BBC Radio 4 LW Schedule Monday 21 March 2022

LW Schedule

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Early
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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Morning
1. 06:00
  Today—21/03/2022
  News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
2. 09:00
  Start the Week—Welsh identities
  Helen Lewis with Richard Wyn Jones, Hanan Issa, Marion Loeffler and Richard King.
3. 09:45
  Daily Service—21/03/2022 Those who believe - Prophets without honour
  Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music led by Olivia Amartey.
4. 10:00
  Woman's Hour—Maggie Murray, Melinda Simmons, Emma Beddington and Sandy Black, Tina Backhouse, Matthew Greenwood
  Female photographers documenting resistance across generations feature in a new exhibition
5. 11:00
  My Name Is...—My Name Is Bex
  As a teacher Bex Wilson saw what happened when kids didn't have beds and decided to act.
6. 11:30
  Loose Ends—Barry Humphries, Andy Hamilton, Laura Neal, Nilüfer Yanya, Pictish Trail, Arthur Smith, Clive Anderson
  Clive Anderson and guests with an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  Shipping Forecast—21/03/2022
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
2. 12:04
  Passing by Nella Larsen—1. Reunion
  1/5Chicago 1925: Clare and Irene meet again after decades - with one hiding her identity.
3. 12:18
  You and Yours—Supermarket Shakeup; Electric Vehicle charging on the motorway
  Bye bye to chocolate at checkouts.
4. 12:57
  Weather—21/03/2022
  The latest weather forecast
5. 13:00
  World at One—21/03/2022
  Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment, with Sarah Montague
6. 13:45
  Past Forward: A Century of Sound—Dinner Is Served
  Greg Jenner dives into the BBC archive to explore the changes between then and now.
7. 14:00
  The Archers—20/03/2022
  Jazzer receives bad news.
8. 14:15
  Drama on 4—Song of the Reed, Bittern
  4/4Conclusion of remarkable drama following the life of a nature reserve over one year.
9. 15:00
  Counterpoint—Series 35, The Final, 2022
  13/13The wide-ranging music quiz chaired by Paul Gambaccini.
10. 15:30
  The Food Programme—The True Cost of Food
  Sheila Dillon and expert panel discuss the hidden costs of food production
11. 16:00
  Banding: Love, Spit and Valve Oil—The pursuit of excellence
  Martin Green looks at why brass bands are so good.
12. 16:30
  The Digital Human—Series 25, Anticipation
  Aleks Krotoski asks why we're always yearning for new technological solution to problems?
13. 17:00
  PM—21/03/2022
  Afternoon news and current affairs programme.
14. 17:54
  Shipping Forecast—21/03/2022
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—21/03/2022 Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe says government was too slow to secure her release
  Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe says the UK was too slow to secure her release from Iran.
2. 18:30
  Just a Minute—Series 88, Episode 5
  5/6Sue Perkins hosts Radio 4's longest running panel show, Just a Minute.
3. 19:00
  The Archers—21/03/2022
  Alice is stunned by a shocking admission
4. 19:15
  Front Row—Hew Locke, Ivo Van Hove, Danielle De Niese, Ernesto Ottone and Dr Maya Goodfellow
  Hew Locke on his new Tate Britain commission, an installation called The Procession
5. 20:00
  Pay Freezes—From the Crash to Today
  Phil Tinline traces the ups and downs of the politics of pay in Britain since 2008.
6. 20:30
  Analysis—The Court of Putin
  Inside the murky world of decision-making in Putin’s Russia.
7. 21:00
  The Anatomy of Kindness—Is there such thing as a pure act of kindness?
  Claudia Hammond asks: can we ever be purely kind and do our motivations matter?
8. 21:30
  Start the Week—Welsh identities
  Helen Lewis with Richard Wyn Jones, Hanan Issa, Marion Loeffler and Richard King.
9. 22:00
  The World Tonight—New curfew in the Ukrainian capital Kyiv
  City was hit by Russian shelling last night
10. 22:45
  Passing by Nella Larsen—1. Reunion
  1/5Chicago 1925: Clare and Irene meet again after decades - with one hiding her identity.
11. 23:00
  You're Dead to Me—Josephine Baker
  Greg Jenner and the team take us to 1920s Paris to meet the phenomenal Josephine Baker.
12. 23:30
  Today in Parliament—21/03/2022
  News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—22/03/2022
  The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Making History: The Storytellers Who Shaped The Past by Richard Cohen—Who Tells Our Story?
  6/10Richard Cohen considers the storytellers of the past.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—22/03/2022
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—22/03/2022
  A selection of BBC World Service news and current affairs, arts and science programmes.
5. 05:33
  Shipping Forecast—22/03/2022
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
6. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—22/03/2022
  Spiritual reflection with Linden Bicket, a teacher of literature and religion.
7. 05:45
  Farming Today—22/03/22 - P&O Ferry disruption, lambcam and the future of pigs
  Specialist sheep breeders in Northern Ireland are hit by the P&O Ferry suspension.
8. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Ruff
  Bill Oddie presents the ruff.

Tuesday 22 March 2022