BBC Radio 4 LW Schedule Sunday 12 December 2021

LW Schedule

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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—12/12/2021
  The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:15
  Artworks—The Poetry Detective, Episode Three
  Vanessa Kisuule explores the stories behind the poems we carry with us through life.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—12/12/2021
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—12/12/2021
  A selection of BBC World Service news and current affairs, arts and science programmes.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—12/12/2021
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—12/12/2021
  The latest news from BBC Radio 4
7. 05:43
  Bells on Sunday—St Stephen-in-Brannel, Cornwall.
  Bells on Sunday comes from the parish church of St Stephen-in-Brannel, Cornwall.
8. 05:45
  Profile—Éric Zemmour
  The far right French journalist turned politician running for president
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Morning
1. 06:00
  News Summary—12/12/2021
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4
2. 06:05
  Something Understood—New Homes, Strange Lands
  Mark Tully considers the difficulty and the potential of making a home in new country.
3. 06:35
  Natural Histories—Raven
  Brett Westwood gets up close and personal with a bird we fear and revere, the Raven.
4. 06:57
  Weather—12/12/2021
  The latest weather reports and forecast
5. 07:00
  News and Papers—12/12/2021
  The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers.
6. 07:10
  Sunday—12/12/2021
  West Side Story's Jewish Roots, Conversion Therapy, Bishop James Jones on Justice.
7. 07:54
  Radio 4 Appeal—Bone Cancer Research Trust
  Sally Hurst makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Bone Cancer Research Trust.
8. 07:57
  Weather—12/12/2021
  The latest weather reports and forecast
9. 08:00
  News and Papers—12/12/2021
  The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers.
10. 08:10
  Sunday Worship—Jazz Carols
  A service of jazz carols from Highfields Church, Cardiff, led by the Rev Dave Gobbett.
11. 08:48
  A Point of View—I Read the News Today, Oh Boy
  Sarah Dunant discusses living on a cusp of history.
12. 08:58
  Tweet of the Day—Pied Wagtail
  Martin Hughes-Games presents the pied wagtail.
13. 09:00
  Broadcasting House—12/12/2021
  The Sunday morning news magazine programme. Presented by Paddy O'Connell
14. 10:00
  The Archers Omnibus—12/12/2021
  Fallon puts her foot in it and Natasha can’t get a word in edgeways.
15. 11:00
  Desert Island Discs—Jack Thorne, screenwriter
  Jack Thorne, screenwriter, shares the soundtrack of his life with Lauren Laverne.
16. 11:45
  Witness History—Water polo and the 1956 Hungarian uprising
  How a water polo match came to symbolise Hungary's fight for freedom from Soviet rule.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  Shipping Forecast—12/12/2021
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
2. 12:04
  I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue—Series 76, Episode 2
  2/676th series of the multi award-winning comedy panel game chaired by Jack Dee.
3. 12:32
  The Food Programme—The Meaning of Cod
  In search of the meaning of cod, Dan Saladino travels to the Norwegian island of Lofoten.
4. 12:57
  Weather—12/12/2021
  The latest weather forecast
5. 13:00
  The World This Weekend—12/12/2021
  Radio 4’s look at the week’s big stories from both home and around the world.
6. 13:30
  The Listening Project—Behind the bar of Life
  Hospitality, profound deafness, eco-friendly Christmases and the Republic of Barbados.
7. 14:00
  Gardeners' Question Time—GQT at Home: Orchid Hunting and Clay Soil Planting
  Kathy Clugston hosts the horticultural programme featuring a group of gardening experts.
8. 14:45
  A Home of Our Own—Clarence Drive, Glasgow
  Lynsey Hanley tells the story of Simon who bought his first house at the age of just 20.
9. 15:00
  Drama on 4—Howl's Moving Castle
  Diana Wynne Jones's fantasy classic, starring Julia McKenzie and Iwan Rheon.
10. 16:00
  Open Book—Behind locked doors with Claire Keegan; Alan Cumming's book he would never lend
  Claire Keegan talks to Chris Power about her new book, Small Things Like These.
11. 16:30
  Packing Up The Family Home
  Geoff Bird and his siblings clear fifty years’ worth of stuff from their old family home.
12. 17:00
  A Line in the Water
  Aboard the Belfast-Birkenhead ferry Neil McCarthy looks for the border down the Irish Sea
13. 17:40
  Profile—Éric Zemmour
  The far right French journalist turned politician running for president
14. 17:54
  Shipping Forecast—12/12/2021
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
15. 17:57
  Weather—12/12/2021
  The latest weather reports and forecast
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—12/12/2021 Covid alert increased
  Boris Johnson to address nation as Omicron cases rise sharply.
2. 18:15
  Pick of the Week—Julie Hesmondhalgh
  The best of BBC Radio this week.
3. 19:00
  The Archers—12/12/2021
  Tom receives an unexpected gift.
4. 19:15
  It's Not What You Know—Series 5, Episode 4
  4/4Joe Lycett tests Russell Kane, Fern Britton and Ivo Graham on who they know, not what.
5. 19:45
  Gambits—7: Sacrifice
  7/10The next in a new series for Radio 4 by Eley Williams set in a village gripped by chess.
6. 20:00
  Feedback—10/12/2021
  Radio 4's forum for comments, queries, criticisms and congratulations.
7. 20:30
  Last Word—Sir Antony Sher (pictured), Roger Phillips, Judy Totton
  Matthew Bannister on an actor, a mushroom expert and a publicist.
8. 21:00
  Money Box—Pioneer Zopa exits peer-to-peer lending
  The world's first peer-to-peer lender Zopa is quitting the sector.
9. 21:25
  Radio 4 Appeal—Bone Cancer Research Trust
  Sally Hurst makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Bone Cancer Research Trust.
10. 21:30
  Rutherford and Fry on Living with AI—AI in Warfare
  2/4The science sleuths unwrap some of the biggest ideas in this year's BBC Reith Lectures.
11. 22:00
  Westminster Hour—12/12/2021
  Carolyn Quinn hosts Radio 4's Sunday night political discussion programme.
12. 23:00
  Think with Pinker—Don’t expect a zebra
  Why medical students are advised if you hear hoofbeats behind you, don't expect a zebra
13. 23:30
  Something Understood—New Homes, Strange Lands
  Mark Tully considers the difficulty and the potential of making a home in new country.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—13/12/2021
  The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:15
  Sideways—22. Inspiring Bill Strickland
  Matthew Syed explores how inspiring teachers can change the world, one student at a time.
3. 00:45
  Bells on Sunday—St Stephen-in-Brannel, Cornwall.
  Bells on Sunday comes from the parish church of St Stephen-in-Brannel, Cornwall.
4. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—13/12/2021
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
5. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—13/12/2021
  A selection of BBC World Service news and current affairs, arts and science programmes.
6. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—13/12/2021
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
7. 05:30
  News Briefing—13/12/2021
  The latest news from BBC Radio 4
8. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—13/12/2021
  A reflection and prayer to start the day with Catherine De Souza.
9. 05:45
  Farming Today—13/12/21 - The soil 'postcode lottery', post-Covid cheese sales
  Could payments for improving your soil end up as a ‘postcode lottery’?
10. 05:56
  Weather—13/12/2021
  The latest weather forecast for farmers.
11. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Neil Anderson on the Golden Eagle
  Wildlife cameraman Neil Anderson recounts a golden eagle encounter for Tweet of the Day.

Monday 13 December 2021