BBC Radio 4 LW Schedule Monday 4 April 2022

LW Schedule

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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—04/04/2022
  The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:15
  The Lullaby Project
  Orchestral musicians help prisoners compose and record lullabies for their children.
3. 00:45
  Bells on Sunday—The church of St Giles, Graffham in West Sussex.
  Bells on Sunday comes from the church of St Giles, Graffham in West Sussex.
4. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—04/04/2022
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
5. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—04/04/2022
  A selection of BBC World Service news and current affairs, arts and science programmes.
6. 05:33
  Shipping Forecast—04/04/2022
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—04/04/2022
  A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Sadia Azmat
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—04/04/22 Ukrainian workers. Leaving farming.
  Ukrainian workers on British farm help send aid back home. Leaving farming.
9. 05:56
  Weather—04/04/2022
  The latest weather forecast for farmers.
10. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Cetti's Warbler
  Bill Oddie presents the Cetti's warbler.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Today—04/04/2022
  News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
2. 09:00
  Start the Week—Resistance
  Tom Sutcliffe with Halik Kochanski, Arkady Ostrovsky and Nathan Law
3. 09:45
  Daily Service—04/04/2022 Deeds Not Words - Filled With Guests
  Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music led by Roy Jenkins.
4. 10:00
  Woman's Hour—Ellie Simmonds: British Paralympian swimmer, Gynaecology waiting lists, Threads, Ukranian Dancers, Meriel Beale,
  Paralympic five time gold medallist Ellie Simmonds.
5. 11:00
  The Invention Of...—Poland, A Nation Without a State
  2/3For 123 years Poland was divided between Russia, Prussia and Austria - how did it survive?
6. 11:30
  Homework—Part 1
  Shaparak Khorsandi takes a personal, witty look at education in the UK.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  Shipping Forecast—04/04/2022
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
2. 12:04
  You and Yours—Ukraine and demand for Sunflower Oil; Fenwick turns 140
  Ukraine and demand for Sunflower Oil; Fenwick turns 140 years old.
3. 12:57
  Weather—04/04/2022
  The latest weather forecast
4. 13:00
  World at One—04/04/2022
  Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment, with Sarah Montague.
5. 13:45
  A Show of Hands—Manipulation
  1/5The perspectives of a surgeon and a double hand transplantee on the ways we use our hands.
6. 14:00
  The Archers—03/04/2022
  There’s a surprise in store for Ruairi.
7. 14:15
  Drama on 4—The Painted Hall
  Hugh Bonneville and Jane Asher star in a drama about the masterpiece in Greenwich.
8. 15:00
  Round Britain Quiz—Programme 2, 2022
  Kirsty Lang hosts radio's most fiendish quiz.
9. 15:30
  The Food Programme—Beans Part 2: How Spain Does Beans
  The humble bean is mighty in Spain. Sheila Dillon finds out why.
10. 16:00
  The Godfather And Me
  James Watkins explores the impact of The Godfather movie on his life and work.
11. 16:30
  Beyond Belief—Putin's Religious War
  Ernie Rea explores the spiritual beliefs used to justify Russian aggression in Ukraine.
12. 17:00
  PM—04/04/2022
  Afternoon news and current affairs programme
13. 17:54
  Shipping Forecast—04/04/2022
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—04/04/2022 Ukraine's President visits town where Russian atrocities are reported
  Volodymyr Zelensky says war crimes have been committed in Bucha after mass graves found
2. 18:30
  The Unbelievable Truth—Series 28, Episode 1
  1/6Comedians try to smuggle some truths past their opponents in David Mitchell's panel game.
3. 19:00
  The Archers—04/04/2022
  Alice makes a monumental decision.
4. 19:15
  Front Row—Rae Morris performs live, author Ashley Hickson-Lovence, video artist Rachel Maclean
  Musician Rae Morris performs live in the studio.
5. 20:00
  Stalked
  How is stalking being policed across the UK? Lucinda Borrell finds out.
6. 20:30
  Am I That Guy?
  An exploration of men’s violence against women, with Scottish writer Alistair Heather
7. 21:00
  The Anatomy of Kindness—30/03/2022
  Claudia Hammond asks 'Can bosses be kind?'
8. 21:30
  Start the Week—Resistance
  Tom Sutcliffe with Halik Kochanski, Arkady Ostrovsky and Nathan Law
9. 22:00
  The World Tonight—Mass graves found in Ukrainian town of Bucha
  President Biden accuses Vladimir Putin of being a war criminal
10. 22:45
  The Promise by Damon Galgut—1: 'Do you promise me?'
  1/102021's Booker Prize-winner, charting the decline and fall of a white South African family.
11. 23:00
  The P Word
  Is the use of the ‘P’ word ever acceptable?
12. 23:30
  The Shadow of Algiers—The Great Seduction
  1/5Stories from France’s troubled history with Algeria and why they still matter today.
13. 23:45
  Today in Parliament—04/04/2022
  Susan Hulme reports as peers refuse to give in to ministers over migration restrictions.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—05/04/2022
  The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Hybrid Humans by Harry Parker—Ep 1. Becoming Hybrid
  1/5Harry Parker tells us how his life changed after losing his legs to an IED in Afghanistan.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—05/04/2022
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—05/04/2022
  A selection of BBC World Service news and current affairs, arts and science programmes.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—05/04/2022
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—05/04/2022
  The latest news from BBC Radio 4
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—05/04/2022
  A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Sadia Azmat
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—05/04/22 IPCC climate report and succession planning
  Mitigating climate change report and leaving farming.
9. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Goldfinch
  Miranda Krestovnikoff presents the story and sound of the goldfinch.

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