BBC Radio 4 LW Schedule Wednesday 17 March 2021

LW Schedule

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Early
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.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Today—17/03/2021
  News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
2. 08:31
  Yesterday in Parliament—17/03/2021
  News, views and features on yesterday's stories in Parliament
3. 09:00
  Positive Thinking—Keeping humans relevant at work
  Is transferring power from bosses to employees the key to protecting jobs from automation?
4. 09:30
  Will Self Takes the Waters—What Goes Around
  5/5Will Self explores the environmental impact of the bottled water industry.
5. 09:45
  Daily Service—17/03/2021
  A space for spiritual reflection with Bible readings prayer and a range of Christian music
6. 10:00
  Woman's Hour—Women and confidence in the police, Maria Ressa, and the future of the handbag post pandemic
  Women & confidence in the police, Maria Ressa and the future of the handbag post pandemic
7. 10:45
  No One Called Her Angel—Episode 3
  3/5No One Called Her Angel. A five-part reading for Radio 4 written by Louise Welsh.
8. 11:00
  The Jump—Bird Flu
  2/3Chris 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, Barcelona Chairs
  A series of dark comic plays from Alexei Sayle.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  News Summary—17/03/2021
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 12:03
  Shipping Forecast—17/03/2021
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
3. 12:06
  Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro—8: Heart
  8/10The new novel from Nobel and Booker-winning author, Kazuo Ishiguro, read by Lydia Wilson.
4. 12:20
  You and Yours—Human Rights in Care, Direct Cremations, Green Festivals
  Human rights in social care. Rise in direct cremations. Making music festivals greener.
5. 12:57
  Weather—17/03/2021
  The latest weather forecast
6. 13:00
  World at One—17/03/2021
  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), Moche warrior pot
  3/5Neil MacGregor with a warrior figure from a lost people of Peru.
8. 14:00
  The Archers—16/03/2021
  Recent events take their toll on Alice
9. 14:15
  Drama on 4—Seven Five Zero Zero
  A desperate pilot hijacks his own plane in Adrian Penketh's tense thriller.
10. 15:00
  Money Box—Shopping and Covid
  Has Covid changed the way we shop?
11. 15:30
  Inside Health—Covid vaccine side-effects
  Covid vaccination and the science behind the side-effects.
12. 16:00
  Sideways—6. A Recipe for Happiness
  Matthew Syed asks whether the secret to happiness lies in abandoning social hierarchy.
13. 16:30
  The Media Show—The truth about investigations
  How do journalists get at the truth in government?
14. 17:00
  PM—17/03/2021
  Afternoon news and current affairs programme.
15. 17:54
  Shipping Forecast—17/03/2021
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—17/03/2021 Vaccine supply to fall in England.
  No new jab appointments to be booked in April.
2. 18:30
  Gossip and Goddesses with Granny Kumar—Episode 6
  6/6Granny Kumar is back - and ready to chat with her sisters.
3. 19:00
  The Archers—17/03/2021
  Jazzer learns a valuable lesson.
4. 19:15
  Front Row—No Ordinary Man, Dream, Lofi Hip Hop, James Levine
  No Ordinary Man, Dream, Lofi Hip Hop and James Levine.
5. 19:45
  The Whisperer In Darkness—Episode 3
  3/15Henry Akeley's disappearance leads Heawood and Kennedy to Rendlesham Forest.
6. 20:00
  Moral Maze—The Morality of Masculinity
  Engaging live debate examining the moral issues behind one of the week's news stories.
7. 20:45
  Lent Talks—The Bigger Picture
  A personal, hopeful reflection inspired by an aspect of the story leading up to Easter.
8. 21:00
  Costing the Earth—The Lorax
  Michael Rosen celebrates 50 years of Dr Seuss's environmental fable, The Lorax
9. 21:30
  The Media Show—The truth about investigations
  How do journalists get at the truth in government?
10. 22:00
  The World Tonight—UN asks people to collect evidence of Myanmar atrocities
  Rare interview with PR company representing the military regime
11. 22:45
  Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro—8: Heart
  8/10The new novel from Nobel and Booker-winning author, Kazuo Ishiguro, read by Lydia Wilson.
12. 23:00
  Tom Mayhew Is Benefit Scum—Series 1, Scroungers
  3/4Tom looks at the benefits system and asks if it actually works.
13. 23:15
  The Skewer—Series 3, Episode 10
  10/12A twisted comedy treat. The news remixed. Jon Holmes presents The Skewer. Headphones on.
14. 23:30
  Today in Parliament—17/03/2021
  News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—18/03/2021
  The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  The Photographer at Sixteen by George Szirtes—Episode 3
  3/5George Szirtes reads his award-winning memoir about his mother.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—18/03/2021
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—18/03/2021
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—18/03/2021
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—18/03/2021
  The latest news from BBC Radio 4
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—18/03/2021
  A reflection and prayer to start the day with Rev David Campton
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—18/03/21 The ongoing problem of fat pigs, storing cabbages, US trade deal and UK agriculture
  The ongoing problem of fat pigs - pig farmers call for more help from retailers.
9. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Mike Toms on the Tawny Owl
  Mike Toms describes his encounters with tawny owls in Thetford Forest in Norfolk.

Thursday 18 March 2021