BBC Radio 4 LW Schedule Thursday 24 March 2022

LW Schedule

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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—24/03/2022
  The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Making History: The Storytellers Who Shaped The Past by Richard Cohen—Herstory
  8/10Richard Cohen considers the storytellers of the past.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—24/03/2022
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—24/03/2022
  A selection of BBC World Service news and current affairs, arts and science programmes.
5. 05:33
  Shipping Forecast—24/03/2022
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
6. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—24/03/2022
  Spiritual reflection with Linden Bicket, a teacher of literature and religion.
7. 05:45
  Farming Today—24/03/22 - The Welsh NVZ, manure instead of fertiliser and selling lamb direct
  Can increasingly expensive fertiliser be replaced with manures?
8. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Kane Brides on the Coot
  Kane Brides on the coot.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Today—24/03/2022
  News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
2. 08:31
  Yesterday in Parliament—24/03/2022
  News, views and features on yesterday's stories in Parliament
3. 09:00
  In Our Time—Antigone
  Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Sophocles' tragedy of an autocrat who defies family ties.
4. 09:45
  Daily Service—24/03/2022 Those who believe – Whoever loses their life
  Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music led by Canon Rachel Mann.
5. 10:00
  Woman's Hour—Actor Ruth Wilson. Kinship Care. Rear Admiral Jude Terry. Body hair in history.
  Actor Ruth Wilson talks to Emma Barnett about her latest roles on stage and screen.
6. 11:00
  From Our Own Correspondent—Ukraine's Unified Resistance
  Putin miscalculates support among the Russian-speaking Ukrainians for his invasion.
7. 11:30
  Whipped
  Ben Wright looks at whether a political crisis will force the Whips to change their ways.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  Shipping Forecast—24/03/2022
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
2. 12:04
  Passing by Nella Larsen—4. Meeting Brian
  4/5Allowing Clare into her busy New York life brings turmoil for Irene.
3. 12:18
  You and Yours—Fuel Prices; Renting Furniture; Boiler Upgrade Scheme
  Fuel prices; renting furniture; boiler upgrade scheme.
4. 12:57
  Weather—24/03/2022
  The latest weather forecast
5. 13:00
  World at One—24/03/2022
  Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment, with Sarah Montague
6. 13:45
  Past Forward: A Century of Sound—The Teen Age
  Greg Jenner examines parent-teenager conflict through the lens of a 1961 sitcom.
7. 14:00
  The Archers—23/03/2022
  Brian joins the debate.
8. 14:15
  Our Friends in the North—Episode 2: 1966
  2/10Award-winning series Our Friends in the North re-written for audio by Peter Flannery.
9. 15:00
  Ramblings—Old and New Winchelsea with historian Dr Matthew Green
  Young 'walking' historian Dr Matthew Green shows Clare a lost city on the Sussex coast
10. 15:27
  Radio 4 Appeal—Red Nose day for Comic Relief
  Broadcaster Emma Freud makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Comic Relief.
11. 15:30
  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
12. 16:00
  Curious Cases—Series 19, The Colour Conundrum
  'How do we see colour - and why are some people colour blind?’ asks Maya Crocombe.
13. 16:30
  BBC Inside Science—Racial inequality in UK science
  Improving diversity in science; heatwaves at both poles; finding the best hedge to plant.
14. 17:00
  PM—24/03/2022
  Afternoon news and current affairs programme.
15. 17:54
  Shipping Forecast—24/03/2022
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—Nato to deploy thousands more troops to Eastern Europe because of 'a new security reality'
  NATO approves deployment of thousands more troops to eastern Europe
2. 18:30
  Big Problems with Helen Keen—Series 2, Personality
  3/4Helen Keen ponders why we have a personality.
3. 19:00
  The Archers—24/03/2022
  There’s devastation at the vicarage.
4. 19:15
  Front Row—The Hermit of Treig film and Anne Tyler's novel French Braid reviewed; Erich Hatala Matthes on art and morality
  The Hermit of Treig, a film following a man who spent four decades living in a log cabin.
5. 20:00
  The Briefing Room—Russia's invasion: what more can the west do to help Ukraine?
  One month on since Russia invaded Ukraine what further help can the West provide?
6. 20:30
  The Bottom Line—Business and Energy
  How will soaring energy costs affect UK corporations?
7. 21:00
  BBC Inside Science—Racial inequality in UK science
  Improving diversity in science; heatwaves at both poles; finding the best hedge to plant.
8. 21:30
  In Our Time—Antigone
  Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Sophocles' tragedy of an autocrat who defies family ties.
9. 22:00
  The World Tonight—Emergency NATO summit in Brussels
  Alliance leaders agree to send more troops to eastern Europe
10. 22:45
  Passing by Nella Larsen—4. Meeting Brian
  4/5Allowing Clare into her busy New York life brings turmoil for Irene.
11. 23:00
  Gaby's Talking Pictures—Series 1, Episode 5
  Gaby Roslin, Alistair McGowan and Ronni Ancona present a comedy panel show about films.
12. 23:30
  Today in Parliament—24/03/2022
  Sean Curran reports on a grilling for the boss of P&O Ferries after he sacked 800 workers.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—25/03/2022
  The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Making History: The Storytellers Who Shaped The Past by Richard Cohen—The Annales School
  9/10Richard Cohen considers the storytellers of the past.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—25/03/2022
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—25/03/2022
  A selection of BBC World Service news and current affairs, arts and science programmes.
5. 05:33
  Shipping Forecast—25/03/2022
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
6. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—25/03/2022
  Spiritual reflection with Linden Bicket, a teacher of literature and religion.
7. 05:45
  Farming Today—25/03/22 - NI badger cull, shellfish deaths and lamb imports
  Plans for a badger cull in Northern Ireland have been announced.
8. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Peter Cranswick on the Common Scoter
  Peter Cranswick of the Slimbridge Wetland Centre on the common scoter.

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