BBC Radio 4 LW Schedule Saturday 15 April 2023

LW Schedule

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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—15/04/2023
  The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Red Memory by Tania Branigan—5: Echoes of the Cultural Revolution
  5/5The final part of Tania Branigan's haunting exploration of China's Cultural Revolution.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—15/04/2023
  The latest shipping forecast
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—World Service
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—15/04/2023
  The latest shipping forecast
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—15/04/2023
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—15/04/2023
  A reflection and prayer to start the day with Jonathan Rea.
8. 05:45
  Please Protect Abraham—3. Testify
  Abraham decides his next steps - and hopes to be protected in return.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  News and Papers—15/04/2023
  The latest news headlines. Including the weather and a look at the papers.
2. 06:07
  Open Country—Lost Norfolk
  Lawrence D'Silva explores the abandoned villages and ruined churches of Norfolk.
3. 06:30
  Farming Today—15/04/2023
  The latest news about food, farming and the countryside
4. 06:57
  Weather—15/04/2023
  The latest weather reports and forecast
5. 07:00
  Today—15/04/2023
  Including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
6. 09:00
  Saturday Live—Cath Kidston, Stig Abell, Kylie Grimes, Rufus Wainwright
  The designer and business-woman Cath Kidston reveals the person beyond the patterns.
7. 10:00
  Your Place or Mine with Shaun Keaveny—Fatiha El-Ghorri: Larache, Morocco
  Comedian Fatiha El-Ghorri paints an evocative picture of her family's home town.
8. 10:30
  You're Dead to Me—Mary Wollstonecraft
  Greg Jenner and his guests delve into the life of Mary Wollstonecraft.
9. 11:00
  Soul Music—Some Enchanted Evening from South Pacific
  Personal memories of one of the most beloved songs written by Rodgers & Hammerstein
10. 11:30
  From Our Own Correspondent—Mexico's Clergy and the Cartels
  The life of a priest comes with considerable risk in communities controlled by cartels.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  Shipping Forecast—15/04/2023
  The latest shipping forecast
2. 12:04
  Money Box—Healthy Start and Digital Memories
  The parents missing out on extra financial help to pay for food for their children.
3. 12:30
  The Now Show—Series 62, Episode 5
  5/6Steve Punt presents the week via topical stand-up and sketches.
4. 12:57
  Weather—15/04/2023
  The latest weather forecast
5. 13:00
  News and Weather—15/04/2023
  The latest national and international news and weather reports from BBC Radio 4
6. 13:10
  Any Questions?—Dame Margaret Beckett MP, Adrian Ramsay, Tim Stanley, Lord Willetts
  Alex Forsyth presents political debate from Southwell Minster, Nottinghamshire.
7. 14:00
  Any Answers?—15/04/2023
  Topical discussion posing questions to a panel of political and media personalities
8. 14:45
  Drama on 4—Word Scrubs
  Siblings Mitch and Meg disagree over their great-great aunt's literary legacy.
9. 15:30
  All the Names You've Ever Called Me
  Poetic documentary of a coercive relationship, pieced together from real-life experiences.
10. 16:00
  Woman's Hour—Hadley Freeman, Baroness Warsi, Derry Girls' actors Siobhan McSweeney and Louisa Harland on the London stage, AI, Emma Booth
  Hadley Freeman on her memoir Good Girls: A Story and Study of Anorexia.
11. 17:00
  PM—15/04/2023
  Full coverage of the day's news
12. 17:30
  Sliced Bread—Toast - Olestra
  Big ideas which promised consumers so much but ended up toast. This week, Olestra
13. 17:54
  Shipping Forecast—15/04/2023
  The latest shipping forecast
14. 17:57
  Weather—15/04/2023
  The latest weather forecast
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—15/04/2023 Protestors disrupt Grand National
  Grand National is won by the favourite after start is delayed by protestors on the track
2. 18:15
  Loose Ends—John Cooper Clarke, Harry Hill, Monica Ali, Suhani Shah, Supalung, Sam Brookes, George Egg, Clive Anderson
  Clive Anderson and guests with an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy.
3. 19:00
  Profile—Dr Nicola Fox
  The Hertfordshire-born physicist who's NASA’s new science chief.
4. 19:15
  This Cultural Life—Linton Kwesi Johnson
  Reggae poet Linton Kwesi Johnson reveals his cultural influences.
5. 20:00
  Archive on 4—The Other F Word
  Jonathan Freedland asks what the word fascism means in the 2020s.
6. 21:00
  GF Newman's The Corrupted—Series 4, Episode 5
  5/10Toby Jones stars as the corrupt MP Joseph Olinska. Lionel Smith has finally emerged.
7. 21:45
  Short Works—Where Life Starts by David Park
  A woman moves back to the village where she was born in search of a new purpose in life.
8. 22:00
  News—15/04/2023
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4
9. 22:15
  Screenshot—Jeanne Dielman and the art of slow cinema
  Is a 3.5 hour feminist piece of slow cinema from 1975 the greatest movie of all time?
10. 23:00
  Round Britain Quiz—Programme 1, 2023
  Kirsty Lang hosts the quiz of lateral thinking and fiendish connections
11. 23:30
  Uncanny—Series 2, Case 2: My Family's Poltergeist
  A family move to a new house, but are torn apart by a terrifying, violent poltergeist.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—16/04/2023
  The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:15
  A Society of Recordists
  A sonic portrait of the Wildlife Sound Recording Society.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—16/04/2023
  The latest shipping forecast
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—World Service
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—16/04/2023
  The latest shipping forecast
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—16/04/2023
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4
7. 05:43
  Bells on Sunday—All Saints Church in Wilbarston, Northamptonshire
  Bells on Sunday comes from All Saints Church in Wilbarston, Northamptonshire
8. 05:45
  Profile—Dr Nicola Fox
  The Hertfordshire-born physicist who's NASA’s new science chief.

Sunday 16 April 2023