BBC Radio 4 LW Schedule Friday 18 February 2022

LW Schedule

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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—18/02/2022
  The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Treeline by Ben Rawlence—4: Canada
  4/5An unflinching account of what the North's moving treeline will mean for life on earth.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—18/02/2022
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—18/02/2022
  A selection of BBC World Service news and current affairs, arts and science programmes.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—18/02/2022
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—18/02/2022
  The latest news from BBC Radio 4
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—18/02/2022
  A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Chine McDonald
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—18/02/22 GM plants and rare breeds
  Proposed changes to legislation around GM crops
9. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Oystercatcher
  Michaela Strachan presents the oystercatcher.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Today—18/02/2022
  News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
2. 09:00
  Desert Island Discs—Leslie Caron, actress
  Leslie Caron, actress, shares the soundtrack of her life with Lauren Laverne.
3. 09:45
  Daily Service—18/02/2022 The Language of Love – Right Living
  Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music led by the Rev Steven Benson.
4. 10:00
  Woman's Hour—Reimagining ‘Jekyll and Hyde’. Author Charmaine Wilkerson. Forensic Scientist Professor Angela Gallop
  Reimagining ‘Jekyll and Hyde’. Charmaine Wilkerson. Professor Angela Gallop. Baby names.
5. 11:00
  Political Animals—Sex, Monkeys and the 'Coy Female' Myth
  1/3Lucy Cooke meets females from the animal world that smash the ‘dominant male’ stereotype.
6. 11:30
  Fags, Mags and Bags—Series 10, 3. Full Five Pencil Belter
  3/4The new curator of the Lenzie House of Wax is angry their trade’s been taken.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  Shipping Forecast—18/02/2022
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
2. 12:04
  Piranesi by Susanna Clarke—10. Decision
  10/10Piranesi makes an important decision.
3. 12:18
  You and Yours—Builder checks, Storms, Smart cameras to check face age
  Storms, builder checks, potato milk and smart age-checking cameras.
4. 12:57
  Weather—18/02/2022
  The latest weather forecast
5. 13:00
  World at One—18/02/2022
  Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment, with Edward Stourton.
6. 13:45
  Nazanin—Episode 5
  5/5One more throw of the dice from the UK, and a new obstacle from America.
7. 14:00
  The Archers—17/02/2022
  Kirsty makes a big decision.
8. 14:15
  Limelight—Who Is Aldrich Kemp?, 1. Clara Page
  1/5Exciting new drama from Julian Simpson.
9. 14:45
  The Art and Science of Blending—Perfume
  Barry Smith investigates the art and science of making perfume.
10. 15:00
  Gardeners' Question Time—Beth Chatto's Plants and Gardens: Postbag Edition
  The GQT team are at Beth Chatto's Plants and Gardens answering your horticultural queries.
11. 15:45
  Short Works—The Fern Case by Alys Conran
  A 19th century botanist and a present-day teenager in Snowdonia.
12. 16:00
  Last Word—Beryl Vertue CBE (pictured), Flavio Carboni, Phil Harvey, Lata Mangeshkar
  Matthew Bannister on a producer, a 'fixer', a businessman, a singer
13. 16:30
  More or Less—Questioning claims about Covid and children
  How likely are children to end up in hospital because of Covid? And how many have died?
14. 17:00
  PM—18/02/2022
  Afternoon news and current affairs programme.
15. 17:54
  Shipping Forecast—18/02/2022
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—18/02/2022 Storm Eunice batters UK
  About 200,000 homes lose power. Winds of up to 122mph cause widespread travel disruption.
2. 18:30
  The News Quiz—Series 107, Episode 8
  8/10Andy Zaltzman and the team look at the situation in Ukraine, troubled princes and storms.
3. 19:00
  Past Forward: A Century of Sound—Kitty Hart-Moxon
  Greg Jenner speaks to the veteran Holocaust survivor Kitty Hart-Moxon.
4. 19:15
  Add to Playlist—Series 2, Rebekah Reid and Neil Brand take us to Stalin's Russia and film noir
  Violinist Rebekah Reid and composer Neil Brand continue the musical journey
5. 20:00
  Any Questions?—Robert Buckland MP, Jeanette Winterson, Darren Jones MP, Olivia Utley
  Chris Mason presents political debate and discussion from Broadcasting House in London
6. 20:50
  A Point of View—An Ecological Reparation
  John Connell on planting trees on his family farm as reparation for years of flying.
7. 21:00
  The Reith Lectures—Stuart Russell - Living With Artificial Intelligence, AI in warfare
  2/4Stuart Russell warns of the dangers of developing autonomous weapon systems
8. 22:00
  The World Tonight—UK hit by one of the worst storms in decades
  3 dead after Storm Eunice brings widespread disruption
9. 22:45
  Piranesi by Susanna Clarke—10. Decision
  10/10Piranesi makes an important decision.
10. 23:00
  A Good Read—Gillian Burke and Dee Caffari
  Natural history presenter Gillian Burke and sailor Dee Caffari pick their favourite books.
11. 23:30
  Limelight—The House That Vanished, 5. The Hand of God
  5/5A day of reckoning finally arrives for Neville, but who will the court believe?
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—19/02/2022
  The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Treeline by Ben Rawlence—5: Greenland
  5/5An unflinching account of what the North's moving treeline will mean for life on earth.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—19/02/2022
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—19/02/2022
  A selection of BBC World Service news and current affairs, arts and science programmes.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—19/02/2022
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—19/02/2022
  The latest news from BBC Radio 4
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—19/02/2022
  A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Father Luigi Gioia.
8. 05:45
  Witness History—Baby Fae and the baboon's heart
  In 1984 doctors tried to save a baby girl's life by giving her a heart transplant.

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