BBC Radio 4 LW Schedule Saturday 4 April 2020

LW Schedule

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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—04/04/2020
  The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Charles Dickens: A Life by Claire Tomalin—5. Adulation and Farewells
  5/5Adulation and farewells for Britain's great novelist.
3. 00:45
  Shipping Forecast—04/04/2020
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—04/04/2020
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:33
  Shipping Forecast—04/04/2020
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
6. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—04/04/2020
  Spiritual reflection to start the day with Anna Magnusson.
7. 05:45
  One to One—The Value of Idling - Verity Sharp meets Josh Cohen
  Is being idle the answer to information overload? With psychoanalyst and idler Josh Cohen.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  News and Papers—04/04/2020
  The latest news headlines. Including the weather and a look at the papers.
2. 06:07
  Open Country—Closed Country: Helen Glover in her Buckinghamshire back garden.
  Helen Glover discovers what's in her own back garden with the help of Steve Backshall.
3. 06:30
  Farming Today—Farming Today This Week
  Sybil Ruscoe rounds up a week of programmes focussing on trees and coronavirus.
4. 06:57
  Weather—04/04/2020
  The latest weather forecast
5. 07:00
  Today—04/04/2020
  Including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
6. 09:00
  Saturday Live—Gary Lineker
  Fine Young Cannibals singer Roland Gift and author Clare Pooley.
7. 10:30
  The Kitchen Cabinet—Series 28, Home Economics: Episode One
  1/6Jay Rayner hosts the culinary panel show.
8. 11:00
  The Briefing Room—Covid-19: What Next?
  How close to a vaccine are we and how important is mass testing?
9. 11:30
  From Our Own Correspondent—India's Forgotten Migrant Workers
  India's drastic pandemic lockdown has trapped migrant workers desperate to return home.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  News Summary—04/04/2020
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 12:04
  Money Box—New starters and the furloughed worker scheme
  New starters, employers and experts discuss the government's furloughed worker scheme.
3. 12:30
  The Now Show—Series 56, Episode 5
  5/6Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis keep at a safe distance as they present the week, with jokes.
4. 12:57
  Weather—04/04/2020
  The latest weather forecast
5. 13:00
  News—04/04/2020
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
6. 13:10
  Any Questions?—Ian Blackford MP, Lara McNeill, Dr Tom Wingfield and Helen Whately MP
  Chris Mason presents political debate and discussion from London Broadcasting House.
7. 14:00
  Any Answers?—Coronavirus and Domestic Abuse
  Coronavirus and social distancing.
8. 15:00
  Drama on 4—Return to Vegas: A Musical Drama
  Musical drama written by and starring Roland Gift about love, felony and betrayal.
9. 16:00
  Woman's Hour—Working from home, Care workers and Covid-19, DIY hair care
  Working from home, how are you finding it?
10. 17:00
  PM—04/04/2020
  Full coverage of the day's news
11. 17:30
  The Inquiry—Coronavirus: What can the world learn from South Korea?
  Without a lockdown, South Korea has had great success against Covid-19. How?
12. 17:54
  Shipping Forecast—04/04/2020
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
13. 17:57
  Weather—04/04/2020
  The latest weather forecast.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—04/04/2020 5-year-old among latest coronavirus victims
  UK's daily COVID-19 deaths exceed 700 for the first time; while confirmed cases are down.
2. 18:15
  Loose Ends—Kristin Scott Thomas, Jim Naughtie, Robert Popper, Bill Ryder-Jones, Maia Miller-Lewis, Nikki Bedi, Clive Anderson
  Clive Anderson and guests with an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy.
3. 19:00
  Profile—Dr Anthony Fauci
  Mark Coles profiles America’s top immunologist.
4. 19:15
  The Reith Lectures—Grayson Perry - Playing to the Gallery, Beating the Bounds
  2/4Grayson Perry questions the often-heard assertion that anything can be art.
5. 20:00
  Archive on 4—Riot Remembered
  The St Paul's Riots in Bristol in 1980 remembered by those who took part.
6. 21:00
  Day Release—Back to Life
  3/6Lenny Henry as Frank Watt, a lifer coming to the end of a 30 year prison sentence.
7. 21:45
  Annika Strandhed—Series 5, Disclosures Part Two
  8/8By Nick Walker. Annika investigates a crime in the northern town of Alta.
8. 22:00
  News—04/04/2020
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4
9. 22:15
  Fallout—The Role of the State
  1/4Mary Ann Sieghart discusses the long-term impact of the coronavirus pandemic on the state.
10. 23:00
  Round Britain Quiz—Programme 12, 2020
  Radio's most fiendish quiz, with Tom Sutcliffe asking the trademark cryptic questions
11. 23:30
  Halal If You Hear Me
  Poetry anthology celebrating Muslim women, queer, trans, and gender non-conforming voices.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—05/04/2020
  The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:15
  Don't Log Off—Series 11, Anticipation
  Alan Dein connects with individuals whose lives have shifted in the coronavirus pandemic.
3. 00:45
  Shipping Forecast—05/04/2020
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—05/04/2020
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:33
  Shipping Forecast—05/04/2020
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
6. 05:43
  Bells on Sunday—St Mary Magdalene, Mortehoe in Devon
  Bells on Sunday comes from St Mary Magdalene, Mortehoe in Devon
7. 05:45
  Lent Talks—Tim Lott - Identity and Parenthood
  Writer Tim Lott reflects on the impact of parenthood on his identity.

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