BBC Radio 4 LW Schedule Sunday 19 December 2021

LW Schedule

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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—19/12/2021
  The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:15
  A Very John Kearns Christmas
  John Kearns pulls up his sleigh to share recordings of family Christmas dinners gone by.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—19/12/2021
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—19/12/2021
  A selection of BBC World Service news and current affairs, arts and science programmes.
5. 03:45
  Test Match Special—Men's Ashes. The Second Test from Adelaide.
  TEST MATCH SPECIAL: Men's Ashes. Australia v England. Commentary on the 2nd Test.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  Shipping Forecast—19/12/2021
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
2. 12:04
  I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue—Series 76, Episode 3
  3/6Jack Dee hosts the long-running, self-styled antidote to panel games.
3. 12:32
  The Food Programme—A Christmas Feast Special.
  Big names in the food world join Dan and Sheila with their favourite Christmas dishes.
4. 12:57
  Weather—19/12/2021
  The latest weather forecast
5. 13:00
  The World This Weekend—19/12/2021
  Radio 4’s look at the week’s big stories from both home and around the world.
6. 13:30
  The Listening Project—Who Cares?
  Skip diving and foraging, playing Santa and financial hardship at Christmas and beyond.
7. 14:00
  Gardeners' Question Time—Herstmonceux Castle: Postbag Edition
  Peter Gibbs and the team are at Herstmonceux Castle, East Sussex.
8. 14:45
  A Home of Our Own—Clough Close, Middlesbrough
  Lynsey Hanley tells the story of Steve whose one bedroom flat has plummeted in value.
9. 15:00
  Drama on 4—Terry Jones - Starship Titanic
  Michael Palin stars in the Terry Jones/Douglas Adams sci-fi comedy.
10. 16:00
  Open Book—Twelve days of Christmas with Laura Barnett, A literary postcard from Moscow; Best of 2021's non-fiction
  Laura Barnett on her novel Gifts, and recommended non-fiction books of 2021.
11. 16:30
  Leaving the Family Home
  Geoff Bird charts the sadness and excitement of children growing up and flying the nest.
12. 17:00
  The Great Pyramids of Albania
  The story of an extraordinary mass fraud that gripped Albania in the 1990s.
13. 17:40
  Profile—Patrick Vallance
  The academic who left GlaxoSmithKline to become the government‘s chief scientific adviser.
14. 17:54
  Shipping Forecast—19/12/2021
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
15. 17:57
  Weather—19/12/2021
  The latest weather reports and forecast
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—19/12/2021 The Health Secretary has declined to rule out further Covid restrictions in England
  The Foreign Secretary will become the lead negotiator on the Northern Ireland Protocol
2. 18:15
  Pick of the Week—Nicola Beckford
  Nicola Beckford chooses the best of BBC audio this week.
3. 19:00
  The Archers—19/12/2021
  Lynda seeks divine justice.
4. 19:15
  Love in Recovery—Christmas Eve
  It's Christmas Eve at Alcoholics Anonymous and Andy is waiting for the others to turn up.
5. 19:45
  Gambits—8: The Queen
  8/10Tracy-Ann Oberman continues by Eley Williams series set in a village gripped by chess.
6. 20:00
  Feedback—17/12/2021
  Radio 4's forum for comments, queries, criticisms and congratulations
7. 20:30
  Last Word—Mary Maher, Robbie Shakespeare (pictured), Anwar Ditta, Anne Rice
  Matthew Bannister on a journalist, a bass player, a campaigner and an author.
8. 21:00
  Money Box—What can you do if two suppliers bill you for the same energy use?
  Two energy suppliers demand payment for the same gas usage.
9. 21:25
  Radio 4 Appeal—mothers2mothers
  Nozandulela (Nozi) Samela makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of mothers2mothers.
10. 21:30
  Rutherford and Fry on Living with AI—AI in the Economy
  3/4The science sleuths unwrap some of the biggest ideas in this year's BBC Reith Lectures.
11. 22:00
  Westminster Hour—19/12/2021
  Carolyn Quinn hosts Radio 4's Sunday night political discussion programme.
12. 23:00
  Think with Pinker—You Can’t Think That!
  Are some thoughts too evil to think?
13. 23:30
  Something Understood—The Myth of Christmas
  During Advent, Mark Tully asks what we learn from Christmas myths.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—20/12/2021
  The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:15
  Sideways—23. Oostvaardersplassen: A Wild Idea
  Matthew Syed explores ideas that shape our lives, making us see the world differently.
3. 00:45
  Bells on Sunday—All Saints Church, Harpole in Northamptonshire
  Bells on Sunday comes from All Saints Church, Harpole in Northamptonshire.
4. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—20/12/2021
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
5. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—20/12/2021
  A selection of BBC World Service news and current affairs, arts and science programmes.
6. 03:45
  Test Match Special—Men's Ashes. The Second Test from Adelaide.
  TEST MATCH SPECIAL: Men's Ashes. Australia v England. Commentary on the 2nd Test.

Monday 20 December 2021