BBC Radio 4 LW Schedule Tuesday 25 January 2022

LW Schedule

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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—25/01/2022
  The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Worn by Sofi Thanhauser—Linen
  1/5American author Sofi Thanhauser explores stories of craft and labour through five fabrics.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—25/01/2022
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—25/01/2022
  A selection of BBC World Service news and current affairs, arts and science programmes.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—25/01/2022
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—25/01/2022
  The latest news from BBC Radio 4
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—25/01/2022
  A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Rabbi Julia Neuberger.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—25/01/22 Tree planting grants for farmers, grass fed beef labeling
  More incentives to plant trees - but will the new grants be a good fit for farmers?
9. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Black-throated Diver
  John Aitchison presents the black-throated diver.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Today—25/01/2022
  News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
2. 08:31
  Yesterday in Parliament—25/01/2022
  All the news from Westminster and beyond.
3. 09:00
  Room 5—Series 1, 3. Serena
  4/9Serena has to make a life-changing decision.
4. 09:30
  The Political Butterfly Effect—Did a handwritten note make Theresa May prime minister?
  Jim Waterson asks whether one single piece of paper put Theresa May in Downing Street.
5. 09:45
  Daily Service—25/01/2022 Christian Unity - Shared Paths/The Feast of the Conversion of Saint Paul the Apostle
  Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music led by the Rev Dr Kirsty Thorpe.
6. 10:00
  Woman's Hour—Six the Musical, Author Hannah Jewell on 'snowflakes', Women in Ukraine
  The success of the modern musical retelling of the lives of the six wives of Henry VIII.
7. 11:00
  The Coming Storm—S1: 4. Q Drops
  The battle for reality.
8. 11:30
  My Name Is...—My Name Is Emma
  Emma wants to know how she can stay living in her hometown.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  Shipping Forecast—25/01/2022
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
2. 12:04
  Mrs Dalloway by Virginia Woolf—2: Had not that, after all, been love?
  2/10Virginia Woolf's classic modernist novel, set over one day in 1923, read by Sian Thomas.
3. 12:18
  You and Yours—Call You & Yours: Are you looking for a new job in 2022?
  The Great Resignation - are you rethinking your job, your pay, your hours?
4. 12:57
  Weather—25/01/2022
  The latest weather forecast
5. 13:00
  World at One—25/01/2022
  Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment, with Sarah Montague
6. 13:45
  1922: The Birth of Now—The Criterion, which published The Waste Land
  The Criterion, in which the seminal modernist poem The Waste Land first appeared.
7. 14:00
  The Archers—24/01/2022
  Josh questions whether he’s up to the task
8. 14:15
  Fault Lines: Money, Sex and Blood—Series 3: Blood, Confessions
  4/5Glenda Jackson stars in a series of linked plays seen through the lens of blood.
9. 15:00
  The Kitchen Cabinet—Series 35, Home Economics: Episode 50
  Jay Rayner hosts a culinary panel show packed full of tasty titbits.
10. 15:30
  The Long View—The Long View of the Future, The Rise of China
  1/5Jonathan Freedland explores historical parallels to the rise of China today.
11. 16:00
  Word of Mouth—It's language, Jim, but not as we know it
  Michael Rosen talks to science communicator Dr Hannah Little.
12. 16:30
  Great Lives—Spike Milligan
  Comedian and poet Henry Normal picks his comedy hero - Spike Milligan.
13. 17:00
  PM—25/01/2022
  Afternoon news and current affairs programme.
14. 17:54
  Shipping Forecast—25/01/2022
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—25/01/2022 Police to investigate Number 10 lockdown gatherings
  Boris Johnson has welcomed the inquiry, saying it would bring "clarity".
2. 18:30
  Tudur Owen: United Nations of Anglesey—Episode 1
  1/2Tudur recalls his Anglesey world went international.
3. 19:00
  The Archers—25/01/2022
  There’s an unexpected guest at Brookfield.
4. 19:15
  Front Row—Martin Freeman on The Responder and Cultural Levelling Up
  Actor Martin Freeman and writer Tony Schumacher on new drama The Responder.
5. 20:00
  File on 4 Investigates—Deadly Delays: The Ambulance Crisis
  Lives are being lost because ambulances are taking so long to reach the critically ill
6. 20:40
  In Touch—Retinal Vein Occlusion; Reading the Room
  We answer your questions about retinal vein occlusion with a consultant ophthalmologist.
7. 21:00
  Inside Health—New therapies for sickle cell disease
  Hopes for a gene editing cure for sickle cell disease.
8. 21:30
  Room 5—Series 1, 3. Serena
  4/9Serena has to make a life-changing decision.
9. 22:00
  The World Tonight—Met Police to investigate Downing Street parties
  Number 10 says Boris Johnson does not believe he's broken any law
10. 22:45
  Mrs Dalloway by Virginia Woolf—2: Had not that, after all, been love?
  2/10Virginia Woolf's classic modernist novel, set over one day in 1923, read by Sian Thomas.
11. 23:00
  Fortunately... with Fi and Jane—219. Slow Eaters' Tables and French Roundabouts, with Paris Lees
  Fi and Jane are joined by the author and presenter Paris Lees.
12. 23:30
  Today in Parliament—Today in Parliament
  Sean Curran reports as the police launch an investigation into Downing Street parties.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—26/01/2022
  The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Worn by Sofi Thanhauser—Cotton
  2/5The writer Sofi Thanhauser travels to Lubbock in Texas to watch the cotton harvest.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—26/01/2022
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—26/01/2022
  A selection of BBC World Service news and current affairs, arts and science programmes.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—26/01/2022
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—26/01/2022
  The latest news from BBC Radio 4
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—26/01/2022
  A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Rabbi Julia Neuberger.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—26/01/22 - Carbon labelling on food, farm business resilience and the OEP
  How can you include the carbon footprint of food on a label?
9. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Nadia Archer on the Peregrine
  Nadia Archer of the RSPB recalls Manchester's peregrines for Tweet of the Day.

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