BBC Radio 4 LW Schedule Tuesday 16 March 2021

LW Schedule

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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—16/03/2021
  The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  The Photographer at Sixteen by George Szirtes—Episode 1
  1/5George Szirtes reads his award-winning memoir about his mother.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—16/03/2021
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—16/03/2021
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—16/03/2021
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—16/03/2021
  The latest news from BBC Radio 4
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—16/03/2021
  A reflection and prayer to start the day with Rev David Campton
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—16/03/21 I'm a Celebrity's invasive crayfish, food fraud post-Brexit, cucumbers in glasshouses
  Are we more at risk from food crime as a result of leaving the EU? And illegal crayfish.
9. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Tony Juniper on the Linnet
  Environmentalist Tony Juniper recalls the popularity of linnets in his childhood.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Today—16/03/2021
  News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
2. 08:31
  Yesterday in Parliament—16/03/2021
  News, views and features on yesterday's stories in Parliament
3. 09:00
  Lessons On A Crisis—Preparedness
  1/3Evan Davis and a panel of expert guests discuss lessons from the Covid-19 crisis.
4. 09:45
  Daily Service—Jesus reaches out to those in need - The Sick
  Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music led by Dr Krish Kandiah.
5. 10:00
  Woman's Hour—Safe city design, Victoria Atkins, Do men and women garden differently?
  Safe city design, Victoria Atkins, Do men and women garden differently?
6. 10:45
  No One Called Her Angel—Episode 2
  2/5No One Called Her Angel. A five-part reading for Radio 4 written by Louise Welsh.
7. 11:00
  The Real Internet Giants—China
  1/2Entrepreneur Kathryn Parsons decodes the tech world of China.
8. 11:30
  Laura Barton's Notes on Music—Laura Barton's Seventeen
  Laura Barton on the importance of the age of seventeen in pop music.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  News Summary—16/03/2021
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 12:03
  Shipping Forecast—16/03/2021
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
3. 12:06
  Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro—7: Continuation
  7/10Kazuo Ishiguro's new novel set in the near future, and read by Lydia Wilson.
4. 12:20
  You and Yours—Call You and Yours: How safe do you feel when you're out and about?
  How safe do you feel when you're out and about?
5. 12:57
  Weather—16/03/2021
  The latest weather forecast
6. 13:00
  World at One—16/03/2021
  Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment, with Sarah Montague
7. 13:45
  A History of the World in 100 Objects—The Silk Road And Beyond (400 - 700 AD), Sutton Hoo helmet
  2/5Neil MacGregor with one of the most sensational finds from Anglo-Saxon Britain.
8. 14:00
  The Archers—15/03/2021
  Ben receives an unexpected gift.
9. 14:15
  Drama on 4—The Love Test
  Rom-Com about meeting the perfect partner.
10. 15:00
  Short Cuts—The Gallery
  Short documentaries about artworks and artists. Presented by Josie Long.
11. 15:30
  Costing the Earth—The Lorax
  Michael Rosen celebrates 50 years of Dr Seuss's environmental fable, The Lorax
12. 16:00
  The Law Show—Can the law fight climate change?
  As governments and fossil fuel companies are being sued, can the law fight climate change?
13. 16:30
  A Good Read—Greg James & Bella Mackie
  Husband & wife team - the Radio 1 Breakfast host and the writer talk up their top reads.
14. 17:00
  PM—16/03/2021
  Afternoon news and current affairs programme.
15. 17:54
  Shipping Forecast—16/03/2021
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—16/03/2021 UK's foreign policy goals after Brexit
  Focus on the Far East. Russia identified as the most acute threat. More nuclear weapons.
2. 18:30
  Reluctant Persuaders—Series 4, Episode 3: At Your Side
  3/6Nigel Havers stars, as Hardacre’s ad agency celebrates a birthday.
3. 19:00
  The Archers—16/03/2021
  Recent events take their toll on Alice
4. 19:15
  Front Row—Theatre one year on - what now?
  One year after theatres closed due to Covid, what was the impact and what is the legacy?
5. 19:45
  The Whisperer In Darkness—Episode 2
  2/15Heawood and Kennedy visit Henry Akeley's House in Rendlesham Forest.
6. 20:00
  File on 4 Investigates—The Asylum Business - the UK's hidden housing crisis
  Are asylum seekers being mistreated by UK companies paid billions to house them?
7. 20:40
  In Touch—Telephone Banking; TikTok Trolls
  Telephone Banking; TikTok Trolls
8. 21:00
  Inside Health—Covid vaccine side-effects
  Covid vaccination and the science behind the side-effects.
9. 21:30
  Lessons On A Crisis—Preparedness
  1/3Evan Davis and a panel of expert guests discuss lessons from the Covid-19 crisis.
10. 22:00
  The World Tonight—UK's foreign and defence policy review
  PM says it’s designed to make Britain "stronger and safer"
11. 22:45
  Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro—7: Continuation
  7/10Kazuo Ishiguro's new novel set in the near future, and read by Lydia Wilson.
12. 23:00
  Fortunately... with Fi and Jane—182. From Ruritania with Love...a Correspondence Special.
  Fi and Jane choose some of their favourite listener emails from the past few weeks.
13. 23:30
  Today in Parliament—16/03/2021
  News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—17/03/2021
  The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  The Photographer at Sixteen by George Szirtes—Episode 2
  2/5George Szirtes reads his award-winning memoir about his mother.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—17/03/2021
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—17/03/2021
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—17/03/2021
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—17/03/2021
  The latest news from BBC Radio 4
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—17/03/2021
  A reflection and prayer to start the day with Rev David Campton
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—17/03/21 Reductions in cod catches, lamb and beef prices buoyant, hungry gap imports, AHDB horticulture levy
  The UK strikes its first post-Brexit fishing deal with the EU and Norway.
9. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Andy Clements on the Golden Plover
  Andy Clements is entranced by the mournful spirit-rising sound of the golden plover.

Wednesday 17 March 2021