BBC Radio 4 LW Schedule Saturday 27 May 2023

LW Schedule

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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—27/05/2023
  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—Rivals and Roots
  5/5Examining the 'rivals' to the modern west and the challenge of new ideas on civilisation.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—27/05/2023
  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—27/05/2023
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—27/05/2023
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—27/05/2023
  A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Rabbi Jonathan Romain
8. 05:45
  Please Protect Abraham—9. Inquest
  Four years on… Abraham’s inquest takes place.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  News and Papers—27/05/2023
  The latest news headlines. Including the weather and a look at the papers.
2. 06:07
  Ramblings—Cressida Cowell in West Sussex
  The best-selling author Cressida Cowell takes Clare for a nostalgic walk in West Sussex.
3. 06:30
  Farming Today—27/05/23 Farming Today This Week: Animal welfare bill; Tenant farmers; Uplands; Wine; Global farming.
  Kept animals bill dropped; uplands payments; tenant farmers; wine; global farming.
4. 06:57
  Weather—27/05/2023
  The latest weather reports and forecast
5. 07:00
  Today—27/05/2023
  Including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
6. 09:00
  Saturday Live—Hay Festival - Lisa Snowdon, Fats Timbo, Horatio Clare, Sadiq Khan
  The model, presenter and writer Lisa Snowdon urges women to seize their power.
7. 10:00
  Your Place or Mine with Shaun Keaveny—Adrian Chiles: Murter, Croatia
  Adrian Chiles paints Shaun a vivid picture of his favourite island on the Dalmatian Coast.
8. 10:30
  The Kitchen Cabinet—Series 40, Postbag Edition
  6/12Jay Rayner hosts a culinary panel show packed full of tasty titbits.
9. 11:00
  The Week in Westminster—27/05/2023
  Radio 4's weekly assessment of developments at Westminster
10. 11:30
  From Our Own Correspondent—Ukraine's Counter-Offensive
  Residents endure rocket attacks as the president plans the next stage of the war.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  Shipping Forecast—27/05/2023
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
2. 12:04
  Money Box—Buy Now Pay Later and Mortgage Prisoners
  Credit unions on the customers who already have multiple buy now, pay later loans.
3. 12:30
  The News Quiz—Series 111, Episode 5
  5/7Andy Zaltzman takes aim at the week's headlines, from the Hay Festival.
4. 12:57
  Weather—27/05/2023
  The latest weather forecast
5. 13:00
  News and Weather—27/05/2023
  The latest national and international news and weather reports from BBC Radio 4
6. 13:10
  Any Questions?—Lord Callanan, John Elliott, Bridget Phillipson MP, Professor Mona Siddiqui
  Alex Forsyth presents political debate from Felton Village Hall near Morpeth.
7. 14:00
  Any Answers?—27/05/2023
  Call Any Answers? to have your say on the big issues in the news this week
8. 14:45
  John Finnemore's Souvenir Programme—2023 Special
  John Finnemore returns to Radio 4 with a one-off edition of his Souvenir Programme.
9. 15:30
  A Living Leg-End
  Meet Lavinia Co-op - transatlantic icon of the radical drag scene.
10. 16:00
  Woman's Hour—Weekend Woman's Hour: Period Inequality, Dr Katriona O’Sullivan, Electropop duo Let’s Eat Grandma
  Period inequality, Dr Katriona O’Sullivan and Let’s Eat Grandma.
11. 17:00
  PM—27/05/2023
  Full coverage of the day's news
12. 17:30
  Political Thinking with Nick Robinson—The Feargal Sharkey One
  How did a punk from Derry become one of the most high profile environmental campaigners?
13. 17:54
  Shipping Forecast—27/05/2023
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
14. 17:57
  Weather—27/05/2023
  The latest weather forecast
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—27/05/2023 E-passport gate fault causes long queues
  Long queues form after e-passport gate fault, Turkey goes to the polls
2. 18:15
  Loose Ends—Maggie Aderin-Pocock, Simon Day, Joseph Coelho, Dr Ranj Singh, Sweet Baboo, Panic Shack, Andrew O' Neill, Clive Anderson
  Clive Anderson and guests with an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy.
3. 19:00
  Profile—Jesse Armstrong
  The creator of the critically acclaimed and multi-award winning Succession TV series.
4. 19:15
  This Cultural Life—Nicole Farhi
  Fashion designer and sculptor Nicole Farhi on her creative influences and inspirations.
5. 20:00
  Archive on 4—Marvel vs DC: Contest of the Champions
  Exploring the decades long, cosmic culture war between Marvel and DC comics.
6. 21:00
  Stone—Series 5, Dirt
  1/5Dirt by Martin Jameson. First drama of crime series Stone created by Danny Brocklehurst.
7. 21:45
  Short Works—Gwen's Silver Fox
  Gwen's Silver Fox. New short fiction by John Sam Jones. Read by Richard Elfyn.
8. 22:00
  News—27/05/2023
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4
9. 22:15
  Screenshot—Sports movies and TV
  Ellen E Jones and Mark Kermode explore sport on screen, from Field of Dreams to Ted Lasso.
10. 23:00
  Round Britain Quiz—Programme 7, 2023
  The quiz of culture and cryptic connections, chaired by Kirsty Lang
11. 23:30
  Uncanny—Series 2, Case 8: The Guest Book
  Kitty moves into a new house, but someone else is living there... someone who isn't alive.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—28/05/2023
  The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:15
  Whose Truth Is It Anyway?—Memoir and Me
  Damian Barr explores reality, truth and fiction in literature - beginning with memoir.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—28/05/2023
  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—28/05/2023
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—28/05/2023
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4
7. 05:43
  Bells on Sunday—St Magnus the Martyr in the City of London
  Bells on Sunday comes from St Magnus the Martyr in the City of London.
8. 05:45
  Profile—Jesse Armstrong
  The creator of the critically acclaimed and multi-award winning Succession TV series.

Sunday 28 May 2023