BBC Radio 4 LW Schedule Thursday 19 April 2018

LW Schedule

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Afternoon
Evening
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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—19/04/2018
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Dearest Squirrel - the John Osborne Letters—Episode 3
  3/5After separating from John Osborne, Pamela Lane experiences financial difficulties.(R)
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—19/04/2018
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—19/04/2018
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—19/04/2018
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—19/04/2018
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—19/04/2018
  A reading and a reflection to start the day with Jasvir Singh OBE, chair of City Sikhs.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—Recognising mental health issues among isolated farmers, Milk prices, Fish vets at work
  Fixed-price milk contracts and mental health advice for farmers in crisis.
9. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Gary Moore on the Skylark
  While paying tribute at the Somme battlefields, sound recordist Gary Moore hears a skylark(R)
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Today—19/04/2018
  Including Sports Desk, Yesterday in Parliament, Weather and Thought for the Day.
2. 08:31
  Yesterday in Parliament—19/04/2018
  The latest news from Westminster - and beyond.
3. 09:00
  In Our Time—Middlemarch
  Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss George Eliot's greatest novel, published 1871-72.
4. 09:44
  Daily Service—The Lord's Prayer: As We Forgive Them
  Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayers and music, led by Fr Philip Sumner.
5. 10:00
  Woman's Hour—Tina the Musical, Take Back ConTROLL, Stealing Sheep, Domestic Abuse
  Phyllida Lloyd, Electro pop, Online shaming, Domestic abuse training for employers.
6. 10:45
  15 Minute Drama—She Said/He Said, Episode 4
  4/5Pressure is building on Charlie as the date for the rape case gets ever closer.
7. 11:00
  Crossing Continents—The Mystery of Russia's Lost Jihadi Brides
  How hundreds of Russian jihadi brides and their children vanished in Iraq.
8. 11:30
  The Man Who Buries Planes
  Artist Roger Hiorns is on a mission to bury aircraft around the world.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  News Headlines; Shipping Forecast—19/04/2018
  National and international news and the shipping forecast.
2. 12:04
  Home Front—19 April 1918 - Esme Macknade
  One of Esme's wishes comes true.
3. 12:15
  You and Yours—Sugar Tax, VIP Gambling, Boiler Cover
  The sugary scandals our listeners are uncovering following the sugar tax on fizzy drinks.
4. 12:57
  Weather—19/04/2018
  The latest weather forecast.
5. 13:00
  World at One—19/04/2018
  Analysis of news and current affairs.
6. 13:45
  Chinese Characters—Li Qingzhao: Patriotic Poet
  The woman remembered today as one of the great poets of Chinese history.
7. 14:00
  The Archers—18/04/2018
  The stress rises for Helen.(R)
8. 14:15
  Drama on 4—The Sensitive, Heart of Darkness, Part 1
  A visit to a religious retreat in the Highlands proves life-changing for the psychic.(R)
9. 15:00
  Open Country—Young people and landscape, Doncaster
  Dominique Moore finds out how young people are engaging with the landscape near Doncaster.
10. 15:27
  Radio 4 Appeal—Sightsavers
  Lorraine Kelly makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Sightsavers.(R)
11. 15:30
  Open Book—Jennifer Clement
  Jennifer Clement on her new novel, Gun Love.(R)
12. 16:00
  The Film Programme—Shirley Henderson, Maxine Peake
  Shirley Henderson on Never Steady, Never Still and Maxine Peake on Funny Cow.
13. 16:30
  BBC Inside Science—Plastic-eating bacteria, Foam mattresses for crops, The evolved life aquatic, The Double Helix
  Adam Rutherford investigates the plastic-eating bacteria in the news this week.
14. 17:00
  PM—19/04/2018
  Eddie Mair with interviews, context and analysis.
15. 17:54
  Shipping Forecast—19/04/2018
  The latest shipping forecast.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—19/04/2018 Queen wants son as Commonwealth successor
  Queen expresses "sincere wish" that Prince Charles will lead the organisation after her
2. 18:30
  Alone—The Only Way Is Ethics
  Angus Deayton stars in a sitcom about single middle-aged neighbours in a converted house.(R)
3. 19:00
  The Archers—19/04/2018
  Olwen puts her foot in it.
4. 19:15
  Front Row—Windrush cultural contribution, Dale Winton remembered, Poet Imtiaz Dharker, BBC Proms season
  The artistic contribution of the Windrush generation.
5. 19:45
  15 Minute Drama—She Said/He Said, Episode 4
  4/5Pressure is building on Charlie as the date for the rape case gets ever closer.(R)
6. 20:00
  The Briefing Room—A new Cold War?
  Is the world about to see a new Cold War between Russia and the West?
7. 20:30
  In Business—The Global Trade Referee
  What can Brexit Britain expect if it has to fall back on World Trade Organisation rules?
8. 21:00
  BBC Inside Science—Plastic-eating bacteria, Foam mattresses for crops, The evolved life aquatic, The Double Helix
  Adam Rutherford investigates the plastic-eating bacteria in the news this week.
9. 21:30
  In Our Time—Middlemarch
  Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss George Eliot's greatest novel, published 1871-72.(R)
10. 22:00
  The World Tonight—Queen backs Charles as next Commonwealth head
  Commonwealth leaders are expected to decide on the succession on Friday.
11. 22:45
  Book at Bedtime—The One Who Wrote Destiny, Neha
  4/10London, 2017. Neha responds to her diagnosis the only way she knows how.
12. 23:00
  Beef and Dairy Network—Broadcast Series 2, Episode 3
  3/4A hard-hitting investigation into the dangers posed by the New Zealand lamb trade.
13. 23:30
  Today in Parliament—19/04/2018
  Susan Hulme reports on the row over the treatment of the Windrush generation.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—20/04/2018
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Dearest Squirrel - the John Osborne Letters—Episode 4
  4/5Several wives in, John Osborne attempts a communication blackout with Pamela Lane.(R)
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—20/04/2018
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—20/04/2018
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—20/04/2018
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—20/04/2018
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—20/04/2018
  A reading and a reflection to start the day with Jasvir Singh OBE, chair of City Sikhs.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—Bad Weather Payments, Farm Vets, Farm Inspections
  The Scottish government has launched a fund for farmers affected by the recent bad weather
9. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Willow Warbler
  Kate Humble presents the willow warbler.(R)

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