BBC Radio 4 LW Schedule Tuesday 31 October 2023

LW Schedule

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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—31/10/2023
  The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  How to Spot Potential—Sporting success
  How to succeed in professional sport and improve our potential in amateur sport.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—31/10/2023
  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—31/10/2023
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—31/10/2023
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—31/10/2023
  A reflection and prayer to start the day with Iwan Russell Jones.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—31/10/2023 - NI vet strikes, livestock in winter, Scottish vole populations
  Northern Ireland meat plants may have to close because of government vet strikes.
9. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Paul Evans on the Carrion Crow
  Writer Paul Evans encounters a crow in a cemetery.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Today—31/10/2023
  News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
2. 09:00
  The Life Scientific—Edward Witten on 'the theory of everything'
  Physicist Edward Witten on M-Theory, the leading contender for a 'theory of everything'.
3. 09:30
  One to One—Future Cities: Tori Herridge meets Katrina Johnston-Zimmerman
  Can the cities of the future be fairer for everyone? And are flying cars the answer?
4. 09:45
  Daily Service—Listening – to our prayers
  Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music, led by Canon Ann Easter.
5. 10:00
  Woman's Hour—Failures in maternity care, Spain's Princess Leonor turns 18, Women's Ballon d'Or
  Families call for a public inquiry into maternity care in England.
6. 11:00
  Young Again—5. Steve Coogan
  Actor Steve Coogan and the advice he would give his younger self.
7. 11:30
  Poet Laureate in the Arctic—Episode 4
  Poet laureate Simon Armitage's last days in the Arctic in search of facts and new poems.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  Shipping Forecast—31/10/2023
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
2. 12:04
  You and Yours—Call You and Yours - Christmas Spending
  Call You and Yours - covering the cost of Christmas?
3. 12:57
  Weather—31/10/2023
  The latest weather forecast
4. 13:00
  World at One—31/10/2023
  Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment.
5. 13:45
  The Cows Are Mad—7. Factor X
  An organic farmer turned self-taught scientist investigates his own BSE theories.
6. 14:00
  The Archers—30/10/2023
  Opportunity knocks for Jazzer
7. 14:15
  Drama on 4—Rehab
  Phyllis Logan and Brian Vernel star in new drama about finding redemption.
8. 15:00
  Short Cuts—Series 36, Creature Features
  Josie Long presents creature features and creepy crawly short documentaries for Halloween.
9. 15:30
  Lady Killers with Lucy Worsley—Series 1, 4. Grace Marks
  Lucy Worsley asks if a 16-year-old Irish immigrant was forced into a murder plot.
10. 16:00
  The Law Show—Prison sentences: too long or too short?
  The length of prison sentences; the state of prisons; US gun laws; new Scots human rights.
11. 16:30
  A Good Read—Cressida Cowell and Romy Gill MBE
  Children's writer Cressida Cowell and restaurateur Romy Gill choose favourite books.
12. 17:00
  PM—31/10/2023
  Afternoon news and current affairs programme
13. 17:54
  Shipping Forecast—31/10/2023
  The latest shipping forecast
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—31/10/2023 Covid Inquiry hears Boris Johnson believed elderly should have been allowed to catch Covid
  A diary entry from a former advisor said Mr Johnson was "obsessed" with the idea
2. 18:30
  Best Medicine—Series 1, 4. Surgical Microrobots, Backlash, The Immune System, Keeping an Open Mind
  Micro-robots and the immune system are among the medicines championed in this episode.
3. 19:00
  The Archers—31/10/2023
  There’s a Halloween revelation for Alistair.
4. 19:15
  Front Row—Duran Duran, Dobrivoje Beljkasic at 100 and Sandra Newman on retelling Orwell’s 1984
  Duran Duran, Dobrivoje Beljkasic at 100 and Sandra Newman on retelling Orwell’s 1984.
5. 20:00
  How Safe is Maternity Care?
  Krupa Padhy asks how safe are our maternity services.
6. 20:40
  In Touch—U-Turn on Rail Ticket Office Closures
  The government cancels their plans to scrap ticketing offices at train stations in England
7. 21:00
  All in the Mind—Increasing humility, suppressing negative thoughts and talking about mental health at work
  Showing off might be on trend, but practising humility could bring benefits beyond praise.
8. 21:30
  The Life Scientific—Edward Witten on 'the theory of everything'
  Physicist Edward Witten on M-Theory, the leading contender for a 'theory of everything'.
9. 22:00
  The World Tonight—Israeli military confirms deadly strike on Gaza refugee camp
  The Israeli Defence Forces say the attack killed a senior Hamas commander
10. 22:45
  The Lovecraft Investigations—The Haunter Of The Dark: Episode 2
  Kennedy and Byron are in Essex. Will Philip Gibson's storage facility yield some clues?
11. 23:00
  Darren Harriott - Red Label—Episode 1
  1/2Stand-up comedian Darren Harriott examines why he's never been in love.
12. 23:30
  Limelight—SteelHeads, 2. The Conversation
  2/5Medical chips, the convict, the blind captain…
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—01/11/2023
  The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  How to Spot Potential—Education, education, education
  When potential to learn meets opportunity to access knowledge, wonderful things can happen
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—01/11/2023
  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—01/11/2023
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—01/11/2023
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—01/11/2023
  A reflection and prayer to start the day with Iwan Russell Jones.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—01/11/2023 - Egg supply chains, winter on the Isle of Lewis and live sheep exported to Georgia
  A government review into fairness and transparency in the egg supply chain.
9. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Dominic Couzens on the Moorhen
  Natural history writer, speaker and tour leader Dominic Couzens reveals the moorhen.

Wednesday 1 November 2023