BBC Radio 4 LW Schedule Sunday 28 February 2021

LW Schedule

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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—28/02/2021
  The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:15
  Disability: A New History—A Disabled Identity
  10/10Peter White reveals the roots of a modern disabled identity in the 19th century.
3. 00:30
  Short Works—Handy Number
  A struggling single mother begins delivering court summons to earn some extra money.
4. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—28/02/2021
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
5. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—28/02/2021
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
6. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—28/02/2021
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
7. 05:30
  News Briefing—28/02/2021
  The latest news from BBC Radio 4
8. 05:43
  Bells on Sunday—The cathedral church of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Truro in Cornwall.
  Bells on Sunday comes from the cathedral church of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Truro
9. 05:45
  Lent Talks—A Letter to Lydia
  A personal, hopeful reflection inspired by an aspect of the story leading up to Easter.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  News—28/02/2021
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4
2. 06:05
  Something Understood—A Wing and a Prayer
  John McCarthy explores the sacred and profane place of birds in our daily lives.
3. 06:35
  Natural Histories—Rat
  Brett Westwood burrows into our complicated relationship with the rat.
4. 06:57
  Weather—28/02/2021
  The latest weather forecast
5. 07:00
  News and Papers—28/02/2021
  The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers.
6. 07:10
  Sunday—Black Church Vaccine Push; Pope's Historic Visit to Iraq; Decorating Graves
  A look at the ethical and religious issues of the week
7. 07:54
  Radio 4 Appeal—IMPACT Foundation
  Nadiya Hussain makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of IMPACT Foundation
8. 07:57
  Weather—28/02/2021
  The latest weather forecast
9. 08:00
  News and Papers—28/02/2021
  The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers.
10. 08:10
  Sunday Worship—St David's Day
  The Archbishop of Wales leads a service marking St David's Day.
11. 08:48
  A Point of View—What'll you have?
  Tom Shakespeare on pubs in peril.
12. 08:58
  Tweet of the Day—Pied Butcherbird
  Miranda Krestovnikoff presents the virtuoso songster the pied butcherbird of Australia.
13. 09:00
  Broadcasting House—28/02/2021
  The Sunday morning news magazine programme. Presented by Paddy O'Connell
14. 10:00
  The Archers Omnibus—28/02/2021
  Tensions rise at Brookfield and Kirsty faces her demons.
15. 10:54
  Tweet of the Day—Tweet Take 5 : Grebes
  An extended version of Tweet of the Day featuring three grebe species
16. 11:00
  Desert Island Discs—Claire Horton, charity worker
  Claire Horton, charity worker, shares the soundtrack of her life with Lauren Laverne.
17. 11:45
  The Battles That Won Our Freedoms—6. The Abolition of Atlantic Chattel Slavery
  The Jamaican slave rebellion that contributed to Britain's abolition of slavery.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  News Headlines; Shipping Forecast—28/02/2021
  The latest national and international news headlines, followed by the shipping forecast.
2. 12:04
  Just a Minute—Series 86, Episode 1
  1/10Paul Merton hosts the return of Radio 4’s longest running panel show, Just a Minute.
3. 12:32
  The Food Programme—School Food: Re-imagined
  Sheila Dillon asks school food visionaries how the system might be improved in future.
4. 12:57
  Weather—28/02/2021
  The latest weather forecast
5. 13:00
  The World This Weekend—28/02/2021
  Radio 4’s look at the week’s big stories from both home and around the world.
6. 13:30
  The Listening Project—28/02/2021
  Capturing the nation in conversation to build a unique picture of our lives today.
7. 14:00
  Gardeners' Question Time—GQT at Home: Luffa and Ligularia
  Peter Gibbs hosts the gardening panel show.
8. 14:45
  The New Anatomy of Melancholy—Who is free from melancholy?
  1/12A 400-year-old guide to melancholy. What can it teach us today?
9. 15:00
  Hardy's Women—Tess of the D'Urbervilles, Episode 3
  3/3Dramatisation of Hardy's novel about beautiful, poor, virtuous Tess Durbeyfield.
10. 16:00
  Open Book—Mary Lawson
  Elizabeth Day talks to Mary Lawson
11. 16:30
  The Ballad of Stooky Bill
  Kirsty Wark meets ventriloquist's dummy Stooky Bill, TV pioneer. With Alistair McGowan.
12. 17:00
  File on 4 Investigates—The Dangers of Dating Apps
  Livvy Haydock investigates dating apps and if the pandemic has made them more dangerous.
13. 17:40
  Profile—Carrie Symonds
  A think tank says she is playing a 'central role' in running the country, but who is she?
14. 17:54
  Shipping Forecast—28/02/2021
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
15. 17:57
  Weather—28/02/2021
  The latest weather forecast.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—28/02/2021 Eighteen protestors in Myanmar have been killed, says the UN
  The UN says at least eighteen protestors have been killed by security forces in Myanmar
2. 18:15
  Pick of the Week—Myfanwy Alexander
  Myfanwy Alexander chooses the best of BBC Radio this week
3. 19:00
  Stillicide—Episode 9: Sound
  9/12Cynan Jones' gripping series set in a near future in which water is commodified.
4. 19:15
  Stand-Up Specials—Anna Morris: Kid-Life Crisis
  To have - or not have kids. Especially in your 40s
5. 19:45
  The Last Resort—John
  9/10When someone from the caravan site disappears, everyone joins the search.
6. 20:00
  Feedback—26/02/2021
  The programme that holds the BBC to account on behalf of the radio audience.
7. 20:30
  Last Word—Sir William Macpherson (pictured), Margaret Snyder, Eleanor Wadsworth, Iain Pattinson
  Matthew Bannister on: a judge, a UN civil servant, a pilot, a comedy writer.
8. 21:00
  Money Box—Carers call for increase in allowance
  Carer's allowance, waiting time woes continue for fraud victims and pension delays.
9. 21:25
  Radio 4 Appeal—IMPACT Foundation
  Nadiya Hussain makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of IMPACT Foundation
10. 21:30
  Analysis—Boiled Rabbits of the Left?
  Ex-Labour voters say the party is insufficiently patriotic. So what should it do about it?
11. 22:00
  Westminster Hour—28/02/2021
  Radio 4's Sunday night political discussion programme.
12. 23:00
  The Film Programme—Kevin Macdonald on The Battle Of Algiers
  Kevin Macdonald on The Battle of Algiers.
13. 23:30
  Something Understood—A Wing and a Prayer
  John McCarthy explores the sacred and profane place of birds in our daily lives.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—01/03/2021
  The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:15
  Sideways—3. The West and the Rest
  Matthew Syed asks whether an ancient shift in our sexual behaviour transformed the west.
3. 00:45
  Bells on Sunday—The cathedral church of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Truro in Cornwall.
  Bells on Sunday comes from the cathedral church of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Truro
4. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—01/03/2021
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
5. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—01/03/2021
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
6. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—01/03/2021
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
7. 05:30
  News Briefing—01/03/2021
  The latest news from BBC Radio 4
8. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—01/03/2021
  A reflection and prayer to start the day with Beverley Humphreys
9. 05:45
  Farming Today—01/03/21 Gene editing, tree guards, food waste
  Gene editing, bio-degradable tree guards made from wool, saving surplus crops.
10. 05:56
  Weather—01/03/2021
  The latest weather forecast for farmers.
11. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Common Hawk Cuckoo
  Miranda Krestovnikoff presents the common hawk cuckoo from the Bengal region.

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