BBC Radio 4 LW Schedule Sunday 31 January 2021

LW Schedule

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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—31/01/2021
  The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:15
  Disability: A New History—Doing and Being
  6/10Peter White finds that disabled people were everywhere in the 19th-century workplace.
3. 00:30
  Short Works—Where Joy Gone? by Ingrid Persaud
  Lani brings food to her mother in the care home.
4. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—31/01/2021
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
5. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—31/01/2021
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
6. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—31/01/2021
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
7. 05:30
  News Briefing—31/01/2021
  The latest news from BBC Radio 4
8. 05:43
  Bells on Sunday—The Cathedral Church of Saint Peter and Saint Wilfred, Ripon, in North Yorkshire
  Bells on Sunday comes from the Cathedral Church of Saint Peter and Saint Wilfred, Ripon.
9. 05:45
  Profile—Anders Holch Povlsen
  Danish billionaire, ASOS shareholder and Scotland’s biggest private landowner.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  News—31/01/2021
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4
2. 06:05
  Something Understood—The Teen Within
  Samira Ahmed reflects on the angst and intensity of adolescence.
3. 06:35
  On Your Farm—Wye College
  Charlotte Smith finds out about the history of Wye College in Kent, which closed in 2009.
4. 06:57
  Weather—31/01/2021
  The latest weather forecast
5. 07:00
  News and Papers—31/01/2021
  The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers.
6. 07:10
  Sunday—Archbishop of York; Nazir Afzal; Islamic Relief Worldwide
  A look at the ethical and religious issues of the week.
7. 07:54
  Radio 4 Appeal—Coroners' Courts Support Services
  Karen Bartram makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Coroners' Courts Support Services
8. 07:57
  Weather—31/01/2021
  The latest weather forecast
9. 08:00
  News and Papers—31/01/2021
  The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers.
10. 08:10
  Sunday Worship—Belfast, a City Shaped by the Sea
  A Service led by the Very Rev Stephen Forde
11. 08:48
  A Point of View—Sacking the Capitols
  Sarah Dunant imagines how the storming of the US Capitol building might go down in history
12. 08:58
  Tweet of the Day—White-Bearded Manakin
  David Attenborough presents the white-bearded manakin of tropical South America.
13. 09:00
  Broadcasting House—31/01/2021
  The Sunday morning news magazine programme. Presented by Paddy O'Connell
14. 10:00
  The Archers Omnibus—31/01/2021
  Shula finds herself in trouble and Kirsty gains support from an unexpected source.
15. 10:54
  Tweet of the Day—Tweet Take 5 : Great Spotted Woodpecker
  An extended version of Tweet of the Day featuring the great spotted woodpecker.
16. 11:00
  Desert Island Discs—Monica Galetti, chef and restaurateur
  Monica Galetti, chef, shares the soundtrack of her life with Lauren Laverne.
17. 11:45
  The Battles That Won Our Freedoms—2 Freedom from Unlawful Detention
  The story of the struggle for 'habeas corpus' in an England on the verge of Civil War.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  News Summary—31/01/2021
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 12:04
  The Unbelievable Truth—Series 25, Episode 3
  3/6Comedians try to smuggle truths past their opponents in David Mitchell's panel game.
3. 12:32
  The Food Programme—Flavours of Home: The refugees forging new lives through food
  Sheila Dillon meets asylum seekers and refugees building new lives in the UK through food.
4. 12:57
  Weather—31/01/2021
  The latest weather forecast
5. 13:00
  The World This Weekend—31/01/2021
  Caroline Wyatt looks at the week’s big stories from both home and around the world.
6. 13:30
  The Listening Project—31/01/2021
  Capturing the nation in conversation to build a unique picture of our lives today
7. 14:00
  Gardeners' Question Time—GQT at Home: Worm Casts and Rainy Day Plants
