BBC Radio 4 LW Schedule Sunday 7 November 2021

LW Schedule

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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—07/11/2021
  The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:15
  Green Inc—The Green Tick
  2/4Heydon Prowse unpacks the tech industry's great green pivot.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—07/11/2021
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—07/11/2021
  A selection of BBC World Service news and current affairs, arts and science programmes.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—07/11/2021
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—07/11/2021
  The latest news from BBC Radio 4
7. 05:43
  Bells on Sunday—All Saints Church, East Pennard in Somerset
  Bells on Sunday comes from All Saints Church, East Pennard in Somerset.
8. 05:45
  Profile—Feargal Sharkey
  The former punk rocker taking on the water companies over pollution.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  News Summary—07/11/2021
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4
2. 06:05
  Something Understood—Familiarity Breeds Content
  Mark Tully challenges the premise that familiarity breeds contempt.
3. 06:35
  On Your Farm—Crofting in the Hebrides
  Nancy Nicolson meets crofter Donald Macsween on the Isle of Lewis in the Hebrides.
4. 06:57
  Weather—07/11/2021
  The latest weather reports and forecast
5. 07:00
  News and Papers—07/11/2021
  The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers.
6. 07:10
  Sunday—Leonard Cohen's Spirituality; Is Faith Being Left Out Of COP 26?; St Cuthbert
  Edward Stourton with a look at the ethical and religious issues of the week.
7. 07:54
  Radio 4 Appeal—Carers Worldwide
  Jackie Ashley makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Carers Worldwide.
8. 07:57
  Weather—07/11/2021
  The latest weather reports and forecast
9. 08:00
  News and Papers—07/11/2021
  The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers.
10. 08:10
  Sunday Worship—A Service for COP26
  Live from Glasgow University Chapel, tracing our deep spiritual connection with the earth.
11. 08:48
  A Point of View—The Eve of Destruction
  Sarah Dunant reflects on political will and its relationship to changing behaviour.
12. 08:58
  Tweet of the Day—Barnacle Goose
  Martin Hughes-Games presents the barnacle goose.
13. 09:00
  Broadcasting House—07/11/2021
  The Sunday morning news magazine programme. Presented by Paddy O'Connell.
14. 10:00
  The Archers Omnibus—07/11/2021
  Harrison faces a dilemma.
15. 11:00
  Desert Island Discs—Joanne Harris, writer
  Joanne Harris, writer, shares the soundtrack of her life with Lauren Laverne.
16. 11:45
  Four Thought—The Tyranny of Positivity
  Sian Ejiwunmi-Le Berre argues against the tyranny of positivity.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  Shipping Forecast—07/11/2021
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
2. 12:04
  The Museum of Curiosity—Series 16, Episode 3
  3/6John Lloyd and Holly Walsh with Jon Culshaw, Rosie Jones and Elisabeth Robinson.
3. 12:32
  The Food Programme—COP26: The Case for Cattle and Pigs.
  With COP26 underway Dan Saladino explores the value of meat and dairy for our future food.
4. 12:57
  Weather—07/11/2021
  The latest weather forecast
5. 13:00
  The World This Weekend—07/11/2021
  Jonny Dymond looks at the week’s big stories from both home and around the world.
6. 13:30
  The Listening Project—Welcome to my World
  Life in the shadow of Cop26, how to make a house share work, K-pop and having ginger hair.
7. 14:00
  Gardeners' Question Time—GQT at Home: Sustainable Plots and Salad Pots
  Kathy Clugston hosts this week's gardening Q&A.
8. 14:45
  A Home of Our Own—Crowborough Road, Tooting, South London
  Lynsey Hanley explores why Danielle still lives with mum Lydia 11 years after graduating.
9. 15:00
  Drama on 4—In the Shadow of Man
  Drama-doc about Jane Goodall’s pioneering work with the chimpanzees of Gombe, Tanzania.
10. 16:00
  Bookclub—Maja Lunde - The History of Bees
  James Naughtie talks to Norwegian writer Maja Lunde about her novel The History of Bees.
11. 16:30
  Artworks—The Poetry Detective, Episode Two
  Vanessa Kisuule explores the stories behind the poems we carry with us through life.
12. 17:00
  File on 4 Investigates—Controlled, Abused and Criminalised
  The women who commit crimes after years of controlling and abusive behaviour by partners.
13. 17:40
  Profile—Feargal Sharkey
  The former punk rocker taking on the water companies over pollution.
14. 17:54
  Shipping Forecast—07/11/2021
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
15. 17:57
  Weather—07/11/2021
  The latest weather reports and forecast
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—07/11/2021 Labour leader accuses government of trashing the UK's reputation in lobbying row
  Sir Keir Starmer says Boris Johnson has behaved in a "corrupt and contemptible" manner.
2. 18:15
  Pick of the Week—Peter Curran
  Peter Curran chooses the best of BBC audio this week.
3. 19:00
  The Archers—07/11/2021
  A fit of the blues drags down Kirsty.
4. 19:15
  The Confessional—Series 2, The Confession of Konnie Huq
  5/6TV presenter and writer Konnie Huq shares her guilty secrets with confessor Stephen Mangan
5. 19:45
  Gambits—2: The King
  2/10Stephen Mangan continues a dazzling new short story series for Radio 4 by Eley Williams.
6. 20:00
  Feedback—05/11/2021
  Radio 4's forum for comments, queries, criticisms and congratulations.
7. 20:30
  Last Word—Sir Michael Rutter (pictured), Christopher Wenner, Sister Megan Rice, Jeanette Altwegg
  Matthew Bannister on a psychiatrist, a film maker, a campaigner, a figure skater
8. 21:00
  Money Box—Voucher fraud - how employers' social media can put staff at risk
  Voucher scams, how age gaps hit pensions and why a side hustle might freeze your finances
9. 21:25
  Radio 4 Appeal—Carers Worldwide
  Jackie Ashley makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Carers Worldwide.
10. 21:30
  Analysis—Revenge of the Workers
  With labour shortages from HGV drivers to restaurants, are workers gaining power again?
11. 22:00
  Westminster Hour—07/11/2021
  Carolyn Quinn hosts Radio 4's Sunday night political discussion programme.
12. 23:00
  Curious Cases—Series 18, The Slippery Situation
  'What is the most slippy thing in the world?' asks 8 year old Evelyn from London
13. 23:30
  Something Understood—Familiarity Breeds Content
  Mark Tully challenges the premise that familiarity breeds contempt.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—08/11/2021
  The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:15
  Sideways—17. The Endurance of Arlene Blum
  Matthew Syed reveals how to get to the top of the mountains in our lives.
3. 00:45
  Bells on Sunday—All Saints Church, East Pennard in Somerset
  Bells on Sunday comes from All Saints Church, East Pennard in Somerset.
4. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—08/11/2021
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
5. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—08/11/2021
  A selection of BBC World Service news and current affairs, arts and science programmes.
6. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—08/11/2021
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
7. 05:30
  News Briefing—08/11/2021
  The latest news from BBC Radio 4
8. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—08/11/2021
  A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Martin Palmer.
9. 05:45
  Farming Today—08/11/21 Climate change report says eat less meat; Cultivation.
  A drastic change in diet needed to reduce global warming says new report.
10. 05:56
  Weather—08/11/2021
  The latest weather forecast for farmers.
11. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Andy Radford on the Robin
  Professor Andy Radford is captivated by the vocal repertoire of the robin.

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