BBC Radio 4 LW Schedule Friday 23 September 2022

LW Schedule

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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—23/09/2022
  The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Fen, Bog and Swamp by Annie Proulx—Swamp
  4/5Annie Proulx's short history of peatland destruction and its role in the climate crisis.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—23/09/2022
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—23/09/2022
  A selection of BBC World Service news and current affairs, arts and science programmes.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—23/09/2022
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—23/09/2022
  The latest news from BBC Radio 4
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—23/09/2022
  A reflection and prayer to start the day with Reverend Catherine De Souza.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—23/09/2022: Care in the Countryside, EU Laws and Plant Health
  Rural care workers are calling for help in meeting fuel costs so they can afford to work.
9. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Tony Juniper on the Whitethroat
  Environmentalist Tony Juniper enjoys the song of the whitethroat.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Today—23/09/2022
  News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
2. 08:31
  Yesterday in Parliament—23/09/2022
  News, views and features on yesterday's stories in Parliament
3. 09:00
  Desert Island Discs—Sue Barker, presenter and tennis player
  Sue Barker, presenter and tennis player, shares the soundtrack of her life.
4. 09:45
  Daily Service—23/09/2022 Times of Change
  A space for spiritual reflection during times of change, led by the Rev Dr Kirsty Thorpe.
5. 10:00
  Woman's Hour—World record sheep shearer, Cuts to part-time work benefits,Seoul Femicide, Actors:Hayley Mills & Rula Lenska, Author Ira Mathur
  What is it like being one of the few female sheep farmers in the UK?
6. 11:00
  Net Zero: A Very British Problem—Road Transport
  Matt Winning looks at what lies ahead if Britain is to eliminate carbon emissions by 2050.
7. 11:30
  Relativity—Series 4, Episode 3
  3/6Ian’s worrying diagnosis is a cause for tears and unexpected laughter.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  Shipping Forecast—23/09/2022
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
2. 12:04
  AntiSocial—Milk and protestors
  Direct action against dairies, animal cruelty and the climate crisis.
3. 12:57
  Weather—23/09/2022
  The latest weather forecast
4. 13:00
  World at One—23/09/2022
  News, analysis and comment, with Jonny Dymond.
5. 14:00
  The Archers—22/09/2022
  Tracy tries to solve a riddle.
6. 14:15
  Limelight—One Five Seven Years, 1. Anya
  1/5Alternative reality drama. A rare genetic condition makes some people live twice as long.
7. 14:45
  Living with the Gods—Ruling with the Gods
  Neil MacGregor on ruling with a mandate from the gods - from the UK to Benin to China.
8. 15:00
  Gardeners' Question Time—Preston
  Kathy Clugston and her panel of gardening experts are in Preston.
9. 15:30
  BBC National Short Story Award—BBC National Short Story Award 2022, Long Way to Come for a Sip of Water
  5/5The fifth in this year's BBC National Short Story Award. Read by Joseph Balderrama.
10. 16:00
  Last Word—Jean-Luc Godard, Barbara Ehrenreich, Dennis Wilson, Mavis Nicholson
  Kirsty Lang on a film-maker, a writer, a war poet and a broadcaster.
11. 16:30
  More or Less—The size of Ukraine’s offensive, weak pound and how much do women really exercise?
  We ask how much progress Ukraine has really made in recapturing territory from Russia.
12. 17:00
  PM—23/09/2022
  Afternoon news and current affairs programme
13. 17:54
  Shipping Forecast—23/09/2022
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—23/09/2022 The Chancellor announces the biggest package of tax cuts in 50 years
  The Chancellor announces the biggest package of tax cuts in 50 years.
2. 18:30
  The News Quiz—Series 109, Episode 2
  2/6Andy Zaltzman quizzes the week's news.
3. 19:00
  The Archers—23/09/2022
  It’s a big day for one Ambridge resident.
4. 19:15
  Screenshot—Indian Blockbusters
  Ellen E Jones and Mark Kermode explore the global success of contemporary Indian cinema.
5. 20:00
  Any Questions?—Andy Burnham, Anne Longfield, Andrew Stephenson, Richard Walker
  Victoria Derbyshire presents political debate from Fallowfield, Manchester.
6. 20:50
  A Point of View—A Deadly Serious Game
  Zoe Strimpel on chess, concentration and the growing conflict with Russia.
7. 21:00
  The Reith Lectures—Hilary Mantel, The Day Is for the Living
  Art can bring the dead back to life, argues the late novelist Hilary Mantel.
8. 21:45
  Offences Against the Person
  Hilary Mantel short story: the consequences of an illicit affair in a solicitor's office.
9. 22:00
  The World Tonight—Kwasi Kwarteng’s Mini Budget
  Biggest package of tax cuts in 50 years
10. 22:45
  Stone Blind by Natalie Haynes—Episode Five
  5/10The story of Medusa as you've never heard it before. Read by Susannah Fielding.
11. 23:00
  Great Lives—Astrid Lindgren, creator of Pippi Longstocking
  Cressida Cowell on her hero Astrid Lindgren, creator of Pippi Longstocking.
12. 23:30
  Today in Parliament—23/09/2022
  Susan Hulme reports on the 'mini-budget' and MPs' reaction to it.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—24/09/2022
  The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Fen, Bog and Swamp by Annie Proulx—Swamp (continued)
  5/5Pulitzer Prize-winning author Annie Proulx contemplates peatlands and the climate crisis.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—24/09/2022
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—24/09/2022
  A selection of BBC World Service news and current affairs, arts and science programmes.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—24/09/2022
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—24/09/2022
  The latest news from BBC Radio 4
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—24/09/2022
  Spiritual reflection with Fiona Stewart, a writer who runs a Christian arts charity.
8. 05:45
  Four Thought—What I learnt from Reality TV
  Former Love Island contestant Malin Andersson reflects on reality TV and social media.

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