BBC Radio 4 LW Schedule Thursday 26 October 2023

LW Schedule

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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—26/10/2023
  The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Behind These Doors by Alex South—Episode 3
  3/5Prisons are dangerous places, full of men with scores to settle.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—26/10/2023
  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—26/10/2023
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—26/10/2023
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—26/10/2023
  A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Seeta Lakhani.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—26/10/23 - Welsh food and drink exports
  Charlotte Smith is at Taste Wales in Newport.
9. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—White-Bearded Manakin
  David Attenborough presents the white-bearded manakin of tropical South America.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Today—26/10/2023
  News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
2. 08:31
  Yesterday in Parliament—26/10/2023
  News, views and features on yesterday's stories in Parliament.
3. 09:00
  In Our Time—Germinal
  Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Emile Zola's novel, set in a French miners' strike.
4. 09:45
  Daily Service—Home - Coming home
  Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music, led by the Rev Grace Thomas.
5. 10:00
  Woman's Hour—Tell-all celebrity memoirs, child poverty, and 'de-banking'
  Celebrities oversharing in memoirs, child poverty, bigamy, and long baby names.
6. 11:00
  From Our Own Correspondent—The Thai workers caught up in the Israel-Gaza conflict
  Members of Israel's Thai migrant worker community describe surviving the Hamas attacks.
7. 11:30
  A Good Read—Anneka Rice and Maureen Freely
  The TV presenter and the writer share favourite books with Harriett.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  Shipping Forecast—26/10/2023
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
2. 12:04
  You and Yours—Under the Spell
  Under the spell of criminals. How a couple lied to banks trying to protect them from fraud
3. 12:32
  Sliced Bread—Smart Thermostats
  Can smart thermostats save you money on energy bills?
4. 12:57
  Weather—26/10/2023
  The latest weather forecast
5. 13:00
  World at One—26/10/2023
  Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment.
6. 13:45
  The Cows Are Mad—4. Bad News
  A grieving mother makes a list of culprits who she blames for her son’s death.
7. 14:00
  The Archers—25/10/2023
  Reality sets in for Helen
8. 14:15
  Broken Colours—Series 2, Episode 2
  2/4Jess and Dan try to piece together what happened at the supermarket shooting.
9. 15:00
  Ramblings—Hope Valley with Anita Sethi
  Clare Balding joins writer Anita Sethi in the Peak District.
10. 15:27
  Radio 4 Appeal—Theodora Children's Charity
  Beneficiary Andy Emmott makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Theodora Children's Charity
11. 15:30
  Open Book—Karl Ove Knausgård
  Chris Power speaks to Karl Ove Knausgård about his new book, The Wolves of Eternity.
12. 16:00
  Any Questions?—Any Questions On... the Environment
  Any Questions is 75. Alex Forsyth explores how debate about the environment has changed.
13. 16:30
  BBC Inside Science—Forever chemicals
  What goes into our water supply and never comes out?
14. 17:00
  PM—26/10/2023
  Afternoon news and current affairs programme
15. 17:54
  Shipping Forecast—26/10/2023
  The latest shipping forecast
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—26/10/2023 Huge manhunt in US State of Maine after 18 die in mass shootings
  Hundreds of police are looking for a gunman officers say is armed and dangerous
2. 18:30
  Kevin Eldon Will See You Now—Series 4, The Dusty Humbug
  3/4Kevin Eldon with a naked tractor ride, a dusty humbug - and a love story with cannons.
3. 19:00
  The Archers—26/10/2023
  Lynda offers some tough love.
4. 19:15
  Front Row—David Fincher’s The Killer and the week’s highlights reviewed
  Rhianna Dhillon and John Mullan review David Fincher's The Killer and a Fantasy exhibition
5. 20:00
  The Law Show—Exporting prisoners, is Joint Enterprise racist, and Gaza-Israel
  Can exporting prisoners work? Are Joint Enterprise cases racist? And Israel-Gaza: the law.
6. 20:30
  The Bottom Line—In denial
  When bad things happen in business, why do some leaders pretend they haven't?
7. 21:00
  BBC Inside Science—Forever chemicals
  What goes into our water supply and never comes out?
8. 21:30
  In Our Time—Germinal
  Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Emile Zola's novel, set in a French miners' strike.
9. 22:00
  The World Tonight—Al Jazeera reporter's family killed in Gaza strike
  Gaza reporter broadcasts seeing his wife, children and grandson in a morgue
10. 22:45
  The Midnight News by Jo Baker—Episode Nine
  9/10By Jo Baker. Charlotte finally understands El's death.
11. 23:00
  Radical with Amol Rajan—What hope for peace?
  Amol and Nick discuss the prospect of peace in the Middle East.
12. 23:30
  Today in Parliament—26/10/2023
  All the news from Parliament.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—27/10/2023
  The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Behind These Doors by Alex South—Episode 4
  4/5Wormwood Scrubs in West London is one of the country’s most famous prisons.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—27/10/2023
  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—27/10/2023
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—27/10/2023
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—27/10/2023
  A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Seeta Lakhani.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—27/10/23 - Bracken control, BBC Food and Farming Awards and vintage farm machinery
  The future of bracken control.
9. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Woodcock
  Kate Humble presents the woodcock.

Friday 27 October 2023