BBC Radio 4 LW Schedule Friday 11 February 2022

LW Schedule

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Early
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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Morning
1. 06:00
  Today—11/02/2022
  News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
2. 08:31
  Yesterday in Parliament—11/02/2022
  Alicia McCarthy reports on government measures for harsher sanctions on Russian business
3. 09:00
  Desert Island Discs—Professor Sir David Spiegelhalter, statistician
  Professor Sir David Spiegelhalter shares the soundtrack of his life with Lauren Laverne.
4. 09:45
  Daily Service—11/02/2022 The struggle – within us
  Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music led by Mark Tan.
5. 10:00
  Woman's Hour—Cressida Dick, Tukwini Mandela, Sheila Ferguson
  Commissioner Cressida Dick's resignation and what it means
6. 11:00
  Terrorism and the Mind—Getting the Balance Right
  How should we manage people with mental health issues who are convicted of terrorism?
7. 11:30
  Fags, Mags and Bags—Series 10, 2. Jeff Capes Five Egger
  2/4Has Dave crossed a line when he tries to befriend his food delivery driver?
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  Shipping Forecast—11/02/2022
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
2. 12:04
  Piranesi by Susanna Clarke—5. Details
  5/10Piranesi begins to recover details that the House has made him forget.
3. 12:18
  You and Yours—Funeral pricing: the end of the CD?
  Funeral pricing; the demise of the CD; gas crisis in Northern Ireland.
4. 12:57
  Weather—11/02/2022
  The latest weather forecast
5. 13:00
  World at One—11/02/2022
  Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment, with Jonny Dymond
6. 13:45
  Lemn Sissay's Poetry Rebels—The Internet Poets
  5/5Lemn Sissay explores how poets have found a new route to audiences - the smartphone.
7. 14:00
  The Archers—10/02/2022
  Natasha is stunned by an unexpected gesture.
8. 14:15
  Limelight—Siege, Episode 5
  5/5You've seen the news, the blogs, and the pics. Now the hostages tell the inside story.
9. 14:45
  The Art and Science of Blending—Tea
  Barry Smith discovers the secret to blending tea.
10. 15:00
  Gardeners' Question Time—GQT at Home: Romantic Blooms and Pineapple Brooms
  Peter Gibbs hosts the gardening Q&A.
11. 15:45
  Short Works—The Tallest Building in Wales by Craig Roberts
  Tale about a regular diner at the All Sky Cafe.
12. 16:00
  Last Word—Bamber Gascoigne (pictured), Norma Waterson, Claire Tomlinson, Thich Nhat Hanh
  Matthew Bannister on a broadcaster, a singer, a polo player and a Buddhist monk.
13. 16:30
  More or Less—The prime minister in statistical bother
  Boris Johnson has been ticked off for misleading Parliament on jobs and on crime.
14. 17:00
  PM—11/02/2022
  Afternoon news and current affairs programme.
15. 17:54
  Shipping Forecast—11/02/2022
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—11/02/2022 Home Secretary says next Met Commissioner needs to restore public trust
  Priti Patel says whoever replaces Dame Cressida Dick must restore trust in the force.
2. 18:30
  The News Quiz—Series 107, Episode 7
  7/10Andy Zaltzman and the team are back in BBC's Radio Theatre for the first time in 2 years.
3. 19:00
  Past Forward: A Century of Sound—Match Point
  Greg Jenner hears a clip from 1935 featuring Fred Perry.
4. 19:15
  Add to Playlist—Series 2, Anna Lapwood, Abel Selaocoe and Phil Thornalley take us to Soweto and the Balkans
  Anna Lapwood, Abel Selaocoe and Phil Thornalley continue the music journey.
5. 20:00
  Any Questions?—Baroness Chapman, Lord Callanan, Baroness Grey-Thompson, Tonia Buxton
  Chris Mason presents political debate and discussion from The Witham in Barnard Castle.
6. 20:50
  A Point of View—Selective Vision
  Sara Wheeler reflects on the harm done by seeing only from our own point of view.
7. 21:00
  The Reith Lectures—Stuart Russell - Living With Artificial Intelligence, The Biggest Event in Human History
  1/4Stuart Russell asks how artificial intelligence could transform our world
8. 22:00
  The World Tonight—UK and America tell their citizens to leave Ukraine immediately
  White House: "distinct possibility" Russia could invade in the coming days
9. 22:45
  Piranesi by Susanna Clarke—5. Details
  5/10Piranesi begins to recover details that the House has made him forget.
10. 23:00
  A Good Read—Katherine Rundell and Nathan Filer
  Writers Katherine Rundell and Nathan Filer bring their favourite books to the table.
11. 23:30
  Today in Parliament—11/02/2022
  Mark D'Arcy reports on the long-running debate about repairing the Houses of Parliament.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—12/02/2022
  The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  On Consolation by Michael Ignatieff—5. The Good Death
  5/5Hospice movement pioneer, Cicely Saunders puts consolation at the heart of her life's work
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—12/02/2022
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—12/02/2022
  A selection of BBC World Service news and current affairs, arts and science programmes.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—12/02/2022
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—12/02/2022
  The latest news from BBC Radio 4
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—12/02/2022
  A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Chine McDonald.
8. 05:45
  Witness History—A Polish Odyssey
  One girl's story of exile and soldiering during World War Two.

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