BBC Radio 4 LW Schedule Sunday 18 October 2020

LW Schedule

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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—18/10/2020
  The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:15
  A British History in Weather—6. Holiday on Ice
  6/10Alexandra Harris tells the story of how the weather has shaped the culture of Britain.
3. 00:30
  Short Works—The Cleaner
  An original short work for radio by Mary Paulson-Ellis. Read by Lesley Hart.
4. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—18/10/2020
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
5. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—18/10/2020
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
6. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—18/10/2020
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
7. 05:30
  News Briefing—18/10/2020
  The latest news from BBC Radio 4
8. 05:43
  Bells on Sunday—St. Thomas the Martyr in Oxford
  Bells on Sunday comes from the church of St. Thomas the Martyr in Oxford.
9. 05:45
  Profile—Steve Rotheram
  The former bricklayer steering Liverpool through the latest coronavirus lockdown.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  News—18/10/2020
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4
2. 06:05
  Something Understood—The Consolations of Autumn
  Hazhir Teimourian asks if youth, as with spring and summer, is not overrated.
3. 06:35
  On Your Farm—Ebony Horse Club
  JB Gill visits the Ebony Horse Club in Brixton.
4. 06:57
  Weather—18/10/2020
  The latest weather forecast
5. 07:00
  News and Papers—18/10/2020
  The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers.
6. 07:10
  Sunday—Gordon Brown; Bishop of Liverpool; Martyrs Book
  Edward Stourton takes a look at the ethical and religious issues of the week.
7. 07:54
  Radio 4 Appeal—Minority Rights Group International
  Paterson Joseph makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Minority Rights Group International
8. 07:57
  Weather—18/10/2020
  The latest weather forecast
9. 08:00
  News and Papers—18/10/2020
  The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers.
10. 08:10
  Sunday Worship—The one who heals
  A eucharist live from Croydon Minster, celebrating St Luke, patron saint of physicians,
11. 08:48
  A Point of View—The Great Conjunction
  Adam Gopnik reflects on the appearance of Jupiter in the skies over Manhattan.
12. 08:58
  Tweet of the Day—Sulphur-crested Cockatoo
  Liz Bonnin presents the raucous calling sulphur-crested cockatoo from Australia.
13. 09:00
  Broadcasting House—18/10/2020
  The Sunday morning news magazine programme. Presented by Paddy O'Connell
14. 10:00
  The Archers Omnibus—18/10/2020
  Philip hatches a plan and Ruth tries to keep things low key.
15. 10:54
  Tweet of the Day—Tweet Take 5: Knot and Waders
  An extended version of Tweet of the Day featuring knot and the sounds of the mudflat.
16. 11:00
  Desert Island Discs—Professor Averil Mansfield, retired surgeon
  Professor Averil Mansfield shares the soundtrack of her life with Lauren Laverne.
17. 11:45
  Let's Talk About Rama and Sita—A Good Marriage?
  2/5Daljit Nagra examines the marriage of Rama and Sita and its relevance to marriage today.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  News Headlines; Shipping Forecast—18/10/2020
  The latest national and international news headlines, followed by the shipping forecast.
2. 12:04
  The Museum of Curiosity—Series 15, Episode 6
  6/6John Lloyd and Alice Levine with Ade Adepitan, Dr Sarah Beynon and Hannah Gadsby.
3. 12:32
  The Food Programme—Faith, Fasts and Feasts: The role of food in Jewish celebration
  Leyla Kazim explores the integral role of food in Judaism’s autumn festivals.
4. 12:57
  Weather—18/10/2020
  The latest weather forecast
5. 13:00
  The World This Weekend—18/10/2020
  Global news and analysis, presented by Mark Mardell.
6. 13:30
  The Listening Project—18/10/2020
  Capturing the nation in conversation to build a unique picture of our lives today
7. 14:00
  Gardeners' Question Time—GQT at Home: Episode Twenty-Eight
