BBC Radio 4 LW Schedule Sunday 15 May 2022

LW Schedule

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Evening
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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—15/05/2022
  The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:15
  Witness History—The Soviet Gulag
  Hear one man's story of life in a Soviet labour camp during Stalin's rule.
3. 00:30
  Short Works—Are We Dancers
  A mysterious noise forces two disparate neighbours together. Written by Abby Oliveira.
4. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—15/05/2022
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
5. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—15/05/2022
  A selection of BBC World Service news and current affairs, arts and science programmes.
6. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—15/05/2022
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
7. 05:30
  News Briefing—15/05/2022
  The latest news from BBC Radio 4
8. 05:43
  Bells on Sunday—The Swan Bell Tower in Perth in Western Australia.
  Bells on Sunday comes from the Swan Bell Tower in Perth in Western Australia.
9. 05:45
  Profile—Michelle O'Neill
  Northern Ireland’s first minister designate, Sinn Féin’s Michelle O‘Neill
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Morning
1. 06:00
  News Summary—15/05/2022
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4
2. 06:05
  Something Understood—Living and Learning
  Mark Tully discovers the benefits of education later in life for students and for society.
3. 06:35
  On Your Farm—By Hand or by Horse
  Anna Louise Claydon explores a smallholding in Suffolk.
4. 06:57
  Weather—15/05/2022
  The latest weather reports and forecast
5. 07:00
  News and Papers—15/05/2022
  The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers.
6. 07:10
  Sunday—The arrest of Hong Kong Cardinal Joseph Zen; The history of black nuns; A Russian Quaker
  Edward Stourton examines the ethical and religious issues of the week.
7. 07:54
  Radio 4 Appeal—Chance to Shine
  Cricket commentator Mark Nicholas makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Chance to Shine.
8. 07:57
  Weather—15/05/2022
  The latest weather reports and forecast
9. 08:00
  News and Papers—15/05/2022
  The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers.
10. 08:10
  Sunday Worship—Celebrate the City
  A service live from Newcastle Cathedral which celebrates the concept of a city.
11. 08:48
  A Point of View—The War with Words
  Bernardine Evaristo on news that Girl, Woman, Other may be banned in some US schools.
12. 08:58
  Tweet of the Day—Tara Robinson on the Treecreeper
  Theatre director Tara Robinson recalls seeing a treecreeper.
13. 09:00
  Broadcasting House—15/05/2022
  The Sunday morning news magazine programme. Presented by Paddy O'Connell
14. 10:00
  The Archers Omnibus—15/05/2022
  Jill has a brainwave and Tracy faces another barrier.
15. 11:00
  Desert Island Discs—Bradley Walsh, presenter and actor
  Bradley Walsh, presenter and actor, shares the soundtrack of his life with Lauren Laverne.
16. 11:45
  Living with the Gods—Living with the Dead
  Neil MacGregor's series continues with a focus on our relationship with the dead.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  Shipping Forecast—15/05/2022
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
2. 12:04
  The Unbelievable Truth—Series 28, Episode 6
  6/6Comedians try to smuggle truths past their opponents in David Mitchell's panel game.
3. 12:32
  The Food Programme—Madhur Jaffrey: A Legacy
  Sheila Dillon hears how Madhur 'paved the way' in food for women of Indian heritage.
4. 12:57
  Weather—15/05/2022
  The latest weather forecast
5. 13:00
  The World This Weekend—15/05/2022
  Radio 4's look at the week's big stories from both home and around the world
6. 13:30
  The Listening Project—Walking the Tightrope
  Life and laughs on the comedy circuit, and raising young men to respect young women.
7. 14:00
  Gardeners' Question Time—Shropshire
  Kathy Clugston and the panel are in Shropshire.
8. 14:45
  1922: The Birth of Now—Pirandello's Henry IV and the Idea of Truth
  Luigi Pirandello's 1922 play Henry IV and the idea that truth can be what we say it is.
9. 15:00
  The Reckoning—2. Secret Servants
  2/3True crime. Charles Nicholl investigates the death of playwright Christopher Marlowe.
10. 16:00
  Open Book—Neurodiversity
  Johny Pitts and guests discuss neurodiversity in contemporary fiction.
11. 16:30
  Poetry Please—Hannah Hodgson
  Hannah Hodgson selects poems that sing, including work reflecting on disability.
12. 17:00
  File on 4 Investigates—Locking Up the Sick
  Nearly half of seriously mentally ill prisoners denied the hospital treatment they need.
13. 17:40
  Profile—Michelle O'Neill
  Northern Ireland’s first minister designate, Sinn Féin’s Michelle O‘Neill
14. 17:54
  Shipping Forecast—15/05/2022
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
15. 17:57
  Weather—15/05/2022
  The latest weather reports and forecast
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—15/05/2022 Finland and Sweden confirm plans to join NATO
  The move by both countries is in response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
2. 18:15
  Pick of the Week—Otegha Uwagba
  The best of BBC Radio this week, chosen by Otegha Uwagba.
3. 19:00
  The Archers—15/05/2022
  Has Pip found a perfect solution?
4. 19:15
  Stand-Up Specials—Lovecraft (Not the Sex Shop in Cardiff)
  A comedy-science-music-show about the neuroscience of love and loneliness.
5. 19:45
  How One Becomes Lonely—Episode 2
  2/5As Archie casts his mind back to great love Nadine, his friends grow concerned.
6. 20:00
  Feedback—13/05/2022
  Radio 4's forum for comments, queries, criticisms and congratulations
7. 20:30
  Last Word—Kathy Boudin, Dennis Waterman (pictured), Sidney Altman, Régine Zylberberg
  Matthew Bannister on an activist, an actor, a biologist, a night club owner.
8. 21:00
  Money Box—The people using pawnbrokers to pay for food and fuel
  New report suggests people on low incomes are pawning goods to pay for food and fuel.
9. 21:25
  Radio 4 Appeal—Chance to Shine
  Cricket commentator Mark Nicholas makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Chance to Shine.
10. 21:30
  The Digital Human—Series 22, Troll
  Aleks Krotoski asks why only the malicious breed of troll seems to thrive online.
11. 22:00
  Westminster Hour—15/05/2022
  Radio 4's Sunday night political discussion programme.
12. 23:00
  Loose Ends—Stephen K Amos, Joe Alwyn, Claire Goose, Bonnie Wright, Peter Doherty & Frédéric Lo, Charlie Austen, Sara Cox, Anneka Rice
  Anneka Rice and guests with an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy.
13. 23:30
  Something Understood—Living and Learning
  Mark Tully discovers the benefits of education later in life for students and for society.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—16/05/2022
  The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:15
  Thinking Allowed—Workplace Misbehaviour
  Workplace misbehaviour: how has it changed over the years?
3. 00:45
  Bells on Sunday—The Swan Bell Tower in Perth in Western Australia.
  Bells on Sunday comes from the Swan Bell Tower in Perth in Western Australia.
4. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—16/05/2022
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
5. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—16/05/2022
  A selection of BBC World Service news and current affairs, arts and science programmes.
6. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—16/05/2022
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
7. 05:30
  News Briefing—16/05/2022
  The latest news from BBC Radio 4
8. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—16/05/2022
  A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Dr Steve Taylor.
9. 05:45
  Farming Today—16/05/22 Water quality; vet shortage; Northumberland show
  Government responds to water quality recommendations. Northumberland Show. Vet Shortages.
10. 05:56
  Weather—16/05/2022
  The latest weather forecast for farmers.
11. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Asian Koel
  Michael Palin presents the Asian koel's arrival to an Indian orchard.

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