BBC Radio 4 LW Schedule Sunday 6 December 2020

LW Schedule

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Evening
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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—06/12/2020
  The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:15
  The Creation of an Icon—3. Holy Perspectives
  Iconographer Aidan Hart explains the strange perspectives of the icon.
3. 00:30
  Short Works—The Crongton Soup Kitchen by Alex Wheatle
  A Christmas story about family, legacies and sibling rivalries.
4. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—06/12/2020
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
5. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—06/12/2020
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
6. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—06/12/2020
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
7. 05:30
  News Briefing—06/12/2020
  The latest news from BBC Radio 4
8. 05:43
  Bells on Sunday—St Nicholas in Harpenden
  Bells on Sunday comes from St Nicholas in Harpenden.
9. 05:45
  Profile—Demis Hassabis
  The chess prodigy and video game designer behind a breakthrough that could change medicine
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Morning
1. 06:00
  News—06/12/2020
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4
2. 06:05
  Something Understood—Finding Your Father
  Nigerian-born Gospel singer Muyiwa Olarewaju tells the story of his search for a father.
3. 06:35
  Natural Histories—Fleas
  Brett Westwood learns how fleas are entwined with disease, love, language and humour.
4. 06:57
  Weather—06/12/2020
  The latest weather forecast
5. 07:00
  News and Papers—06/12/2020
  The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers.
6. 07:10
  Sunday—The PC and the hijab; Minecraft Sunday School; National Grief Awareness Week at St Paul's Cathedral
  Edward Stourton presents a look at the ethical and religious issues of the week
7. 07:54
  Radio 4 Christmas Appeal—The Radio 4 Christmas Appeal with St Martin-in-the-Fields 2020
  The Revd Dr Sam Wells makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of St Martin-in-the-Fields.
8. 07:57
  Weather—06/12/2020
  The latest weather forecast
9. 08:00
  News and Papers—06/12/2020
  The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers.
10. 08:10
  Sunday Worship—Cities of Promise - a place for nature
  With the Rev Dr Rob Marshall, Rector of Digswell, Welwyn Garden City.
11. 08:48
  A Point of View—Edible Architecture
  Will Self on why he's decided to "eat" buildings
12. 08:58
  Tweet of the Day—Greater Roadrunner
  Michael Palin presents the greater roadrunner of south western North America
13. 09:00
  Broadcasting House—06/12/2020
  News with Paddy O'Connell including the future for retail and Prue Leith's Christmas Tips.
14. 09:45
  Radio 4 Christmas Appeal—Making a Difference
  A report on some of the lives changed by last year's Radio 4 Christmas Appeal.
15. 10:00
  The Archers Omnibus—06/12/2020
  Gavin has the rug pulled from under him and Jazzer finds himself under attack.
16. 10:54
  Tweet of the Day—Tweet Take 5 : Coot and Moorhen
  An extended edition of Tweet of the Day featuring the coot and its cousin the moorhen.
17. 11:00
  Desert Island Discs—Professor Sir Jeremy Farrar
  Professor Sir Jeremy Farrar, medical scientist, shares the soundtrack of his life.
18. 11:45
  Charisma: Pinning Down the Butterfly—4. Animal Magnetism
  Francine Stock explores Franz Mesmer and the charismatic healing power of suggestibility.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  News Headlines; Shipping Forecast—06/12/2020
  The latest national and international news headlines, followed by the shipping forecast.
2. 12:04
  I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue—Series 73/74, Huddersfield Town Hall
  1/6New series of the multi award-winning comedy panel game chaired by Jack Dee.
3. 12:32
  The Food Programme—The Secret Life of Chocolate. Part 1: Origins
  Dan Saladino explores the origins of cacao and rise of the chocolate bar.
4. 12:57
  Weather—06/12/2020
  The latest weather forecast
5. 13:00
  The World This Weekend—06/12/2020
