BBC Radio 4 LW Schedule Sunday 3 January 2021

LW Schedule

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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—03/01/2021
  The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:15
  Disability: A New History—Miracle Cures
  2/10Peter White investigates the roots of the idea of the 'miracle cure'.
3. 00:30
  Short Works—One by Merryn Glover
  Nian Zhen welcomes a child with special needs and reflects on her own life.
4. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—03/01/2021
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
5. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—03/01/2021
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
6. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—03/01/2021
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
7. 05:30
  News Briefing—03/01/2021
  The latest news from BBC Radio 4
8. 05:43
  Bells on Sunday—Saint Barnabas, Queen Camel in Somerset
  Bells on Sunday comes from Saint Barnabas, Queen Camel in Somerset
9. 05:45
  Profile—Naomi Osaka
  The activist tennis star set to light up the Tokyo Olympics - featuring Billie Jean King.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  News—03/01/2021
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4
2. 06:05
  Something Understood—You Cannot Be Serious!
  John McCarthy explores the merits of playfulness through a series of correspondence.
3. 06:35
  On Your Farm—New Era for Farming
  Caz Graham asks what the new post-EU era will mean for British farmers.
4. 06:57
  Weather—03/01/2021
  The latest weather forecast
5. 07:00
  News and Papers—03/01/2021
  The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers.
6. 07:10
  Sunday—Religious News Review; Hospital Chaplain; Religion and Vaccine Scepticism
  A look at the ethical and religious issues of the week with Emily Buchanan.
7. 07:54
  Radio 4 Appeal—Keep Britain Tidy
  Chris Packham makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Keep Britain Tidy
8. 07:57
  Weather—03/01/2021
  The latest weather forecast
9. 08:00
  News and Papers—03/01/2021
  The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers.
10. 08:10
  Sunday Worship—Through Change and Chance
  Canon Angela Tilby and Canon Stephen Shipley reflect on life's changes and chances.
11. 08:48
  A Point of View—New Year Letter from New York
  Adam Gopnik on the bitter-sweet joys of cycling round Central Park.
12. 08:58
  Tweet of the Day—Spix's Macaw
  David Attenborough presents the spix's macaw.
13. 09:00
  Broadcasting House—03/01/2021
  The Sunday morning news magazine programme. Presented by Paddy O'Connell
14. 10:00
  The Archers Omnibus—03/01/2021
  Ambridge faces a life changing crisis and one resident makes a special announcement
15. 10:54
  Tweet of the Day—Tweet Take 5: Eider
  An extended version of Tweet of the Day featuring the sea duck, the eider.
16. 11:00
  Desert Island Discs—David Mitchell, novelist
  David Mitchell, novelist, shares the soundtrack of his life with Lauren Laverne.
17. 11:45
  Charisma: Pinning Down the Butterfly—8. Hitler's Library
  The historical ideas that influenced the Third Reich and Hitler's 'dark charisma'.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  News Headlines; Shipping Forecast—03/01/2021
  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, Lockdown Recording 2
  5/673rd Series of the multi award-winning comedy panel game chaired by Jack Dee.
3. 12:32
  The Food Programme—Inside the World Food Programme
  Dan Saladino tells the inside story of Nobel Peace Prize winners the World Food Programme.
4. 12:57
  Weather—03/01/2021
  The latest weather forecast
5. 13:00
  The World This Weekend—03/01/2021
  Radio 4’s look at the week’s big stories from both home and around the world.
6. 13:30
  The Listening Project—Best of 2020
  Capturing the nation in conversation to build a unique picture of our lives today.
7. 14:00
  Gardeners' Question Time—GQT at Home: Happy New Year
  Horticultural programme featuring a group of gardening experts, hosted by Kathy Clugston.
8. 14:45
  Disability: A New History—Freaks and Entrepreneurs
  3/10Peter White challenges our modern ideas of freaks - were they in fact great entrepreneurs?
9. 15:00
  Passenger List—6. The White Matchmaker
  6/12The wreckage, a missing passport, an unexpected call.
10. 15:45
  Welcome to the Quiet Zone—Change Must Come
  5/5You want to hear a few seconds after the Big Bang? You have to make some sacrifices.
11. 16:00
  Bookclub—Kazuo Ishiguro - Never Let Me Go
  Kazuo Ishiguro, Winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature, talks about Never Let Me Go
12. 16:30
  Poetry Please—Mona Arshi
  The former human rights lawyer selects her favourite poems from listener requests.
13. 17:00
  The Burning Question
  How the fight against climate change can move beyond the political left/right agenda.
14. 17:40
  Profile—Naomi Osaka
  The activist tennis star set to light up the Tokyo Olympics - featuring Billie Jean King.
15. 17:54
  Shipping Forecast—03/01/2021
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
16. 17:57
  Weather—03/01/2021
  The latest weather forecast.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—03/01/2021 People in England are being told to expect "tougher" regional restrictions - to tackle the spread of Coronavirus
  People in England are being told to expect "tougher" restrictions to tackle Coronavirus
2. 18:15
  Pick of the Week—Stuart Maconie
  Stuart Maconie chooses the best of BBC Radio this week.
3. 19:00
  Stillicide—Episode 1: The Water Train
  1/12Cynan Jones' electrifying new series, set in the very near future.
4. 19:15
  Joz Norris: A Small Talk on Small Talk
  Joz Norris doesn’t do small talk. But he has to.
5. 19:45
  The Last Resort—Pete
  1/10Pete’s new job as caretaker at his uncle’s caravan park doesn’t get off to the best start.
6. 20:00
  The Five-Foot Shelf
  Ian Sansom asks readers to nominate books that have helped them through 2020.
7. 20:30
  Last Word—Stella Tennant, George Bizos, Joan Feynman, Rishi Kapoor
  Matthew Bannister on a model, a lawyer, an astrophysicist and an actor.
8. 21:00
  Money Box—A vision of our financial future
  A futurologist's view of our financial future.
9. 21:25
  Radio 4 Appeal—Keep Britain Tidy
  Chris Packham makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Keep Britain Tidy
10. 21:30
  My Name Is...—My Name Is Julie
  Julie asks if lockdown has affected her children's future.
11. 22:00
  Westminster Hour—03/01/2021
  Carolyn Quinn hosts Radio 4's Sunday night political discussion programme.
12. 23:00
  The Film Programme—Richard Lester
  Richard Lester's 60s.
13. 23:30
  Something Understood—You Cannot Be Serious!
  John McCarthy explores the merits of playfulness through a series of correspondence.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—04/01/2021
  The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:15
  Thinking Allowed—THE BED
  The Bed: an exploration of its history and many uses.
3. 00:45
  Bells on Sunday—Saint Barnabas, Queen Camel in Somerset
  Bells on Sunday comes from Saint Barnabas, Queen Camel in Somerset
4. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—04/01/2021
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
5. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—04/01/2021
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
6. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—04/01/2021
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
7. 05:30
  News Briefing—04/01/2021
  The latest news from BBC Radio 4
8. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—04/01/2021
  A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Dr Krish Kandiah
9. 05:45
  Farming Today—04/01/21 Mental wellbeing, Anaerobic Digesters, Weather forecasting farmers
  Huge farming survey aims to help charity understand the wellbeing of a farming generation.
10. 05:56
  Weather—04/01/2021
  The latest weather forecast for farmers.
11. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Mat Waddington on the long tailed tit
  Mat Waddington found a long tailed tit playing cupid in his Worcester village.

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