BBC Radio 4 LW Schedule Saturday 16 January 2021

LW Schedule

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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—16/01/2021
  The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  If Then by Jill Lepore—Episode 5
  5/5After a disastrous campaign in Saigon, the writing is on the wall for Simulmatics.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—16/01/2021
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—16/01/2021
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—16/01/2021
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—16/01/2021
  The latest news from BBC Radio 4
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—16/01/2021
  Spiritual reflection to start the day with writer and broadcaster Anna Magnusson.
8. 05:45
  Soundstage—The Oak Woodland
  Wildlife sound recordist Chris Watson captures the changing soundscape of an oak woodland.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  News and Papers—16/01/2021
  The latest news headlines. Including the weather and a look at the papers.
2. 06:07
  Open Country—Snowdrop Country
  Alan Street has spent his life discovering snowdrops - but now there is new demand.
3. 06:30
  Farming Today—16/01/21 Farming Today This Week: EU exports, Emergency Sugar Beet Pesticides, Sea Shanties
  How food producers caught up in post-Brexit port chaos are coping with delays.
4. 06:57
  Weather—16/01/2021
  The latest weather forecast
5. 07:00
  Today—16/01/2021
  Including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
6. 09:00
  Saturday Live—Joan Bakewell
  Gardener and writer Marc Hamer, Jonny Oates and remote island caretaker Annie Birney.
7. 10:30
  The Kitchen Cabinet—Series 31, Home Economics: Episode 23
  4/7Jay Rayner hosts the culinary panel show.
8. 11:00
  The Week in Westminster—16/01/2021
  Radio 4's weekly assessment of developments at Westminster. Presented by Pippa Crerar.
9. 11:30
  From Our Own Correspondent—Ireland's Shame
  A story of discrimination and abuse: Ireland’s mother and baby homes.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  News Headlines; Shipping Forecast—16/01/2021
  The latest national and international news headlines, followed by the shipping forecast.
2. 12:04
  Money Box—Getting your credit balance back from your energy supplier
  Credit energy balances, HMRC's Head of Fraud, lockdown MOTs and cost of insurance claims.
3. 12:30
  The News Quiz—Series 104, Episode 3
  3/8A satirical review of the week's news with Andy Zaltzman.
4. 12:57
  Weather—16/01/2021
  The latest weather forecast
5. 13:00
  News—16/01/2021
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4
6. 13:10
  Any Questions?—Dr Saleyha Ahsan, Kate Green MP, Jamie Njoku-Goodwin, Chris Philp MP
  Chris Mason presents political debate and discussion from Broadcasting House in London.
7. 14:00
  Any Answers?—Covid, Exams & Free School Meals
  Have your say on the issues discussed on Any Questions?
8. 14:45
  One to One—The Dream of Success: Rosie Millard meets author Debbie Bayne
  The long-standing arts journalist asks what success and failure really mean.
9. 15:00
  Drama on 4—Star of the Sea, Episode One
  1/2Star of the Sea unravels the mysterious death of landowner David Merridith.
10. 16:00
  Woman's Hour—Weekend Woman's Hour - Healthcare workers on the frontline, Debbie McGee and Naomi Paxton, virginity testing
  Healthcare workers on the frontline, Debbie McGee and Naomi Paxton, virginity testing.
11. 17:00
  PM—16/01/2021
  Full coverage of the day's news
12. 17:30
  Political Thinking with Nick Robinson—16/01/2021
  Nick Robinson talks to Lord Sedwill in a personal and political interview.
13. 17:54
  Shipping Forecast—16/01/2021
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
14. 17:57
  Weather—16/01/2021
  The latest weather forecast.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—16/01/2021 Concern over possible vaccine wastage
  Doctors' alarmed at claims some unused doses of Covid-19 jabs are being thrown away
2. 18:15
  Loose Ends—Tony Robinson, Noel Clarke, Rebeca Omordia, Passenger, Ayanna Witter-Johnson, Sara Cox, Clive Anderson
  Clive Anderson and guests with an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy.
3. 19:00
  Profile—Nadhim Zahawi
  The fascinating life of Vaccine Deployment Minister Nadhim Zahawi, with Mark Coles.
4. 19:15
  Grounded with Louis Theroux—16. Oliver Stone
  Louis speaks to film director Oliver Stone.
5. 20:00
  Archive on 4—I'm Terry Gross and this is Fresh Air
  Dolly Alderton turns the tables on the master of the radio interview, Terry Gross.
6. 21:00
  Pilgrim by Sebastian Baczkiewicz—Series 6, Ouldmeadow Jack
  3/4Another fantasy adventure featuring the immortal wanderer William Palmer, known as Pilgrim
7. 21:45
  The Why Factor—Why do we Draw?
  What makes us draw, how do we get good at it and what do we reveal through our drawings?
8. 22:00
  News—16/01/2021
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4
9. 22:15
  The Spark—Paul Vallely and Philanthropy
  Helen Lewis meets people offering radical solutions to the big problems of our times.
10. 23:00
  Counterpoint—Series 34, Heat 6
  6/13Another trio of music lovers joins Paul Gambaccini for the contest of musical knowledge.
11. 23:30
  Poetry Please—Kenneth Steven
  The Scottish poet guests.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—17/01/2021
  The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:15
  Disability: A New History—Beauty and Deformity
  4/10Peter White on the impact that ideas about beauty and deformity had on people's lives.
3. 00:30
  Short Works—Covert
  Delia likes to tell people that her husband believed dinosaurs were living in his knees.
4. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—17/01/2021
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
5. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—17/01/2021
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
6. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—17/01/2021
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
7. 05:30
  News Briefing—17/01/2021
  The latest news from BBC Radio 4
8. 05:43
  Bells on Sunday—Holy Trinity, Ossett in West Yorkshire
  Bells on Sunday comes from Holy Trinity, Ossett in West Yorkshire
9. 05:45
  Profile—Nadhim Zahawi
  The fascinating life of Vaccine Deployment Minister Nadhim Zahawi, with Mark Coles.

Sunday 17 January 2021