BBC Radio 4 LW Schedule Friday 27 January 2023

LW Schedule

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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—27/01/2023
  The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Wise Gals by Nathalia Holt—Episode 4
  4/5Addy Hawkins finally achieves her main ambition to be sent on a full European assignment.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—27/01/2023
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—27/01/2023
  A selection of BBC World Service news and current affairs, arts and science programmes.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—27/01/2023
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—27/01/2023
  The latest news from BBC Radio 4
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—27/01/2023
  A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Fr Dermot Preston
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—27/01/23 - Defra minister on new environmental schemes; Fishing
  The Defra secretary on the sustainable farming incentive; and pressure on fishing waters.
9. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Stephen Moss on the Great Crested Grebe
  Writer and wildlife programme-maker Stephen Moss recalls seeing a great crested grebe.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Today—27/01/2023
  News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
2. 08:31
  Yesterday in Parliament—27/01/2023
  Susan Hulme reports on concerns about the deaths of thousands of crustaceans.
3. 09:00
  Desert Island Discs—Michael Pollan, writer
  Michael Pollan, writer, shares the soundtrack of his life with Lauren Laverne.
4. 09:45
  Daily Service—Changing Lives
  Reflection, reading, prayer and music with Rev Dr Alison Jack of New College, Edinburgh
5. 10:00
  Woman's Hour—Holocaust Survivors, Mary Nighy, Dementia and Menopause
  Anita speaks to the daughters of two Jewish girls who fled Nazi persecution.
6. 11:00
  Is Psychiatry Working?—Detention
  Is the system for detention in psychiatric care working?
7. 11:30
  Thanks a Lot, Milton Jones!—Series 3, Pest Control
  1/6It's 'Pest Control to Milton Jones', as he becomes an expert in clearing vermin.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  Shipping Forecast—27/01/2023
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
2. 12:04
  AntiSocial—Neurodiversity and autism
  What is neurodiversity, and how has it changed the way we talk about autism?
3. 12:57
  Weather—27/01/2023
  The latest weather forecast
4. 13:00
  World at One—27/01/2023
  Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment, with Sarah Montague.
5. 13:45
  Buried—Series 1, Series 1 - 5. The Missing Memo
  7/12A memo goes missing - until now. It rallies a community to keep calling for the truth.
6. 14:00
  The Archers—26/01/2023
  David finds himself in a tricky situation, while Ruth has some advice for a fellow farmer.
7. 14:15
  Limelight—The Incident at Ong's Hat, 1. The Incunabula Papers
  1/5Sarah Larsen went missing after investigating an urban legend.
8. 14:45
  Understand—The Economy, 4. Bonds, Gilts, Stocks and Shares
  Who lends the government money and why? And what exactly does the stock market do?
9. 15:00
  Gardeners' Question Time—From the Archives: Pests and Diseases
  We dig into the GQT archives for a pests and diseases advice special.
10. 15:45
  Short Works—The Private Room
  A new story from Andrew O'Hagan about lost love, Robert Burns and the Clydebank Blitz.
11. 16:00
  Last Word—Howard Baderman, David Crosby, Milly Thompson, Brenda Heywood
  Matthew Bannister on a doctor, a musician, an artist and an archaeologist.
12. 16:30
  More or Less—Coffee with the chancellor, inflation measures, GP numbers and toilet paper
  We fact check Jeremy Hunt’s pledge to halve inflation.
13. 17:00
  PM—27/01/2023
  Afternoon news and current affairs programme
14. 17:54
  Shipping Forecast—27/01/2023
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—27/01/2023 Teenager's arrest brings down trafficking gang
  6 people have been jailed for child trafficking after the arrest of a 14-year-old boy.
2. 18:30
  The News Quiz—Series 110, Episode 5
  5/11Andy Zaltzman quizzes the week's news.
3. 19:00
  The Archers—27/01/2023
  Alice makes an amazing discovery, and will friends help one of their own in crisis?
4. 19:15
  Screenshot—Fat is a filmmaker issue
  Ellen E Jones and Mark Kermode explore how fatness is portrayed on screen.
5. 20:00
  Any Questions?—Daisy Cooper MP, Anneliese Dodds MP, Kevin Hollinrake MP, Matthew Parris
  Alex Forsyth presents political debate from Darley Abbey Scouts Hall in Derby.
6. 20:50
  A Point of View—On Communal Living
  Rebecca Stott asks if communal living could solve society's most pressing problems.
7. 21:00
  The Reith Lectures—The Four Freedoms, 4. Freedom from Fear
  4/5Foreign affairs expert Dr Fiona Hill gives her BBC Reith Lecture on Freedom from Fear.
8. 22:00
  The World Tonight—At least seven killed in East Jerusalem synagogue shooting
  Worshippers were attacked at a synagogue on Holocaust Memorial Day
9. 22:45
  Act of Oblivion by Robert Harris—Episode 10
  10/10By Robert Harris. Nayler sails to America with Frances, hoping to kill her husband.
10. 23:00
  Americast—We Need To Talk About Congressman George Santos
  Lies, lies and more lies.
11. 23:30
  Today in Parliament—27/01/2023
  All the news from today's sitting at Westminster.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—28/01/2023
  The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Wise Gals by Nathalia Holt—Episode 5
  5/5Four key CIA women were crucial in identifying new and escalating global nuclear threats.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—28/01/2023
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—28/01/2023
  A selection of BBC World Service news and current affairs, arts and science programmes.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—28/01/2023
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—28/01/2023
  The latest news from BBC Radio 4
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—28/01/2023
  Spiritual reflection with Fr Dermot Morrin of St Albert's Catholic Chaplaincy, Edinburgh.
8. 05:45
  Four Thought—Stand Up for Irish Travellers
  Martin Warde talks about his journey to becoming the first Irish Traveller comedian.

Saturday 28 January 2023