BBC Radio 4 LW Schedule Thursday 13 May 2021

LW Schedule

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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—13/05/2021
  The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Other Minds: The Octopus And The Evolution Of Intelligent Life by Peter Godfrey-Smith—Octopolis
  3/5Philosopher and scuba-diver Peter Godfrey-Smith explores the intelligence of the octopus.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—13/05/2021
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—13/05/2021
  A selection of BBC World Service news and current affairs, arts and science programmes.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—13/05/2021
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—13/05/2021
  The latest news from BBC Radio 4
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—13/05/2021
  A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Sarah Joseph.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—13/05/21 - ELMS trial, a "new deal" for farming and a smart village
  We visit an ELMS trial looking at what 'public goods' are worth.
9. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Twite
  Martin Hughes-Games presents the twite.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Today—13/05/2021
  News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
2. 08:31
  Yesterday in Parliament—13/05/2021
  News, views and features on yesterday's stories in Parliament.
3. 09:00
  In Our Time—Longitude
  Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the idea of longitude and the race to calculate it at sea.
4. 09:45
  Daily Service—13/05/2021 A Meditation
  A Meditation led by the Reverend Michaela Youngson.
5. 10:00
  Woman's Hour—Scarlett Moffatt, Patricia Devlin, Gender and AI
  Women's voices and women's lives - topical conversations to inform, challenge and inspire.
6. 10:45
  Hardy's Women—The Woodlanders, 9. Desperation
  9/10In desperation, Grace turns to Giles for help.
7. 11:00
  Crossing Continents—Saving the Vaquita
  Linda Pressly reports from the coast of Baja California on a dangerous clash of interests.
8. 11:30
  A Life in Music—Early Life
  1/4Journalist Jude Rogers examines how music shapes us from before we are even born.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  Shipping Forecast—13/05/2021
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
2. 12:04
  Lean, Fall, Stand by Jon McGregor—9: Telling
  9/10The haunting and heart-rending new novel from the award-winning author of Reservoir 13.
3. 12:18
  You and Yours—Delivery Text Scam; Renting Clothes and Groceries in Minutes
  Can anything be done about the deluge of scam delivery texts being sent to us?
4. 12:57
  Weather—13/05/2021
  The latest weather forecast
5. 13:00
  World at One—13/05/2021
  Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment, with Sarah Montague
6. 13:45
  Questions Answered—Anthony
  4/5Stories of the people behind the calls at the heart of Any Questions and Any Answers.
7. 14:00
  The Archers—12/05/2021
  Fallon wants tongues to stop wagging.
8. 14:15
  GF Newman's The Corrupted—Series 6, Episode 4
  4/8Toby Jones plays the corrupt politician and financier Joseph Oldman, now enobled.
9. 15:00
  Ramblings—Rhiane Fatinikun of Black Girls Hike in the Peak District
  Rhiane Fatinikun of Black Girls Hike puts Clare through her paces in the Peak District
10. 15:27
  Radio 4 Appeal—Magic Bus UK
  Seema Jaswal makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Magic Bus UK
11. 15:30
  Open Book—Jhumpa Lahiri
  Jhumpa Lahiri talks to Elizabeth Day.
12. 16:00
  The Film Programme—Cinema: The Comeback
  Cinema: The Comeback
13. 16:30
  BBC Inside Science—Microplastics in UK river beds
  Victoria Gill wades into the microplastic problems in UK riverbeds.
14. 17:00
  PM—13/05/2021
  Afternoon news and current affairs programme.
15. 17:54
  Shipping Forecast—13/05/2021
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—13/05/2021 Boris Johnson "anxious" about Indian variant of Covid.
  Boris Johnson says he is anxious about the spread of an Indian variant of Covid in the UK
2. 18:30
  John Finnemore's Souvenir Programme—Series 9, Episode 2
  2/6John Finnemore presents a ninth series of his award-winning sketch show.
3. 19:00
  The Archers—13/05/2021
  Josh and Rex walk on eggshells.
4. 19:15
  Front Row—Rachel Maclean, arts education cuts, Richard Osman, British Book Awards Author of the Year
  Rachel Maclean on her installation critiquing the decline of the High Street.
5. 19:45
  Hardy's Women—The Woodlanders, 9. Desperation
  9/10In desperation, Grace turns to Giles for help.
6. 20:00
  A Celebration for Ascension Day
  Amanda Khozi Mukwashi preaches at a service, live from St Martin-in-the-Fields.
7. 21:00
  BBC Inside Science—Microplastics in UK river beds
  Victoria Gill wades into the microplastic problems in UK riverbeds.
8. 21:30
  In Our Time—Longitude
  Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the idea of longitude and the race to calculate it at sea.
9. 22:00
  The World Tonight—Israel and Hamas continue bombardments into 4th night
  International calls for de-escalation of violence having no effect
10. 22:45
  Lean, Fall, Stand by Jon McGregor—9: Telling
  9/10The haunting and heart-rending new novel from the award-winning author of Reservoir 13.
11. 23:00
  52 First Impressions with David Quantick—Series 2, Episode 1
  1/4Writer David Quantick on the people he’s met and the impressions they've made.
12. 23:30
  Today in Parliament—13/05/2021
  News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—14/05/2021
  The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Other Minds: The Octopus And The Evolution Of Intelligent Life by Peter Godfrey-Smith—Experience Compressed
  4/5Philosopher and scuba-diver Peter Godfrey-Smith explores the intelligence of the octopus.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—14/05/2021
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—14/05/2021
  A selection of BBC World Service news and current affairs, arts and science programmes.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—14/05/2021
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—14/05/2021
  The latest news from BBC Radio 4
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—14/05/2021
  A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Sarah Joseph.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—14/05/21 Tackling rural isolation, tax relief for on farm research, vertical farming, flytipping
  North Yorkshire young farmers have been drafted in to help tackle rural loneliness.
9. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Sedge Warbler
  David Attenborough presents the sounds and story of the sedge warbler.

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