  Global news and analysis, presented by Jonny Dymond.
6. 13:30
  The Listening Project—06/12/2020
  Capturing the nation in conversation to build a unique picture of our lives today.
7. 14:00
  Gardeners' Question Time—GQT at Home: Squirrels and Sweet peas
  Kathy Clugston hosts the gardening panel show.
8. 14:45
  The Creation of an Icon—4. Shining with Divine Splendour
  Aidan Hart explains how to use paint to create divine light.
9. 15:00
  Drama on 4—iPromise
  A quantum cryptocurrency audio heist movie exploring the illusory nature of money itself.
10. 16:00
  Bookclub—David Vann - Legend of a Suicide
  James Naughtie talks to American author David Vann.
11. 16:30
  The New Lyrical Ballads
  New lyrical ballads by four leading poets to mark 250 years since Wordsworth's birth.
12. 17:00
  Generation Covid
  How has the mental health of young people been affected by the pandemic and lockdown?
13. 17:40
  Radio 4 Christmas Appeal—Making a Difference
  A report on some of the lives changed by last year's Radio 4 Christmas Appeal.
14. 17:54
  Shipping Forecast—06/12/2020
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
15. 17:57
  Weather—06/12/2020
  The latest weather forecast.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—06/12/2020 Covid-19 vaccine delivered to hospitals
  NHS England's medical director hails "the beginning of the end" of the pandemic
2. 18:15
  Pick of the Week—Stewart Henderson
  Stewart Henderson chooses the best of BBC Radio this week.
3. 19:00
  Strictly Stories—Charleston
  A secret passion is reignited when an old friend appears at a Charleston class.
4. 19:15
  Dot—Series 3, Dig for Victory!
  3/4Dot and the gals are not keen to join the Women's Land Army.
5. 19:45
  The Hotel—12: Mother
  Daisy Johnson's deliciously spooky series of ghost stories with a feminist twist.
6. 20:00
  Feedback—04/12/2020
  The programme that holds the BBC to account on behalf of the radio audience.
7. 20:30
  Last Word—Hamish MacInnes OBE, José Padilla, Anne Rasa
  Matthew Bannister on a mountaineer, an ethologist, a DJ.
8. 21:00
  Money Box—Fraud victims facing salary deductions
  Universal Credit advance fraud, business insurance woes and NS&I glitches.
9. 21:25
  Radio 4 Christmas Appeal—The Radio 4 Christmas Appeal with St Martin-in-the-Fields 2020
  The Revd Dr Sam Wells makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of St Martin-in-the-Fields.
10. 21:30
  My Name Is...—My Name Is Natasha
  Natasha is 38. She wants to have a baby but is struggling to find a non-white egg donor.
11. 22:00
  Westminster Hour—06/12/2020
  Leila Nathoo hosts Radio 4's Sunday night political discussion programme.
12. 23:00
  The Film Programme—Tom Burke on Orson Welles
  Tom Burke on Orson Welles; lockdown horror Host
13. 23:30
  Something Understood—Finding Your Father
  Nigerian-born Gospel singer Muyiwa Olarewaju tells the story of his search for a father.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—07/12/2020
  The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:15
  Thinking Allowed—TEA
  Tea: A dark history of Britain's favourite beverage.
3. 00:45
  Bells on Sunday—St Nicholas in Harpenden
  Bells on Sunday comes from St Nicholas in Harpenden.
4. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—07/12/2020
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
5. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—07/12/2020
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
6. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—07/12/2020
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
7. 05:30
  News Briefing—07/12/2020
  The latest news from BBC Radio 4
8. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—07/12/2020
  A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with the Rev Sharon Grenham-Thompson.
9. 05:45
  Farming Today—07/12/20 - Avian flu, farming and the Welsh language, the River Lugg and brassicas
  What does avian flu mean for free range egg producers?
10. 05:56
  Weather—07/12/2020
  The latest weather forecast for farmers.
11. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Snail Kite
  Michael Palin presents the snail kite from the Florida Everglades.

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