BBC Radio 4 LW Schedule Wednesday 18 May 2022

LW Schedule

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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—18/05/2022
  The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Empire of Pain: The Secret History of the Sackler Dynasty by Patrick Radden Keefe—2. A Revolutionary Medicine
  2/10The second generation Sackler have ambitions for the family's pharmaceutical business.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—18/05/2022
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—18/05/2022
  A selection of BBC World Service news and current affairs, arts and science programmes.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—18/05/2022
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—18/05/2022
  The latest news from BBC Radio 4
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—18/05/2022
  A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Dr Steve Taylor.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—18/05/2022 - dairy emissions, vet training, biodiversity audit and Weevil release
  Rising costs have prompted the dairy industry to delay reducing carbon emissions.
9. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—David Lindo on the Osprey
  David Lindo the Urban Birder on seeing an osprey next to Wormwood Scrubs in London.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Today—18/05/2022
  News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
2. 08:31
  Yesterday in Parliament—18/05/2022
  News, views and features on yesterday's stories in Parliament
3. 09:00
  Life Changing—Undercover
  Going undercover is the easy bit for Steve, it’s transitioning back that’s the hard part.
4. 09:30
  Just One Thing - with Michael Mosley—Dance
  Why busting a move can enhance your fitness, your mood and the size of your brain.
5. 09:45
  Daily Service—Church and Society – Racial Justice
  Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music led by the Rev Grace Thomas.
6. 10:00
  Woman's Hour—Helen Fitzgerald, Abortion Clinic Harassment, Nuns and Juliet Stevenson on Acting Your Age
  Author Helen Fitzgerald on sibling rivalry and a nun who's found fame on Tiktok.
7. 11:00
  London on the Line
  Ten years after the 2012 Olympics why is London in crisis and what can be done about it?
8. 11:30
  Lady Killers with Lucy Worsley—Series 1, 4. Grace Marks
  Lucy Worsley asks if a 16-year-old Irish immigrant was forced into a murder plot.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  Shipping Forecast—18/05/2022
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
2. 12:04
  You and Yours—Winter World Cup, Inflation, The Metaverse
  How will a winter World Cup play out for the hospitality industry?
3. 12:57
  Weather—18/05/2022
  The latest weather forecast
4. 13:00
  World at One—18/05/2022
  Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment, with Edward Stourton.
5. 13:45
  The Future Will Be Synthesised—Threat to Democracy?
  Who can you trust in the synthetic future and can deepfakes make you laugh?
6. 14:00
  The Archers—17/05/2022
  Jakob’s keen to keep things professional.
7. 14:15
  Drama on 4—Red Lines
  Inside story of how David Cameron and Barack Obama failed to bring Putin to heel in Syria.
8. 15:00
  Money Box—Student Finance
  Charmaine Cozier puts your questions on student money to an expert panel.
9. 15:30
  All in the Mind—Manifestation; Overconfidence; Radio drama changing attitudes
  Evidence for manifestation; Overconfidence; Changing attitudes with radio drama
10. 16:00
  Thinking Allowed—Covid and change
  Covid: how has it changed our economy and home lives?
11. 16:30
  The Media Show—Wagatha Christie and celebrity journalism
  How The Sun fought going to court.
12. 17:00
  PM—18/05/2022
  Afternoon news and current affairs programme
13. 17:54
  Shipping Forecast—18/05/2022
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—18/05/2022 Labour has accused Boris Johnson of failing to tackle the rising cost of living - as inflation hits a 40-year high.
  Labour has accused Boris Johnson of failing to tackle the rising cost of living
2. 18:30
  The Confessional—Series 1, The Confession of Alastair Campbell
  10/10Writer and strategist Alastair Campbell makes his confession to Stephen Mangan.
3. 19:00
  The Archers—18/05/2022
  Roy feels rather uncomfortable.
4. 19:15
  Front Row—Joanna Scanlan; director Indu Rubasingham; the Norfolk and Norwich Festival
  Joanna Scanlan on acting in Welsh; and Indu Rubasingham’s new play on the death of Gandhi.
5. 20:00
  Generation Change—Poverty Then & Poverty Now
  Campaigners young and old reflect on why and how they tried to change the world.
6. 20:45
  Just One Thing - with Michael Mosley—Dance
  Why busting a move can enhance your fitness, your mood and the size of your brain.
7. 21:00
  Costing the Earth—Sustainable Sport for the Future
  Can world sporting tournaments really be sustainable? Qasa Alom finds out.
8. 21:30
  The Media Show—Wagatha Christie and celebrity journalism
  How The Sun fought going to court.
9. 22:00
  The World Tonight—Inflation at 40 year high of 9%
  Chancellor tells CBI next few months "will be tough"
10. 22:45
  Love Marriage by Monica Ali—3: Reckless decisions
  3/10Meera Syal reads Monica Ali’s hilarious and bighearted new novel - her first for a decade.
11. 23:00
  Sunil Patel: An Idiot's Guide To—Cryptocurrency, How To Get Rich Off Crypto Alone
  1/4With only cryptocurrency to spend, Sunil ends up going to El Salvador to do his big shop!
12. 23:15
  The Skewer—Series 6, Episode 7
  7/8Jon Holmes remixes the news into fascinating audio shapes. This week: Bears vs Mermaids.
13. 23:30
  Today in Parliament—18/05/2022
  Susan Hulme with the top stories from Westminster.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—19/05/2022
  The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Empire of Pain: The Secret History of the Sackler Dynasty by Patrick Radden Keefe—3. The Business of Pain
  3/10New thinking on pain treatment presents a business opportunity to the Sackler company.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—19/05/2022
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—19/05/2022
  A selection of BBC World Service news and current affairs, arts and science programmes.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—19/05/2022
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—19/05/2022
  The latest news from BBC Radio 4
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—19/05/2022
  A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Dr Steve Taylor.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—19/05/2022 – the impact of the Northern Ireland protocol and vet shortages
  Farmers and food businesses in Northern Ireland's concerns over changes to the Protocol.
9. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Red-Eyed Vireo
  Michael Palin presents the red-eyed vireo from North America.

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