BBC Radio 4 LW Schedule Saturday 20 February 2021

LW Schedule

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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—20/02/2021
  The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  How to Avoid a Climate Disaster by Bill Gates—Ep 5 - A Plan for Getting to Zero
  5/5Bill Gates on how innovation, policies, and people can solve climate change.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—20/02/2021
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—20/02/2021
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—20/02/2021
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—20/02/2021
  The latest news from BBC Radio 4
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—20/02/2021
  A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Chine McDonald
8. 05:45
  Soundstage—Dawn Chorus
  Sound recordist Chris Watson introduces a dawn chorus from Suffolk.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  News and Papers—20/02/2021
  The latest news headlines. Including the weather and a look at the papers.
2. 06:07
  Ramblings—Oscar winner Gareth Ellis-Unwin on his local riverside route in Berkshire
  Oscar winner Gareth Ellis-Unwin shares his local riverside route with Clare Balding
3. 06:30
  Farming Today—20/02/21 Farming Today This Week: Carbon offsetting, foot and mouth anniversary, rural services
  How Microsoft is using Australian cattle ranches to offset its carbon emissions.
4. 06:57
  Weather—20/02/2021
  The latest weather forecast
5. 07:00
  Today—20/02/2021
  Including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
6. 09:00
  Saturday Live—Jess Gillam
  Salvage Hunter Drew Pritchard, actor and writer Andi Osho, and listener Hannah Mornement.
7. 10:30
  Rewinder—A Choc Ice for a Ghost
  Greg James, proud radio nerd, returns to rummage through the BBC's vast archives.
8. 11:00
  The Briefing Room—Out of Lockdown
  Cautious but irreversible; the promises and risks of lifting lockdown.
9. 11:30
  From Our Own Correspondent—Zuma's Moment of Reckoning
  Jacob Zuma is evading a corruption inquiry, but how much longer can he continue to do so?
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  News Summary—20/02/2021
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 12:04
  Money Box—Delays on bank's fraud line
  Long delays on bank fraud lines, new costs on online goods and renting empty student rooms
3. 12:30
  The News Quiz—Series 104, Episode 8
  8/8A satirical review of the week's news with Andy Zaltzman
4. 12:57
  Weather—20/02/2021
  The latest weather forecast
5. 13:00
  News—20/02/2021
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4
6. 13:10
  Any Questions?—Katharine Birbalsingh, Michelle Donelan MP, John Nicolson MP, Nick Thomas-Symonds MP
  Anita Anand presents political discussion and debate.
7. 14:00
  Any Answers?—20/02/2021
  Have your say on the issues discussed on Any Questions?
8. 14:45
  One to One—My Donation Story: Sabet Choudhury meets Faruk Choudhury
  Sabet donated a kidney to his mum. He chats to Faruk about his campaign for more donors.
9. 15:00
  F Scott Fitzgerald - The Beautiful and Damned—1. Dreaming Of Millions
  1/2A tale charting the Jazz Age via a glamorous but doomed marriage.
10. 16:00
  Woman's Hour—Weekend Woman's Hour: Women at breaking point, Revenge porn, The term 'witch'
  Women at breaking point, revenge porn, and the use of the term 'witch'.
11. 17:00
  PM—20/02/2021
  Full coverage of the day's news
12. 17:30
  The Bottom Line—Net Zero in the house
  What are the business opportunities in turning our old housing stock green?
13. 17:54
  Shipping Forecast—20/02/2021
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
14. 17:57
  Weather—20/02/2021
  The latest weather forecast.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—20/02/2021 Care homes welcome plans to allow visitors
  Some Covid restrictions for care homes in England and Scotland will be eased next month.
2. 18:15
  Loose Ends—Hugh Bonneville, Michael Cashman, Omari Douglas, Sian Clifford, Tongue Fu, Mosa Wild, Tom Allen, Clive Anderson
  Clive Anderson and guests with an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy.
3. 19:00
  Profile—Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala
  The first African and first woman elected head of the World Trade Organisation.
4. 19:15
  My Teenage Diary—Series 8, Gyles Brandreth
  5/6Gyles Brandreth reads the diaries of his boarding school days in the 1960s.
5. 19:45
  Why Why Why?—1. Should I stay or should I go?
  1/5Phill Jupitus discusses the art of decision making with Joseph Bikart.
6. 20:00
  Meeting Myself Coming Back—Dame Kelly Holmes
  Double Olympic gold-medallist Dame Kelly Holmes meets her younger self in the archives.
7. 21:00
  Brief Lives—Series 9, Episode 4
  4/4Last in the series
8. 21:45
  The Why Factor—The Circus
  How did modern circuses develop? And why do they appeal to adults and children worldwide?
9. 22:00
  News—20/02/2021
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4
10. 22:15
  Moral Maze—Personal Responsibility
  Engaging live debate examining the moral issues behind one of the week's news stories.
11. 23:00
  Counterpoint—Series 34, Semi-final 2
  11/13Another trio of music lovers joins Paul Gambaccini for the contest of musical knowledge.
12. 23:30
  Modern Metamorphoses—Episode 2
  2/3How poets are dealing with the bodily transformations made possible by modern science.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—21/02/2021
  The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:15
  Disability: A New History—Brave Poor Things
  9/10Peter White searches for the voices of children with disabilities in the 19th century.
3. 00:30
  Short Works—The Landlord Formerly Known as Prince
  An original short work for radio which reflects this week's news. By Sophie Duker.
4. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—21/02/2021
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
5. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—21/02/2021
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
6. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—21/02/2021
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
7. 05:30
  News Briefing—21/02/2021
  The latest news from BBC Radio 4
8. 05:43
  Bells on Sunday—The church of St Gregory, Bedale in North Yorkshire.
  Bells on Sunday comes from the church of St Gregory, Bedale in North Yorkshire.
9. 05:45
  Profile—Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala
  The first African and first woman elected head of the World Trade Organisation.

Sunday 21 February 2021