BBC Radio 4 LW Schedule Saturday 27 June 2020

LW Schedule

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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—27/06/2020
  The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Difficult Women by Helen Lewis—Episode 5
  5/5The women who rose above their circumstances to effect change in key areas of society.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—27/06/2020
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—27/06/2020
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:33
  Shipping Forecast—27/06/2020
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
6. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—27/06/2020
  Spiritual reflection with Rev Philip Blackledge of Holy Trinity Episcopal Church, Melrose.
7. 05:45
  Four Thought—Depolarizing
  Ali Goldsworthy explains why campaigns that succeed by polarising can cause long-term harm
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Morning
1. 06:00
  News and Papers—27/06/2020
  The latest news headlines. Including the weather and a look at the papers.
2. 06:07
  Open Country—A circus of puffins on the Isle of May
  Every year on Scotland’s Isle of May, thousands of puffins return from a winter at sea.
3. 06:30
  Farming Today—27/06/20 - Rethink: Food and farming after coronavirus
  Charlotte Smith asks what the coronavirus pandemic can teach us about our food systems.
4. 06:57
  Weather—27/06/2020
  The latest weather forecast
5. 07:00
  Today—27/06/2020
  Including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
6. 08:45
  Yesterday in Parliament—27/06/2020
  Yesterday in Parliament
7. 09:00
  Saturday Live—Ellie Simmonds
  Sand sculptor Jamie Wardley and actor Denise Welch.
8. 10:30
  The Kitchen Cabinet—Series 29, Home Economics: Episode Seven
  1/6Jay Rayner hosts the culinary panel show.
9. 11:00
  The Week in Westminster—27/06/2020
  Steve Richards presents Radio 4's analysis of the political week.
10. 11:30
  From Our Own Correspondent—Return to Lombardy
  Stories from Italy's Lombardy region, Colombia and the United States.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  News Summary—27/06/2020
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 12:04
  Money Box—Paying to access your holiday refund
  People whose holidays have been cancelled forced to pay to get their own money back.
3. 12:30
  Dead Ringers—Series 20, Episode 3
  3/6It’s not a cure, but they say laughter's the best medicine.
4. 12:57
  Weather—27/06/2020
  The latest weather forecast
5. 13:00
  News—27/06/2020
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4
6. 13:10
  Any Questions?—Andy Burnham, Dr Liam Fox MP, Emma McClarkin and the Rt Revd Rose Hudson-Wilkin
  Chris Mason presents political debate and discussion from Broadcasting House in London.
7. 14:00
  Any Answers?—Easing Lockdown
  Easing lockdown. Tell me what’s happening in your local area?
8. 15:00
  Drama on 4—A Fortunate Man
  A writer follows a doctor going about his work in the mid-1960s Forest of Dean.
9. 16:00
  Woman's Hour—Rethink: How might our relationship with our bodies and appearance change after the pandemic?, Public Speaking, Pregnancy
  How might our relationship with our bodies and appearance change after the pandemic?
10. 17:00
  PM—27/06/2020
  Full coverage of the day's news
11. 17:30
  Political Thinking with Nick Robinson—27/06/2020
  Nick Robinson talks to the epidemiologist Neil Ferguson about the politics of science.
12. 17:54
  Shipping Forecast—27/06/2020
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
13. 17:57
  Weather—27/06/2020
  The latest weather forecast.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—27/06/2020 Travel companies demand clarity on quarantine changes
  Firms urge the government to clarify which countries will be exempt from quarantine rules
2. 18:15
  Loose Ends—Jeanette Winterson, Nigel Slater, Travis Alabanza, Luke Wright, Nadine Shah, Beans on Toast, Emma Freud, Clive Anderson
  Clive Anderson and guests with an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy.
3. 19:00
  Profile—Munira Mirza
  The No 10 adviser's appointment on a race inequality commission has caused controversy.
4. 19:15
  The Poet Laureate Has Gone to His Shed—Judge Melanie Plimmer
  Judge Melanie Plimmer joins Simon Armitage in his shed to sort out some arguing birds.
5. 20:00
  Archive on 4—Poetry For Sale?
  Poet and copywriter Rishi Dastidar on the relationship between poetry and advertising.
6. 21:00
  Tracks—Series 1: Origin, Origin: Episode Five
  5/9Fifth in a nine-part conspiracy thriller by Matthew Broughton. Starring Romola Garai.
7. 21:45
  The Time Being—Series 7, Spells for Love, by Melissa Lee-Houghton
  2/2Sybil will do whatever it takes to see her daughter fall in love.
8. 22:00
  News—27/06/2020
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4
9. 22:15
  Moral Maze—China
  Engaging live debate examining the moral issues behind one of the week's news stories.
10. 23:00
  My Generation—Programme 6, 2020
  The cross-generational general knowledge quiz with Stuart Maconie
11. 23:30
  Poetry Please—Sabrina Mahfouz
  Poet and playwright Sabrina Mahfouz brings us a selection of her favourite poems.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—28/06/2020
  The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:15
  Watching Us—Week 3
  3/5A new type of reality show blurs the lines between truth and fiction.
3. 00:30
  Short Works—Statuesque
  Jack Docherty creates a fantastical short story inspired by the week's news.
4. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—28/06/2020
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
5. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—28/06/2020
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
6. 05:33
  Shipping Forecast—28/06/2020
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
7. 05:43
  Bells on Sunday—The church of Saints Peter and Paul, Kingsbury in Warwickshire
  Bells on Sunday comes from the church of Saints Peter and Paul, Kingsbury in Warwickshire
8. 05:45
  Profile—Munira Mirza
  The No 10 adviser's appointment on a race inequality commission has caused controversy.

Sunday 28 June 2020