BBC Radio 4 LW Schedule Monday 5 December 2022

LW Schedule

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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—05/12/2022
  The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:15
  Sideways—36. All in a Name
  Matthew Syed explores how finding the right words can help us tackle big wrongs.
3. 00:45
  Bells on Sunday—St Mary’s Church in Andover, Hampshire
  Bells on Sunday comes from St Mary’s Church in Andover, Hampshire.
4. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—05/12/2022
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
5. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—05/12/2022
  A selection of BBC World Service news and current affairs, arts and science programmes.
6. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—05/12/2022
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
7. 05:30
  News Briefing—05/12/2022
  The latest news from BBC Radio 4
8. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—05/12/2022
  Radio 4's daily prayer and reflection, with Pastor Andrew Roycroft.
9. 05:45
  Farming Today—05/12/2022 Farm Soil Carbon Code; abattoirs; new road plans
  New code for measuring carbon, abattoirs and plans to dual the A1 in rural Northumberland.
10. 05:56
  Weather—05/12/2022
  The latest weather forecast for farmers.
11. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Horned Screamer
  Michael Palin presents the Venezuelan horned screamer
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Today—05/12/2022
  News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
2. 09:00
  Start the Week—Returning to the moon
  Tom Sutcliffe with Mary-Jane Rubenstein, Oliver Morton and Luke Jerram.
3. 09:45
  Daily Service—05/12/2022 Gifts of Grace 2 - Peace
  Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music led by Vicky Walker.
4. 10:00
  Woman's Hour—Hadley Freeman, Toni Crews, Christmas appeal
  Journalist Hadley Freeman discusses why she resigned as a columnist at the Guardian.
5. 11:00
  The Untold—The Milk Bank
  In a Hertfordshire lab, a technician carefully pours human milk into tiny containers.
6. 11:30
  Michael Morpurgo's Folk Journeys—Four Loom Weaver
  2/4Michael Morpurgo travels to the heart of folk's most enduring songs.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  Shipping Forecast—05/12/2022
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
2. 12:04
  You and Yours—Nursery Closures; Frozen Christmas Dinner; London Renting
  300 hundred nurseries have closed in 12 months according to Ofsted.
3. 12:57
  Weather—05/12/2022
  The latest weather forecast
4. 13:00
  World at One—05/12/2022
  Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment, with Sarah Montague.
5. 13:45
  Please Protect Abraham—1. Hackney, 2007
  How do we protect those who do the right thing?
6. 14:00
  The Archers—04/12/2022
  The ramifications continue at Brookfield.
7. 14:15
  Drama on 4—Death Knock
  A murder close to home forces a reporter to confront how far he's travelled from his roots
8. 15:00
  Nature Table—Series 3, Episode 2
  2/6Sue Perkins shows and tells nature with her guests.
9. 15:30
  The Food Programme—Nutrition's Dark Matter: The New Science of Eating
  Professor Tim Spector discusses the latest research pointing to what and how we should eat
10. 16:00
  The Dying of the Ice—Frozen Music
  Andrew McGibbon explores the sounds of ice in the North Pole and the composers who use it.
11. 16:30
  Bad Blood: The Story of Eugenics—Birth Controlled
  The battle to control birth in 20th-century USA.
12. 17:00
  PM—05/12/2022
  Afternoon news and current affairs programme
13. 17:54
  Shipping Forecast—05/12/2022
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—05/12/2022 Labour publishes plans to abolish the Lords
  Labour publishes plans to abolish the House of Lords.
2. 18:30
  I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue—Series 78, Episode 4
  4/6The multi award-winning comedy panel game chaired by Jack Dee.
3. 19:00
  The Archers—05/12/2022
  Leonard is stunned by a heartbreaking confession.
4. 19:15
  Front Row—Fergus McCreadie, Leyla Josephine, Scottish National Gallery
  Jazz pianist Fergus McCreadie performs live
5. 20:00
  Putin—11. To the Brink
  An isolated Putin sets his sights on Ukraine.
6. 20:30
  Crossing Continents—Cold-calling Siberia
  How has Putin's war against Ukraine affected one remote city in Siberia?
7. 21:00
  Falling Stars
  Poet Dr Sam Illingworth looks at our shifting relationship with scientific language.
8. 21:30
  Start the Week—Returning to the moon
  Tom Sutcliffe with Mary-Jane Rubenstein, Oliver Morton and Luke Jerram.
9. 22:00
  The World Tonight—Haiti is in the grip of gang violence
  The United Nation says Haiti is "on the verge of the abyss".
10. 22:45
  The Ice Palace by Tarjei Vesaas—Episode 1
  1/5By Tarjei Vesaas. Siss visits the new girl, Unn, at her home for the first time.
11. 23:00
  The Witch Farm—Episode 8: The Final Battle
  Liz and Bill prepare for a final exorcism. Could an event in Bill’s past hold the key?
12. 23:30
  Today in Parliament—05/12/2022
  Sean Curran reports as MPs debate the government's revised plans to tackle online safety.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—06/12/2022
  The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Night Terrors by Alice Vernon—Episode 1
  1/5An investigation into the darkest part of our sleeping lives and all types of parasomnias.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—06/12/2022
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—06/12/2022
  A selection of BBC World Service news and current affairs, arts and science programmes.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—06/12/2022
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—06/12/2022
  The latest news from BBC Radio 4
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—06/12/2022
  Radio 4's daily prayer and reflection, with Pastor Andrew Roycroft.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—06/12/2022 Devolved powers and rural communities. Small abattoirs
  Would devolved powers be good news for rural communities? Plus small abattoirs.
9. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Black-footed Albatross
  Liz Bonnin presents the black-footed albatross of Midway Atoll in the Pacific Ocean.

Tuesday 6 December 2022