BBC Radio 4 LW Schedule Thursday 26 March 2020

LW Schedule

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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—26/03/2020
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4
2. 00:30
  Dark, Salt, Clear: Life in a Cornish Fishing Town, by Lamorna Ash—Ep 3 A Hard Day
  3/5In Lamorna Ash's memoir a hard day lies ahead on the high seas.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—26/03/2020
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—26/03/2020
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—26/03/2020
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—26/03/2020
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—26/03/2020
  A spiritual comment and prayer to start the day with Father Jim O'Keefe
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—26/03/20 - Walking on farmland during lockdown, deer stalking and the sound of silence...
  Farmers raise concerns about people using public footpaths through farm yards.
9. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Sue Patterson on the Great Spotted Woodpecker
  BirdLife International's Sue Patterson on the great spotted woodpecker.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Today—26/03/2020
  News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
2. 08:31
  Yesterday in Parliament—26/03/2020
  Yesterday in Parliament
3. 09:00
  In Our Time—George and Robert Stephenson
  Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss George and Robert Stephenson and the birth of railways.
4. 09:45
  Daily Service—26/03/2020
  Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music, led by the Rev Dr Sam Wells.
5. 10:00
  Woman's Hour—Deputy Chief Medical Officer Dr Jenny Harries answers your questions
  Dr Jenny Harries; the gift of spare time; Dawnn Karen; Corona Diaries - Mercy Haruna
6. 10:45
  15 Minute Drama—Absent, Reality
  4/5Tony is outraged when his parenting skills are assessed during his children's visits.
7. 11:00
  Crossing Continents—Indonesia: Not cool to date
  Saying no to dating is part of a growing ultraconservative social movement in Indonesia.
8. 11:30
  Only Artists—Series 6, Norman Ackroyd meets Robert Macfarlane
  The painter and print-maker Norman Ackroyd meets the writer Robert Macfarlane.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  Shipping Forecast—26/03/2020
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
2. 12:04
  The Mirror and the Light, by Hilary Mantel—Episode 9: Bloody Chamber
  9/15Anton Lesser reads the finale to Hilary Mantel's Booker-winning Thomas Cromwell series.
3. 12:18
  You and Yours—Recruiting Carers; Lockdown after Flooding; DIY
  Care home urge hospitality staff to join them, plus living in lockdown after a flood.
4. 12:57
  Weather—26/03/2020
  The latest weather forecast
5. 13:00
  World at One—26/03/2020
  News, analysis and comment from BBC Radio 4.
6. 13:45
  Girl Taken—9. A Time for Answers
  9/10Investigators think they know the address. Will Reza make his move before he's confronted?
7. 14:00
  The Archers—25/03/2020
  Robert makes an emotional gesture
8. 14:15
  Drama on 4—The Blackrock Girl (Part 1)
  Lucy Gannon’s two part drama about a rural village in Ireland taken in by fraudster.
9. 15:00
  Ramblings—Herefordshire Interfaith Group on the Malverns
  Clare Balding walks across the Malverns with the Herefordshire Interfaith Group.
10. 15:27
  Radio 4 Appeal—Motor Neurone Disease Association
  Matthew Bannister makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Motor Neurone Disease Association.
11. 15:30
  Open Book—Petina Gappah
  Mariella Frostrup talks to Petina Gappah about her book, Out of Darkness, Shining Light.
12. 16:00
  BBC Inside Science—Coronavirus - Lockdown efficacy; viral testing; surface survival; dog walking safety
  Coronavirus - lockdown efficacy; viral testing; surface survival; dog walking safety
13. 16:30
  PM—26/03/2020
  Afternoon news and current affairs programme.
14. 17:54
  Shipping Forecast—26/03/2020
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—26/03/2020 Chancellor says self employed to get 80 percent of earnings during coronavirus crisis
  Help for the self-employed during the coronavirus crisis from the Chancellor
2. 18:30
  The Break—Series 2, The Last Farewell
  6/6Andy and Jeff face affairs of the heart and cardiac arrest.
3. 19:00
  The Archers—26/03/2020
  There's an embarrassing encounter for Peggy
4. 19:15
  Front Row—Owen Sheers, Nikita Lalwani, Writing in isolation
  Owen Sheers on adapting The Snow Spider for TV, Nikita Lalwani on her new novel You People
5. 19:45
  44 Scotland Street—Series 1, Episode 4
  4/5Pat is on a desperate search for a lost masterpiece, and Dr Fairbairn just needs peace.
6. 20:00
  The Battle for English
  Lexicographer Susie Dent investigates the future of English as a global lingua franca.
7. 20:30
  The Bottom Line—TV Streaming
  There's a battle for our eyeballs in the market for video on demand. Who will win?
8. 21:00
  BBC Inside Science—Coronavirus - Lockdown efficacy; viral testing; surface survival; dog walking safety
  Coronavirus - lockdown efficacy; viral testing; surface survival; dog walking safety
9. 21:30
  The NHS Front Line—Week 1 on the covid wards
  A new series taking you inside the UK's Covid-19 wards and all recorded by medical staff.
10. 22:00
  The World Tonight—Chancellor unveils new support scheme for self-employed
  Rishi Sunak tells self employed people “you have not been forgotten”
11. 22:45
  The Mirror and the Light, by Hilary Mantel—Episode 9: Bloody Chamber
  9/15Anton Lesser reads the finale to Hilary Mantel's Booker-winning Thomas Cromwell series.
12. 23:00
  Mark Watson and Matt Winning: Seriously, Though, The Planet
  Mark Watson teams up with comic and scientist Matt Winning and tackles the climate crisis.
13. 23:30
  The Digital Human—Series 16, Haven
  Aleks Krotoski explores whether it is possible to find a haven online.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—27/03/2020
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4
2. 00:30
  Dark, Salt, Clear: Life in a Cornish Fishing Town, by Lamorna Ash—Ep 4 Things the Nets Pull Up
  4/5In Lamorna Ash's memoir, surprising things are found in the fishing trawler's nets.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—27/03/2020
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—27/03/2020
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—27/03/2020
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—27/03/2020
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—27/03/2020
  A spiritual comment and prayer to start the day with Father Jim O'Keefe
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—27/03/20 Farmers markets and coronavirus; A veg grower's life under lockdown; Disease in deer.
  To open or close? The dilemma facing farmers' markets; a veg grower's audio diary; deer.
9. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—James Henry: Yellowhammer and Beethoven
  Author James Henry picks the yellowhammer for his Tweet of the Day.

Friday 27 March 2020