BBC Radio 4 LW Schedule Thursday 7 April 2022

LW Schedule

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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—07/04/2022
  The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Hybrid Humans by Harry Parker—Ep 3 - The Deal
  3/5Harry Parker on the high price exacted by stepping on an IED in Afghanistan and surviving.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—07/04/2022
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—07/04/2022
  A selection of BBC World Service news and current affairs, arts and science programmes.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—07/04/2022
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—07/04/2022
  The latest news from BBC Radio 4
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—07/04/2022
  A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Sadia Azmat
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—07/04/22 The future of farming in Wales and Lump Sum Exit payments
  The future of farming in Wales.
9. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Long-tailed Tit
  Michaela Strachan presents the story and sound of the long-tailed tit.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Today—07/04/2022
  News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
2. 08:45
  Yesterday in Parliament—07/04/2022
  News, views and features on yesterday's stories in Parliament
3. 09:00
  In Our Time—Polidori's The Vampyre
  Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the 1819 work that inspired two centuries of vampire tales
4. 09:45
  Daily Service—07/04/2022 Deeds not words - You did for me
  Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music led the Rev Richard Littledale.
5. 10:00
  Woman's Hour—Grace Lavery, Maternity Services Nottinghamshire, Life After Divorce
  Emma speaks to transgender scholar Grace Lavery and investigates a new maternity scandal.
6. 11:00
  Crossing Continents—Dying to hunt in France
  A string of fatal accidents have turned hunting into a hot topic in the French elections.
7. 11:30
  Archaeology of a Storyteller
  Excavating author Alan Garner’s inspiration in the small patch of Cheshire he calls home.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  Shipping Forecast—07/04/2022
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
2. 12:04
  You and Yours—You and Yours: Gap Finders - Gary Usher
  Gap Finders: How chef Gary Usher found the funding gap in the restaurant business.
3. 12:32
  Sliced Bread—Electric Cars
  Greg Foot asks whether electric vehicles really are the best thing since sliced bread.
4. 12:57
  Weather—07/04/2022
  The latest weather forecast
5. 13:00
  World at One—07/04/2022
  Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment, with Sarah Montague.
6. 13:45
  A Show of Hands—Communication
  4/5From Sign Language to infantry soldiers, the way we use our hands to communicate.
7. 14:00
  The Archers—06/04/2022
  Chris fights fire with fire.
8. 14:15
  Our Friends in the North—Episode 4: 1970
  4/10Award-winning series Our Friends in the North rewritten for audio by Peter Flannery.
9. 15:00
  Open Country—Husky Sledding in the Cairngorms
  Helen Mark explores the Aberdeenshire countryside - from the back of a husky-pulled sled!
10. 15:27
  Radio 4 Appeal—Child Poverty Action Group
  Armando Iannucci makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Child Poverty Action Group.
11. 15:30
  Bookclub—Karen Joy Fowler
  Karen Joy Fowler talks about her novel We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves
12. 16:00
  Unreal: The VFX Revolution—Digital Realms
  2/3Oscar winner Paul Franklin tells how visual effects changed and how they changed cinema.
13. 16:30
  BBC Inside Science—Declining Data, Climate Deadlines and the Day the Dinosaurs Died
  Without mass studies and free testing, how will the UK keep an eye on Covid?
14. 17:00
  PM—07/04/2022
  Afternoon news and current affairs programme
15. 17:54
  Shipping Forecast—07/04/2022
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—07/04/2022 Government Energy Strategy Criticised
  Labour says the plan is "too little, too late" to help with rising energy costs.
2. 18:30
  You Heard It Here First—Pilot
  Chris McCausland asks a panel of comedians to live in an audio only world.
3. 19:00
  The Archers—07/04/2022
  There’s a new face at Grey Gables.
4. 19:15
  Front Row—Jeremy O. Harris's play Daddy, Walt Disney exhibition & Navalny documentary reviewed; musician Kizzy Crawford
  American playwright Jeremy O.Harris discusses his play Daddy at London's Almeida Theatre.
5. 20:00
  Terrorism and the Mind—Talking to Terrorists
  What researchers are learning about the prevalence of mental illness among terrorists.
6. 20:30
  Life Changing—Mayday
  Moss Hills is the ship’s entertainer, but tonight he has a very different role to play.
7. 21:00
  BBC Inside Science—Declining Data, Climate Deadlines and the Day the Dinosaurs Died
  Without mass studies and free testing, how will the UK keep an eye on Covid?
8. 21:30
  In Our Time—Polidori's The Vampyre
  Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the 1819 work that inspired two centuries of vampire tales
9. 22:00
  The World Tonight—NATO agrees to strengthen military support for Ukraine
  Ukraine's Foreign Minister calls for more help “before it’s too late”
10. 22:45
  The Promise by Damon Galgut—4: 'Nest of vipers.'
  4/10The decline and fall of the white South African Swart family, told through four funerals.
11. 23:00
  The Likely Dads—Series 2, Discipline
  1/6Tim Vincent returns to host this comedy panel show about the funny side of fatherhood
12. 23:30
  The Shadow of Algiers—The Suitcase or the Coffin
  4/5Stories from France's troubled history with Algeria and why they still matter today.
13. 23:45
  Today in Parliament—07/04/2022
  All the news from today's sitting at Westminster.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—08/04/2022
  The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Hybrid Humans by Harry Parker—Ep 4 - Raging Against the Dying of the Light
  4/5Harry Parker on cutting edge advances in rehabilitating the body after injury and illness.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—08/04/2022
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—08/04/2022
  A selection of BBC World Service news and current affairs, arts and science programmes.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—08/04/2022
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—08/04/2022
  The latest news from BBC Radio 4
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—08/04/2022
  A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Sadia Azmat
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—08/04/22 - Farming in Ukraine, global food supply, milk prices and leaving farming
  Charlotte Smith speaks to a farmer in Ukraine.
9. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Common Pheasant
  Wildlife sound recordist Chris Watson presents the common pheasant.

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