BBC Radio 4 LW Schedule Thursday 11 January 2024

LW Schedule

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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—11/01/2024
  The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  The Wager by David Grann—Book of the Week: Episode 8 - Escaping Wager Island
  8/10Mutiny has put the castaways into two factions, both hell bent on escape.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—11/01/2024
  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—11/01/2024
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—11/01/2024
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—11/01/2024
  A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Bishop David Walker
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—11/01/24 Insects for animal feed and the scientists behind the research
  Labs where scientists are working on trials to use insects for protein in animal feed.
9. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Tawny Owl (Winter)
  David Attenborough presents the Tawny Owl.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Today—11/01/2024
  News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
2. 08:31
  Yesterday in Parliament—11/01/2024
  News, views and features on yesterday's stories in Parliament
3. 09:00
  In Our Time—Condorcet
  Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss one of the last great figures of the Enlightenment.
4. 09:45
  Daily Service—Baptism – In the days of Noah
  Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music, led by the Rev Richard Carter.
5. 10:00
  Woman's Hour—Zara Aleena's aunt, Spice Girls stamps, surge in scabies
  Allegations the killer of Zara Aleena has been caught having sex with a prison worker.
6. 11:00
  Crossing Continents—The Struggle for Barbuda's Future
  How a resort for millionaires sparked a battle for a Caribbean island paradise.
7. 11:30
  Great Lives—Mr Motivator picks Harry Belafonte
  Mr Motivator chooses the King of Calypso, whose hits include Day-O and Jump in the Line.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  Shipping Forecast—11/01/2024
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
2. 12:04
  You and Yours—Gap Finders - Steven Smith, founder of Poundland
  Today's Gap Finder is Steven Smith, the founder of discount chain Poundland.
3. 12:32
  Sliced Bread—Toast - Sunny Delight
  Why did sales of the best-selling soft drink Sunny Delight suddenly bomb in the 1990s?
4. 12:57
  Weather—11/01/2024
  The latest weather forecast
5. 13:00
  World at One—11/01/2024
  Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment.
6. 13:45
  How to Read the News—How You Shape the News
  Exploring why Nicola Bulley’s disappearance was one of the biggest UK news stories of 2023
7. 14:00
  The Archers—10/01/2024
  Henry takes a big step.
8. 14:15
  McLevy—McLevy in the New World: Series 1, 2. A Stirring in the Blood
  2/2Adrift in San Francisco, Jean and McLevy are thrown closer together.
9. 15:00
  Open Country—Return of the Derry Girl
  Marie-Louise Muir explores the emerging new identity of Derry/Londonderry.
10. 15:27
  Radio 4 Appeal—Solar Aid
  Actor Cate Blanchett makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Solar Aid.
11. 15:30
  Bookclub—The Moonstone by Wilkie Collins, with Elly Griffiths
  Crime writer Elly Griffiths discusses The Moonstone by Wilkie Collins.
12. 16:00
  The Invention Of...—Turkey, The Military
  2/3East versus west, secular versus religious, how the empire came to the point of collapse.
13. 16:30
  BBC Inside Science—Understanding Flood Forecasting
  Understanding how flood forecasting and warning systems work, plus a mission to Europa.
14. 17:00
  PM—11/01/2024
  Afternoon news and current affairs programme
15. 17:54
  Shipping Forecast—11/01/2024
  The latest shipping forecast
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—11/01/2024 Post Office investigator denies he threatened sub-postmasters
  Stephen Bradshaw has been giving evidence to the Horizon IT inquiry
2. 18:30
  Ellie Taylor's Safe Space—Series 1, 2: Masculinity
  2/4Stand-up show with Ellie Taylor in which she talks about a controversial subject.
3. 19:00
  The Archers—11/01/2024
  Momentum gathers for Tom.
4. 19:15
  Front Row—Mean Girls and Hisham Matar’s My Friends reviewed
  Mean Girls and Hisham Matar’s My Friends reviewed.
5. 20:00
  The Briefing Room—Israel-Gaza: Is it turning into a regional conflict?
  From Houthi rebels in the Red Sea to attacks on the Lebanon-Israel border.
6. 20:30
  Million Dollar Lover—Taking Control
  8/8When a homeless man moves in with a rich widow is it true love or something much darker?
7. 21:00
  BBC Inside Science—Understanding Flood Forecasting
  Understanding how flood forecasting and warning systems work, plus a mission to Europa.
8. 21:30
  In Our Time—Condorcet
  Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss one of the last great figures of the Enlightenment.
9. 22:00
  The World Tonight—PM briefs cabinet on possible military action against Yemen's Houthis
  UK politicians are briefed ahead of possible military action alongside the US
10. 22:45
  Orbital by Samantha Harvey—Episode Four
  4/5Booker Prize 2024 winner. Six astronauts orbit Earth on the International Space Station.
11. 23:00
  Radical with Amol Rajan—Is democracy dying?
  Amol and Nick explore why young people are turning to strongman leaders.
12. 23:30
  Today in Parliament—11/01/2024
  Sean Curran reports as MPs question the government about its nuclear energy plans.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—12/01/2024
  The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  The Wager by David Grann—Book of the Week: Episode 9 - A Journal Is Published
  9/10Competing accounts of the demise of the Wager put all the castaways lives in danger.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—12/01/2024
  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—12/01/2024
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—12/01/2024
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—12/01/2024
  A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Bishop David Walker
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—12/01/24 Footpaths; Soy in animal feed; Three generations of female farmers.
  Footpaths neglected in thousands of places; alternatives to soy; female farming family.
9. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Capercaillie
  Kate Humble presents the capercaillie.

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