BBC Radio 4 LW Schedule Sunday 24 October 2021

LW Schedule

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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—24/10/2021
  The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:15
  Green Originals—Severn Cullis-Suzuki
  Reflections on modern pioneers of the environmental movement. Today, Severn Cullis-Suzuki.
3. 00:30
  Short Works—Gentle by Dima Alzayat
  A chance find in a bookshop prompts a pregnant woman to reflect on her journey
4. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—24/10/2021
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
5. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—24/10/2021
  A selection of BBC World Service news and current affairs, arts and science programmes.
6. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—24/10/2021
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
7. 05:30
  News Briefing—24/10/2021
  The latest news from BBC Radio 4
8. 05:43
  Bells on Sunday—St Chad’s Church in Shrewsbury, Shropshire
  Bells on Sunday comes from St Chad’s Church in Shrewsbury, Shropshire
9. 05:45
  Profile—Katharine Birbalsingh
  Katharine Birbalsingh has been named the government’s new Social Mobility Commissioner.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  News Summary—24/10/2021
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4
2. 06:05
  Something Understood—Saying Sorry
  Mark Tully asks why apologising is so hard and considers some of the benefits of doing so.
3. 06:35
  On Your Farm—Two Centuries of Tractors
  Anna Hill is at the world's largest monthly sale of second-hand farm machinery.
4. 06:57
  Weather—24/10/2021
  The latest weather reports and forecast
5. 07:00
  News and Papers—24/10/2021
  The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers.
6. 07:10
  Sunday—Last rites as an 'emergency service', Lebanon crisis, 'Swing Low, Sweet Chariot'
  Last rites as an 'emergency service', Lebanon crisis and 'Swing Low, Sweet Chariot'.
7. 07:54
  Radio 4 Appeal—UK Youth
  Linford Christie makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of UK Youth
8. 07:57
  Weather—24/10/2021
  The latest weather reports and forecast
9. 08:00
  News and Papers—24/10/2021
  The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers.
10. 08:10
  Sunday Worship—A Haven for an Emperor
  An Ethiopian Orthodox Sunday Worship featuring excerpts from a service at Bath Abbey.
11. 08:48
  A Point of View—Two Small Scandals
  Adam Gopnik poses the question: Do you have a right to make my life into your art?
12. 08:58
  Tweet of the Day—Great Spotted Woodpecker
  Brett Westwood presents the story and sound of the great spotted woodpecker.
13. 09:00
  Broadcasting House—24/10/2021
  The Sunday morning news magazine programme. Presented by Justin Rowlatt.
14. 10:00
  The Archers Omnibus—24/10/2021
  There are first day nerves at Berrow and Lilian has a cunning plan.
15. 11:00
  Desert Island Discs—Michael Sandel, philosopher
  Michael Sandel, philosopher, shares the soundtrack of his life with Lauren Laverne.
16. 11:45
  Just One Thing - with Michael Mosley—Drink Water
  How a simple glass of water with every meal could boost your brainpower and energy levels.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  Shipping Forecast—24/10/2021
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
2. 12:04
  The Museum of Curiosity—Series 16, Episode 1
  1/6John Lloyd and Holly Walsh with Jamie MacDonald, Jennifer Higgie and Francis Hamel.
3. 12:32
  The Food Programme—A Personnel Problem: What's the solution to hospitality's staffing crisis?
  Sheila Dillon and guests discuss why hospitality businesses just can't get the staff.
4. 12:57
  Weather—24/10/2021
  The latest weather forecast
5. 13:00
  The World This Weekend—24/10/2021
  James Naughtie looks at the week’s big stories from both home and around the world.
6. 13:30
  The Listening Project—Once Bitten
  Fi Glover presents chats on river pollution, fear of builders, being scammed and clowns.
7. 14:00
  Gardeners' Question Time—GQT at Home: Apple Celebrations and Ancient Specimens
  Kathy Clugston hosts the horticultural programme featuring a group of gardening experts.
