BBC Radio 4 LW Schedule Friday 3 March 2023

LW Schedule

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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—03/03/2023
  The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  A Tomb with a View by Peter Ross—Crescent
  4/5Peter Ross explores the work of the UK’s oldest firm of Muslim undertakers.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—03/03/2023
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—03/03/2023
  A selection of BBC World Service news and current affairs, arts and science programmes.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—03/03/2023
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—03/03/2023
  The latest news from BBC Radio 4
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—St David 900: Words Can Move Mountains
  A reflection and prayer to start the day with the Very Revd Dr Sarah Rowland Jones
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—03/03/2023 - Belgian tomato growers visit the UK, and can tech solve tail biting?
  We hear from a co-op of 1,000 fruit and salad growers from Belgium.
9. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Mya Rose Craig on the Nuthatch
  Mya Rose Craig recalls the nuthatch for Tweet of the Day.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Today—03/03/2023
  News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
2. 08:31
  Yesterday in Parliament—03/03/2023
  Should sex offenders be allowed to change their name? Sean Curran reports.
3. 09:00
  Desert Island Discs—Sonia Boyce, artist
  Sonia Boyce, artist, shares the soundtrack of her life with Lauren Laverne.
4. 09:45
  Daily Service—03/03/2023 Lent 2 Thy will be done – Purpose
  Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music, led by Haydon Spenceley.
5. 10:00
  Woman's Hour—Actor Bukky Bakray, Iranian schoolgirls and poisoning, Singer Karen Carpenter reframed, TikTok school protests
  Discovered by a film director at school when she was only 15 - actor Bukky Bakray.
6. 11:00
  Homesick Planet
  What do astronauts like Tim Peake think about in space? Answer: home.
7. 11:30
  Lemn Sissay Is the One and Only—The Only Poet on the Bill
  Lemn Sissay reflects on being the only poet on a mixed bill.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  Shipping Forecast—03/03/2023
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
2. 12:04
  AntiSocial—Body positivity and fat
  The body positivity movement is accused of promoting obesity.
3. 12:57
  Weather—03/03/2023
  The latest weather forecast
4. 13:00
  World at One—03/03/2023
  Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment, with Jonny Dymond.
5. 13:45
  Flight of the Ospreys—Across the Mediterranean
  Emily Knight follows Britain's migrating ospreys as they cross the Mediterranean Sea.
6. 14:00
  The Archers—02/03/2023
  Brian may have the solution.
7. 14:15
  Boswell's Lives—Series 3, Boswell's Life of Byron
  Time-travelling biographer James Boswell meets Lord Byron at the beginning of his career.
8. 14:45
  Understand—The Economy, 8. Pensions
  Why is it so hard to save for when we’re older?
9. 15:00
  Gardeners' Question Time—Trafford
  Peter Gibbs hosts this week's horticultural programme from Trafford, Greater Manchester.
10. 15:45
  Short Works—Daisy Daisy
  New short fiction by Julie Ma. Read by Ruth Jones.
11. 16:00
  Last Word—Lady Betty Boothroyd, Marianne Mantell, John Motson OBE, Sulamita Aronovsky
  Kirsty Lang on a politician, a publisher, a football commentator and a pianist.
12. 16:30
  More or Less—UK v European energy prices, falling excess deaths, and is five grams of cocaine a lot?
  We debunk a claim that the UK has by far the highest energy prices in Europe.
13. 17:00
  PM—03/03/2023
  Afternoon news and current affairs programme
14. 17:54
  Shipping Forecast—03/03/2023
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—03/03/2023 A parliamentary committee says Boris Johnson may have misled MPs about lockdown parties
  Mr Johnson says there's no evidence he committed any contempt of parliament.
2. 18:30
  The News Quiz—Series 110, Episode 10
  10/11Andy Zaltzman quizzes the week's news.
3. 19:00
  The Archers—03/03/2023
  Friends and family pay tribute to Jennifer.
4. 19:15
  Add to Playlist—Series 5, Natalie Duncan, Bjarte Eike, Brian Eno and a track that changed the pop landscape
  Natalie Duncan and Bjarte Eike add the next five tracks - with special guest Brian Eno.
5. 20:00
  Any Questions?—Miriam Cates MP, Wendy Chamberlain MP, Kim Leadbeater MP, Lee Powell
  Alex Forsyth presents political debate from The Holbeck in Leeds.
6. 20:50
  A Point of View—Lessons from Disaster Movies
  AL Kennedy finds echoes of the disaster movies of the 70s in our current state of affairs.
7. 21:00
  Please Protect Abraham—Omnibus
  The boy who became celebrated as a hero and the battle to protect him.
8. 22:00
  The World Tonight—2 big health unions call off ambulance strikes
  Government agrees to pay talks with Unison and GMB
9. 22:45
  Marcovaldo by Italo Calvino—Smoke, Wind and Soap-Bubbles
  5/5Marcovaldo’s children attempt to make money selling detergent samples.
10. 23:00
  Americast—Trouble At Fox News
  America's conservative TV channel is sued over false 2020 election fraud claims
11. 23:30
  Today in Parliament—03/03/2023
  All the news from today's sitting at Westminster.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—04/03/2023
  The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  A Tomb with a View by Peter Ross—Beloved
  5/5Journalist Peter Ross explores a Bristol graveyard taking a bold approach to survival.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—04/03/2023
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—04/03/2023
  A selection of BBC World Service news and current affairs, arts and science programmes.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—04/03/2023
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—04/03/2023
  The latest news from BBC Radio 4
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—04/03/2023
  A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Rachel Redeemed.
8. 05:45
  Lent Talks—The People's Prayer - Our Father
  Six people well known in their fields reflect on the story of Jesus' ministry and Passion.

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