BBC Radio 4 LW Schedule Saturday 21 May 2022

LW Schedule

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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—21/05/2022
  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—5. OxyContin & Drug Abuse
  5/10OxyContin drug abuse makes disturbing headlines, and the Sacklers response is unexpected.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—21/05/2022
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—21/05/2022
  A selection of BBC World Service news and current affairs, arts and science programmes.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—21/05/2022
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—21/05/2022
  The latest news from BBC Radio 4
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—21/05/2022
  A reflection and prayer to start the day with the Rt Rev Mary Stallard.
8. 05:45
  Just One Thing - with Michael Mosley—Dance
  Why busting a move can enhance your fitness, your mood and the size of your brain.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  News and Papers—21/05/2022
  The latest news headlines. Including the weather and a look at the papers.
2. 06:07
  Ramblings—Bloody Bridge
  Clare Balding heads up to Chimney Rock in the Mourne Mountains.
3. 06:30
  Farming Today—21/05/22 - Farming Today This Week: The vet shortage, dead shellfish, biodiversity and county shows.
  There is a shortage of vets in the UK - what's the problem, and how do you fix it?
4. 06:57
  Weather—21/05/2022
  The latest weather reports and forecast
5. 07:00
  Today—21/05/2022
  Including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
6. 09:00
  Saturday Live—Tom Felton and Tom Bradby
  Opera Singer Wynne Evans and the Inheritance Tracks of Shobna Gulati.
7. 10:30
  Soul Music—Purple Rain
  True stories of what Prince's epic ballad ‘Purple Rain’ means to people around the world.
8. 11:00
  The Week in Westminster—21/05/2022
  BBC Political Correspondent Ben Wright analyses the latest developments at Westminster.
9. 11:30
  From Our Own Correspondent—The Women Missing in Afghanistan's Prisons
  The story of women in Afghanistan, arrested and held without charge for 'moral crimes'.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  Shipping Forecast—21/05/2022
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
2. 12:04
  Money Box—How new rules might affect your energy bills
  Ofgem on plans it says will make sure fewer energy companies go out of business.
3. 12:30
  The News Quiz—Series 108, Episode 5
  5/8Andy Zaltzman presents the topical panel show.
4. 12:57
  Weather—21/05/2022
  The latest weather forecast
5. 13:00
  News and Weather—21/05/2022
  The latest national and international news and weather reports from BBC Radio 4
6. 13:10
  Any Questions?—Lord Blunkett, David Davis MP, Nancy Fielder, Dame Julie Kenny
  Chris Mason presents political debate and discussion from Sheffield Hallam University.
7. 14:00
  Any Answers?—21/05/2022
  Have your say on the issues discussed on Any Questions?
8. 14:45
  39 Ways to Save the Planet—Bog-tastic!
  There's a lot of carbon locked up in our peatlands. Can we keep it there?
9. 15:00
  Drama on 4—Cocktail Sticks
  Alan Bennett's autobiographical play. With strong language.
10. 16:00
  Woman's Hour—Weekend Woman’s Hour: Siobhan McSweeney, Anne-Marie Duff, Mel C
  The actor who plays Sister Michael in Derry Girls joins us.
11. 17:00
  PM—21/05/2022
  Full coverage of the day's news
12. 17:30
  Political Thinking with Nick Robinson—The Nimco Ali One
  Nick Robinson speaks to Nimco Ali, government adviser on violence against women and girls.
13. 17:54
  Shipping Forecast—21/05/2022
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
14. 17:57
  Weather—21/05/2022
  The latest weather reports and forecast
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—21/05/2022 Labor Wins Australian Election
  Australia is to have a new government, after the coalition lost power to Labor.
2. 18:15
  Loose Ends—Katherine Parkinson, Jess Phillips, Raven Smith, Melissa Johns, SOAK, Leyla McCalla, YolanDa Brown, Clive Anderson
  Clive Anderson and YolanDa Brown with an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy.
3. 19:00
  Profile—Jack Monroe
  Food writer and anti-poverty activist, who rose to fame with her blog 'A Girl Called Jack’
4. 19:15
  This Cultural Life—Anoushka Shankar
  Sitar player and composer Anoushka Shankar on her most significant cultural influences.
5. 20:00
  A Brief History of Progress
  American satirist Joe Queenan asks what is progress and has it run out?
6. 21:00
  GF Newman's The Corrupted—Series 2, Episode 8
  8/10The second series of the criminal family saga, from 1961-70, based on GF Newman's novel.
7. 21:45
  The Skewer—Series 6, Episode 7
  7/8Jon Holmes remixes the news into fascinating audio shapes. This week: Bears vs Mermaids.
8. 22:00
  News—21/05/2022
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4
9. 22:15
  Generation Change—Poverty Then & Poverty Now
  Campaigners young and old reflect on why and how they tried to change the world.
10. 23:00
  Round Britain Quiz—Programme 8, 2022
  Kirsty Lang chairs the fiendish cryptic quiz.
11. 23:30
  Poetry Please—Hannah Hodgson
  Hannah Hodgson selects poems that sing, including work reflecting on disability.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—22/05/2022
  The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:15
  Witness History—The Battle for Mount Longdon
  An Argentine soldier and a British soldier tell their stories of the Falklands War.
3. 00:30
  Short Works—Mother
  By Heidi Amsinck. A man takes a job in a very unusual bakery in Copenhagen.
4. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—22/05/2022
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
5. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—22/05/2022
  A selection of BBC World Service news and current affairs, arts and science programmes.
6. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—22/05/2022
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
7. 05:30
  News Briefing—22/05/2022
  The latest news from BBC Radio 4
8. 05:43
  Bells on Sunday—The parish church of St Nicholas Halewood in Merseyside.
  Bells on Sunday comes from the parish church of St Nicholas Halewood in Merseyside.
9. 05:45
  Profile—Jack Monroe
  Food writer and anti-poverty activist, who rose to fame with her blog 'A Girl Called Jack’

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