BBC Radio 4 LW Schedule Wednesday 27 October 2021

LW Schedule

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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—27/10/2021
  The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Slime: A Natural History by Susanne Wedlich—Primordial Slime
  2/5The story of the Victorian obsession with primordial slime.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—27/10/2021
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—27/10/2021
  A selection of BBC World Service news and current affairs, arts and science programmes.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—27/10/2021
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—27/10/2021
  The latest news from BBC Radio 4
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—27/10/2021
  A reflection and prayer to start the day with George Craig
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—Changes to rules on sewage discharge, grassland fungi, inflation for agriculture
  The Government will tighten up rules on water companies dumping raw sewage into rivers.
9. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Robert Martin on the Cerulean Paradise-flycatcher
  BirdLife International's Rob Martin on the cerulean paradise-flycatcher.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Today—27/10/2021
  News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
2. 08:31
  Yesterday in Parliament—27/10/2021
  All the news from Westminster with Sean Curran.
3. 09:00
  Life Changing—I’m held together by 17 titanium plates
  Jane Garvey talks to Pip Peacock about the country walk that nearly killed her.
4. 09:30
  39 Ways to Save the Planet—Hunting Down the Polluters
  How to spot the planet's polluters with satellites, artificial intelligence and Al Gore.
5. 09:45
  Daily Service—27/10/2021
  Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music led by Canon Angela Tilby.
6. 10:00
  Woman's Hour—A scheme to help Afghan refugees like Amir housed in hotels up and down the country to access swimming and fitness facilities.
  Life for one Afghan family housed in one of the many UK hotels holding refugees.
7. 11:00
  A Summer of Fire and Flood—Lytton
  1/3Extreme heat and a raging fire. A small community watches their town go up in flames.
8. 11:30
  What's Funny About...—Series 2, 6. Felicity Kendal on The Good Life
  6/6Felicity Kendal shares the inside story of pioneering BBC TV sitcom, The Good Life.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  Shipping Forecast—27/10/2021
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
2. 12:04
  The Frequency of Us by Keith Stuart—Episode 3
  3/10By Keith Stuart. Laura has a strange experience in the workshop.
3. 12:18
  World at One—27/10/2021
  News, analysis and comment, with Sarah Montague
4. 14:00
  The Archers—26/10/2021
  Ben struggles with recent events.
5. 14:15
  Drama on 4—The First Man on the Moon and How They Done It
  The award-winning National Theatre of Brent celebrate the extraordinary events of 1969.
6. 15:00
  Money Box—Autumn Budget 2021
  Paul Lewis and guests answer your questions about the Autumn 2021 Budget.
7. 15:30
  Inside Health—PPE waste and blood test tube shortage
  How the NHS is going green to reduce its PPE waste.
8. 16:00
  Thinking Allowed—Covid
  Covid: Crisis or opportunity?
9. 16:30
  The Media Show—What is the Metaverse?
  After a difficult week, Facebook invests in an alternative-reality future.
10. 17:00
  PM—27/10/2021
  Afternoon news and current affairs programme.
11. 17:54
  Shipping Forecast—27/10/2021
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—27/10/2021 - The Chancellor Rishi Sunak has delivered a Budget to build an economy fit for a new age of post-Covid optimism.
  The Chancellor Rishi Sunak has delivered his Autumn Budget
2. 18:30
  The Cold Swedish Winter—Series 4, Childhood
  1/4The Scandi-com returns, starring Adam Riches and a cast of Sweden’s finest comedians.
3. 19:00
  The Archers—27/10/2021
  An unexpected visitor causes disruption.
4. 19:15
  Front Row—The reopening of the Hall for Cornwall, Paul McCartney on Eleanor Rigby and Booker Prize nominated author Nadifa Mohamed
  Front Row visits Truro to report on the re-opening of the Hall for Cornwall.
5. 20:00
  Life Changing—I’m held together by 17 titanium plates
  Jane Garvey talks to Pip Peacock about the country walk that nearly killed her.
6. 20:30
  Descendants—Marlon and Valerie
  3/7Two people whose lives today connect through Britain's role in the history of carnival.
7. 21:00
  Costing the Earth—Six Months on St Kilda
  How does it feel to spend six months on Britain's most isolated island?
8. 21:30
  The Media Show—What is the Metaverse?
  After a difficult week, Facebook invests in an alternative-reality future.
9. 22:00
  The World Tonight—“Higher wage, higher skill, higher productivity” Budget
  But 4 days before COP, was there a climate-shaped hole in Sunak's speech ?
10. 22:45
  The Frequency of Us by Keith Stuart—Episode 3
  3/10By Keith Stuart. Laura has a strange experience in the workshop.
11. 23:00
  Lasties—Hot Magnums
  2/4The second in a series of comic plays written by and starring John Kearns and Tim Key.
12. 23:15
  Tarot: Soundbleed—Episode 4
  4/4A brand new sketch show from sketch supergroup ‘Tarot’, all linked by sound effects.
13. 23:30
  Today in Parliament—27/10/2021
  Coverage of the Budget.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—28/10/2021
  The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Slime: A Natural History by Susanne Wedlich—Disgusting
  3/5Why we find slime, more than almost any substance, so universally disgusting.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—28/10/2021
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—28/10/2021
  A selection of BBC World Service news and current affairs, arts and science programmes.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—28/10/2021
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—28/10/2021
  The latest news from BBC Radio 4
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—28/10/2021
  A reflection and prayer to start the day with George Craig
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—28/10/21 "Haphazard" transition from CAP farm payments to ELMS, plans to tackle emissions from agriculture, the rural Budget
  MPs warn the government’s "haphazard" transition is putting some English farms at risk.
9. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Red-legged Partridge
  Wildlife Sound Recordist, Chris Watson, presents the Red-legged Partridge.

Thursday 28 October 2021