BBC Radio 4 LW Schedule Thursday 12 May 2022

LW Schedule

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Early
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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Morning
1. 06:00
  Today—12/05/2022
  News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
2. 08:31
  Yesterday in Parliament—12/05/2022
  News, views and features on yesterday's stories in Parliament
3. 09:00
  In Our Time—Tang Era Poetry
  Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Li Bai and Du Fu from the Golden Age of Chinese Poetry.
4. 09:45
  Daily Service—12/05/2022 I believe – Forgiveness of Sins
  Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music led by the Rev Michaela Youngson.
5. 10:00
  Woman's Hour—Michelle Kholos Brooks, Monica McWilliams, Mandy Garner, Cecilia Floren, Sophie Willan
  The women who tasted Adolf Hitler’s food.
6. 11:00
  Crossing Continents—Cambodia: Returning the Gods
  The Cambodian government is demanding the return of its gods - stolen statues.
7. 11:30
  A Life in Miniatures
  Max Porter explores why model villages hold such fascination and inspiration for him.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  Shipping Forecast—12/05/2022
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
2. 12:04
  You and Yours—Gap Finders - A special investigation: Courier Fraud
  A special investigation into courier fraud.
3. 12:32
  Sliced Bread—Personalised Vitamin Plans
  Are personalised vitamins a health win or just a bitter pill to swallow?
4. 12:57
  Weather—12/05/2022
  The latest weather forecast
5. 13:00
  World at One—12/05/2022
  Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment, with Sarah Montague.
6. 13:45
  What Really Happened in the Nineties?—9. The Iraq War
  Robert Carlyle takes us back to moments we missed in the 90s that shaped the world today.
7. 14:00
  The Archers—11/05/2022
  Shula finds herself in an unexpected situation.
8. 14:15
  Our Friends in the North—Episode 6: 1979
  6/10Peter Flannery's adaptation of his highly acclaimed TV series for BBC Radio 4.
9. 15:00
  Ramblings—Mousehole to Lamorna with Jane Johnson and Abdel Bakrim
  Clare walks in Cornwall and hears about Jane and Abdel's unusual meeting.
10. 15:27
  Radio 4 Appeal—Safe Passage
  Film-maker Hassan Akkad presents the BBC Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Safe Passage.
11. 15:30
  Open Book—About A Son; Book Banning; The Water Statues
  David Whitehouse on his creative non-fiction work About a Son.
12. 16:00
  X Man: The Elon Musk Origin Story—4. Iron Man
  How Silicon Valley capitalism is as much about storytelling as the bottom line.
13. 16:30
  BBC Inside Science—Running Rings Around Matter
  A remarkable image of the supermassive black hole at the middle of the Milky Way.
14. 17:00
  PM—12/05/2022
  Afternoon news and current affairs programme
15. 17:54
  Shipping Forecast—12/05/2022
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—12/05/2022 The number of fines for breaking covid rules in Downing Street and Whitehall has now topped a-hundred.
  Police issue dozens more 'Partygate' fines for breaching Covid restrictions
2. 18:30
  Paul Sinha's Perfect Pub Quiz—Series 1, Round four: Everything
  4/4Paul Sinha and his live audience compile the questions for a perfect pub quiz.
3. 19:00
  The Archers—12/05/2022
  Fallon puts her foot in it.
4. 19:15
  Front Row—Oklahoma! on stage and Conversations with Friends on TV reviewed; The Bob Dylan Centre; The Florence Nightingale Museum reopens
  A review of Daniel Fish's production of Oklahoma! as it opens at the Young Vic in London.
5. 20:00
  The Briefing Room—What impact will the Northern Ireland election have?
  What will Sinn Fein's victory mean for Stormont politics, the protocol and the union?
6. 20:30
  Life Changing—A letter from Mum
  An unexpected letter to work is about to set Steve on a very important and personal search
7. 21:00
  BBC Inside Science—Running Rings Around Matter
  A remarkable image of the supermassive black hole at the middle of the Milky Way.
8. 21:30
  In Our Time—Tang Era Poetry
  Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Li Bai and Du Fu from the Golden Age of Chinese Poetry.
9. 22:00
  The World Tonight—Finnish President and PM say country should join NATO
  Moscow says move is a direct threat to Russia
10. 22:45
  Bridget Jones's Diary by Helen Fielding—Episode Nine
  9/10Sally Phillips reads Helen Fielding's iconic 1996 novel of single thirty-something life.
11. 23:00
  The Likely Dads—Series 2, Bonding
  6/6Tim Vincent hosts the comedy panel show about the funny side of fatherhood.
12. 23:30
  Today in Parliament—12/05/2022
  All the news from Westminster with Susan Hulme.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—13/05/2022
  The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Good Pop Bad Pop by Jarvis Cocker—4. Records
  4/5The John Peel roadshow comes to town, and Jarvis waits til the end.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—13/05/2022
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—13/05/2022
  A selection of BBC World Service news and current affairs, arts and science programmes.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—13/05/2022
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—13/05/2022
  The latest news from BBC Radio 4
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—13/05/2022
  Spiritual reflection to start the day with writer and broadcaster Anna Magnusson.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—13/05/22 Tree disease lab, New green tech hub for growers, The hungry gap
  New lab to fight tree disease. Big research hub opens in Kent. The hungry gap.
9. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Melissa Harrison on the Starling
  Nature writer Melissa Harrison muses on the amusing mimicking sounds starlings can perform

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