  Horticultural programme featuring a group of gardening experts.
8. 14:45
  Disability: A New History—Wooden Legs and Wheelchairs
  7/10Peter White has a close encounter with an aristocratic wooden leg.
9. 15:00
  Devils—Part 2
  2/3Dostoevsky’s unsettling tale of revolution and betrayal.
10. 16:00
  Open Book—Richard Flanagan; How To Read Well; Editor's Tip
  Johny Pitts talks to Booker Prize winning novelist Richard Flanagan.
11. 16:30
  Poetry Please—Paul Muldoon
  Paul Muldoon delves into the listener requests to choose his favourites
12. 17:00
  File on 4 Investigates—A Year of Covid
  Jane Deith talks to the medics who fought the first wave of Covid-19 in England's ICUs.
13. 17:40
  Profile—Anders Holch Povlsen
  Danish billionaire, ASOS shareholder and Scotland’s biggest private landowner.
14. 17:54
  Shipping Forecast—31/01/2021
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
15. 17:57
  Weather—31/01/2021
  The latest weather forecast.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—31/01/2021 Russian police arrest thousands of protesters
  Russians demonstrators demand the release of the opposition leader, Alexei Navalny.
2. 18:15
  Pick of the Week—Chris Hawkins
  Chris Hawkins chooses the best of BBC Radio this week.
3. 19:00
  Stillicide—Episode 5: Chaffinch
  5/12Stephen Campbell Moore continues Cynan Jones' electrifying series set in the near future.
4. 19:15
  Stand-Up Specials—Elvis McGonagall: Full Tartan Jacket
  The stand-up poet and satirist Elvis McGonagall in excoriating form.
5. 19:45
  The Last Resort—Vidas
  5/10A Lithuanian builder is tasked with an unusual construction job.
6. 20:00
  More or Less—Deaths at Home, Supermarket Infections and the Cobra Effect
  Where are people catching Covid-19?
7. 20:30
  Last Word—Larry King (pictured), Catherine Ennis, Margaret Weston, Gerry Cottle
  Matthew Bannister on a broadcaster, an organist, a curator, a circus owner
8. 21:00
  Money Box—Self-employment income support scheme discrimination claims
  Mothers go to court claiming discrimination in the self-employed income support scheme.
9. 21:25
  Radio 4 Appeal—Coroners' Courts Support Services
  Karen Bartram makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Coroners' Courts Support Services
10. 21:30
  The Corrections—Trojan Horse: Brit-ish?
  What the Trojan Horse Affair revealed about how to be British
11. 22:00
  Westminster Hour—31/01/2021
  Leila Nathoo presents Radio 4's Sunday night political discussion programme.
12. 23:00
  The Film Programme—Leslie Caron
  Leslie Caron on Gene Kelly and Fred Astaire
13. 23:30
  Something Understood—The Teen Within
  Samira Ahmed reflects on the angst and intensity of adolescence.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—01/02/2021
  The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:15
  Word of Mouth—Adam Bradley: The Poetry of Pop
  Adam Bradley joins Michael from Los Angeles and talks about the poetry of pop
3. 00:45
  Bells on Sunday—The Cathedral Church of Saint Peter and Saint Wilfred, Ripon, in North Yorkshire
  Bells on Sunday comes from the Cathedral Church of Saint Peter and Saint Wilfred, Ripon.
4. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—01/02/2021
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
5. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—01/02/2021
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
6. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—01/02/2021
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
7. 05:30
  News Briefing—01/02/2021
  The latest news from BBC Radio 4
8. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—01/02/2021
  A reflection and prayer to start the day with the Archdeacon of Bangor, Mary Stallard
9. 05:45
  Farming Today—01/02/21 Problems for food exporters, Cornish shellfish, agroecology
  A parliamentary inquiry into problems for food exporters.
10. 05:56
  Weather—01/02/2021
  The latest weather forecast for farmers.
11. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Blue Bird of Paradise
  Sir David Attenborough presents the blue bird of paradise from Papua New Guinea.

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