BBC Radio 4 LW Schedule Friday 13 May 2022

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Early
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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Morning
1. 06:00
  Today—13/05/2022
  News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
2. 08:31
  Yesterday in Parliament—13/05/2022
  Top stories from Thursday at Westminster and at Holyrood.
3. 09:00
  Desert Island Discs—Fiona Hill, foreign affairs specialist
  Fiona Hill, foreign affairs expert, shares the soundtrack of her life with Lauren Laverne.
4. 09:45
  Daily Service—13/05/2022 I Believe... Life Everlasting
  Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music led by Canon Edwin Counsell.
5. 10:00
  Woman's Hour—Alice Urbach, Your children's friends, Katrina and The Waves
  Alice Urbach wrote Cooking the Viennese Way!, but her name was removed. Why?
6. 11:00
  Sketches: Stories of Art and People—Tides
  Anna Freeman presents a showcase of stories about the meaning of art in people's lives.
7. 11:30
  Believe It!—Series 6, Journey Home
  1/4Richard Wilson persuades David Tennant to drive him back to his home town of Greenock.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  Shipping Forecast—13/05/2022
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
2. 12:04
  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.
3. 12:57
  Weather—13/05/2022
  The latest weather forecast
4. 13:00
  World at One—13/05/2022
  Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment, with Jonny Dymond.
5. 13:45
  What Really Happened in the Nineties?—10. No Frills Air Travel
  Robert Carlyle takes us back to moments we missed in the 90s that shaped the world today.
6. 14:00
  The Archers—12/05/2022
  Fallon puts her foot in it.
7. 14:15
  Lusus—2. Kappa
  The tale of eco-worried parents, a curious toddler and a fatberg in the sewer below.
8. 14:45
  Living with the Gods—Living with the Dead
  Neil MacGregor's series continues with a focus on our relationship with the dead.
9. 15:00
  Gardeners' Question Time—Shropshire
  Kathy Clugston and the panel are in Shropshire.
10. 15:45
  Short Works—Are We Dancers
  A mysterious noise forces two disparate neighbours together. Written by Abby Oliveira.
11. 16:00
  Last Word—Kathy Boudin, Dennis Waterman (pictured), Sidney Altman, Régine Zylberberg
  Matthew Bannister on an activist, an actor, a biologist, a night club owner.
12. 16:30
  Feedback—13/05/2022
  Radio 4's forum for comments, queries, criticisms and congratulations
13. 17:00
  PM—13/05/2022
  Afternoon news and current affairs programme
14. 17:54
  Shipping Forecast—13/05/2022
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—13/05/2022 Boris Johnson is to visit Northern Ireland, with the power sharing executive in paralysis over trade controls.
  The DUP brings the Stormont Assembly to a halt.
2. 18:30
  The News Quiz—Series 108, Episode 4
  4/8Andy Zaltzman quizzes the week's news.
3. 19:00
  Past Forward: A Century of Sound—Dinner Is Served
  Greg Jenner dives into the BBC archive to explore the changes between then and now.
4. 19:15
  Screenshot—Doris Day
  Ellen and Mark celebrate the Hollywood legend in what would have been her centenary year.
5. 20:00
  Any Questions?—Catrina Davies, Jim McMahon MP, Selaine Saxby MP, John Stevens
  Chris Mason presents political debate and discussion from Cornwall College in Camborne.
6. 20:50
  A Point of View—The War with Words
  Bernardine Evaristo on news that Girl, Woman, Other may be banned in some US schools.
7. 21:00
  What Really Happened in the Nineties?—Omnibus 2
  Robert Carlyle takes us back to moments we missed in the '90s that shaped the world today.
8. 22:00
  The World Tonight—EU promises another 500m euros in military support for Ukraine
  Turkey suggests it may block NATO accession of both Finland and Sweden
9. 22:45
  Bridget Jones's Diary by Helen Fielding—Episode Ten
  10/10Sally Phillips reads Helen Fielding's iconic 1996 novel of single thirty-something life.
10. 23:00
  Great Lives—Mr Manchester Tony Wilson nominated by Terry Christian
  Terry Christian from The Word on Tony Wilson of Factory Records and The Hacienda.
11. 23:30
  Today in Parliament—13/05/2022
  Mark D'Arcy canvasses opinion on the measures contained in the Queenless Queen's Speech.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—14/05/2022
  The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Good Pop Bad Pop by Jarvis Cocker—5. Struggle
  5/5Jarvis is living in an empty factory as he struggles to make a success of the band.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—14/05/2022
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—14/05/2022
  A selection of BBC World Service news and current affairs, arts and science programmes.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—14/05/2022
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—14/05/2022
  The latest news from BBC Radio 4
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—14/05/2022
  A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Dr Steve Taylor.
8. 05:45
  Just One Thing - with Michael Mosley—Take a Nap
  How an afternoon siesta could help your blood pressure, productivity and memory.

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