BBC Radio 4 LW Schedule Monday 4 March 2024

LW Schedule

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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—04/03/2024
  The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:15
  Sideways—58. The Keeper of Lost Memories
  One man’s mission to return lost photographs to their original owners.
3. 00:45
  Bells on Sunday—St Leonard's church, Shipham in Somerset
  Bells on Sunday comes from St Leonard's church, Shipham in Somerset.
4. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—04/03/2024
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
5. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—World Service
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
6. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—04/03/2024
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
7. 05:30
  News Briefing—04/03/2024
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4
8. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—The homeless man
  A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Angad Kaur.
9. 05:45
  Farming Today—04/03/24 Local food for public sector; Rural crime; Lambing
  Why don't councils, schools and hospitals buy more food from local farmers?
10. 05:56
  Weather—04/03/2024
  The latest weather forecast for farmers.
11. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Alex Gregory on the House Sparrow
  Rower and Olympic gold medallist Alex Gregory on the house sparrow for Tweet of the Day.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Today—04/03/2024
  News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
2. 09:00
  Start the Week—Mysterious Plants
  Kirsty Wark with Chris Thorogood, Kelsey Byers and William Milliken
3. 09:45
  Daily Service—Mothers in the Bible - SARAH
  Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music led by Lyndall Bywater.
4. 10:00
  Woman's Hour—Sarah Everard's murder 3 years on, Jess Phillips MP and Baroness Ruth Davidson, singer CMAT
  We speak to the Detective Inspector who interviewed Wayne Couzens.
5. 11:00
  The Gatekeepers—5. The Vortex
  A change to an algorithm in 2016 has huge consequences.
6. 11:30
  The Bottom Line—Rethinking retirement
  Should we think about stepping down the career ladder as we approach pension age?
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  Shipping Forecast—04/03/2024
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
2. 12:04
  You and Yours—Charity Shops; World Book Day Costumes, Hybrid Cars
  How have charity shops changed over the last 25 years. Can you still get quality bargains?
3. 12:57
  Weather—04/03/2024
  The latest weather forecast
4. 13:00
  World at One—04/03/2024
  Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment.
5. 13:45
  Strike Boy—1. Coal Dust in Our Veins
  'We were the vanguard of the trade union movement, and we'd got to be eliminated.'
6. 14:00
  The Archers—03/03/2024
  Alice needs a favour.
7. 14:15
  Limelight—Sabine, Episode 3
  3/5After a terrifying night, Elly is sure she knows who killed Sabine.
8. 14:45
  The Chronicles of Burke Street—The Chronicles of Burke Street, 3: Tara's Story
  3/5The next in a brilliantly funny story series by author of Love After Love, Ingrid Persaud.
9. 15:00
  Counterpoint—Series 37, The Final, 2024
  13/13The wide-ranging music quiz chaired by Paul Gambaccini
10. 15:30
  The Food Programme—Feeding Norfolk
  Delia Smith sends the team to Norfolk to see what's being done to fix food poverty there.
11. 16:00
  The Infinite Monkey Cage—Series 29, Asteroids
  Brian Cox and Robin Ince journey through the asteroid belt and beyond to chat space rocks.
12. 16:30
  The Artificial Human—Is AI Better Than My Doctor?
  Aleks Krotoski and Kevin Fong answer the question: Is AI better than my doctor?
13. 17:00
  PM—04/03/2024
  Afternoon news and current affairs programme
14. 17:54
  Shipping Forecast—04/03/2024
  The latest shipping forecast
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—04/03/2024 US Supreme Court says Donald Trump cannot be excluded from presidential ballot
  Several states had tried to block the former president from their presidential primaries
2. 18:30
  One Person Found This Helpful—Series 1, 3. Hot Lava Blomps
  3/6A man, a nostril and a hedgehog.
3. 19:00
  The Archers—04/03/2024
  Denise receives an unexpected declaration.
4. 19:15
  Front Row—Ray Winstone, K Patrick, Ferris & Sylvester
  Live magazine programme on the worlds of arts, literature, film, media and music
5. 20:00
  How to Build an Oil Field
  Rosebank and our relationship with oil
6. 20:30
  Analysis—Power Drive
  Motorists wield votes that politicians want, but is that power balance going to change?
7. 21:00
  Young Again—9. Sir Grayson Perry
  Artist Grayson Perry and the advice he would give his younger self.
8. 21:30
  Start the Week—Mysterious Plants
  Kirsty Wark with Chris Thorogood, Kelsey Byers and William Milliken
9. 22:00
  The World Tonight—Haiti gangs demand PM resign after mass jailbreak
  Haiti's government declared a state of emergency after armed gangs stormed a major prison
10. 22:45
  Frenchman's Creek by Daphne du Maurier—Episode 1
  1/10A classic tale of love, daring and a painted pirate ship in a hidden Cornish creek.
11. 23:00
  Lent Talks—Betrayal
  Lent Talks-Betrayal Written and presented by Lucy Winkett, Rector of St James’s Piccadilly
12. 23:15
  The Kids Are Alt Right?—The Next Generation
  Why are some radical right groups in Europe attracting younger voters?
13. 23:30
  Today in Parliament—04/03/2024
  Sean Curran reports as the government is defeated in the Lords over its Rwanda bill.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—05/03/2024
  The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  The Price of Life by Jenny Kleeman—£3,217,740: An Average Murder
  1/5Journalist Jenny Kleeman meets the people who decide what we’re worth.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—05/03/2024
  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—05/03/2024
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—05/03/2024
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—Gratitude
  A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Angad Kaur.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—05/03/24 - Fertilising by drone, heritage wheat traits and multiple lambs
  Farming Today discusses the use of drones to apply fertiliser on wet fields.
9. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Rook
  Bill Oddie presents the rook.

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