BBC Radio 4 LW Schedule Saturday 28 April 2018

LW Schedule

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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—28/04/2018
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Book of the Week—Sharp - The Women Who Made an Art of Having an Opinion, Nora Ephron
  5/5Nora Ephron brought her sharp New York wit to all her work.(R)
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—28/04/2018
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—28/04/2018
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—28/04/2018
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—28/04/2018
  The latest news from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—28/04/2018
  Spiritual comment and prayer with Catherine Butcher, communications director of HOPE.
8. 05:45
  iPM—I've always felt like an alien. Now I know why.
  A listener on being diagnosed with Asperger syndrome at the age of 50.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  News and Papers—28/04/2018
  The latest news headlines. Including the weather and a look at the papers.
2. 06:07
  Open Country—Inspired by flowers, Lincolnshire
  Helen Mark meets people inspired by flowers in Lincolnshire.(R)
3. 06:30
  Farming Today—Farming Today This Week: Countryside Jobs - The Land Agent
  Charlotte Smith is in North Somerset to find out how a land agent can support farm growth.
4. 06:57
  Weather—28/04/2018
  The latest weather forecast.
5. 07:00
  Today—28/04/2018
  Including Yesterday in Parliament, Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
6. 08:51
  Yesterday in Parliament—28/04/2018
  Sean Curran reports from Westminster.
7. 09:00
  Saturday Live—Sir Tim Rice
  Sir Tim Rice and cook Diana Henry join Aasmah Mir and the Rev Richard Coles.
8. 10:30
  The Kitchen Cabinet—Series 20, Bradford
  Jay Rayner and his panel of culinary experts are in Bradford.
9. 11:00
  The Week in Westminster—28/04/2018
  Kate McCann of the Daily Telegraph looks behind the scenes at Westminster.
10. 11:30
  From Our Own Correspondent—40 Years of War
  Amidst the violence, there are signs of a small but growing peace movement in Afghanistan.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  News Headlines; Shipping Forecast—28/04/2018
  National and international news and the shipping forecast.
2. 12:04
  Money Box—Banks fail blind people
  Banks let down blind people with poor online services, Simplifying the UK's most hated tax
3. 12:30
  The News Quiz—Series 96, 27/04/2018
  Miles Jupp is joined by Andy Hamilton, Hugo Rifkind, Mark Steel and Suzi Ruffell.(R)
4. 12:57
  Weather—28/04/2018
  The latest weather forecast.
5. 13:00
  News—28/04/2018
  The latest news from BBC Radio 4.
6. 13:10
  Any Questions?—Kemi Badenoch MP, Ed Davey MP, Louise Haigh MP, Tom Newton Dunn
  Jonathan Dimbleby presents political debate and discussion from Sevenoaks School in Kent.(R)
7. 14:00
  Any Answers?—Immigration, Trump, Customs Union and Statues
  Listeners have their say on the issues discussed on Any Questions?
8. 14:30
  Mike Walker - Vive la Republique
  The true story of how General de Gaulle disappeared at the height of 1968's May uprising.
9. 15:30
  The Voices of...—Series 3, Rachel and Becky Unthank
  Sisters Rachel and Becky reflect on each other's voice and the music of The Unthanks.(R)
10. 16:00
  Woman's Hour—Weekend Woman's Hour: Jessie Buckley, Women in US Politics, Office Housework
  Jessie Buckley talks about her new film Beast. Plus who does the office housework?
11. 17:00
  PM—Saturday PM
  Caroline Wyatt presents coverage of the day's news.
12. 17:30
  iPM—I've always felt like an alien. Now I know why.
  A listener on being diagnosed with Asperger syndrome at the age of 50.(R)
13. 17:54
  Shipping Forecast—28/04/2018
  The latest shipping forecast.
14. 17:57
  Weather—28/04/2018
  The latest weather forecast.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—28/04/2018 Sainsbury's and Asda discuss merger
  Sainsbury's and Asda in £10 billion merger talks Balloons released for Alfie Evans
2. 18:15
  Loose Ends—Don McLean, Amanda Abbington, In-Sook Chappell, The Magic Numbers, YolanDa Brown, Clive Anderson
  Clive Anderson and guests with an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy.
3. 19:00
  Profile—David Lammy
  The life and career of Windrush champion and Tottenham MP, David Lammy.
4. 19:15
  Saturday Review—Beast, The Writer, Curtis Sittenfeld, Rodin and the art of ancient Greece, The Rain
  Beast, The Writer, Curtis Sittenfeld, Rodin and the art of ancient Greece, The Rain.
5. 20:00
  Archive on 4—Britain and Biafra 50 Years On
  Afua Hirsch explores the Nigerian-Biafran War, its famine, and their legacy in Britain.
6. 21:00
  PG Wodehouse—Stiff Upper Lip, Jeeves, 2. Jeeves Intervenes
  2/2Comic mastery starring Joanna Lumley, Martin Jarvis, Ian Ogilvy and Michael York.(R)
7. 22:00
  News and Weather—28/04/2018
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
8. 22:15
  Unreliable Evidence—Public Inquiries
  Clive Anderson asks if public inquiries are worth the investment of time and money.(R)
9. 23:00
  Brain of Britain—Heat 9, 2018
  Russell Davies chairs the general knowledge contest with contestants from around the UK.(R)
10. 23:30
  The Echo Chamber—Series 11, Sean Borodale
  3/4Sean Borodale and Holly Corfield Carr share poems in the caves of the Mendips hills.(R)
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—29/04/2018
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  The Poet and the Echo—Crossing the Bar
  Linda Cracknell's captivating story inspired by Alfred, Lord Tennyson.(R)
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—29/04/2018
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—29/04/2018
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—29/04/2018
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—29/04/2018
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Bells on Sunday—Church of St Lawrence, Towcester
  Church bells from the Church of St Lawrence, Towcester.
8. 05:45
  Profile—David Lammy
  The life and career of Windrush champion and Tottenham MP, David Lammy.(R)

Sunday 29 April 2018