BBC Radio 4 LW Schedule Thursday 28 April 2022

LW Schedule

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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—28/04/2022
  The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Nothing But The Truth by the Secret Barrister—Episode 3
  3/5An anonymous account of life at the Bar and the crisis in the British justice system.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—28/04/2022
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—28/04/2022
  A selection of BBC World Service news and current affairs, arts and science programmes.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—28/04/2022
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—28/04/2022
  The latest news from BBC Radio 4
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—28/04/2022
  A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Harry Baker.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—28/04/22 - Global vegetable oil shortages, Wildlife Trusts strategy and drought in Scotland
  A global shortage of vegetable oil is leading to soaring oilseed rape prices here.
9. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Song Thrush
  David Attenborough presents the song thrush.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Today—28/04/2022
  News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
2. 08:31
  Yesterday in Parliament—28/04/2022
  News from Westminster with Susan Hulme.
3. 09:00
  In Our Time—Early Christian Martyrdom
  Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Eusebius of Caesarea and his stories of Christian martyrs.
4. 09:45
  Daily Service—28/04/2022 The earth is the Lord’s – My neighbour
  Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music led by Canon Steve Williams
5. 10:00
  Woman's Hour—Julia Bradbury, Porn in Parliament, Female Life of Pi
  Julia Bradbury joins Emma to discuss her documentary Breast Cancer and Me.
6. 11:00
  Crossing Continents—The Accordion Wars of Lesotho
  Why has accordion music led to the killing of so many in the mountain kingdom of Lesotho?
7. 11:30
  What's Left of Kerouac?
  Looking for Jack Kerouac in his hometown on his 100th birthday.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  Shipping Forecast—28/04/2022
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
2. 12:04
  You and Yours—Gap Finders - Greg Jackson
  How the founder and CEO of Octopus Energy, Greg Jackson, found a gap in the market.
3. 12:32
  Sliced Bread—Air Source Heat Pumps
  Can every home have an air source heat pump? Or is that claim a load of hot air?
4. 12:57
  Weather—28/04/2022
  The latest weather forecast
5. 13:00
  World at One—28/04/2022
  Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment, with Sarah Montague.
6. 13:45
  The Bear Next Door—Latvia
  Essays from leading cultural figures on the front line of Russia's border with Europe.
7. 14:00
  The Archers—27/04/2022
  There’s a difficult question for Susan.
8. 14:15
  McLevy—McLevy in the New World: Series 1, 2. A Stirring in the Blood
  2/2Adrift in San Francisco, Jean and McLevy are thrown closer together.
9. 15:00
  Open Country—Bath Workhouse Burial Ground
  We visit a field in Bath, once used as the burial ground for a 19th-century workhouse.
10. 15:27
  Radio 4 Appeal—Hope and Homes for Children
  KT Tunstall presents the BBC Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Hope and Homes for Children
11. 15:30
  Open Book—Julian Barnes; How Words Get Good; Bangkok Postcard
  Julian Barnes talks to Elizabeth Day about his new novel Elizabeth Finch.
12. 16:00
  X Man: The Elon Musk Origin Story—2. Dimension X
  How did Musk’s childhood shape the ideas of ‘Muskism’?
13. 16:30
  BBC Inside Science—The Ebb and Flow of the Tidal Power Revolution
  What do we know about the mysterious cases of hepatitis in children?
14. 17:00
  PM—28/04/2022
  Afternoon news and current affairs programme
15. 17:54
  Shipping Forecast—28/04/2022
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—28/04/2022 A British man believed to have been fighting for Ukrainian forces has been killed
  A British man believed to have been fighting for Ukrainian forces has been killed
2. 18:30
  Paul Sinha's Perfect Pub Quiz—Series 1, Round two: The World
  2/4Paul Sinha and his live audience compile the questions for a perfect pub quiz.
3. 19:00
  The Archers—28/04/2022
  Jazzer makes a big gesture
4. 19:15
  Front Row—The Corn is Green play and Walter Sickert exhibition reviewed, Cherylee Houston
  Play The Corn is Green and Walter Sickert exhibition review, BAFTA winner Cherylee Houston
5. 20:00
  The Briefing Room—What's the impact of the Shanghai lockdown?
  What will the social and economic costs be of China's full-scale lockdown of Shanghai?
6. 20:30
  Life Changing—Face value
  A trip to the pub changes Jill’s life and face - she has had to rebuild both.
7. 21:00
  BBC Inside Science—The Ebb and Flow of the Tidal Power Revolution
  What do we know about the mysterious cases of hepatitis in children?
8. 21:30
  In Our Time—Early Christian Martyrdom
  Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Eusebius of Caesarea and his stories of Christian martyrs.
9. 22:00
  The World Tonight—United Nations boss visits Ukraine
  Antonio Guterres says war is an "absurdity"
10. 22:45
  These Days by Lucy Caldwell—9. Secrets and Goodbyes
  9/10Doreen finally confides her secret to Audrey and Florence says goodbye to an old friend.
11. 23:00
  The Likely Dads—Series 2, Labels and Names
  4/6Tim Vincent hosts the comedy panel show about the funny side of fatherhood.
12. 23:30
  Today in Parliament—28/04/2022
  All the news from today's sitting at Westminster.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—29/04/2022
  The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Nothing But The Truth by the Secret Barrister—Episode 4
  4/5An anonymous account of life at the Bar and the crisis in the British justice system.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—29/04/2022
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—29/04/2022
  A selection of BBC World Service news and current affairs, arts and science programmes.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—29/04/2022
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—29/04/2022
  The latest news from BBC Radio 4
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—29/04/2022
  A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Harry Baker.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—29/04/22 - import checks, biosolids and George Eustice on agroforestry and American animal welfare
  The government announces a delay to import checks on goods from the EU coming to the UK.
9. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Laura Howard on the Swift
  Laura Howard describes how learning about nature turned the countryside into a fascination

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