BBC Radio 4 LW Schedule Wednesday 18 October 2023

LW Schedule

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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—18/10/2023
  The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Hitler, Stalin, Mum and Dad by Daniel Finkelstein—2: Siberia
  2/5The next in Daniel Finkelstein's story of his parents' devastating experience of WWII.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—18/10/2023
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—World Service
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—18/10/2023
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—18/10/2023
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—18/10/2023
  A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Julia Loveless, singer and writer.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—18/10/23 Shetland trawlers, digital agriculture, Syrian farmer in Northern Ireland
  Trawler operators in Scotland say lives are being put at risk by dangerous behaviour.
9. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Variable Pitohui
  Miranda Krestovnikoff presents the poisonous variable pitohui from New Guinea.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Today—18/10/2023
  News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
2. 08:31
  Yesterday in Parliament—18/10/2023
  Yesterday in Parliament with Susan Hulme.
3. 09:00
  Life Changing—Dead Calm
  Will is in the Solomon Islands surfing spectacular waves - until the sea disappears...
4. 09:30
  Just One Thing - with Michael Mosley—Practice Pilates
  How simple exercise can improve your posture, mood, and exercise performance.
5. 09:45
  Daily Service—All for Jesus – all our talents and our powers
  Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music, led by Harry Baker.
6. 10:00
  Woman's Hour—Coleen Rooney, Shadow Chancellor, Rachel Reeves MP, Poet Becky Hemsley.
  Coleen Rooney on the term WAG, football and her documentary series The Real Wagatha Story.
7. 11:00
  Wiki Wars
  Tech journalist Lara Lewington looks into information battles played out on Wikipedia.
8. 11:30
  Any Questions?—Any Questions on... the Welfare State
  Any Questions is 75. Alex Forsyth explores how debate about the welfare state has changed.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  Shipping Forecast—18/10/2023
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
2. 12:04
  You and Yours—Scam a Scammer; Affordable Art; Scrappage Scheme
  The woman who played the scammers at their own game.
3. 12:57
  Weather—18/10/2023
  The latest weather forecast
4. 13:00
  World at One—18/10/2023
  Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment.
5. 13:45
  Understand—Israel and the Palestinians, 3. Hamas
  What is Hamas, what do they stand for and what do they want now?
6. 14:00
  The Archers—17/10/2023
  There’s chaos at Grey Gables.
7. 14:15
  Fault Lines: Money, Sex and Blood—Series 3: Blood, Confessions
  4/5Glenda Jackson stars in a series of linked plays seen through the lens of blood.
8. 15:00
  Money Box—Money Box Live: Digital Divide
  How not being able to get online could impact your finances.
9. 15:30
  Inside Health—What's stopping us from exercising in older age?
  An 80-year-old athlete and a team of sports scientists help explain what can hold us back.
10. 16:00
  Thinking Allowed—The Grave - Memorial Benches
  Laurie Taylor explores the origins of the grave and the meaning of memorial benches.
11. 16:30
  The Media Show—Gaza hospital blast: searching for the facts
  How the media first reported the story.
12. 17:00
  PM—18/10/2023
  Afternoon news and current affairs programme
13. 17:54
  Shipping Forecast—18/10/2023
  The latest shipping forecast
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—18/10/2023 President Biden says Israel will allow aid into Gaza
  The President of United States was speaking at the end of a visit to Tel Aviv
2. 18:30
  Daliso Chaponda: Citizen of Nowhere—Series 4, 2. '... so I decided to date an AI...'
  2/4A fourth series from Malawian comedian Daliso Chaponda.
3. 19:00
  The Archers—18/10/2023
  One resident makes a shocking discovery.
4. 19:15
  Front Row—Bonnie Langford performs Sondheim, film director Maysoon Pachachi, the portrayal of nuns in culture
  Musical theatre legend Bonnie Langford performs Sondheim, in tribute to the late composer.
5. 20:00
  Moral Maze—Are prisons doing more harm than good?
  Live debate examining the moral issues behind one of the week's news stories.
6. 21:00
  When It Hits the Fan—Captain Tom's family, Barclays and the Grand National
  David and Simon discuss the decision of Captain Tom’s family to enter the lion’s den.
7. 21:30
  The Media Show—Gaza hospital blast: searching for the facts
  How the media first reported the story.
8. 22:00
  The World Tonight—President Biden says he has brokered deal on Gaza aid
  The US president says up to 20 trucks of aid will cross from Egypt into Gaza
9. 22:45
  The Midnight News by Jo Baker—Episode Three
  3/10By Jo Baker. Charlotte has an awkward lunch with her Father.
10. 23:00
  Njambi McGrath—Njambi McGrath - Black Black, 2. The White Man's Burden
  2/4Kenyan-born comedian Njambi McGrath’s dark take on colonialism’s long scar.
11. 23:15
  The Skewer—Series 10, Episode 2
  2/8Jon Holmes's current affairs comedy concept album remixes the news into satirical shapes.
12. 23:30
  Today in Parliament—18/10/2023
  Susan Hulme reports on a sombre Prime Minister's Questions.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—19/10/2023
  The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Hitler, Stalin, Mum and Dad by Daniel Finkelstein—3: Survival
  3/5The next in Daniel Finkelstein's heartrending memoir of his parents' time during WWII.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—19/10/2023
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—World Service
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—19/10/2023
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—19/10/2023
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—19/10/2023
  A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Julia Loveless, singer and writer.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—19/10/23 Welsh farming budget; Scottish floods; Drone course
  Cuts to Welsh farming budget, flooded Scottish farms, plus course for agricultural drones.
9. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Saddleback
  Liz Bonnin presents the formerly widespread saddleback of New Zealand.

Thursday 19 October 2023