BBC Radio 4 LW Schedule Wednesday 10 March 2021

LW Schedule

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Evening
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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—10/03/2021
  The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Women vs Hollywood by Helen O'Hara—Silenced by Sound
  2/5Film critic Helen O’Hara celebrates Hollywood’s female pioneers.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—10/03/2021
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—10/03/2021
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—10/03/2021
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—10/03/2021
  The latest news from BBC Radio 4
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—10/03/2021
  A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Vishvapani
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—10/03/21 Labour shortage risks exploitation, tree planting, beef data
  Is a labour shortage in the fields putting workers at risk?
9. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Rook
  Bill Oddie presents the rook.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Today—10/03/2021
  News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
2. 08:31
  Yesterday in Parliament—10/03/2021
  News, views and features on yesterday's stories in Parliament.
3. 09:00
  Positive Thinking—Ending Poverty
  Could ending poverty be as simple as giving people money with no strings attached?
4. 09:30
  Will Self Takes the Waters—On the Rocks
  4/5Will Self explores the science behind mineral water.
5. 09:45
  Daily Service—Jesus reaches out to those in need: The Possessed
  Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music led by Kirsty Thorpe.
6. 10:00
  Woman's Hour—Stammering, Sharing intimate images without consent and The art of repairs
  Emma hears from women campaigning for better protection against image based sexual abuse.
7. 10:45
  Gudrun—Series 7, Episode 8
  8/10Kate Phillips returns as Icelandic heroine Gudrun in Lucy Catherine’s Viking epic
8. 11:00
  The Jump—Covid-19
  1/3Chris van Tulleken on the human behaviours that make viruses jump from animals to people.
9. 11:30
  Alexei Sayle's The Absence of Normal—Series 2, Clive Hole
  A series of dark comic plays from Alexei Sayle.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  News Summary—10/03/2021
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 12:03
  Shipping Forecast—10/03/2021
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
3. 12:06
  Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro—3: Home
  3/10Kazuo Ishiguro's first novel since winning the Nobel Prize, read by Lydia Wilson.
4. 12:20
  You and Yours—Romance Fraud; Homeshare; Cheese sales
  The woman who lost tens of thousands of pounds in a romance scam.
5. 12:57
  Weather—10/03/2021
  The latest weather forecast
6. 13:00
  World at One—10/03/2021
  Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment, with Sarah Montague.
7. 13:45
  A History of the World in 100 Objects—The Rise of World Faiths (200 - 600 AD), Silver plate showing Shapur II
  3/5Neil MacGregor, with a dramatic image of power and faith from ancient Iran.
8. 14:00
  The Archers—09/03/2021
  One resident finds themselves in a terrifying situation.
9. 14:15
  Drama on 4—The Flowers Are Perfect in the Garden
  One in a trilogy of plays by Lucy Caldwell about goodbyes.
10. 15:00
  Money Box—The rise of trading apps
  Have you invested money using a trading app?
11. 15:30
  Inside Health—Communication
  How to deliver bad news, how actors have been teaching PPE wearing medics to communicate.
12. 16:00
  Sideways—5. The Most Selfish People on Earth
  Matthew Syed examines the work of the controversial anthropologist Colin Turnbull.
13. 16:30
  The Media Show—Meghan and Harry on Oprah: the media fallout
  Piers Morgan looks for a new job and other aftershocks of the historic royal interview.
14. 17:00
  PM—10/03/2021
  Afternoon news and current affairs programme.
15. 17:54
  Shipping Forecast—10/03/2021
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—10/03/2021 Police officer held on suspicion of murder following the disappearance of Sarah Everard
  Thirty-three-year-old Sarah Everard was last seen a week ago in Clapham, in south London.
2. 18:30
  Gossip and Goddesses with Granny Kumar—Episode 5
  5/6Granny Kumar chats to Konnie Huq and Asma Khan.
3. 19:00
  The Archers—10/03/2021
  Tension mounts at the hospital.
4. 19:15
  Front Row—The One on Netflix, Women's Prize for Fiction longlist, Samuel West rebooting regional theatre, Kieran Hodgson's moment of joy
  Netflix drama 'The One', Women’s Prize for Fiction longlist, Samuel West regional theatre.
5. 19:45
  Gudrun—Series 7, Episode 8
  8/10Kate Phillips returns as Icelandic heroine Gudrun in Lucy Catherine’s Viking epic
6. 20:00
  Moral Maze—Public spotlight and public service
  Engaging live debate examining the moral issues behind one of the week's news stories.
7. 20:45
  Lent Talks—The Next Supper
  A personal, hopeful reflection inspired by an aspect of the story leading up to Easter.
8. 21:00
  Costing the Earth—The New Environmental Sheriff in Town
  Meet the woman charged with keeping the government green.
9. 21:30
  The Media Show—Meghan and Harry on Oprah: the media fallout
  Piers Morgan looks for a new job and other aftershocks of the historic royal interview.
10. 22:00
  The World Tonight—European Council claims UK operating "export ban" on jabs
  UK PM Boris Johnson dismisses accusations
11. 22:45
  Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro—3: Home
  3/10Kazuo Ishiguro's first novel since winning the Nobel Prize, read by Lydia Wilson.
12. 23:00
  Tom Mayhew Is Benefit Scum—Series 1, Posh Radio
  2/4Tom looks at how our beliefs shape the way we view the working class.
13. 23:15
  The Skewer—Series 3, Episode 9
  9/12A twisted comedy treat. The news remixed. Jon Holmes presents The Skewer. Headphones on.
14. 23:30
  Today in Parliament—10/03/2021
  News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—11/03/2021
  The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Women vs Hollywood by Helen O'Hara—Putting the Industry in Film Industry
  3/5Film critic Helen O’Hara celebrates Hollywood’s female pioneers.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—11/03/2021
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—11/03/2021
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—11/03/2021
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—11/03/2021
  The latest news from BBC Radio 4
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—11/03/2021
  A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Vishvapani
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—11/03/21 Sustainable Farming Initiative, sustainable beef
  We discuss a new scheme to pay English farmers for sustainable farming.
9. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Melissa Harrison on the Starling
  Nature writer Melissa Harrison muses on the amusing mimicking sounds starlings can perform

Thursday 11 March 2021