BBC Radio 4 LW Schedule Thursday 14 April 2022

LW Schedule

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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—14/04/2022
  The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  The Man Who Invented Motion Pictures by Paul Fischer—Episode 3
  3/5The story of the invention of the motion picture and the mysterious man behind it.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—14/04/2022
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—14/04/2022
  A selection of BBC World Service news and current affairs, arts and science programmes.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—14/04/2022
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—14/04/2022
  The latest news from BBC Radio 4
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—14/04/2022
  Spiritual reflection to start the day with Rev Neil Gardner of Canongate Kirk, Edinburgh
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—14/04/22 - Australia trade deal, Lump Sum Exit scheme, new entrants and tractor driving
  The Trade and Agricultural Commission's response to the UK-Australia trade deal.
9. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Cyrus Todiwala on the house sparrow.
  London chef and restaurant owner Cyrus Todiwala on his love of the city's house sparrow.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Today—14/04/2022
  News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
2. 09:00
  In Our Time—Homo erectus
  Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the two-million-year span of our most adaptable ancestor.
3. 09:45
  Daily Service—14/04/2022 A Meditation for Maundy Thursday
  A Meditation for Maundy Thursday led by Rev Richard Carter.
4. 10:00
  Woman's Hour—Meera Syal in 'Roar', Women prisoners facing racism report, 'Goblin mode', Single women Ukrainian refugees, Esme Young
  'Roar'- a new series of 'darkly comic fables'- includes Meera Syal as Anu,
5. 11:00
  Crossing Continents—Russia's Unwelcome New Exiles
  How are the thousands of Russians who’ve now fled their country being received in Georgia?
6. 11:30
  Invisible Man: A Parable for Our Times?
  Four notable black artists explore Ralph Ellison's impassioned first novel Invisible Man.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  Shipping Forecast—14/04/2022
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
2. 12:04
  You and Yours—Gap Finders - Anne Boden
  You and Yours: Gap Finders - Anne Boden
3. 12:32
  Sliced Bread—Sustainable Jeans
  What makes them more sustainable? Do they last longer? Greg puts them to the test.
4. 12:57
  Weather—14/04/2022
  The latest weather forecast
5. 13:00
  World at One—14/04/2022
  Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment, with Sarah Montague.
6. 13:45
  The Museums That Make Us—Liverpool
  Neil MacGregor tours Britain's museums to explore how the past tells us who we want to be.
7. 14:00
  The Archers—13/04/2022
  Elizabeth is not impressed.
8. 14:15
  Our Friends in the North—Episode 5: 1974
  5/10Peter Flannery's adaptation of his highly acclaimed TV series for BBC Radio 4.
9. 15:00
  Open Country—Mammoth Hunting on the Norfolk Coast
  Emily Knight takes a walk along the Norfolk coast, on the trail of ancient mammoths.
10. 15:27
  Radio 4 Appeal—Rainforest Foundation UK
  Stephen Fry makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Rainforest Foundation UK.
11. 15:30
  Open Book—Belfast in the Blitz
  Two historic novels about Belfast, literary spinsters, and dissident Russian writers.
12. 16:00
  Unreal: The VFX Revolution—The New Flesh
  3/3Oscar-winner Paul Franklin tells how visual effects changed and how they changed cinema.
13. 16:30
  BBC Inside Science—A Trip-Switch for Depression?
  Could magic mushrooms be the key to a revolution in treating depression?
14. 17:00
  PM—14/04/2022
  Afternoon news and current affairs programme
15. 17:54
  Shipping Forecast—14/04/2022
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—14/04/2022 UK unveils Rwanda asylum plan
  The government agrees multi-million pound deal to send some asylum seekers to Rwanda.
2. 18:30
  The Tim Vine Chat Show—Easter Special 2022
  Tim Vine tells some jokes and chats to the Great British Public
3. 19:00
  The Archers—14/04/2022
  Ruairi makes a shocking confession.
4. 19:15
  Front Row—Benedetta film and Let the Song Hold Us exhibition reviewed; Slung Low Theatre
  Paul Verhoeven's film Benedetta is reviewed by our critics.
5. 20:00
  Terrorism and the Mind—Getting the Balance Right
  How should we manage people with mental health issues who are convicted of terrorism?
6. 20:30
  Life Changing—Moving mountains
  Jane and Gilbert Taylor each face turning points which force the couple in a new direction
7. 21:00
  BBC Inside Science—A Trip-Switch for Depression?
  Could magic mushrooms be the key to a revolution in treating depression?
8. 21:30
  In Our Time—Homo erectus
  Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the two-million-year span of our most adaptable ancestor.
9. 22:00
  The World Tonight—Fundamental overhaul of UK immigration system
  Multi-million pound deal to send some asylum seekers to Rwanda
10. 22:45
  The Promise by Damon Galgut—9: 'Make it all stop.'
  9/10The decline and fall of a white South African family, told through four funerals.
11. 23:00
  The Likely Dads—Series 2, Organisation
  2/6Tim Vincent hosts the comedy panel show about the funny side of fatherhood.
12. 23:30
  Suggs: Love Letters to London—Oxford Street
  Suggs takes you on a dark, comedic trip through Europe’s busiest shopping street.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—15/04/2022
  The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  The Man Who Invented Motion Pictures by Paul Fischer—Episode 4
  4/5The story of the invention of the motion picture and the mysterious man behind it.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—15/04/2022
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—15/04/2022
  A selection of BBC World Service news and current affairs, arts and science programmes.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—15/04/2022
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—15/04/2022
  The latest news from BBC Radio 4
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—15/04/2022
  Spiritual reflection to start the day with Rev Neil Gardner of Canongate Kirk, Edinburgh
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—Farming with no farm
  Anna Hill finds out how a Suffolk couple are managing to farm, without a farm.
9. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Great Tit
  David Attenborough presents the great tit.

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