/01/2020
  The latest national and international news headlines, followed by the shipping forecast.
2. 12:04
  Coming Up for Air by George Orwell—10. SOS
  10/10After an SOS call, George Bowling goes home to face his wife.
3. 12:18
  You and Yours—Love Island Fashion; Richer Sounds; Gambling VIPs
  The fast fashion industry built around the reality TV show Love Island.
4. 12:57
  Weather—24/01/2020
  The latest weather forecast
5. 13:00
  World at One—24/01/2020
  News, analysis and comment from BBC Radio 4.
6. 13:45
  Green Originals—Severn Cullis-Suzuki
  Reflections on modern pioneers of the environmental movement. Today, Severn Cullis-Suzuki.
7. 14:00
  The Archers—23/01/2020
  Jim is shocked by an emotional confession
8. 14:15
  Drama on 4—Five Rachels
  A new drama from Katie Hims exploring the nature of memory, with shades of science fiction
9. 15:00
  Gardeners' Question Time—Peter's Garden: Correspondence Edition
  The panel join Peter Gibbs in his garden for a correspondence edition of the show.
10. 15:45
  Short Works—Fifty Pence for the Meter by Jamie Guiney
  An elderly man attends wakes for deceased strangers.
11. 16:00
  Last Word—Tony Garnett, Joy Rainey, Professor Cuchlaine King, Terry Jones
  Matthew Bannister on a producer, a racing driver, a geomorphologist, a comedian
12. 16:30
  More or Less—Netflix and Chill
  The carbon consequence of streaming, stats on sepsis and stretching Bill Bryson to Pluto
13. 16:55
  The Listening Project—Sheila and Ron - Bit by Bit
  A couple married for 65 years recall how they saved up to buy their first and only home.
14. 17:00
  PM—24/01/2020
  Afternoon news and current affairs programme.
15. 17:54
  Shipping Forecast—24/01/2020
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—24/01/2020 Coroner says baby death was "wholly avoidable"
  A coroner has said the death of a baby a week after an emergency delivery was avoidable
2. 18:30
  The News Quiz—Series 101, Episode 3
  3/8A satirical review of the week's news, chaired by Nish Kumar.
3. 19:00
  The Archers—24/01/2020
  Kirsty has a change of heart
4. 19:15
  Front Row—Pet Shop Boys, Emotional risk taking in the arts, The Eye As Witness
  The Pet Shop Boys talk about their new album Hotspot.
5. 19:45
  A Small Town Murder—Series 14, 5. Lesson
  5/5It's Jackie's last week at work, but Hadley's husband Dave has found out where she lives.
6. 20:00
  Any Questions?—Lucy Frazer MP, Vaughan Gething AM, Liz Saville Roberts MP, Ann Widdecombe MEP
  Chris Mason presents topical debate from St Asaph Cathedral in North Wales
7. 20:50
  A Point of View—Anti-Semitism and the Neo Medievalists
  Howard Jacobson discusses why we all need to be concerned about anti-Semitism.
8. 21:00
  Green Originals—From Ken Saro-Wiwa to Severn Cullis-Suzuki
  Reflections on the modern pioneers of the environmental movement.
9. 22:00
  The World Tonight—Pentagon admits dozens of US soldier brain injuries
  Impact of attack on Iraqi military base initially played down by administration
10. 22:45
  Coming Up for Air by George Orwell—10. SOS
  10/10After an SOS call, George Bowling goes home to face his wife.
11. 23:00
  Great Lives—Andi Oliver on Nobel Prize-winning author Toni Morrison
  Andi Oliver chooses the Nobel Prize-winning author Toni Morrison
12. 23:30
  Today in Parliament—24/01/2020
  Parliamentary news and features.
13. 23:55
  The Listening Project—Neil and David - Laughter’s a Great Healer
  Friends talk about mental health and the healing power of talking - and of laughing.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—25/01/2020
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4
2. 00:30
  Orwell in Five Words—Love
  5/5George Orwell has been dead for 70 years. What can his ideas tell us about life in 2020?
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—25/01/2020
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—25/01/2020
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—25/01/2020
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—25/01/2020
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—25/01/2020
  A spiritual comment and prayer to start the day with Baroness Julia Neuberger.
8. 05:45
  Four Thought—A Boy Who Died
  Andrew Hankinson tells the story of a boy who died, and his parents, who wanted him alive.

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