BBC Radio 4 LW Schedule Saturday 7 May 2022

LW Schedule

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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—07/05/2022
  The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  The Cure for Good Intentions by Sophie Harrison—Pain
  5/5Sophie Harrison discusses the significance and management of pain.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—07/05/2022
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—07/05/2022
  A selection of BBC World Service news and current affairs, arts and science programmes.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—07/05/2022
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—07/05/2022
  The latest news from BBC Radio 4
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—07/05/2022
  Spiritual reflection to start the day with writer and broadcaster Anna Magnusson.
8. 05:45
  Just One Thing - with Michael Mosley—Eccentric Exercise
  How to use this simple exercise trick to benefit your heart, strength and bone health.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  News and Papers—07/05/2022
  The latest news headlines. Including the weather and a look at the papers.
2. 06:07
  Ramblings—Oliver Jeffers in Outer Space
  Much-loved children's author Oliver Jeffers rambles with Clare in Derry-Londonderry.
3. 06:30
  Farming Today—07/05/2022 EFRA committee, Farm security, Agricultural machinery show LAMMA
  What next for EFRA after resignation of its chair Neil Parish? Farm machinery show LAMMA.
4. 06:57
  Weather—07/05/2022
  The latest weather reports and forecast
5. 07:00
  Today—07/05/2022
  Including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
6. 09:00
  Saturday Live—Kate Nash
  Author Emma Kennedy, former agony uncle Matt Whyman, The Feeling's Dan Gillespie Sells.
7. 10:30
  The Kitchen Cabinet—Series 36, Brockenhurst
  Jay Rayner hosts a culinary panel show packed full of tasty titbits.
8. 11:00
  The Week in Westminster—07/05/2022
  Anne McElvoy and guests review the political week.
9. 11:30
  From Our Own Correspondent—The Story of a Russian War Crime
  How one woman in Bucha saw her husband murdered, her home and her life destroyed.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  Shipping Forecast—07/05/2022
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
2. 12:04
  Money Box—How to apply for help paying your energy bills
  What help is there for the estimated 6.5 million households living in fuel poverty?
3. 12:30
  The News Quiz—Series 108, Episode 3
  3/8Andy Zaltzman quizzes the week's news.
4. 12:57
  Weather—07/05/2022
  The latest weather forecast
5. 13:00
  News and Weather—07/05/2022
  The latest national and international news and weather reports from BBC Radio 4
6. 13:10
  Any Questions?—Bim Afolami MP, Dame Margaret Beckett MP, Helen Morgan MP, Matthew Parris
  Chris Mason presents political debate and discussion from Highfields School in Matlock.
7. 14:00
  Any Answers?—07/05/2022
  Have your say on the issues discussed on Any Questions?
8. 14:45
  39 Ways to Save the Planet—Ocean Farmers
  Meet the Newfoundland fisherman with a tasty plan to cut the carbon.
9. 15:00
  Drama on 4—Pride and Protest
  New drama from award winning playwright Kaite O’ Reilly.
10. 16:00
  Woman's Hour—Weekend Woman's Hour: Peggy Seeger, Exam Stress, Candice Carty-Williams
  Author Candice Carty-Williams on the complex nature of families.
11. 17:00
  PM—07/05/2022
  Full coverage of the day's news
12. 17:30
  Sliced Bread—Running Shoes
  Is it worth paying more for a pair? Will they make you run faster?
13. 17:54
  Shipping Forecast—07/05/2022
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
14. 17:57
  Weather—07/05/2022
  The latest weather reports and forecast
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—07/05/2022 Sinn Féin set to take the most seats in Stormont
  Sinn Féin is set to take the most seats in the Stormont Assembly for the first time
2. 18:15
  Loose Ends—Steven Moffat, Janey Godley, Ye Vagabonds, Paul Brady, Arthur Smith, Clive Anderson
  Clive Anderson and guests with an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy.
3. 19:00
  Profile—Bongbong Marcos
  Philippine presidential frontrunner Ferdinand Marcos Jr, son of the late dictator.
4. 19:15
  This Cultural Life—Penelope Lively
  Author Penelope Lively discusses her formative creative influences and experiences.
5. 20:00
  Archive on 4—We're All Living in OK Computer Now...
  An examination of the prophetic qualities of Radiohead's OK Computer, 25 years on.
6. 21:00
  GF Newman's The Corrupted—Series 2, Episode 6
  6/10The second series of the criminal family saga, from 1961-70, based on GF Newman's novel.
7. 21:45
  The Skewer—Series 6, Episode 5
  5/8Jon Holmes remixes the news with The Skewer. This week, mostly Tractor Porn, tbh.
8. 22:00
  News—07/05/2022
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4
9. 22:15
  Generation Change—From Black Power to Black Lives Matter
  Campaigners young and old reflect on why and how they sought to change the world.
10. 23:00
  Round Britain Quiz—Programme 6, 2022
  Radio's most fiendish quiz, with cryptic questions on unpredictable fields of knowledge
11. 23:30
  Just William… and Richmal
  A centenary celebration of Richmal Crompton’s Just William books.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—08/05/2022
  The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:15
  Witness History—The Crate Escape
  In the summer of 1984 a Nigerian exile living in London was kidnapped in a crate.
3. 00:30
  Short Works—Apologia: a lone astronaut, on watching the world end by Jessie Greengrass
  A haunting meditation on loneliness and loss from the depths of space.
4. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—08/05/2022
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
5. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—08/05/2022
  A selection of BBC World Service news and current affairs, arts and science programmes.
6. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—08/05/2022
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
7. 05:30
  News Briefing—08/05/2022
  The latest news from BBC Radio 4
8. 05:43
  Bells on Sunday—The Church of the Holy Cross Daventry in Northamptonshire
  Bells on Sunday comes from the church of the Holy Cross Daventry in Northamptonshire.
9. 05:45
  Profile—Bongbong Marcos
  Philippine presidential frontrunner Ferdinand Marcos Jr, son of the late dictator.

Sunday 8 May 2022