BBC Radio 4 LW Schedule Sunday 12 April 2020

LW Schedule

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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—12/04/2020
  The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:15
  Don't Log Off—Series 11, Calm Waters
  Alan Dein connects with people around the world seeking calm during the pandemic.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—12/04/2020
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—12/04/2020
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:33
  Shipping Forecast—12/04/2020
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
6. 05:43
  Bells on Sunday—Canterbury Cathedral in Kent
  Bells on Sunday comes from Canterbury Cathedral in Kent
7. 05:45
  Lent Talks—Guli Francis-Dehqani - Identity and Community
  Bishop of Loughborough Guli Francis-Dehqani reflects on her journey of identity.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  News—12/04/2020
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4
2. 06:05
  Something Understood—Reunions and Recognitions
  Dr Rowan Williams reflects on reunions and recognitions and the meaning of Easter.
3. 06:35
  Sunrise Service
  A service of celebration for Easter morning with gospel group Volney Morgan & New-Ye.
4. 06:57
  Weather—12/04/2020
  The latest weather forecast
5. 07:00
  News and Papers—12/04/2020
  The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers.
6. 07:10
  Sunday—Chester Mystery Plays go online; Pope Francis on Covid-19; Jewish Chronicle's financial woes
  William Crawley presents the week's religious, moral and ethical news and current affairs.
7. 07:54
  Radio 4 Appeal—Cure Parkinson’s Trust
  Paul Mayhew-Archer makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of The Cure Parkinson's Trust
8. 07:57
  Weather—12/04/2020
  The latest weather forecast
9. 08:00
  News and Papers—12/04/2020
  The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers.
10. 08:10
  Sunday Worship—Christ is risen!
  The Archbishop of Canterbury's Easter Message.
11. 08:58
  Tweet of the Day—Turtle Dove
  Steve Backshall presents the turtle dove.
12. 09:00
  Broadcasting House—12/04/2020
  News with Paddy O'Connell including making scrubs for health workers and Easter in Harlem.
13. 10:00
  The Archers Omnibus—12/04/2020
  Philip attempts to maintain calm and Oliver struggles as Grey Gables re-opens.
14. 11:00
  The Reunion—Beirut Hostages
  Sue MacGregor talks to the Beirut hostages John McCarthy, Brian Keenan and Terry Waite.
15. 11:45
  Encounters with Victoria—1. Kinky Lord M
  1/10Lucy Worsley explores Queen Victoria's reign through significant encounters.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  News Summary—12/04/2020
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 12:04
  Thanks a Lot, Milton Jones!—Series 4, The Theatrical Impresario
  3/6Curtain up! Light the lights! Milton’s got nothing to hit but the rival theatre.
3. 12:32
  The Food Programme—Takeaway transformed: Inside the food delivery revolution
  Stepping into a 'dark kitchen', Sheila Dillon sees how takeaway is changing food culture.
4. 12:57
  Weather—12/04/2020
  The latest weather forecast
5. 13:00
  The World This Weekend—12/04/2020
  Global news and analysis, presented by Mark Mardell.
6. 13:30
  Three Vicars Talking—Easter
  Richard Coles, Kate Bottley and Giles Fraser swap shoptalk about Easter and coronavirus.
7. 14:00
  Gardeners' Question Time—GQT At Home: Episode Two
  Kathy Clugston hosts the horticultural panel show from home.
8. 14:45
  The Listening Project Omnibus—Our Shared Experience
  Three conversations from our shared existence past and present.
9. 15:00
  Drama on 4—A Kestrel for a Knave
  Robert Rigby’s dramatisation of Barry Hines’s 1968 coming-of-age novel set in Yorkshire.
10. 16:00
  Open Book—Evie Wyld, Louise Doughty on Ghostly Narrators, Polly Samson and Leonard Cohen's Hydra
  Mariella Frostrup talks to Evie Wyld about The Bass Rock
11. 16:30
  Bronzeville Beat—Patricia Smith - Gwendolyn's heir
  1/2Chicago born and raised, poet Patricia Smith creates work of searing power and honesty.
12. 17:00
  Left Out of Power
  Steve Richards examines the challenges for the Labour Party under Keir Starmer.
13. 17:40
  Profile—Dominic Raab
  Mark Coles looks at the life and career of Dominic Raab.
14. 17:54
  Shipping Forecast—12/04/2020
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
15. 17:57
  Weather—12/04/2020
  The latest weather forecast.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—12/04/2020 The total number of coronavirus deaths in UK hospitals tops 10,000.
  The Health Secretary, Matt Hancock, has described the figure as a "terrible marker".
2. 18:15
  Pick of the Week—Reverend Kate Bottley
  The best of BBC Radio this week.
3. 19:00
  The Archers—12/04/2020
  Harrison attempts to get to the bottom of recent events.
4. 19:15
  Just a Minute—Series 54, Episode 5
  5/12Nicholas Parsons with Paul Merton, Liza Tarbuck, Gyles Brandreth and Sue Perkins.
5. 19:45
  Short Works—BBC National Short Story Award 2018, White Squares
  A man is duck shooting. But why?
6. 20:00
  Feedback—12/04/2020
  The programme that holds the BBC to account on behalf of the radio audience.
7. 20:30
  Last Word—Dr Bill Frankland MBE, John Tydeman OBE, The Marquess of Bath, Honor Blackman
  Julian Worricker on: an allergist, a radio producer, an aristocrat, an actress.
8. 21:00
  Money Box—Coping with ‘income shock’
  How to manage the financial impact of coronavirus.
9. 21:25
  Radio 4 Appeal—Cure Parkinson’s Trust
  Paul Mayhew-Archer makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of The Cure Parkinson's Trust
10. 21:30
  In Business—Could carbon offsetting save the world’s forests?
  How a company in Zimbabwe is using carbon credits to protect forests.
11. 22:00
  Archive on 4—Cerys Goes Under Milk Wood
  Cerys Matthews unlocks her uncle's rare recordings of Dylan Thomas's friends and family.
12. 23:00
  The Film Programme—I Am Spartacus
  Behind the scenes of Spartacus.
13. 23:30
  Something Understood—Reunions and Recognitions
  Dr Rowan Williams reflects on reunions and recognitions and the meaning of Easter.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—13/04/2020
  The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:15
  Thinking Allowed—The changing middle classes
  Laurie Taylor explores the changing middle classes.
3. 00:45
  Bells on Sunday—Canterbury Cathedral in Kent
  Bells on Sunday comes from Canterbury Cathedral in Kent
4. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—13/04/2020
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
5. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—13/04/2020
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
6. 05:33
  Shipping Forecast—13/04/2020
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—13/04/2020
  A spiritual comment and prayer to start the day with Bishop Helen-Ann Hartley
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—13/04/20 Success and struggle in the Covid-19 era
  Anna Jones talks to farm retailers who are changing their businesses to cope with lockdown
9. 05:56
  Weather—13/04/2020
  The latest weather forecast for farmers.
10. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Corncrake
  Steve Backshall presents the corncrake.

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