BBC Radio 4 LW Schedule Monday 16 November 2020

LW Schedule

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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—16/11/2020
  The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:15
  Thinking Allowed—CORRUPTION
  Corruption - what is it and how can it be tackled?
3. 00:45
  Bells on Sunday—St Mary’s Church in Abergavenny
  Bells on Sunday comes from St Mary’s Church in Abergavenny
4. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—16/11/2020
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
5. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—16/11/2020
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
6. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—16/11/2020
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
7. 05:30
  News Briefing—16/11/2020
  The latest news from BBC Radio 4
8. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—16/11/2020
  A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Jaspreet Kaur.
9. 05:45
  Farming Today—16/11/20 Live animal exports, beavers in Cornwall
  We look into the future of live animal exports from the UK.
10. 05:56
  Weather—16/11/2020
  The latest weather forecast for farmers.
11. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Samuel West on the Eider
  Actor Samuel West is especially fond of ducks, especially the eider.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Today—16/11/2020
  News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
2. 09:00
  Start the Week—Landscapes real and imagined
  Daisy Johnson, Caleb Femi and Kevin Barry with Tom Sutcliffe.
3. 09:45
  Daily Service—16/11/2020 The greatest in the Kingdom
  Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music led by Dr Krish Kandiah.
4. 10:00
  Woman's Hour—Woman's Hour Power List: Our Planet - The Big Reveal
  Jane Garvey reveals the 30 women on this year's Woman's Hour Power List - 'Our Planet'.
5. 10:45
  Spice—The Seductive Properties of Chiffon Cake
  1/5The Seductive Properties of Chiffon Cake by Elaine Chiew. Ching returns to Singapore
6. 11:00
  The Untold—Young, Rural and Black
  Khady Gueye wants to organise a demonstration to address racism in the Forest of Dean.
7. 11:30
  How to Vaccinate the World—The Beginning
  Tim Harford reports on the global race to create a vaccine to end the Covid-19 pandemic.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  News Headlines; Shipping Forecast—16/11/2020
  The latest national and international news headlines, followed by the shipping forecast.
2. 12:04
  The Nickel Boys by Colson Whitehead—6: Fight
  6/10Colson Whitehead's electrifying Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, set in Jim Crow-era Florida.
3. 12:18
  You and Yours—Family Finances; Motorhome Investment; Milk Deliveries
  The new report revealing the impact the coronavirus pandemic has had on family finances.
4. 12:57
  Weather—16/11/2020
  The latest weather forecast
5. 13:00
  World at One—16/11/2020
  News, analysis and comment from BBC Radio 4
6. 13:45
  Intrigue—Mayday, Very Complicating
  6/15James is accused of a horrific crime.
7. 14:00
  Tracks—Series 5: Abyss, Abyss: Episode Four
  4/9By Lucy Catherine. The final series of the conspiracy thriller continues.
8. 14:45
  The Unseen - A History of the Invisible—The Invisibly Small
  4/5Philip Ball examines invention of the microscope and of the world of the invisibly small.
9. 15:00
  Quote... Unquote—Juno Dawson, Paterson Joseph, Jonathan Freedland
  Nigel Rees hosts the popular quotations quiz.
10. 15:30
  The Food Programme—Raymond Blanc: The Lost Orchard
  Raymond Blanc spent decades growing an orchard. He explains to Dan Saladino why it matters
11. 16:00
  Moving Pictures—Bacchus and Ariadne by Titian
  A long, slow look at great artworks, photographed in extraordinary detail.
12. 16:30
  The Digital Human—Series 21, Stream
  Aleks Krotoski explores content versus culture in the digital word.
13. 17:00
  PM—16/11/2020
  Afternoon news and current affairs programme.
14. 17:54
  Shipping Forecast—16/11/2020
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—16/11/2020 Coronavirus: Second company announces creation of successful vaccine
  Another pharmaceutical firm, Moderna, says it's developed a successful Covid-19 vaccine.
2. 18:30
  Just a Minute—Compilation, Episode 2
  2/5Nicholas Parsons challenges Paul Merton, Sheila Hancock, Sue Perkins and Marcus Brigstocke
3. 19:00
  The Archers—16/11/2020
  There’s panic for Alice
4. 19:15
  Front Row—Fela Kuti documentary; writing and reading trauma; The Queen's Gambit review
  Fela Kuti documentary maker, Biyi Bandele; books dealing with trauma; The Queen's Gambit
5. 19:45
  The Crime Writer at the Festival—The Queen of Mystery
  1/4Short story by Ann Cleeves, bestselling author of the Vera and Shetland crime novel series
6. 20:00
  The Raising of Coventry
  Telling the story of the bombing of Coventry 80 years ago on November 14th, 1940.
7. 20:30
  Analysis—Chasing Unicorns
  What does the future hold for Silicon Valley's tech start ups in a post-pandemic world?
8. 21:00
  The Invention Of...—Scandinavia, The Bridge
  1/3Misha Glenny looks at the people, the borders and the histories of Scandinavia.
9. 21:30
  Start the Week—Landscapes real and imagined
  Daisy Johnson, Caleb Femi and Kevin Barry with Tom Sutcliffe.
10. 22:00
  The World Tonight—Another effective vaccine against Covid-19 developed
  American firm Moderna suggests efficacy rate is nearly 95%
11. 22:45
  The Nickel Boys by Colson Whitehead—6: Fight
  6/10Colson Whitehead's electrifying Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, set in Jim Crow-era Florida.
12. 23:00
  Loose Ends—Stephen Fry, David Arquette, Bidisha, Matt Forde, Marika Hackman, Judi Jackson, Arthur Smith, Clive Anderson
  Clive Anderson and guests with an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy.
13. 23:30
  Today in Parliament—16/11/2020
  News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—17/11/2020
  The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Black Spartacus by Sudhir Hazareesingh—1. Early Life
  1/5A look at the early life of Haitian Revolution leader, Toussaint Louverture.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—17/11/2020
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—17/11/2020
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—17/11/2020
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—17/11/2020
  The latest news from BBC Radio 4
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—17/11/2020
  A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Jaspreet Kaur.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—17/11/2020 - Dairy in a No Deal, sheep farmers "diversifying to beef", live exports and new money for nature
  What will a No Deal mean for farming?
9. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Tara Robinson on the Treecreeper
  Theatre director Tara Robinson recalls seeing a treecreeper.

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