BBC Radio 4 LW Schedule Thursday 14 October 2021

LW Schedule

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Evening
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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—14/10/2021
  The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Will She Do? By Eileen Atkins—Episode 3
  3/5At Oxford Playhouse, Eileen Atkins crosses swords with the new director Peter Hall.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—14/10/2021
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—14/10/2021
  A selection of BBC World Service news and current affairs, arts and science programmes.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—14/10/2021
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—14/10/2021
  The latest news from BBC Radio 4
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—14/10/2021
  A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with the Venerable Dr Rosemarie Mallett.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—Young people in rural areas: outpriced and overlooked; bee foraging research, funeral barrow
  Young people outpriced and overlooked in the countryside.
9. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Red-headed Woodpecker
  Sir David Attenborough presents the red-headed woodpecker found in North America.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Today—14/10/2021
  News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
2. 08:45
  Yesterday in Parliament—14/10/2021
  News, views and features on yesterday's stories in Parliament.
3. 09:00
  In Our Time—The Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth
  Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Europe's largest republic, before its partition in 1772.
4. 09:45
  Daily Service—14/10/2021 Prisons Week – Letting Go and Letting God
  Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music led by Rev Dr Isabelle Hamley.
5. 10:00
  Woman's Hour—Singer, Sophie Ellis-Bextor; Breast reconstruction delays; Urban hermits; Predatory marriage;
  Sophie Ellis-Bextor:7 albums, 5 children,a podcast,'Live Kitchen Discos' & now a memoir...
6. 11:00
  From Our Own Correspondent—Drug dealing, murder and gentrification: the persisting contrasts of Marseille
  France's President Macron heads to Marseille, as the city is hit by new gangland violence.
7. 11:30
  The Dreams We Live Inside—Dreams in the Earth
  3/3Roma Agrawal explores how the built environment shapes us.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  Shipping Forecast—14/10/2021
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
2. 12:04
  Harlem Shuffle by Colson Whitehead—Episode 4: The Sweetener
  4/10New novel from the Pulitzer-winning author of The Nickel Boys and The Underground Railroad
3. 12:18
  You and Yours—Shell Energy Boss, Marillion Insurance, BT Fibre Broadband
  Recovering money after your energy supplier's gone bust. Getting cut off by BT.
4. 12:57
  Weather—14/10/2021
  The latest weather forecast
5. 13:00
  World at One—14/10/2021
  Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment, with Sarah Montague
6. 13:45
  A Home of Our Own—St Thomas' Street, Newcastle upon Tyne
  Lynsey Hanley tells the cautionary tale of two leaseholders of a Georgian style property.
7. 14:00
  The Archers—13/10/2021
  Russ finds himself in an uncomfortable position
8. 14:15
  The Attendant—The Western
  2/5A lone drifter wanders onto the forecourt. The stakes are about to get very high indeed.
9. 14:45
  The Things We Leave Behind—Episode 2
  2/5Mary Paulson-Ellis tells the story of a life in five objects. Read by Alexandra Mathie.
10. 15:00
  Open Country—How to build and paint a bird nest
  Blackbirds, yellowhammers, wrens and crows - British birds and the places where they live.
11. 15:27
  Radio 4 Appeal—The No Accommodation Network (NACCOM)
  Lord Alf Dubs makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of The No Accommodation Network (NACCOM).
12. 15:30
  Open Book—Jonathan Franzen, Amitav Ghosh, Nina Mingya Powles
  Jonathan Franzen talks to Elizabeth Day about his novel Crossroads.
13. 16:00
  Curious Cases—Series 18, The Weirdness of Water, Part 1
  Please explain the weirdness of water? Drs Rutherford and Fry investigate.
14. 16:30
  BBC Inside Science—Early Alzheimer's Alert
  A simple test for the earliest stages of Alzheimer's.
15. 17:00
  PM—14/10/2021
  Afternoon news and current affairs programme.
16. 17:54
  Shipping Forecast—14/10/2021
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—14/10/2021 Doctors leaders in England have reacted angrily to plans to encourage them to hold more face to face appointments
  Doctors have criticised a government plan to boost face-to-face GP appointments.
2. 18:30
  The Break—Series 3, 3. The Haunting of Jeffrey Whittaker
  3/6Jeff and Andy meddle with the supernatural.
3. 19:00
  The Archers—14/10/2021
  An opportunity presents itself at Berrow Farm
4. 19:15
  Front Row—The RIBA Stirling Prize for architecture, Succession, John Le Carré’s final novel, The London Film Festival
  The RIBA Stirling Prize for architecture is announced
5. 20:00
  The Briefing Room—Social Care - What's Changing?
  Long neglected by many governments, what do the new proposals for social care mean?
6. 20:30
  The Bottom Line—Hybrid working
  How can companies effectively mix work at home and in the office?
7. 21:00
  BBC Inside Science—Early Alzheimer's Alert
  A simple test for the earliest stages of Alzheimer's.
8. 21:30
  In Our Time—The Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth
  Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Europe's largest republic, before its partition in 1772.
9. 22:00
  The World Tonight—Beirut: demonstration, then deaths
  At least 6 dead, dozens of others injured
10. 22:45
  Harlem Shuffle by Colson Whitehead—Episode 4: The Sweetener
  4/10New novel from the Pulitzer-winning author of The Nickel Boys and The Underground Railroad
11. 23:00
  Taboo
  Kate Copstick and special guests tackle taboos in comedy. NB Not for the easily offended.
12. 23:30
  Poison—Episode 4: The Russian Antidote
  4/5Why would a South African president seek a cure for poisoning at a clinic in Moscow?
13. 23:45
  Today in Parliament—14/10/2021
  Susan Hulme reports on what the Government is doing to help pig farmers.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—15/10/2021
  The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Will She Do? By Eileen Atkins—Episode 4
  4/5Eileen Atkins gets her first parts at the RSC in Stratford on Avon.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—15/10/2021
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—15/10/2021
  A selection of BBC World Service news and current affairs, arts and science programmes.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—15/10/2021
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—15/10/2021
  The latest news from BBC Radio 4
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—15/10/2021
  A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with the Venerable Dr Rosemarie Mallett.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—15/10/21 - Pig culling, sheep vaccines and NI Protocol
  Pig farmers await government action to avert a widespread cull.
9. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Red-Eyed Vireo
  Michael Palin presents the red-eyed vireo from North America.

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