BBC Radio 4 LW Schedule Wednesday 24 May 2023

LW Schedule

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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—24/05/2023
  The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  The West: A New History of an Old Idea by Naoíse Mac Sweeney—The Illusion of Christendom
  2/5Naoise Mac Sweeney asks how unified the Christian past of the west actually was.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—24/05/2023
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—World Service
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—24/05/2023
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—24/05/2023
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—24/05/2023
  A reflection and prayer to begin the day with the Revd Dr Emma Whittick.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—24/05/2023 Food prices and supply chain; new marine & wildlife code; ammonia in Northern Ireland; fruit glut in Ghana
  Food supply chain; ammonia investigation; marine & wildlife code; fruit glut in Ghana.
9. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Hyacinth Macaw
  Sir David Attenborough presents the hyacinth macaw of the Brazilian Pantanal.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Today—24/05/2023
  News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
2. 08:31
  Yesterday in Parliament—24/05/2023
  News, views and features on yesterday's stories in Parliament
3. 09:00
  More or Less—NHS waiting lists, voter ID, and measuring divorce
  A fall in those waiting longest for NHS treatment in England isn't telling the whole story
4. 09:30
  Please Protect Abraham—9. Inquest
  Four years on… Abraham’s inquest takes place.
5. 09:45
  Daily Service—24/05/2023 Mission – Being God's People
  Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music led by Rev Steve Benson.
6. 10:00
  Woman's Hour—Independent Inquiry into child sexual abuse, writer Katriona O'Sullivan, electric cars, fertility laws in France
  Professor Alexis Jay's reaction to the government’s response to IICSA.
7. 11:00
  Faith on the Factory Floor, Flock in a Hard Hat
  Alan Dein explores the role of the British Industrial Mission in a changing world of work.
8. 11:30
  A Very British Cult—8. The Showdown
  Catrin finally confronts Lighthouse's leader as the organisation ends up in court.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  Shipping Forecast—24/05/2023
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
2. 12:04
  You and Yours—24/05/2023
  News and discussion of consumer affairs
3. 12:57
  Weather—24/05/2023
  The latest weather forecast
4. 13:00
  World at One—24/05/2023
  Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment, with Sarah Montague.
5. 13:45
  Taking Issue with Shakespeare—3. As You Like It and Town and Country
  3/5Fiona Shaw and Emma Smith discuss town and country and As You Like It.
6. 14:00
  The Archers—23/05/2023
  Alice is determined to mark an occasion.
7. 14:15
  Drama on 4—Happy Hour
  Darkly satirical two hander, exploring how women stand up against male entitlement.
8. 15:00
  Money Box—Money Box Live: Being Widowed
  How to manage your finances after you lose a husband, wife or partner.
9. 15:30
  All in the Mind—Supporting a son with schizophrenia
  All in the Mind Awards: a mother who supports her musician son, living with schizophrenia.
10. 16:00
  Thinking Allowed—Digital intimacy
  How are algorithms transforming our relationships?
11. 16:30
  The Media Show—Bellingcat answers Elon Musk's 'psy-ops' claim
  Eliot Higgins says the Twitter boss is talking 'garbage'.
12. 17:00
  PM—24/05/2023
  Afternoon news and current affairs programme
13. 17:54
  Shipping Forecast—24/05/2023
  The latest shipping forecast
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—24/05/2023 Inflation falls below 10% for first time since last August
  But the drop in the rate of inflation was not as much as was expected
2. 18:30
  Room 101 with Paul Merton—Series 1, Claudia Winkleman
  1/6Paul asks Claudia about her pet hates and worst nightmares.
3. 19:00
  The Archers—24/05/2023
  Old feelings stir for Adam.
4. 19:15
  Front Row—Playing Putin on stage in Patriots, DJ Taylor on Orwell, new V&A Photography Centre
  Will Keen plays Vladimir Putin on stage in Peter Morgan's play Patriots.
5. 20:00
  Moral Maze—How should we talk about suicide?
  Live debate examining the moral issues behind one of the week's news stories.
6. 21:00
  Costing the Earth—Steve Backshall Goes Off Grid
  Steve Backshall asks why it's so hard to have an energy efficient, fossil-fuel free home
7. 21:30
  The Media Show—Bellingcat answers Elon Musk's 'psy-ops' claim
  Eliot Higgins says the Twitter boss is talking 'garbage'.
8. 22:00
  The World Tonight—Tina Turner dies at 83
  Pioneering US singer found fame with Ike and soared as solo artist
9. 22:45
  The Making of Another Major Motion Picture Masterpiece by Tom Hanks—8. Ike Clipper
  Ike Clipper is going to be Firefall. Ike Clipper's life will never be the same.
10. 23:00
  Twayna Mayne: Black Woman—1. Trans-racial adoption
  Comedian Twayna Mayne explores the story of her identity as a black British woman.
11. 23:15
  The John Moloney Show—Series 4, Jeffrey, The Jack Russell
  1/4John welcomes a new member to the family who really needs to learn how to behave himself.
12. 23:30
  Today in Parliament—24/05/2023
  Sean Curran reports on a Prime Minister's Questions dominated by immigration.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—25/05/2023
  The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  The West: A New History of an Old Idea by Naoíse Mac Sweeney—Empire
  3/5Interrogating the narrative of the west, and its creation of Empire and the 'new world'.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—25/05/2023
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—World Service
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—25/05/2023
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—25/05/2023
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—25/05/2023
  A reflection and prayer to begin the day with the Revd Dr Emma Whittick.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—25/05/23 Tenant farmers to get a new forum, wool prices down, farming in Ukraine
  Tenant farmers in England criticise the Government response to a review of the sector.
9. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Pied Butcherbird
  Miranda Krestovnikoff presents the virtuoso songster the pied butcherbird of Australia.

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