8. 14:45
  Green Originals—Severn Cullis-Suzuki
  Reflections on modern pioneers of the environmental movement. Today, Severn Cullis-Suzuki.
9. 15:00
  Blood, Sex and Money by Emile Zola—Season 3 - Money, Episode 9
  9/9Aunt Dide finally escapes the asylum. Starring Glenda Jackson, dramatised by Dan Rebellato
10. 16:00
  Open Book—Sarah Hall
  Elizabeth Day talks to Sarah Hall about her latest novel, Burntcoat.
11. 16:30
  The Town Made of Stories
  Orla O'Neill peeks into other people's diaries at the National Diary Archive in Italy.
12. 17:00
  The Nuremberg Legacy
  Philippe Sands explores the legacy of the Nuremberg Trials, 75 years after the judgement.
13. 17:40
  Profile—Katharine Birbalsingh
  Katharine Birbalsingh has been named the government’s new Social Mobility Commissioner.
14. 17:54
  Shipping Forecast—24/10/2021
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
15. 17:57
  Weather—24/10/2021
  The latest weather reports and forecast
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—24/10/2021 Labour joins calls for stricter Covid measures in England
  Labour wants the government to reimpose some Coronavirus restrictions in England.
2. 18:15
  Pick of the Week—Raees Khan
  Raees Khan chooses the best of BBC audio this week.
3. 19:00
  The Archers—24/10/2021
  Rex is left disappointed
4. 19:15
  The Confessional—Series 2, The Confession of Ed Byrne
  3/6Confessional comedy, as Stephen Mangan grills comedian Ed Byrne about his guilty secrets.
5. 19:45
  Miss Bessemer Saves The Train by Roy Apps—5. 'Young Man, I Know Precisely What a 'V' Sign Means...!'
  5/5This should be Miss Bessemer’s moment of triumph, but she appears to have gone AWOL.
6. 20:00
  Feedback—22/10/2021
  Radio 4's forum for comments, queries, criticisms and congratulations.
7. 20:30
  Last Word—Colin Powell (pictured), Brendan Kennelly, Myriam Sarachik, John Clunies-Ross
  Kirsty Lang on a General, a poet, a scientist and the ruler of the Cocos Islands
8. 21:00
  Money Box—New green savings bonds
  Green Savings Bonds, warm home discount, student loan overpayments and women's pensions.
9. 21:25
  Radio 4 Appeal—UK Youth
  Linford Christie makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of UK Youth
10. 21:30
  Analysis—Funny Money
  Where does money's value come from in this increasingly online world? Ben Chu investigates
11. 22:00
  Westminster Hour—24/10/2021
  Alex Forsyth hosts Radio 4's Sunday night political discussion programme.
12. 23:00
  Curious Cases—Series 18, The Weirdness of Water, Part 2
  Adam Rutherford and Hannah Fry attempt to answer more questions on why water is weird
13. 23:30
  Something Understood—Saying Sorry
  Mark Tully asks why apologising is so hard and considers some of the benefits of doing so.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—25/10/2021
  The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:15
  Thinking Allowed—Freedom
  Freedom: how it came to be equated with limited government and white people.
3. 00:45
  Bells on Sunday—St Chad’s Church in Shrewsbury, Shropshire
  Bells on Sunday comes from St Chad’s Church in Shrewsbury, Shropshire
4. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—25/10/2021
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
5. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—25/10/2021
  A selection of BBC World Service news and current affairs, arts and science programmes.
6. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—25/10/2021
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
7. 05:30
  News Briefing—25/10/2021
  The latest news from BBC Radio 4
8. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—25/10/2021
  A reflection and prayer to start the day with George Craig
9. 05:45
  Farming Today—25/10/21 - Scottish beavers, pumpkins and grass seeds
  The pitfalls of 'building back beaver' in Scotland.
10. 05:56
  Weather—25/10/2021
  The latest weather forecast for farmers.
11. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Melissa Harrison on the House Sparrow
  Nature writer Melissa Harrison presents the case for the humble and rather noisy 'spadger'

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