BBC Radio 4 LW Schedule Thursday 10 February 2022

LW Schedule

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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—10/02/2022
  The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  On Consolation by Michael Ignatieff—3. The Painting of Time
  3/5Meditations on consolation turn to El Greco's 16th century depiction of Paradise.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—10/02/2022
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—10/02/2022
  A selection of BBC World Service news and current affairs, arts and science programmes.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—10/02/2022
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—10/02/2022
  The latest news from BBC Radio 4
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—10/02/2022
  A reflection and prayer to start the day with the Rev'd Dr Stephen Wigley
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—10/02/2022 Farm retirement payments, dairy sales, online livestock auctions
  Farming’s golden handshake to ‘shake up’ opportunities for new farmers.
9. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Collared Dove
  David Attenborough presents the collared dove.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Today—10/02/2022
  News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
2. 08:31
  Yesterday in Parliament—10/02/2022
  News, views and features on yesterday's stories in Parliament
3. 09:00
  In Our Time—Walter Benjamin
  Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss one of the most influential thinkers of the last century.
4. 09:45
  Daily Service—10/02/2022
  Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music led by Canon Rachel Mann.
5. 10:00
  Woman's Hour—Licoricia, Kate Nash, Devolution and Samantha Jones
  The singer Kate Nash and the impact devolution has had on female political representation.
6. 11:00
  From Our Own Correspondent—Snow and Sorrow: Winter in a Lebanon Refugee Camp
  Freak weather conditions have made even worse the plight of Syrian refugees in Lebanon.
7. 11:30
  Taxi Drivers—Episode 3
  Scottee examines the relationships between artists and those who assist them.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  Shipping Forecast—10/02/2022
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
2. 12:04
  Piranesi by Susanna Clarke—4. Warning
  4/10The House has an unexpected visitor and The Other warns Piranesi about 16.
3. 12:18
  You and Yours—Insurance loyalty, Bingo halls, Higher energy bills
  The ban on the loyalty penalty. Wooing back customers to bingo halls. Higher energy bills.
4. 12:57
  Weather—10/02/2022
  The latest weather forecast
5. 13:00
  World at One—10/02/2022
  Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment, with Jonny Dymond.
6. 13:45
  Lemn Sissay's Poetry Rebels—The Establishment Poets
  4/5How have the rebel poets stormed the establishment? Lemn Sissay charts their rise.
7. 14:00
  The Archers—09/02/2022
  Tom takes some emotional steps.
8. 14:15
  Limelight—Siege, Episode 4
  4/5You've seen the news, the blogs, and the pics. Now the hostages tell the inside story.
9. 14:45
  Little Lifetimes by Jenny Eclair—Series 5, Greta Doesn't Want to Wait for Godot
  4/4Comic monologues by Jenny Eclair where women reach a breaking point in their lives.
10. 15:00
  Ramblings—Walking in all weathers with nature writer Melissa Harrison.
  Clare Balding joins writer and walker Melissa Harrison for a walk on Dartmoor.
11. 15:27
  Radio 4 Appeal—Rafiki Thabo Foundation
  Adventurer Amar Latif presents the BBC Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Rafiki Thabo Foundation
12. 15:30
  Bookclub—Stacey Halls
  Stacey Halls discusses her novel, The Foundling
13. 16:00
  Poetry Please—Jo Clement
  Roger McGough's guest is Jo Clement, a Northumbrian poet of Romany heritage.
14. 16:30
  BBC Inside Science—Fusion energy smashes world record
  Record-breaking energy extraction gets us closer to nuclear fusion at the UK-based JET lab
15. 17:00
  PM—10/02/2022
  Afternoon news and current affairs programme.
16. 17:54
  Shipping Forecast—10/02/2022
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—10/02/2022 Diplomatic attempts to ease tensions over Russia and Ukraine are gathering pace.
  Diplomatic attempts to ease tensions over Russia and Ukraine are gathering pace.
2. 18:30
  Plum House—Series 2, Black Pudding
  3/6The offer of an honorary degree at an ex-polytechnic sends Peter into a depressive spiral.
3. 19:00
  The Archers—10/02/2022
  Natasha is stunned by an unexpected gesture.
4. 19:15
  Front Row—Kimchilia Bartoli, Reviews of This is Going to Hurt, Flee and Louise Bourgeois
  Countertenor Kangmin Justin Kim on the creation of his drag persona Kimchilia Bartoli.
5. 20:00
  The Briefing Room—Will the levelling up plans work?
  What does the government's recently published white paper mean for levelling up?
6. 20:30
  The Bottom Line—The Price Shock
  Prices are rising - but are we heading into an unprecedented economic period?
7. 21:00
  BBC Inside Science—Fusion energy smashes world record
  Record-breaking energy extraction gets us closer to nuclear fusion at the UK-based JET lab
8. 21:30
  In Our Time—Walter Benjamin
  Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss one of the most influential thinkers of the last century.
9. 22:00
  The World Tonight—Met Police Commissioner resigns
  London Mayor loses faith in Dame Cressida Dick
10. 22:45
  Piranesi by Susanna Clarke—4. Warning
  4/10The House has an unexpected visitor and The Other warns Piranesi about 16.
11. 23:00
  Damned Lies—Pilot
  Dominic Frisby hosts a panel show about what we think we know and what we actually know.
12. 23:30
  Today in Parliament—10/02/2022
  Sean Curran reports as the UK expands its powers to sanction Russia over Ukraine.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—11/02/2022
  The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  On Consolation by Michael Ignatieff—4. The Body's Wisdom: Michel de Montaigne's Last Essays
  4/5In 16th-century France words are not enough and consolation is found in bodily pleasures.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—11/02/2022
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—11/02/2022
  A selection of BBC World Service news and current affairs, arts and science programmes.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—11/02/2022
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—11/02/2022
  The latest news from BBC Radio 4
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—11/02/2022
  A reflection and prayer to start the day with the Rev'd Dr Stephen Wigley
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—11/02/22 Emergency pig summit; Livestock market protests
  An emergency summit to fix the crisis in the pig industry. Vegans picket livestock market.
9. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Garganey
  David Attenborough presents the garganey.

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