BBC Radio 4 LW Schedule Wednesday 30 September 2020

LW Schedule

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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—30/09/2020
  The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Agent Sonya by Ben Macintyre—Episode 2
  2/5Anne-Marie Duff reads the incredible story of spy, Ursula Kuczynski. By Ben Macintyre.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—30/09/2020
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—30/09/2020
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—30/09/2020
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—30/09/2020
  The latest news from BBC Radio 4
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—30/09/2020
  A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Rabbi Warren Elf MBE
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—30/09/20 - Beef slaughter age, seaweed rum and rural tourism in COVID times.
  Should cattle go for slaughter at a younger age?
9. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Sooty Shearwater
  Wildlife sound recordist Chris Watson presents the sooty shearwater.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Today—30/09/2020
  News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
2. 08:30
  Yesterday in Parliament—30/09/2020
  News, views and features on yesterday's stories in Parliament.
3. 09:00
  More or Less—'Record' Covid cases, Trump on the death count, and ant pheromones
  Case counts in perspective, a suspect stat from the US, and life lessons from insects.
4. 09:30
  Four Thought—Reading Outside Your Comfort Zone
  Ann Morgan commends the challenge of reading outside your comfort zone.
5. 09:45
  Daily Service—30/09/2020 The God who speaks through revelation and salvation
  Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music led by Tobi Olujinmi.
6. 10:00
  Woman's Hour—Yotam Ottolenghi, Long Covid and Women, Breast Cancer Screening and Talking to Children about Death
  Yotam Ottolenghi, long Covid and women and how to talk to children about death.
7. 10:45
  Broken English by Shelagh Stephenson—3. Rural Idyll
  3/10Joe is still missing and Anna finds that paying guests disrupt her rural idyll.
8. 11:00
  Back to School
  Radio 4 goes Back to School to explore the new world of socially distanced education.
9. 11:30
  Lucy Porter In The Family Way… Again
  Comedian Lucy Porter examines family life and the concept of legacy.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  News Headlines; Shipping Forecast—30/09/2020
  The latest national and international news headlines, followed by the shipping forecast.
2. 12:04
  The Vanishing Futurist by Charlotte Hobson—8. Dramatic End
  8/10Dramatic events spark the end of the commune.
3. 12:18
  You and Yours—Green Homes Grant, Universal Credit, Digital Exclusion
  Cold calling will not be banned under the government's new Green Homes Grant.
4. 12:57
  Weather—30/09/2020
  The latest weather forecast
5. 13:00
  World at One—30/09/2020
  News, analysis and comment from BBC Radio 4
6. 13:45
  Two Minutes Past Nine—Episode 8: Bombs in the desert
  8/12Leah Sottile explores Kingman Arizona. A place where the wild west cowboy myth persists.
7. 14:00
  The Archers—29/09/2020
  Philip finds himself in hot water.
8. 14:15
  Behind Closed Doors—Series 3, Contact
  1/3Should sperm donor Harry have contact rights? Barrister Rebecca Nyman's client says no.
9. 15:00
  Money Box—MBL: Personal Insurance
  How do you get good value insurance cover? e-mail [email protected]
10. 15:30
  Inside Health—Antibodies to Covid in Kids, Covid and Colds, PIMS-TS,
  Antibodies to Covid found in kids before the pandemic; Covid and colds, PIMS-TS.
11. 16:00
  Thinking Allowed—Cars
  Cars: How do cars transmit our identities behind the wheel?
12. 16:30
  The Media Show—How conspiracy theories hijacked the news
  "Biden's hidden earpiece" is the latest theory to cross from the fringes to the mainstream
13. 17:00
  PM—30/09/2020
  Afternoon news and current affairs programme.
14. 17:54
  Shipping Forecast—30/09/2020
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—30/09/2020 MPs promised Covid rules vote wherever possible.
  Commons Speaker has warned the Government against treating Parliament with "contempt".
2. 18:30
  Phil Ellis Is Trying—Series 3, Pondlife 2000
  4/4Phil finds himself in court when he is accused of murdering a hipster.
3. 19:00
  The Archers—30/09/2020
  Lynda has a shocking suggestion
4. 19:15
  Front Row—Miss Virginia, Helen Reddy remembered, Sarah Nicolls, Gary Clarke
  Miss Virginia reviewed, and Sarah Nicolls who plays an inside-out vertical grand piano.
5. 19:45
  Broken English by Shelagh Stephenson—3. Rural Idyll
  3/10Joe is still missing and Anna finds that paying guests disrupt her rural idyll.
6. 20:00
  The Spark—Chris Daw and the Abolition of Prisons
  Leading thinkers propose solutions to the structural problems of our age.
7. 20:45
  Four Thought—Reading Outside Your Comfort Zone
  Ann Morgan commends the challenge of reading outside your comfort zone.
8. 21:00
  Costing the Earth—The Great Leaky Loo Scandal
  How billions of litres of water are lost each week - from a system intended to save water.
9. 21:30
  The Media Show—How conspiracy theories hijacked the news
  "Biden's hidden earpiece" is the latest theory to cross from the fringes to the mainstream
10. 22:00
  The World Tonight—Commons Speaker accuses ministers of "totally unacceptable" behaviour
  Government compromise with rebels on oversight of new national covid restrictions
11. 22:45
  The Vanishing Futurist by Charlotte Hobson—8. Dramatic End
  8/10Dramatic events spark the end of the commune.
12. 23:00
  Damien Slash—The Damien Slash Mixtape. Series 3, Episode 3
  3/4Fast-paced sketch show from character comedian Damien Slash (aka Daniel Barker).
13. 23:15
  Bunk Bed—Series 7, Cate Blanchett
  1/4Patrick Marber and Peter Curran are joined by Oscar-winner Cate Blanchett.
14. 23:30
  Today in Parliament—30/09/2020
  News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—01/10/2020
  The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Agent Sonya by Ben Macintyre—Episode 3
  3/5Anne-Marie Duff reads the thrilling true story of spy, Ursula Kuczynski. By Ben Macintyre.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—01/10/2020
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—01/10/2020
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—01/10/2020
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—01/10/2020
  The latest news from BBC Radio 4
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—01/10/2020
  A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Rabbi Warren Elf MBE
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—01/10/20 - British Woodland Survey, coastal carbon capture and the UK-Norway fishing deal
  Are our woods and forests resilient enough for what the future holds?
9. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Leach's Storm Petrel
  Wildlife Sound Recordist, Chris Watson, presents the Leach's Storm-Petrel.

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