  Kathy Clugston chairs this week's gardening show with a panel of experts.
8. 14:45
  Legacy of War—Episode 7
  7/10Sean Bean presents a series exploring how war experiences filter down the generations
9. 15:00
  Electric Decade—USA by John Dos Passos, Episode One
  1/3USA is John Dos Passos’s masterpiece, an epic saga of American life from boom to bust.
10. 16:00
  Open Book—Armando Iannucci and John Mullan on Dickens; John Lanchester; new Black British writing
  Johny Pitts celebrates Charles Dickens with Armando Iannucci and John Mullan.
11. 16:30
  My Muse—Series 2, Mark Billingham on Hank Williams
  Crime writer Mark Billingham chooses country singer Hank Williams as his muse.
12. 17:00
  File on 4 Investigates—All Sewn Up
  An investigation into VAT fraud within Leicester's garment manufacturing industry.
13. 17:40
  Profile—Steve Rotheram
  The former bricklayer steering Liverpool through the latest coronavirus lockdown.
14. 17:54
  Shipping Forecast—18/10/2020
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
15. 17:57
  Weather—18/10/2020
  The latest weather forecast.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—18/10/2020 Manchester Covid figures row
  Manchester's mayor accuses Number Ten of exaggerating the spread of Covid in the region.
2. 18:15
  Pick of the Week—Sean Cooney
  The best of BBC Radio this week.
3. 19:00
  The Whisperer In Darkness—Episode 12
  12/15Eleanor Peck opens up the dark world that Heawood and Kennedy have been drawn into.
4. 19:15
  Love in Recovery—Series 3, The Coat
  2/6Julie has a bone to pick with Danno - and Andy’s finally met a woman.
5. 19:45
  The Hotel—5: Clean
  The next in Daisy Johnson's deliciously chilling series of ghost stories set on the Fens.
6. 20:00
  Feedback—16/10/2020
  The programme that holds the BBC to account on behalf of the radio audience.
7. 20:30
  Last Word—Derek Mahon, Professor Gerta Vrbová, Ang Rita Sherpa, Helena Shenel
  Matthew Bannister on a poet, a physiologist, a mountaineer, a voice coach.
8. 21:00
  Money Box—Why can't I get an NI number?
  Issues with National Insurance numbers, negative interest rates and life insurance payouts
9. 21:25
  Radio 4 Appeal—Minority Rights Group International
  Paterson Joseph makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Minority Rights Group International
10. 21:30
  Analysis—Trouble on the backbenches? Tory Leaders and their MPs
  Rosie Campbell assesses the relationship between Tory leaders and their MPs.
11. 22:00
  Westminster Hour—18/10/2020
  Carolyn Quinn hosts Radio 4's Sunday night political discussion programme.
12. 23:00
  The Film Programme—Romola Garai
  On set with Romola Garai.
13. 23:30
  Something Understood—The Consolations of Autumn
  Hazhir Teimourian asks if youth, as with spring and summer, is not overrated.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—19/10/2020
  The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:15
  Thinking Allowed—REVOLUTION
  Revolution: Must all radical upheavals in the social and political order end in tragedy?
3. 00:45
  Bells on Sunday—St. Thomas the Martyr in Oxford
  Bells on Sunday comes from the church of St. Thomas the Martyr in Oxford.
4. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—19/10/2020
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
5. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—19/10/2020
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
6. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—19/10/2020
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
7. 05:30
  News Briefing—19/10/2020
  The latest news from BBC Radio 4
8. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—19/10/2020
  A reflection and prayer to start the day with Father Eugene O'Neill
9. 05:45
  Farming Today—19/10/20 Agricultural by-products, rural broadband, vegetable genebank
  Slurry, chicken manure, feathers and straw: the agricultural waste being transformed.
10. 05:56
  Weather—19/10/2020
  The latest weather forecast for farmers.
11. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Red-crowned Crane
  Liz Bonnin presents the red-crowned crane from Japan and Asia.

Monday 19 October 2020