BBC Radio 4 LW Schedule Monday 5 March 2018

LW Schedule

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—05/03/2018
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:15
  Thinking Allowed—The White Working Class.
  The white working class - is there a 'left-behind'?(R)
3. 00:45
  Bells on Sunday—St Anne's Alderney
  Church bells from St Anne's Alderney.(R)
4. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—05/03/2018
  The latest shipping forecast.
5. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—05/03/2018
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
6. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—05/03/2018
  The latest shipping forecast.
7. 05:30
  News Briefing—05/03/2018
  News from BBC Radio 4.
8. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—05/03/2018
  A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with Bishop Joe Aldred.
9. 05:45
  Farming Today—Agri-Environment Schemes and Brexit Latest
  Charlotte Smith looks at the success of agri-environment schemes and how they're changing.
10. 05:56
  Weather—05/03/2018
  The latest weather forecast for farmers.
11. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Chris Baines on the Bullfinch
  Naturalist and environmentalist Chris Baines defends the bullfinch's feeding habits.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Today—05/03/2018
  News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
2. 09:00
  Start the Week—Art and Civilisations
  Andrew Marr with Mary Beard, Simon Schama, David Olusoga and Tacita Dean.
3. 09:44
  Daily Service—05/03/2018
  Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music led by Revd Clair Jaquiss.
4. 10:00
  Woman's Hour—Sheila Hancock, Celebrities and Politics, Young People on the Verge of Trouble
  Sheila Hancock at 85, celebrities and politics, young people on the verge of trouble.
5. 10:45
  The Citadel—Series 2, 1. Established
  1/5Series based on AJ Cronin's groundbreaking novel about life before the NHS.
6. 11:00
  Inside the World of the Frequent Flyer
  The frequent flyers who will stop at nothing to achieve airline status and rack up mileage
7. 11:30
  To Hull and Back—Series 3, Fourth in Show
  3/4Sophie tries to make more money for the salon by grooming for a dog show.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  News Headlines; Shipping Forecast—05/03/2018
  National and international news and the shipping forecast.
2. 12:04
  Home Front—5 March 1918 - Sylvia Graham (Season 13 start)
  In Folkestone, Sylvia receives a letter from her son.
3. 12:15
  You and Yours—Data protection, Housing crisis, Energy bills
  Data protection changes, Coping with the cold, Energy billing.
4. 12:57
  Weather—05/03/2018
  The latest weather forecast.
5. 13:00
  World at One—05/03/2018
  Analysis of news and current affairs.
6. 13:45
  Political Thinking with Nick Robinson—The Emily Thornberry One
  Nick Robinson speaks to shadow foreign secretary Emily Thornberry.
7. 14:00
  The Archers—04/03/2018
  Jazzer tries to help.(R)
8. 14:15
  Drama on 4—The Unforgiven, Episode 1
  1/5A gripping five-part crime thriller from the creator of Waking the Dead, Barbara Machin.
9. 15:00
  Brain of Britain—Heat 2, 2018
  Russell Davies chairs the venerable general knowledge quiz.
10. 15:30
  The Food Programme—The Big Pig Roadtrip
  Tim Hayward travels the UK to meet the people who champion rare breeds of British pigs.(R)
11. 16:00
  Portrait of the Artist—Series 1, Ayanna Witter-Johnson
  Musician Ayanna-Witter Johnson talks about her creative life, as she writes a new song.
12. 16:30
  The Digital Human—Series 13, Visage
  Aleks Krotoski discovers how a face changes a robot from a machine into a social being.
13. 17:00
  PM—05/03/2018
  Coverage and analysis of the day's news.
14. 17:54
  Shipping Forecast—05/03/2018
  The latest shipping forecast.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—05/03/2018 Suspected poisoning of former Russian spy
  The man - who spied for Britain - was exposed to an unknown substance in Wiltshire
2. 18:30
  Just a Minute—Series 80, Episode 3
  3/6Nicholas Parsons chairs, with Stephen Fry, Paul Merton, Jan Ravens and Gyles Brandreth.
3. 19:00
  The Archers—05/03/2018
  Will comes to a decision.
4. 19:15
  Front Row—You Were Never Really Here, Colin Currie, Charlotte Salomon
  Lynne Ramsay's thriller, You Were Never Really Here, reviewed, Percussionist Colin Currie.
5. 19:45
  The Citadel—Series 2, 1. Established
  1/5Series based on AJ Cronin's groundbreaking novel about life before the NHS.(R)
6. 20:00
  The Silence of the Liberals
  Nick Cohen argues the liberal left is failing Muslims fighting inequality in the community
7. 20:30
  Analysis—Town v Gown: New Tribes in Brexit Britain
  Edward Stourton investigates the impact of the education gap on voting and politics.
8. 21:00
  The Global Farm—Series 1, The Good Consumer
  3/3Charlotte Smith concludes her investigation into the complex world of global food chains.(R)
9. 21:30
  Start the Week—Art and Civilisations
  Andrew Marr with Mary Beard, Simon Schama, David Olusoga and Tacita Dean.(R)
10. 22:00
  The World Tonight—Former Russian spy critically ill after exposure to unknown substance
  Sergei Skripal and a woman hospitalised after exposure to unknown substance in Salisbury.
11. 22:45
  The Long Drop by Denise Mina—1. Gangland Glasgow
  1/10Denise Mina reimagines the trial of brutal serial killer Peter Manuel in 1950s Glasgow.
12. 23:00
  Something of the Night—Josie Walker, Henry Nicholls, Justyn Rees Larcombe
  Actress Josie Walker meets Libby Purves in this nocturnal conversation programme.
13. 23:30
  Today in Parliament—05/03/2018
  Susan Hulme reports from Westminster, where Conservatives unite behind Theresa May.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—06/03/2018
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  An Alternative History of Art—Eileen Agar
  1/10Iwona Blazwick on the visionary overlooked British surrealist Eileen Agar.(R)
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—06/03/2018
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—06/03/2018
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—06/03/2018
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—06/03/2018
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—06/03/2018
  A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with Bishop Joe Aldred.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—06/03/2018
  The Red Tractor label keeps up food welfare standards - but are they high enough?
9. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Chris Baines on the Goldcrest
  Naturalist and environmentalist Chris Baines is captivated by the tiny Goldcrest.

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