BBC Radio 4 LW Schedule Monday 18 April 2022

LW Schedule

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Evening
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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—18/04/2022
  The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:15
  Thinking Allowed—Strongmen
  Strongmen: what accounts for the global rise of authoritarian leaders?
3. 00:45
  Bells on Sunday—Canterbury Cathedral
  Bells on Sunday comes this Easter from Canterbury Cathedra
4. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—18/04/2022
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
5. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—18/04/2022
  A selection of BBC World Service news and current affairs, arts and science programmes.
6. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—18/04/2022
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
7. 05:30
  News Briefing—18/04/2022
  The latest news from BBC Radio 4
8. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—18/04/2022
  A reflection and prayer to start the day with Father Martin Magill
9. 05:45
  Farming Today—The Fife farm building a local food network
  Nancy Nicolson visits the Fife farm helping to build a local food network.
10. 05:56
  Weather—18/04/2022
  The latest weather forecast for farmers.
11. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Gary Moore on the Skylark
  While paying tribute at the Somme battlefields, sound recordist Gary Moore hears a skylark
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Today—18/04/2022
  News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
2. 09:00
  Start the Week—NoViolet Bulawayo on Glory
  Adam Rutherford with NoViolet Bulawayo, Dipo Faloyin and Julia Gallagher
3. 09:45
  Daily Service—18/04/2022 New Beginnings - A new life
  Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music led by Claire Campbell Smith.
4. 10:00
  Woman's Hour—The Female Con Artist
  From Inventing Anna to The Dropout, why are female con artists enjoying a cultural moment?
5. 11:00
  The Untold—The Rescue
  Sue Mitchell follows as 35 orphans are rescued in Ukraine and settled into a safer place.
6. 11:30
  The Tim Vine Chat Show—Easter Special 2022
  Tim Vine tells some jokes and chats to the Great British Public
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  Shipping Forecast—18/04/2022
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
2. 12:04
  You and Yours—Global food prices; Cakeage; Social internet tariffs
  Global food prices; cakeage; social internet tariffs.
3. 12:57
  Weather—18/04/2022
  The latest weather forecast
4. 13:00
  World at One—18/04/2022
  Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment, with Jonny Dymnond
5. 13:45
  The Museums That Make Us—The National Museum of Scotland
  Neil MacGregor tours Britain's museums to explore how the past tells us who we want to be.
6. 14:00
  The Archers—17/04/2022
  The identity of the mysterious Easter bunny is revealed.
7. 14:15
  Drama on 4—The Tenderness of Boys
  Playfully surreal drama about the bond between mothers and sons by Oliver Emanuel.
8. 15:00
  Round Britain Quiz—Programme 4, 2022
  Kirsty Lang hosts radio's most fiendish quiz
9. 15:30
  The Food Programme—An Easter Special
  Dan Saladino hears from cooks in Palermo, Marseille and Kyiv about Easter food traditions.
10. 16:00
  Invisible Man: A Parable for Our Times?
  Four notable black artists explore Ralph Ellison's impassioned first novel Invisible Man.
11. 16:30
  Beyond Belief—Resurrection
  What resonance does the essential story of Christian hope and salvation have today?
12. 17:00
  PM—18/04/2022
  Afternoon news and current affairs programme
13. 17:54
  Shipping Forecast—18/04/2022
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—18/04/2022 Russia expands its air-strikes across Ukraine
  Russia further expands its air-strikes across Ukraine.
2. 18:30
  The Unbelievable Truth—Series 28, Episode 3
  3/6Comedians try to smuggle truths past their opponents in David Mitchell's panel game.
3. 19:00
  The Archers—18/04/2022
  Ruairi finds himself in too deep.
4. 19:15
  Front Row—Abdulrazak Gurnah and the Big Jubilee Read from the Library of Birmingham
  Nobel Laureate Abdulrazak Gurnah on his novel Paradise, a Big Jubilee Read.
5. 20:00
  Missing Mother
  How does losing a mother as a little girl affect the women they become?
6. 20:30
  Crossing Continents—Russia's Unwelcome New Exiles
  How are the thousands of Russians who’ve now fled their country being received in Georgia?
7. 21:00
  Three Pounds in My Pocket—Series 5, Episode 2
  2/3British South Asians and the noughties: too British or not British enough?
8. 21:30
  Start the Week—NoViolet Bulawayo on Glory
  Adam Rutherford with NoViolet Bulawayo, Dipo Faloyin and Julia Gallagher
9. 22:00
  The World Tonight—The second phase of Ukraine war begins
  Zelensky says Russian forces have begun new offensive in the Donbas
10. 22:45
  These Days by Lucy Caldwell—1. The Blitz Begins
  1/101941: the Belfast Blitz begins.
11. 23:00
  Word of Mouth—3 Ways to Speak English
  Dr Jamila Lyiscott describes to Michael Rosen the 3 ways in which she speaks English.
12. 23:30
  Women in Stitches: The Making of the Bayeux Tapestry
  Who stitched the Bayeux Tapestry? Abigail Youngman looks for clues in the margins.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—19/04/2022
  The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Preventable by Devi Sridhar—Episode 1
  1/5A gripping insider's view of the pandemic with vital analysis of how to stop the next one.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—19/04/2022
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—19/04/2022
  A selection of BBC World Service news and current affairs, arts and science programmes.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—19/04/2022
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—19/04/2022
  The latest news from BBC Radio 4
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—19/04/2022
  A reflection and prayer to start the day with Father Martin Magill
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—19/4/22 - Pig industry, glasshouses, SFI payments and farm diversification
  With pig prices up and the backlog easing, is the pig industry starting to recover?
9. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Stephen Moss on the Coot
  Writer and wildlife programme-maker Stephen Moss recalls his first encounter with a coot.

Tuesday 19 April 2022