BBC Radio 4 LW Schedule Wednesday 11 May 2022

LW Schedule

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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—11/05/2022
  The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Good Pop Bad Pop by Jarvis Cocker—2. Meningitis
  2/5A small plastic astronaut toy prompts Jarvis to recall that at age six he had meningitis.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—11/05/2022
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—11/05/2022
  A selection of BBC World Service news and current affairs, arts and science programmes.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—11/05/2022
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—11/05/2022
  The latest news from BBC Radio 4
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—11/05/2022
  Spiritual reflection to start the day with writer and broadcaster Anna Magnusson.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—11/05/2022 – free range eggs, the interim EFRA chair, Horseshoe bats and asparagus
  Free range egg producers call on retailers to resolve the cost of production crisis.
9. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Cyrus Todiwala on the Ring-Necked Parakeet
  London restaurant owner Cyrus Todiwala on the ring-necked parakeet for Tweet of the Day.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Today—11/05/2022
  News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
2. 08:31
  Yesterday in Parliament—11/05/2022
  The State Opening of Parliament
3. 09:00
  Life Changing—A letter from Mum
  An unexpected letter to work is about to set Steve on a very important and personal search
4. 09:30
  Just One Thing - with Michael Mosley—Take a Nap
  How an afternoon siesta could help your blood pressure, productivity and memory.
5. 09:45
  Daily Service—11/05/2022 I believe – God from God
  Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music led by Anna Putt.
6. 10:00
  Woman's Hour—Jules Montague on diagnosis, Abortion in the US, A scratch and sniff T-shirt, Disabled children in Ukraine
  Former consultant neurologist Jules Montague joins us to discuss her new book on diagnosis
7. 11:00
  Time Flies
  Time flies inside the world's largest collection of antique cuckoo clocks.
8. 11:30
  Lady Killers with Lucy Worsley—Series 1, 3. Lizzie Borden
  How a young lady was immortalised as an axe murderer in 19th century New England.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  Shipping Forecast—11/05/2022
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
2. 12:04
  You and Yours—Pension problems, Landlords forced to rent shops, record store bags
  Pension problems, landlords forced to rent shops, record store bags.
3. 12:57
  Weather—11/05/2022
  The latest weather forecast
4. 13:00
  World at One—11/05/2022
  Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment, with Sarah Montague.
5. 13:45
  What Really Happened in the Nineties?—8. Race Relations
  Why Britannia wasn't cool for everybody in the 90s.
6. 14:00
  The Archers—10/05/2022
  Jazzer hatches a plan.
7. 14:15
  Brief Lives—Series 12, Episode 2
  2/2Brief Lives signs off after 15 years. Starring David Schofield and Kathryn Hunt.
8. 15:00
  Money Box—Working with Long Covid
  Seb Choudhury chats to a panel of experts about working, and not working, with Long Covid.
9. 15:30
  All in the Mind—Treating refugee mental health; Improving personal growth; Dreamachine
  Treating refugee mental health, improving personal growth, and Dreamachine.
10. 16:00
  Thinking Allowed—Workplace Misbehaviour
  Workplace misbehaviour: how has it changed over the years?
11. 16:30
  The Media Show—What next for Channel 4?
  Extended interview with Alex Mahon, Channel 4 CEO.
12. 17:00
  PM—11/05/2022
  Afternoon news and current affairs programme
13. 17:54
  Shipping Forecast—11/05/2022
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—11/05/2022 PM Threatens to Override Northern Ireland Protocol
  Boris Johnson has threatened to override elements of the Northern Ireland Protocol.
2. 18:30
  The Confessional—Series 1, The Confession of Lucy Porter
  8/10Comic Lucy Porter confesses romantic disasters and an untold secret to Stephen Mangan,
3. 19:00
  The Archers—11/05/2022
  Shula finds herself in an unexpected situation.
4. 19:15
  Front Row—The directors of Everything Everywhere All At Once
  Everything Everywhere All At Once, Camille O'Sullivan, and do artists need to 'make' art?
5. 20:00
  Generation Change—From Reclaim the Streets to the Sarah Everard Vigil
  Campaigners young and old reflect on why and how they sought to change the world.
6. 20:45
  Just One Thing - with Michael Mosley—Take a Nap
  How an afternoon siesta could help your blood pressure, productivity and memory.
7. 21:00
  Costing the Earth—How Green Is My Money?
  Have you ever wondered what the money in your bank account is doing? It's not inert.
8. 21:30
  The Media Show—What next for Channel 4?
  Extended interview with Alex Mahon, Channel 4 CEO.
9. 22:00
  The World Tonight—Cost of living: Tory MP under pressure to apologise
  Lee Anderson suggests people use food banks because they can’t cook or budget properly
10. 22:45
  Bridget Jones's Diary by Helen Fielding—Episode Eight
  8/10Sally Phillips reads Helen Fielding's iconic 1996 novel of single thirty-something life.
11. 23:00
  Little Lifetimes by Jenny Eclair—Series 7, Betty Does Bespoke
  6/6Jenny Eclair's comic monologue starring Tracie Bennett as a widow looking for friendship.
12. 23:15
  The Skewer—Series 6, Episode 6
  6/8Jon Holmes remixes the news. This week, Doctor Who vs The Racists, and Ambient Spaghetti.
13. 23:30
  Today in Parliament—11/05/2022
  All the news from today's sitting at Westminster.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—12/05/2022
  The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Good Pop Bad Pop by Jarvis Cocker—3. School
  3/5Pulp rehearse in Jarvis’s grandparents’ front room before their first concert.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—12/05/2022
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—12/05/2022
  A selection of BBC World Service news and current affairs, arts and science programmes.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—12/05/2022
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—12/05/2022
  The latest news from BBC Radio 4
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—12/05/2022
  Spiritual reflection to start the day with writer and broadcaster Anna Magnusson.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—12/05/22 - seasonal worker exploitation, environmental watchdog report, fish foodbank and Balmoral show
  The exploitation of seasonal workers on UK farms.
9. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Reed Warbler
  Miranda Krestovnikoff presents the story and sound of the reed warbler.

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