LW Schedule
Early
00:00
Midnight News—07/04/2020
The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4.
00:30
The Passion in Plants—Palm Sunday - Pussy Willows and the Yew
1/5Bob Gilbert on wild plants and the Easter Story: Palm Sunday, pussy willows and the yew
00:48
Shipping Forecast—07/04/2020
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
01:00
Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—07/04/2020
BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
05:33
Shipping Forecast—07/04/2020
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
05:43
Prayer for the Day—07/04/2020
Spiritual reflection to start the day with Anna Magnusson.
05:45
Farming Today—07/04/20 Dairy farmers are having to dump their milk due to coronavirus drop in demand
We hear from a dairy farmer who has had to pour 3,000 litres of milk in his slurry tank.
05:58
Tweet of the Day—Gannet
Miranda Krestovnikoff presents the story and sound of the gannet.
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Morning
06:00
Today—07/04/2020
News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
09:00
Black Music in Europe: A Hidden History—Series 3, Late 1950s and early 1960s
1/3Clarke Peters continues his compelling history of Black music in Europe in a new series.
09:30
New Storytellers—A Young Sel in a Small Town
Selina revisits her early years as part of a Jamaican family growing up in South Wales.
09:45
Daily Service—07/04/2020 Made in God’s Image
Christian worship with Bible reading, prayer and music led by Rev Prof Jenn Strawbridge.
10:00
Woman's Hour—Mary Berry, Lynda La Plante
Lockdown recipes with Mary Berry. Domestic abuse and intercepted post. Lynda La Plante
10:45
George Eliot - The Mill on the Floss—2. The Little Wench
2/10Life’s beginning to change for Maggie and Tom.
11:00
The NHS Front Line—Week 3 on the covid wards
Covid wards staff have to tell relatives they cannot see dying patients.
11:30
The New Lyrical Ballads
New lyrical ballads by four leading poets to mark 250 years since Wordsworth's birth.
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Afternoon
12:00
News Summary—07/04/2020
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
12:03
Shipping Forecast—07/04/2020
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
12:06
American Dirt, by Jeanine Cummins—La Lechuza
2/10Memories of El Jefe in this heart-stopping novel following the migrant trail into the US.
12:20
You and Yours—Call You & Yours: What are you doing to keep a business going through this crisis?
Winifred Robinson asks: What are you doing to keep a business going through this crisis?
12:57
Weather—07/04/2020
The latest weather forecast
13:00
World at One—07/04/2020
News, analysis and comment from BBC Radio 4
13:45
Ingenious—The Breast Cancer Gene
Find out what you're made of, one gene at a time - with Dr Kat Arney
14:00
The Archers—06/04/2020
There’s an awkward encounter for Roy and Emma makes her feelings known.
14:15
Drama on 4—The Will
Long lost sisters on a high-stakes road trip for love and money. Danish/UK co-production.
15:00
The Kitchen Cabinet—Series 28, Home Economics: Episode One
1/6Jay Rayner hosts the culinary panel show.
15:30
Costing the Earth—Fantastic Plastic
How people in developing countries can turn plastic waste from a problem into a solution
16:00
My Final Wish
Sushma Puri reveals why many British Hindus want their ashes scattered in the Ganges.
16:30
PM—07/04/2020
Afternoon news and current affairs programme.
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Evening
18:00
Six O'Clock News—07/04/2020 Number Ten has insisted it has been "fully frank" about Boris Johnson's illness.
Number Ten has insisted it has been "fully frank" about Boris Johnson's illness.
18:30
Ellie Taylor's Safe Space—Series 1, 1: Motherhood
1/4Stand-up Ellie Taylor airs her controversial opinions in her Safe Space.
19:00
The Archers—07/04/2020
Philip attempts to maintain calm.
19:15
Front Row—AL Kennedy, Sam Sweeney performs live, lockdown listening habits
AL Kennedy's new short stories and fiddle player Sam Sweeney performs live
19:45
George Eliot - The Mill on the Floss—2. The Little Wench
2/10Life’s beginning to change for Maggie and Tom.
20:00
Left Out of Power
Steve Richards examines the challenges for the Labour Party under Keir Starmer.
20:40
In Touch—Shopping during lockdown and Braille library closure
Should blind and VI people be included in the government's list of vulnerable people?
21:00
Inside Health—Inside Health: The Virus, Covid-19 and moral injury; Asthma; Southampton update; Mental health services
Claudia Hammond on moral injury, asthma, a Southampton update, and mental health services.
21:30
Black Music in Europe: A Hidden History—Series 3, Late 1950s and early 1960s
1/3Clarke Peters continues his compelling history of Black music in Europe in a new series.
22:00
The World Tonight—Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab deputising for the PM
Raab says entire cabinet united around Boris Johnson's plan for tackling epidemic
22:45
American Dirt, by Jeanine Cummins—La Lechuza
2/10Memories of El Jefe in this heart-stopping novel following the migrant trail into the US.
23:00
Sketchtopia—Series 2, Episode 1
1/4New series of the sketch show featuring new diverse comedy writers from across the UK.
23:30
The Untold—Diary of a Surrogate
Linder wants to be a surrogate to help a gay couple have a baby - but will it work out?
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Late
00:00
Midnight News—08/04/2020
The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4.
00:30
The Passion in Plants—The Last Supper and the Betrayal - Bitter Herbs and the Elder
2/5Wild plants in the story of the Last Supper and the Betrayal - bitter herbs and the elder
00:48
Shipping Forecast—08/04/2020
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
01:00
Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—08/04/2020
BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
05:33
Shipping Forecast—08/04/2020
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
05:43
Prayer for the Day—08/04/2020
Spiritual reflection to start the day with Anna Magnusson.
05:45
Farming Today—Daffodil growers struggling with coronavirus restrictions
Scottish daffodils left unpicked. Growers are now concerned about their bulb exports.
05:58
Tweet of the Day—Great Skua
The Great Skua - Miranda Krestovnikoff narrates the story of this bird and its sound.
