BBC Radio 4 LW Schedule Sunday 16 January 2022

LW Schedule

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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—16/01/2022
  The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:15
  The East Coast Listening Post—Series 2, Pig
  2/4Jenna and Dana meet Ruby Thudd, a young woman who shares her apartment with a pig.
3. 00:30
  The Poet and the Echo—Lines, 1933
  Duncan McLean's tale of love and dairy produce is inspired by Ann Scott-Moncrieff's poem.
4. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—16/01/2022
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
5. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—16/01/2022
  A selection of BBC World Service news and current affairs, arts and science programmes.
6. 03:15
  Test Match Special—The Men's Ashes. The 5th Test from Hobart.
  TEST MATCH SPECIAL: The Men's Ashes. Commentary on the 5th Test from Hobart.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  Shipping Forecast—16/01/2022
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
2. 12:04
  The Unbelievable Truth—Series 27, Episode 1
  1/6Comedians try to smuggle truths past their opponents in David Mitchell's panel game.
3. 12:32
  The Food Programme—Keto: Diet fad or food fix?
  Dan Saladino explores keto to understand the appeal of this low carb way of eating.
4. 12:57
  Weather—16/01/2022
  The latest weather forecast
5. 13:00
  The World This Weekend—16/01/2022
  Jonny Dymond looks at the week’s big stories from both home and around the world.
6. 13:30
  The Listening Project—Tight Spaces
  Working in a GP surgery, squeezing into tight spaces for fun, growing old with attitude.
7. 14:00
  Gardeners' Question Time—GQT at Home: Horticultural Healing and January Dreaming
  Kathy Clugston hosts the horticultural programme featuring a group of gardening experts.
8. 14:45
  The Seventh Test by Vikas Swarup—The Choice
  2/10Struggling to support her mother and sister, Sapna decides to sign the test contract.
9. 15:00
  Drama on 4—Let Us Believe in the Dawn of the Cold Season
  The story of Forugh Farrokhzad: rebel, feminist, icon and Iran’s greatest modern poet.
10. 16:00
  Open Book—Open Book's guide to Ulysses
  A guide to reading James Joyce's Ulysses from those who understand it best
11. 16:30
  Poetry Please—Sophie Hannah
  Poet and novelist talks to Roger about her favourite poetry
12. 17:00
  File on 4 Investigates—Hunting the Darknet Dealers
  The high stakes cat and mouse game between police and darknet drug dealers.
13. 17:40
  Profile—Novak Djokovic
  Adrian Goldberg profiles World No.1 tennis star and Serbian hero, Novak Djokovic.
14. 17:54
  Shipping Forecast—16/01/2022
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
15. 17:57
  Weather—16/01/2022
  The latest weather reports and forecast
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—16/01/2022
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4
2. 18:15
  Pick of the Week—Anneka Rice
  Anneka Rice picks the best of BBC Radio this week.
3. 19:00
  The Archers—16/01/2022
  Fallon puts her foot in it.
4. 19:15
  Now You're Asking with Marian Keyes and Tara Flynn—The Badly-Dressed Boyfriend Problem
  Marian and Tara tackle a badly-dressed boyfriend, a weighted blanket and noisy eaters.
5. 19:45
  Bright Lights, Dead City—Episode 2. War Stories
  2/10Attracta brings producer Vin to meet some locals.
6. 20:00
  More or Less—Omicron, pandemic birth rates and boosters
  An Omicron update, pandemic birth rates and the booster drive.
7. 20:30
  Last Word—Sidney Poitier (pictured), EO Wilson, Sarah Weddington, Assunta 'Pupetta' Maresca
  Matthew Bannister on an actor, a biologist, a lawyer and a mafia boss.
8. 21:00
  Money Box—Energy bills
  How to manage debt problems with energy suppliers.
9. 21:25
  Radio 4 Appeal—The Outward Bound Trust
  Clare Balding makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of The Outward Bound Trust.
10. 21:30
  Short Cuts—Portals
  Josie Long presents short documentaries about portals and gateways.
11. 22:00
  Westminster Hour—16/01/2022
  Carolyn Quinn hosts Radio 4's Sunday night political discussion programme.
12. 23:00
  Think with Pinker—Nudges and noise
  Why the way we think makes us vulnerable to bad decision making, and what to do about it.
13. 23:30
  Something Understood—Library of Secrets
  US writer and broadcaster Dmae Roberts reflects on the enduring allure of secret places.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—17/01/2022
  The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:15
  Thinking Allowed—Strangers
  Strangers & Xenophobia: an exploration of a historically rooted phenomenon.
3. 00:45
  Bells on Sunday—St Margaret in Leicester.
  Bells on Sunday comes from the medieval parish church of St Margaret in Leicester.
4. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—17/01/2022
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
5. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—17/01/2022
  A selection of BBC World Service news and current affairs, arts and science programmes.
6. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—17/01/2022
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
7. 05:30
  News Briefing—17/01/2022
  The latest news from BBC Radio 4
8. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—17/01/2022
  A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Dr Krish Kandiah.
9. 05:45
  Farming Today—17/01/2022 Pig farmers in crisis, but production is up; farm pollution
  How does a year of pigs backing up on farms fit with record production levels?
10. 05:56
  Weather—17/01/2022
  The latest weather forecast for farmers.
11. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Helen Moncrieff on the Shetland Starling
  Helen Moncrieff is bewitched by the mimicking of Shetland starlings.

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