BBC Radio 4 LW Schedule Sunday 20 March 2022

LW Schedule

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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—20/03/2022
  The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:15
  Tom Mayhew Is Benefit Scum—Series 1, Scroungers
  3/4Tom looks at the benefits system and asks if it actually works.
3. 00:30
  A Pocketful of Rye—A Rye Boy
  2/3A farmer struggles to control his wife when a sculptor comes to town.
4. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—20/03/2022
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
5. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—20/03/2022
  A selection of BBC World Service news and current affairs, arts and science programmes.
6. 05:33
  Shipping Forecast—20/03/2022
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
7. 05:43
  Bells on Sunday—The University Church of St Mary the Virgin in Oxford
  Bells on Sunday comes from the University Church of St Mary the Virgin in Oxford
8. 05:45
  Profile—Jacqueline Wilson
  The award-winning children’s author who’s just published her 114th novel.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  News Summary—20/03/2022
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4
2. 06:05
  Something Understood—Humility
  Classical scholar and Anglican minister Teresa Morgan reflects on humility.
3. 06:35
  Natural Histories—Willow
  Brett Westwood looks into the cultural influence of the willow, from 2018
4. 06:57
  Weather—20/03/2022
  The latest weather reports and forecast
5. 07:00
  News and Papers—20/03/2022
  The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers.
6. 07:10
  Sunday—Religious images in wartime; Inviting a refugee into your home; Russian Orthodox Christians split over war
  A look at the ethical and religious issues of the week, with Edward Stourton.
7. 07:54
  Radio 4 Appeal—Red Nose day for Comic Relief
  Broadcaster Emma Freud makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Comic Relief.
8. 07:57
  Weather—20/03/2022
  The latest weather reports and forecast
9. 08:00
  News and Papers—20/03/2022
  The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers.
10. 08:10
  Sunday Worship—A Passion for Hospitality: I was a Stranger
  From St Dominic's Priory, Newcastle upon Tyne with Fr Dermot Preston.
11. 08:48
  A Point of View—Every Picture Tells a Story
  Sarah Dunant on the power of images in war.
12. 08:58
  Tweet of the Day—Little Owl
  Kate Humble presents the little owl.
13. 09:00
  Broadcasting House—20/03/2022
  The Sunday morning news magazine programme. Presented by Paddy O'Connell
14. 10:00
  The Archers Omnibus—20/03/2022
  There’s a shock for Chris and it’s a big day for Harrison
15. 11:00
  Desert Island Discs—Alan Cumming, actor
  Alan Cumming, actor, shares the soundtrack of his life with Lauren Laverne.
16. 11:45
  Letter from Ukraine—A cold spring
  3/8Ukrainian writer Andrey Kurkov gives a personal account of daily life in war-torn Ukraine.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  Shipping Forecast—20/03/2022
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
2. 12:04
  Just a Minute—Series 88, Episode 4
  4/6Sue Perkins presents a new series of the Radio 4's longest running panel show.
3. 12:32
  The Food Programme—The True Cost of Food
  Sheila Dillon and expert panel discuss the hidden costs of food production
4. 12:57
  Weather—20/03/2022
  The latest weather forecast
5. 13:00
  The World This Weekend—20/03/2022
  Radio 4’s look at the week’s big stories from both home and around the world.
6. 13:30
  The Archbishop Interviews—Clare Moriarty
  Archbishop Justin Welby has conversations with public figures about what they believe.
7. 14:00
  Gardeners' Question Time—GQT at Home: Euryops and Euonymus
  Kathy Clugston hosts the horticultural programme featuring a group of gardening experts.
8. 14:45
  1922: The Birth of Now—The Shabolovka Tower and the Gherkin
  The Shabolovka Tower and The Gherkin
9. 15:00
  Drama on 4—Some Kind of Black, Episode 1
  Tough, wry Black British classic about a young man coming of age in the 90s
10. 16:00
  Open Book—Karen Joy Fowler on the infamous Booth family, Michel the Giant, Lisa Taddeo on Fever Dream
  Johny Pitts talks to Karen Joy Fowler about the infamous Booth family
11. 16:30
  Cold as a Mountain Top
  Robert Macfarlane climbs a wintry Buachaille Etive Mor, guided by the words of WH Murray.
12. 17:00
  File on 4 Investigates—Ukraine: War Stories
  People all over Ukraine tell their personal stories of the Russian invasion as it happens.
13. 17:40
  Profile—Jacqueline Wilson
  The award-winning children’s author who’s just published her 114th novel.
14. 17:54
  Shipping Forecast—20/03/2022
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
15. 17:57
  Weather—20/03/2022
  The latest weather reports and forecast
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—20/03/2022 Mariupol School Bombed
  The authorities in the Ukrainian city say the art school was sheltering around 400 people
2. 18:15
  Pick of the Week—Nicola Beckford
  The best of BBC Radio this week.
3. 19:00
  The Archers—20/03/2022
  Jazzer receives bad news.
4. 19:15
  Stand-Up Specials—George Fouracres: Black Country Gentlemon
  A stand-up special from Wolverhampton's own, George Fouracres.
5. 19:45
  Still Life in the Old Dog
  A nonagenarian risks one last chance at love. By Thomas Lynch.
6. 20:00
  Feedback—18/03/2022
  Radio 4's forum for comments, queries, criticisms and congratulations
7. 20:30
  Last Word—Mary Coombs, Paul Farmer, Leslie Lonsdale-Cooper, William Hurt (pictured)
  John Wilson on a computer programmer, a medical anthropologist, a translator and an actor.
8. 21:00
  Money Box—Cryptocurrency scammers steal a man's house
  Crypto scammers, changes to Warm Home Discount & the government's new fuel poverty chair.
9. 21:25
  Radio 4 Appeal—Red Nose day for Comic Relief
  Broadcaster Emma Freud makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Comic Relief.
10. 21:30
  Analysis—Can the UK ever be a low tax economy again?
  As tax rises hit pay packets next month is this an end to Conservative low tax policy?
11. 22:00
  Westminster Hour—20/03/2022
  Nick Watt presents Radio 4's Sunday night political discussion programme.
12. 23:00
  Curious Cases—Series 19, The Turn of the Tide
  Why are tide times and ranges so different around the UK, asks Lynn?
13. 23:30
  Something Understood—Humility
  Classical scholar and Anglican minister Teresa Morgan reflects on humility.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—21/03/2022
  The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:15
  Wireless Nights—Series 7, Full Moon
  Jarvis Cocker discovers what happens here on earth on the night of the full moon.
3. 00:45
  Bells on Sunday—The University Church of St Mary the Virgin in Oxford
  Bells on Sunday comes from the University Church of St Mary the Virgin in Oxford
4. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—21/03/2022
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
5. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—21/03/2022
  A selection of BBC World Service news and current affairs, arts and science programmes.
6. 05:33
  Shipping Forecast—21/03/2022
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—21/03/2022
  Spiritual reflection with Linden Bicket, a teacher of literature and religion.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—21/03/22 No more free range eggs, lamb industry update
  As of today, no more free range eggs on our shelves.
9. 05:56
  Weather—21/03/2022
  The latest weather forecast for farmers.
10. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Willow Tit
  Martin Hughes-Games presents the willow tit.

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