BBC Radio 4 LW Schedule Tuesday 18 October 2022

LW Schedule

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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—18/10/2022
  The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Edible Economics by Ha-Joon Chang—Garlic
  1/5Read by Arthur Lee. Today, Garlic, and how the stinky bulb establishes Korea.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—18/10/2022
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—18/10/2022
  A selection of BBC World Service news and current affairs, arts and science programmes.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—18/10/2022
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—18/10/2022
  The latest news from BBC Radio 4
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—18/10/2022
  A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Ruth Yimika Afolabi
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—18/10/22 - Avian flu, Christmas turkeys and teaching kids about farming
  3.5 million birds culled because of avian flu - farmers want more action on vaccination.
9. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Amy Liptrot on the Corncrake
  Writer Amy Liptrot recalls her work as the RSPB corncrake officer on Orkney.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Today—18/10/2022
  News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
2. 08:31
  Yesterday in Parliament—18/10/2022
  Sean Curran reports as chancellor Jeremy Hunt rips up his predecessor's mini-Budget.
3. 09:00
  The Life Scientific—A passion for fruit flies
  Bambos Kyriacou tells Jim Al-Khalili why he studies the behaviour of fruit flies.
4. 09:30
  One to One—Reece Parkinson and Lucy Chambers
  BBC Radio 1Xtra DJ Reece Parkinson and Dr Lucy Chambers on type 1 diabetes.
5. 09:45
  Daily Service—18/10/2022 Creator God (Harvest Week) – Everlasting Growth
  Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music led by Father Philip Sumner.
6. 10:00
  Woman's Hour—Actor Geena Davis. Sibling age gaps. Modern slavery and working rights.
  Geena Davis on her memoir Dying of Politeness.
7. 11:00
  Wild Inside—The Alpaca
  Ben Garrod and Jess French unravel the secrets to success of the alpaca.
8. 11:30
  Icon—Episode 6: Celebrating Life
  Celebrity culture through the lens of Elizabeth Taylor.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  Shipping Forecast—18/10/2022
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
2. 12:04
  You and Yours—Are you still delaying putting the heating on faced with rocketing energy bills?
  On this week's phone-in we're asking - have you turned the central heating on yet?
3. 12:57
  Weather—18/10/2022
  The latest weather forecast
4. 13:00
  World at One—18/10/2022
  Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment, with Sarah Montague.
5. 13:45
  Wild Bond—The Femme Fatale
  2/5Emily Knight celebrates Bond's Femmes Fatales, with some help from the animal kingdom.
6. 14:00
  The Archers—17/10/2022
  George needs a favour.
7. 14:15
  Drama on 4—The Life Cycle of Ospreys
  In the Peak District, two strangers stand guard over a rare osprey’s eggs.
8. 15:00
  The Kitchen Cabinet—Series 38, Aberdeen
  2/6Jay Rayner hosts the culinary panel show from Aberdeen, Scotland.
9. 15:30
  Costing the Earth—Saving Vietnam's Wildlife
  Meet the local hero helping to save Vietnamese wildlife from the Chinese medicine trade.
10. 16:00
  Imagined Worlds
  Booker chair Neil MacGregor reflects on fiction writers' responses to our turbulent times.
11. 16:30
  A Good Read—Damian Barr and Ben Fergusson
  The writers choose the books they love to read
12. 17:00
  PM—18/10/2022
  Afternoon news and current affairs programme
13. 17:54
  Shipping Forecast—18/10/2022
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—18/10/2022 - Chancellor warns spending cuts are on the way.
  Jeremy Hunt used his Cabinet as Chancellor to say spending cuts are on the way.
2. 18:30
  Hancock's Half Hour—Series 1, The Marriage Bureau
  15/16The time has come – the Lad Himself must get a job. Starring Tony Hancock.
3. 19:00
  The Archers—18/10/2022
  Mia is embarrassed by a relative’s antics.
4. 19:15
  Front Row—New theatre @sohoplace, director Edward Berger, Jenny Beavan on fair pay for costume designers
  New London theatre @sohoplace, director Edward Berger, fair pay for costume designers.
5. 20:00
  File on 4 Investigates—Is the Patient Breathing?
  Twenty-four hours on the front line of the ambulance crisis.
6. 20:40
  In Touch—Braille Books for Education; Aira Smart Glasses
  Braille books for academic studies and an outing with Aira smart glasses.
7. 21:00
  Inside Health—Still Shielding; Childhood Vaccinations; Antibiotic Use
  The plight of the Covid-19 shielders.
8. 21:30
  The Life Scientific—A passion for fruit flies
  Bambos Kyriacou tells Jim Al-Khalili why he studies the behaviour of fruit flies.
9. 22:00
  The World Tonight—Pensioners concern that “triple lock” will go
  Government spokesman "not making any commitments" on spending
10. 22:45
  Dance Move by Wendy Erskine—Episode 2 - Dance Move
  2/5Kate is concerned that her teenage daughter’s friend is a bad influence.
11. 23:00
  Now You're Asking with Marian Keyes and Tara Flynn—The Pockets Problem
  Marian Keyes and Tara Flynn lay into to payment, pizza and pockets problems.
12. 23:30
  Today in Parliament—18/10/2022
  Sean Curran reports as MPs debate the treatment of Hong Kong protesters in Manchester.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—19/10/2022
  The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Edible Economics by Ha-Joon Chang—The Banana
  2/5Banana sandwiches, banana republics and why multinationals can be a good thing.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—19/10/2022
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—19/10/2022
  A selection of BBC World Service news and current affairs, arts and science programmes.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—19/10/2022
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—19/10/2022
  The latest news from BBC Radio 4
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—19/10/2022
  A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Ruth Yimika Afolabi
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—19/10/22 - 'Sexing up' farming, a "Landuse Framework" and dying trout
  Does farming need to be 'sexed up' to encourage a wider group of people into the industry?
9. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Michael Morpurgo on the Oystercatcher
  Michael Morpurgo enjoys talking to the oystercatchers on the Isles of Scilly.

Wednesday 19 October 2022