BBC Radio 4 LW Schedule Saturday 28 May 2022

LW Schedule

Skip to:

Early
Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—28/05/2022
  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—10. A Reckoning
  10/10The Sackler family's reputation comes under intense scrutiny around the world.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—28/05/2022
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—28/05/2022
  A selection of BBC World Service news and current affairs, arts and science programmes.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—28/05/2022
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—28/05/2022
  The latest news from BBC Radio 4
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—28/05/2022
  A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Canon Anne Easter.
8. 05:45
  Just One Thing - with Michael Mosley—Drink Coffee
  Could a cup of coffee benefit your workout, lift your mood, and even help you burn fat?
Back to top
Morning
1. 06:00
  News and Papers—28/05/2022
  The latest news headlines. Including the weather and a look at the papers.
2. 06:07
  Ramblings—Happy Valley
  Clare is heading steeply uphill in the second of two back-to-back hikes in the Mournes.
3. 06:30
  Farming Today—Farming Today This Week: Chelsea Flower Show
  We're at the Chelsea Flower Show hearing about the business of flower growing in the UK.
4. 06:57
  Weather—28/05/2022
  The latest weather reports and forecast
5. 07:00
  Today—28/05/2022
  Including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
6. 09:00
  Saturday Live—DJ Fat Tony and Angela Hartnett
  Birdsong with Lucy Lapwing and Brindley Sherratt's Inheritance Tracks.
7. 10:30
  Soul Music—Young Hearts Run Free by Candi Staton
  Candi Staton helps to celebrate this uplifting 1970s disco classic
8. 11:00
  The Week in Westminster—28/05/2022
  Top commentators review the political week.
9. 11:30
  From Our Own Correspondent—Violent Protest in Sri Lanka
  As Sri Lanka runs out of fuel, food and medicine, its people are taking to the streets.
Back to top
Afternoon
1. 12:00
  Shipping Forecast—28/05/2022
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
2. 12:04
  Money Box—What help can pensioners get with their rising fuel bills?
  More on the government's £15 billion package to help households pay their fuel bills.
3. 12:30
  The News Quiz—Series 108, Episode 6
  6/8Andy Zaltzman presents the News Quiz from the 2022 Hay Festival
4. 12:57
  Weather—28/05/2022
  The latest weather forecast
5. 13:00
  News and Weather—28/05/2022
  The latest national and international news and weather reports from BBC Radio 4
6. 13:10
  Any Questions?—Grace Blakeley, Thangam Debbonaire MP, John Glen MP, Martin Thatcher
  Adam Fleming presents political debate from The Princess Theatre, Burnham-on-Sea.
7. 14:00
  Any Answers?—28/05/2022
  Have your say on the issues discussed on Any Questions?
8. 14:45
  Drama on 4—Pretty Vacant
  A housing charity is offered a free hi-spec apartment block. It seems too good to be true.
9. 15:30
  Writing the Road to War
  Horatio Clare travels across Europe following the road to the war in Ukraine.
10. 16:00
  Woman's Hour—Weekend Woman's Hour: Amara Okereke as Eliza Doolittle, Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, Sean O'Neill on his late daughter's ME
  A recent landmark report reveals 75% of women of colour have experienced racism at work.
11. 17:00
  PM—28/05/2022
  Full coverage of the day's news
12. 17:30
  Political Thinking with Nick Robinson—The Mick Lynch One
  Nick Robinson speaks to Mick Lynch, the general secretary of the RMT union.
13. 17:54
  Shipping Forecast—28/05/2022
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
14. 17:57
  Weather—28/05/2022
  The latest weather reports and forecast
Back to top
Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—28/05/2022 Putin urged to hold "serious negotiations" with Zelensky
  There are calls for fresh talks as Russian forces push further into eastern Ukraine
2. 18:15
  Loose Ends—Dave Stewart, John Waters, Shingai, Ali Official, Ian Shaw, Zaz, Emma Freud, Clive Anderson
  Clive Anderson and guests with an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy.
3. 19:00
  Profile—David Canzini
  Boris Johnson’s election strategist, brought in to help the Conservatives win another term
4. 19:15
  This Cultural Life—Armando Iannucci
  Writer and director Armando Iannucci reveals his cultural influences.
5. 20:00
  Archive on 4—Over The Top
  What does it mean to be too much, excessive or extra? Kit Green celebrates extravagance.
6. 21:00
  GF Newman's The Corrupted—Series 2, Episode 9
  9/10The second series of the criminal family saga, from 1961-70, based on GF Newman's novel.
7. 21:45
  The Skewer—Series 6, Episode 8
  8/8Jon Holmes remixes news into weird shapes. This week, Partygate, and a bowl of Monkeypox.
8. 22:00
  News—28/05/2022
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4
9. 22:15
  Moral Maze—The Priorities of the Police
  Live debate examining the moral issues behind one of the week's news stories. #moralmaze
10. 23:00
  Round Britain Quiz—Programme 9, 2022
  Kirsty Lang is in the chair for radio's most fiendish quiz
11. 23:30
  Poetry Please—Colm Tóibín
  The writer Colm Tóibín joins Roger McGough to share some favourite poems.
Back to top
Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—29/05/2022
  The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:15
  Past Forward: A Century of Sound—The Teen Age
  Greg Jenner examines parent-teenager conflict through the lens of a 1961 sitcom.
3. 00:30
  Short Works—Wrecking Ball Swing by Trezza Azzopardi
  The lost landscapes of our past, explored through a childhood in Cardiff.
4. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—29/05/2022
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
5. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—29/05/2022
  A selection of BBC World Service news and current affairs, arts and science programmes.
6. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—29/05/2022
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
7. 05:30
  News Briefing—29/05/2022
  The latest news from BBC Radio 4
8. 05:43
  Bells on Sunday—The parish church of St Mary the Virgin, Fittleworth in West Sussex.
  Bells on Sunday comes from the parish church of St Mary the Virgin, Fittleworth
9. 05:45
  Profile—David Canzini
  Boris Johnson’s election strategist, brought in to help the Conservatives win another term

Sunday 29 May 2022