BBC Radio 4 LW Schedule Saturday 29 January 2022

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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—29/01/2022
  The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Worn by Sofi Thanhauser—Wool
  5/5The writer Sofi Thanhauser meets American weavers. She calls them ‘the army of the small’.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—29/01/2022
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—29/01/2022
  A selection of BBC World Service news and current affairs, arts and science programmes.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—29/01/2022
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—29/01/2022
  The latest news from BBC Radio 4
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—29/01/2022
  Spiritual reflection with Fr John McLuckie of Old St Paul's Episcopal Church, Edinburgh.
8. 05:45
  The Death of Nuance—Across the Divide
  4/5Oliver Burkeman explores how society has become increasingly polorized.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  News and Papers—29/01/2022
  The latest news headlines. Including the weather and a look at the papers.
2. 06:07
  Open Country—California's Giant Cousins
  Felicity Evans discovers how Europe's largest Redwood grove came to be in mid-Wales.
3. 06:30
  Farming Today—29/01/22 - Farming Today This Week: Food labelling, tree planting and shellfish deaths
  What information should be displayed on food labels?
4. 06:57
  Weather—29/01/2022
  The latest weather reports and forecast
5. 07:00
  Today—29/01/2022
  Including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
6. 08:31
  Yesterday in Parliament—29/01/2022
  News and analysis from Westminster with Mark D'Arcy.
7. 09:00
  Saturday Live—Claire Sweeney
  Rajinder Singh-the skipping Sikh, Laura Willoughby on living alcohol free, Neil Morrissey.
8. 10:30
  The Kitchen Cabinet—Series 35, Home Economics: Episode 51
  Jay Rayner hosts a culinary panel show packed full of tasty titbits.
9. 11:00
  The Week in Westminster—29/01/2022
  Paul Waugh of The i paper analyses the latest developments from Westminster
10. 11:30
  From Our Own Correspondent—Fear and Fatalism in Kiev
  People both scared and blasé: first impressions from the BBC's new correspondent in Kiev.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  Shipping Forecast—29/01/2022
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
2. 12:04
  Money Box—Heir Hunters
  The difference between real heir hunters and scammers.
3. 12:30
  The News Quiz—Series 107, Episode 5
  5/10Andy Zaltzman presents a look back at the week's headlines.
4. 12:57
  Weather—29/01/2022
  The latest weather forecast
5. 13:00
  News and Weather—29/01/2022
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4
6. 13:10
  Any Questions?—Michelle Donelan MP, Marvin Rees, Alice Thomson, Dale Vince
  Chris Mason presents political debate and discussion from Leckhampton.
7. 14:00
  Any Answers?—29/01/2022
  Have your say on the issues discussed on Any Questions?
8. 14:45
  39 Ways to Save the Planet—Wood for Good
  Can we build our cities out of wood instead of concrete and steel?
9. 15:00
  F Scott Fitzgerald - The Beautiful and Damned—2. Everything To Lose
  2/2Anthony and Gloria have everything to lose...
10. 16:00
  Woman's Hour—Weekend Woman's Hour: Dr Koshka Duff, Tareena Shakil, 'Corona Lisa', Midwife Shortage, Six The Musical
  Dr Koshka Duff’s first broadcast interview since winning compensation from the Met police
11. 17:00
  PM—29/01/2022
  Full coverage of the day's news
12. 17:30
  Political Thinking with Nick Robinson—The Jacob Rees-Mogg Leadership Crisis One
  Nick Robinson talks to Jacob Rees-Mogg about the Prime Minister's survival
13. 17:54
  Shipping Forecast—29/01/2022
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
14. 17:57
  Weather—29/01/2022
  The latest weather reports and forecast
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—29/01/2022
  Storm Malik continues to batter parts of the UK.
2. 18:15
  Loose Ends—Christopher Eccleston, Emeli Sandé, Richard Strange, Tudur Owen, Soft Lad, Annie MacManus, Clive Anderson
  Clive Anderson and guests with an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy.
3. 19:00
  Profile—Volodomyr Zelensky
  The Ukrainian comedian turned president facing the threat of Russian invasion.
4. 19:15
  Rethink—Rethink Population, What Japan can teach us
  4/5Japan is ageing fast, so what can it teach us about living in an old society?
5. 20:00
  Archive on 4—Paris-Zurich-Trieste: Joyce l'European
  The profound influence that many years spent in Europe had on the work of James Joyce.
6. 21:00
  Tumanbay—Series 3, Dark Enterprises
  4/8Cadali, the recently returned vizier, begins a plot to take over the empire.
7. 21:45
  Sandi Toksvig's Hygge—Series 2, David Blunkett
  5/5Sandi explores the Danish concept of Hygge with Lord Blunkett.
8. 22:00
  News—29/01/2022
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4
9. 22:15
  Moral Maze—Ukraine - to intervene or not to intervene.
  Live debate examining the moral issues behind one of the week's news stories. #moralmaze
10. 23:00
  Counterpoint—Series 35, Heat 5, 2022
  5/13The general knowledge music quiz hosted by Paul Gambaccini
11. 23:30
  Uncanny—Series 1, Case 15: Bloody Hell Ken
  In the season finale, Danny returns one more time to the terrifying haunting in Room 611.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—30/01/2022
  The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:15
  The East Coast Listening Post—Series 2, Tattoo
  4/4Jenna and Dana meet Bella Watson, a woman with a Union Jack tattoo on her forehead.
3. 00:30
  The Poet and the Echo—The Town Marshal
  Phil Crockett Thomas' portrait of a prison officer is inspired by Edgar Lee Masters.
4. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—30/01/2022
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
5. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—30/01/2022
  A selection of BBC World Service news and current affairs, arts and science programmes.
6. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—30/01/2022
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
7. 05:30
  News Briefing—30/01/2022
  The latest news from BBC Radio 4
8. 05:43
  Bells on Sunday—The church of St Michael, Huyton in Merseyside
  Bells on Sunday comes from the church of St Michael, Huyton in Merseyside
9. 05:45
  Profile—Volodomyr Zelensky
  The Ukrainian comedian turned president facing the threat of Russian invasion.

Sunday 30 January 2022