BBC Radio 4 LW Schedule Thursday 7 October 2021

LW Schedule

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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—07/10/2021
  The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  George III by Andrew Roberts—3: Unrest in North America
  3/5Andrew Roberts' new biography of this most maligned sovereign reveals a monarch to admire.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—07/10/2021
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—07/10/2021
  A selection of BBC World Service news and current affairs, arts and science programmes.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—07/10/2021
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—07/10/2021
  The latest news from BBC Radio 4
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—07/10/2021
  A reflection and prayer to start the day with the Rev Lynne Gibson.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—07/10/21 Calls for financial support for pig farmers
  The SNP calls on the Government to provide financial support to help the pig industry.
9. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Black-tailed Godwit
  Martin Hughes-Games presents the Black-Tailed Godwit.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Today—07/10/2021
  News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
2. 09:00
  In Our Time—The Manhattan Project
  Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the race to build an atom bomb before anyone else in WW2
3. 09:45
  Daily Service—07/10/21 A Service of Sung Morning Prayer
  A Service of Sung Morning Prayer led by Revd Dr Isabelle Hamley.
4. 10:00
  Woman's Hour—Woman's Hour turns 75 today
  For our 75th, a specially commissioned poll looking at women and equality in the UK today
5. 11:00
  From Our Own Correspondent—Bumps in the Road for the Czech Republic
  PM Babis at bay; tales from the UK to Afghanistan, France, Kenya and the Aland islands
6. 11:30
  The Dreams We Live Inside—Dreams in the Air
  2/3Roma Agrawal explores how the built environment shapes us.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  Shipping Forecast—07/10/2021
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
2. 12:04
  The Reader by Bernhard Schlink—Episode Four
  4/5Hanna has incriminated herself in court. But why?
3. 12:18
  You and Yours—Care Home Credit Crunch, Supermarket Awards, Data Sharing
  Care home credit crunch. Winners of retail awards. Are new data laws really working?
4. 12:57
  Weather—07/10/2021
  The latest weather forecast
5. 13:00
  World at One—07/10/2021
  Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment, with Sarah Montague
6. 13:45
  A Home of Our Own—Black's Gate Crescent, Belfast
  Lynsey Hanley visits 28-year-old Katrina in her brand new affordable home in west Belfast.
7. 14:00
  The Archers—06/10/2021
  Vince is in the doghouse.
8. 14:15
  The Attendant—Frankenstein
  1/5A hilarious, unorthodox love story set on the night shift at a petrol station.
9. 14:45
  The Things We Leave Behind—Part 1. The Spoons
  1/5Mary Paulson-Ellis tells the story of a life in five objects. Read by Alexandra Mathie.
10. 15:00
  Ramblings—The Slate Island of Seil
  From the House of Trousers to the Pool of the Otter.
11. 15:27
  Radio 4 Appeal—Village Water
  Garden historian Advolly Richmond makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Village Water.
12. 15:30
  Bookclub—Anthony Doerr - All the Light We Cannot See
  Anthony Doerr talks about his award winning novel, All The Light We Cannot See.
13. 16:00
  Curious Cases—Series 18, The Guiding Hound
  How do guide dogs know where they're going?
14. 16:30
  BBC Inside Science—Surprising choice for Nobel prizes in a pandemic?
  Nobel prizes; BepiColombo snaps Mercury; carbon take up by old oaks; mystery illnesses.
15. 17:00
  PM—07/10/2021
  Afternoon news and current affairs programme.
16. 17:54
  Shipping Forecast—07/10/2021
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—07/10/2021 Saudi led takeover of Newcastle United.
  Premier League approves Saudi led takeover of Newcastle United.
2. 18:30
  The Break—Series 3, 2. Five Benches Outside Yatterby Hall, Flamford
  2/6An unexpected bus ride gives Jeff a trip down memory lane.
3. 19:00
  The Archers—07/10/2021
  Tensions mount at the BL board meeting
4. 19:15
  Front Row—Nobel Prize winner Abdulrazak Gurnah, Cush Jumbo's Hamlet, Poet Laureate Simon Armitage
  Cush Jumbo as Hamlet, Nobel Prize winner Abdulrazak Gurnah and poet Simon Armitage.
5. 20:00
  The Briefing Room—Britain's Dirty Rivers
  Sewage, chemicals, micro-plastics - how dirty are Britain's rivers? And what can be done?
6. 20:30
  The Bottom Line—Labour shortages and the new model economy
  The HGV sector is one of many sectors plagued by labour shortages - so how do we fix it?
7. 21:00
  BBC Inside Science—Surprising choice for Nobel prizes in a pandemic?
  Nobel prizes; BepiColombo snaps Mercury; carbon take up by old oaks; mystery illnesses.
8. 21:30
  In Our Time—The Manhattan Project
  Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the race to build an atom bomb before anyone else in WW2
9. 22:00
  The World Tonight—Newcastle United taken over by Saudi-backed consortium
  Fans celebrate – human rights defenders outraged
10. 22:45
  The Reader by Bernhard Schlink—Episode Four
  4/5Hanna has incriminated herself in court. But why?
11. 23:00
  Drop The Dead Panda
  East Asian-themed sketch show, starring comedians Evelyn Mok and Ken Cheng.
12. 23:30
  Mastertapes—Series 4, Noel Gallagher (the B-Side)
  10/12Noel Gallagher talks about his album, 'Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds'.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—08/10/2021
  The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  George III by Andrew Roberts—4: The King Falls Ill, Again
  4/5Andrew Roberts' new biography of this most maligned sovereign reveals a monarch to admire.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—08/10/2021
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—08/10/2021
  A selection of BBC World Service news and current affairs, arts and science programmes.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—08/10/2021
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—08/10/2021
  The latest news from BBC Radio 4
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—08/10/2021
  A reflection and prayer to start the day with the Rev Lynne Gibson.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—08/10/21 Luke Pollard and Tim Farron on the pig crisis, survey finds trust in British food, small vineyard
  A fall in the pig price as the backlog of animals stuck on farms continues to grow.
9. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Greenshank
  Brett Westwood presents the Greenshank.

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