BBC Radio 4 LW Schedule Wednesday 15 March 2023

LW Schedule

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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—15/03/2023
  The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Breaking Mississippi—2. JFK and the Boogeyman
  James Meredith has conceived a masterplan and is prepared to risk his life on it.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—15/03/2023
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—15/03/2023
  A selection of BBC World Service news and current affairs, arts and science programmes.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—15/03/2023
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—15/03/2023
  The latest news from BBC Radio 4
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—15/03/2023
  A reflection and prayer to start the day with the Rev Lynne Gibson.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—15/03/23 Rural poverty; biodiversity credits; tree disease
  Rural poverty, farmers selling bio-diversity credits, and disease destroying larch trees.
9. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Frank Gardner on the Little Auk
  BBC security correspondent and avid birdwatcher Frank Gardner on the Little Auk.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Today—15/03/2023
  News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
2. 08:31
  Yesterday in Parliament—15/03/2023
  News from Westminster and Cardiff Bay with Sean Curran.
3. 09:00
  The Patch—Gartree, Market Harborough
  The small rural village that hosts a prison for people serving life sentences.
4. 09:30
  Just One Thing - with Michael Mosley—Write It Out
  Why writing down your feelings can improve your mood, immune system and thinking skills.
5. 09:45
  Daily Service—15/03/2023 Lent 4 Daily Bread - Give us this day – Bread of Life
  Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music, led by Olivia Amartey.
6. 10:00
  Woman's Hour—Budget 2023 Childcare, FGM report, Sex education in schools, Courting India, Country-pop duo Ward Thomas
  Today’s budget is expected to include an expansion of free childcare provision.
7. 11:00
  The Great Inflation
  How has the experience of hyperinflation in Germany in 1923 shaped the past 100 years?
8. 11:30
  Stand-Up Specials—Lucy Porter's Lucky Dip
  Lucy ponders suburban middle age. Contains references to back ache, caravans and Ken Bruce
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  Shipping Forecast—15/03/2023
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
2. 12:04
  World at One—15/03/2023
  Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment, with Sarah Montague.
3. 13:45
  Shock and War: Iraq 20 Years On—3. The Spies
  How spies sold the idea of threat from weapons of mass destruction.
4. 14:00
  The Archers—14/03/2023
  Will Adam and Brian enjoy a day at the races? Susan and Clarrie are having a day off.
5. 14:15
  Passenger List—7. Class Action
  7/12The mystery of Flight 702 continues, starring Kelly Marie Tran
6. 15:00
  Money Box—Money Box Live: Budget Day Special
  What was in the chancellor's budget and how does it impact your finances?
7. 15:30
  Sideways—43. Do I really sound like that?
  Matthew Syed explores how our accents become part of our identity.
8. 16:00
  The Media Show—The Great Impartiality Debate
  After Gary Lineker's tweet triggered a BBC crisis, what does 'impartiality' actually mean?
9. 17:00
  PM—15/03/2023
  Afternoon news and current affairs programme
10. 17:54
  Shipping Forecast—15/03/2023
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—15/03/2023 Chancellor Delivers Budget
  The Chancellor, Jeremy Hunt, has set out his first budget in the House of Commons.
2. 18:30
  Conversations from a Long Marriage—Series 4, 5. We Are Family
  5/6Joanna Lumley and Roger Allam star. This week, Auntie Hilda comes to stay.
3. 19:00
  The Archers—15/03/2023
  What are Eddie and Neil plotting? There’s something familiar about Sykesy.
4. 19:15
  Front Row—Scottish-Iranian film Winners, playwright Calum L MacLeòid, neurodiversity and creativity
  Scottish-Iranian film Winners, playwright Calum L MacLeòid, neurodiversity and creativity.
5. 20:00
  Moral Maze—Is pacifism admirable, immoral, or just impractical?
  Live debate examining the moral issues behind one of the week's news stories. #moralmaze
6. 20:45
  Lent Talks—The People's Prayer - On Earth as in Heaven
  Six people well known in their fields reflect on the story of Jesus' ministry and Passion.
7. 21:00
  The Media Show—The Great Impartiality Debate
  After Gary Lineker's tweet triggered a BBC crisis, what does 'impartiality' actually mean?
8. 22:00
  The World Tonight—Jeremy Hunt’s first Budget
  Big changes to childcare and pensions
9. 22:45
  Old God's Time by Sebastian Barry—Episode 3
  3/10Tom receives an unexpected invitation from his landlord.
10. 23:00
  Where to, Mate?—Series 2, '...follow that icon...'
  3/4Semi-improvised comedy, eavesdropping on taxi journeys around the north west.
11. 23:15
  The Skewer—Series 8, Episode 6
  6/8Jon Holmes' multi-award-winning The Skewer returns to twist itself into current affairs.
12. 23:30
  Today in Parliament—15/03/2023
  All the news from the Budget with Sean Curran.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—16/03/2023
  The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Breaking Mississippi—3. Rules of Engagement
  The civil rights movement is shaking up the south as Meredith begins a fierce legal battle
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—16/03/2023
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—16/03/2023
  A selection of BBC World Service news and current affairs, arts and science programmes.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—16/03/2023
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—16/03/2023
  The latest news from BBC Radio 4
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—16/03/2023
  A reflection and prayer to start the day with the Rev Lynne Gibson.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—16/03/23 Budget response: from a farming and environmental perspective; Plant Atlas.
  What's in the budget for farming and the environment? Plant Atlas and biodiversity loss.
9. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Tim Birkhead on the Guillemot Chick
  British zoologist Professor Tim Birkhead recounts a guillemot chick in Tweet of the Day.

Thursday 16 March 2023