BBC Radio 4 LW Schedule Tuesday 10 October 2023

LW Schedule

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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—10/10/2023
  The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Going Infinite by Michael Lewis—Book of the Week: Episode 1 - Who is this guy?
  1/5The story of former crypto billionaire Sam Bankman-Fried and his dramatic rise and fall.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—10/10/2023
  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—10/10/2023
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—10/10/2023
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—10/10/2023
  A reflection and prayer to start the day with the Rev Cheryl Meban.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—10/10/2023 Scottish floods; Mental health campaign; Agro-forestry.
  Big floods in Scotland; Farm manager behind global mental health campaign; Agro-forestry.
9. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Avocet
  Chris Packham presents the avocet.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Today—10/10/2023
  News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
2. 09:00
  Building Soul: with Thomas Heatherwick—The Cult of Modernist Architecture
  Designer Thomas Heatherwick asks when and why our buildings became so boring.
3. 09:30
  How to Win a Campaign—3. Nailing the message and shooting the messenger
  Former Downing Street advisor Cleo Watson examines the dark arts of political campaigning.
4. 09:45
  Daily Service—Prisons week: Hopeful uncertainty – Isaiah’s commission
  Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music, led by Jay Hulme.
5. 10:00
  Woman's Hour—Israel-Gaza conflict: Bereaved parents across the divide, musician Esther Abrami, Emily Hunt, Is the future of the Labour Party
  Two parents from the different communities caught up in the Israel-Gaza conflict.
6. 11:00
  Young Again—2. Daniel Kaluuya
  Oscar-winner Daniel Kaluuya and the advice he would give his younger self.
7. 11:30
  Poet Laureate in the Arctic—Episode 1
  Simon Armitage, the poet laureate, travels to the Arctic in search of facts and new poems.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  Shipping Forecast—10/10/2023
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
2. 12:04
  You and Yours—Call You & Yours: Private health care
  We'd like to know if you've paid for private health care.
3. 12:57
  Weather—10/10/2023
  The latest weather forecast
4. 13:00
  World at One—10/10/2023
  Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment.
5. 13:45
  An Almanac for Anxiety: In Search of a Calmer Mind—Episode 2 - Wood
  Exploring how interacting with the natural elements can improve mental wellbeing.
6. 14:00
  The Archers—09/10/2023
  Will gets more than he bargained for.
7. 14:15
  Trust—Series 4 – 1. Only Fit for Elmfield Street
  Comedy drama about a Salford Secondary School
8. 15:00
  Short Cuts—Series 36, Meeting Myself Coming Back
  Josie Long presents short documentaries about coming back to yourself.
9. 15:30
  Lady Killers with Lucy Worsley—Series 1, 1. Florence Bravo
  Lucy Worsley investigates a Victorian woman at the centre of a sensational poisoning.
10. 16:00
  The Mandates—Revolt
  How the effects of French and British mandates in the Middle East still reverberate today.
11. 16:30
  A Good Read—Rhys Stephenson and Esther Manito
  The children's TV presenter and stand up comedian advocate for favourite books.
12. 17:00
  PM—10/10/2023
  Afternoon news and current affairs programme
13. 17:54
  Shipping Forecast—10/10/2023
  The latest shipping forecast
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—10/10/2023 Sir Keir Starmer says his party will fight next election on economic growth
  He promised a "decade of national renewal" at the Labour Party conference in Liverpool
2. 18:30
  Best Medicine—Series 1, 1. Sobriety, Touch, Camellia Sinensis, Trust
  Comedy meets medical science with virtual reality injections, sobriety and trust.
3. 19:00
  The Archers—10/10/2023
  Pat is on the warpath.
4. 19:15
  Front Row—Nigel Kennedy, art gallery labels, how do museums recover stolen art?
  Nigel Kennedy, art gallery labels, how do museums recover stolen art?
5. 20:00
  File on 4 Investigates—Bankrupt Birmingham
  Why is Europe’s largest local authority facing financial meltdown?
6. 20:40
  In Touch—Izabela in the Forest; Can Blind People do That?
  Izabela Dłużyk tells us about a recent visit to one of the last primeval forests in Europe
7. 21:00
  Inside Health—Inside a sexual assault referral centre
  James Gallagher meets the people who help victims of sexual assault.
8. 21:30
  Building Soul: with Thomas Heatherwick—The Cult of Modernist Architecture
  Designer Thomas Heatherwick asks when and why our buildings became so boring.
9. 22:00
  The World Tonight—The mothers caught in Israel-Gaza conflict
  We hear from two mothers on either side of the conflict.
10. 22:45
  Open Throat by Henry Hoke—Episode Two
  2/5Henry Hoke’s playful yet starkly satirical new novel.
11. 23:00
  Call Jonathan Pie—8. Drugs
  Pie does drugs. On his phone-in. It might not end well.
12. 23:30
  Lusus—5. Eris
  Nesting birds and new homeowners battle it out, stories of strange dreams grow in number.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—11/10/2023
  The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Going Infinite by Michael Lewis—Book of the Week: Ep 2 - An Epiphany
  Sam Bankman-Fried enters the world of high finance and has an epiphany.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—11/10/2023
  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—11/10/2023
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—11/10/2023
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—11/10/2023
  A reflection and prayer to start the day with the Rev Cheryl Meban.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—11/10/23 Gene editing to prevent bird flu, new green label for Red Tractor, pears.
  Scientists have used gene editing techniques in chickens to limit the spread of bird flu.
9. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Paul Brook on the Redwing
  Paul Brook on the redwing which ignited his love of birdwatching for Tweet of the Day.

Wednesday 11 October 2023