BBC Radio 4 LW Schedule Thursday 19 January 2023

LW Schedule

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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—19/01/2023
  The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  On Savage Shores: How Indigenous Americans Discovered Europe by Caroline Dodds Pennock—On Indigenous Diplomacy
  3/5The importance of skilled indigenous ambassadors in navigating European courts.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—19/01/2023
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—19/01/2023
  A selection of BBC World Service news and current affairs, arts and science programmes.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—19/01/2023
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—19/01/2023
  The latest news from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—19/01/2023
  A reflection and prayer to start the day with Sister Geraldine Smyth OP.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—19/01/23 Rural crime: farmer using tyres to stop joyriders in breach of planning; OEP report; companion cropping for soil health
  The planning laws stopping a farmer from protecting his land from joyriders and criminals.
9. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Gary Moore on the Stone Curlew
  Braving dark countryside, sound recordist Gary Moore goes in search of the stone curlew.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Today—19/01/2023
  News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
2. 08:31
  Yesterday in Parliament—19/01/2023
  PM asked about ambulances.
3. 09:00
  In Our Time—Rawls' Theory of Justice
  Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss John Rawls' influential ideas on liberty and equality.
4. 09:45
  Daily Service—19/01/2023 Belonging - Humility
  Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music led by Rev Richard Littledale.
5. 10:00
  Woman's Hour—Joanna Wolfarth, Jacqui Oatley, Shaista Aziz, Dr Stacey Pope, Róisín Lanigan, Catherine Hallissey. Lara Greaves, Helen Clark
  A history of breastfeeding.
6. 11:00
  Crossing Continents—A Return to Paradise
  The story of a town destroyed by one of the worst wildfires in California's history.
7. 11:30
  Playing the Prince
  Jade Anouka talks to past Hamlets and discovers the untold story of The Red Book.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  Shipping Forecast—19/01/2023
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
2. 12:04
  You and Yours—Gapfinders: Dryrobe founder Gideon Bright
  Gapfinders: Dryrobe founder Gideon Bright
3. 12:32
  Sliced Bread—Energy Drinks
  Do energy drinks like Monster and Red Bull really give you a boost and keep you alert?
4. 12:57
  Weather—19/01/2023
  The latest weather forecast.
5. 13:00
  World at One—19/01/2023
  Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment, with Sarah Montague.
6. 13:45
  Inside Pages—Hawick
  A tour of overlooked towns that rarely make national news but make plenty of their own.
7. 14:00
  The Archers—18/01/2023
  Lee has a worrying phone call.
8. 14:15
  Nazis: The Road to Power—2. My Little Wolf
  2/8Ordered to join the German Workers Party, Corporal Hitler discovers a gift for oratory.
9. 15:00
  Open Country—East Neuk of Fife
  Ruth Sanderson explores the East Neuk of Fife, on the east coast of Scotland.
10. 15:27
  Radio 4 Appeal—Humanity & Inclusion UK
  Dr Sian Williams makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Humanity & Inclusion UK.
11. 15:30
  Open Book—Jane Smiley, and writing gay lives from the past with Tom Crewe and Nell Stevens
  Chris Power talks to Jane Smiley, Tom Crewe and Nell Stevens about fictionalising history.
12. 16:00
  Curious Cases—Series 21, The Magnetic Mystery
  What is a magnetic field? wonders Lucas.
13. 16:30
  BBC Inside Science—Towards Net Zero
  Changing our home heating and improving insulation to reduced bills and emissions.
14. 17:00
  PM—19/01/2023
  Afternoon news and current affairs programme.
15. 17:54
  Shipping Forecast—19/01/2023
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—19/01/2023 The government defends the distribution of levelling up funds across the UK
  Critics claim the funding awards are biased in favour of London and the south east.
2. 18:30
  Fags, Mags and Bags—Series 10, 4. Florence Flouncingtons who lives in Flouncingtons Quadrant on the Flouncingtons Estate
  4/4Sanjay is helping Grebo find himself, sending the rumour-mill into overdrive.
3. 19:00
  The Archers—19/01/2023
  Helen is in an awkward position.
4. 19:15
  Front Row—Spain and the Hispanic World exhibition, new film Holy Spider, artist Clarke Reynolds
  Spain and the Hispanic World exhibition, new film Holy Spider, artist Clarke Reynolds.
5. 20:00
  The Briefing Room—Britain's Energy Crisis: An Update
  Why are fuel and energy prices dropping?
6. 20:30
  The Bottom Line—How Strikes Come to an End
  What can past strikes tell us about how to resolve the current wave of industrial strife?
7. 21:00
  BBC Inside Science—Towards Net Zero
  Changing our home heating and improving insulation to reduced bills and emissions.
8. 21:30
  In Our Time—Rawls' Theory of Justice
  Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss John Rawls' influential ideas on liberty and equality.
9. 22:00
  The World Tonight—Europe steps up heavy weapon supply to Ukraine
  Crucial talks in Germany tomorrow over whether to send tanks
10. 22:45
  Act of Oblivion by Robert Harris—Episode 4
  4/10By Robert Harris. A royal warrant has been issued for the arrest of Ned and Will.
11. 23:00
  Unsafe Space—Series 1, Episode 2
  2/6Diversity of opinion, thought-provoking debate and comedy from voices new to Radio 4.
12. 23:30
  Today in Parliament—19/01/2023
  All the news from today's sitting at Westminster.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—20/01/2023
  The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  On Savage Shores: How Indigenous Americans Discovered Europe by Caroline Dodds Pennock—Indigenous Influence and Exchange
  4/5How indigenous produce changed the fashions and diets of Europe.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—20/01/2023
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—20/01/2023
  A selection of BBC World Service news and current affairs, arts and science programmes.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—20/01/2023
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—20/01/2023
  The latest news from BBC Radio 4
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—20/01/2023
  A reflection and prayer to start the day with Sister Geraldine Smyth OP.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—20/01/23 Double council tax for second homes, reducing fertilisers, new agreement for Dartmoor wild camping
  Council tax on second homes in Cornwall is set to double to ease the housing crisis.
9. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Tara Robinson on the Oystercatcher
  For Tara Robinson the sound of oystercatchers recalls her father taking her to Loch Fleet.

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