BBC Radio 4 LW Schedule Sunday 3 May 2009

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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—02/05/2009
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Afternoon Reading—The Big Chill, This is How
  4/5By MJ Hyland. Patrick learns that a prisoner doesn't get to choose his cell-mate.(R)
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—02/05/2009
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—03/05/2009
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—03/05/2009
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—03/05/2009
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Bells on Sunday—03/05/2009
  The sound of bells from St George's Church, Poynton in Cheshire.
8. 05:45
  Petitioning the Modern Way—Episode 1
  1/2Jon wonders whether the petitions really make an impact.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  News Headlines—03/05/2009
  The latest national and international news.
2. 06:05
  Something Understood—Weaving
  Mark Tully explores weaving as a metaphor for how we should live our life.
3. 06:35
  On Your Farm—03/05/2009
  Beate Kubitz went from being a high-flying executive to a sheep farmer in West Yorkshire.
4. 06:57
  Weather—03/05/2009
  The latest weather forecast.
5. 07:00
  News and Papers—03/05/2009
  The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers.
6. 07:10
  Sunday—03/05/2009
  Roger Bolton discusses the religious and ethical news of the week.
7. 07:55
  Radio 4 Appeal—National Benevolent Fund for the Aged
  Baroness Betty Boothroyd appeals on behalf of the National Benevolent Fund for the Aged.
8. 07:58
  Weather—03/05/2009
  The latest weather forecast.
9. 08:00
  News and Papers—03/05/2009
  The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers.
10. 08:10
  Sunday Worship—03/05/2009
  From Wesley's Chapel in the City of London.
11. 08:50
  A Point of View—London Underground
  A weekly reflection on a topical issue from Clive James.
12. 09:00
  Broadcasting House—03/05/2009
  News and conversation about the big stories of the week with Paddy O'Connell.
13. 10:00
  The Archers Omnibus—03/05/2009
  The week's events in Ambridge.
14. 11:15
  The Reunion—Beirut Hostages
  Sue MacGregor talks to the Beirut hostages John McCarthy, Brian Keenan and Terry Waite.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  News Headlines; Shipping Forecast—03/05/2009
  National and international news and the shipping forecast.
2. 12:04
  The Unbelievable Truth—Series 3, Episode 6
  6/6David Mitchell hosts. With Jeremy Hardy, Fred MacAulay, Jack Dee and Will Self.
3. 12:32
  The Food Programme—Brogdale
  Sheila Dillon explores Brogdale in Kent, home of the National Fruit Collection.
4. 12:57
  Weather—03/05/2009
  The latest weather forecast.
5. 13:00
  The World This Weekend—03/05/2009
  Views on Hazel Blears's comments on the 'titanic battering' that Labour has suffered.
6. 13:30
  Catholics and Jews—From Pogroms to Pius XII
  1/2Edward Stourton looks at claims Christian theology paved the way for modern anti-Semitism.
7. 14:00
  Gardeners' Question Time—01/05/2009
  Peter Gibbs chairs. With Pippa Greenwood, Bob Flowerdew and Matthew Biggs.
8. 14:45
  Lights, Camera, Landmark—Kilmainham Gaol, Dublin
  2/5The prison has been used for films including In the Name of the Father and Michael Collins(R)
9. 15:00
  Classic Serial—Geoffrey Chaucer - Troilus and Criseyde, Episode 2
  2/2Troilus and Criseyde are in love, but she's about to be handed over to the Greeks.
10. 16:00
  Bookclub—Xiaolu Guo
  James Naughtie and readers meet Chinese author Xiaolu Guo.
11. 16:30
  Ossian
  The story of James MacPherson's 'discovery' of the ancient poems of Ossian in the 1760s.
12. 17:00
  Hacked to Pieces
  Jolyon Jenkins investigates whether we have lost the war on cybercrime.
13. 17:40
  From Fact to Fiction—Series 6, Coughs and Sneezes
  1/8Playwright Laura Wade creates a fictional response to the swine flu scare.
14. 17:54
  Shipping Forecast—03/05/2009
  The latest shipping forecast.
15. 17:57
  Weather—03/05/2009
  The latest weather forecast.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—03/05/2009
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 18:15
  Pick of the Week—03/05/2009
  Sheila McClennon introduces her selection of highlights from the past week on BBC radio.
3. 19:00
  The Archers—03/05/2009
  Matt is teed off.
4. 19:15
  Go4it—03/05/2009
  Barney talks tactics and fair play with a young go-kart racer and cricketer Rosalie Birch.
5. 19:45
  Afternoon Reading—Stories with Latitude, Episode 2
  2/5A new piece of comedy from AL Kennedy on the troublesome subject of teeth.(R)
6. 20:00
  More or Less—01/05/2009
  Tim Harford presents the magazine which looks at numbers everywhere.
7. 20:30
  Last Word—01/05/2009
  Matthew Bannister presents the obituary series.
8. 21:00
  Money Box—02/05/2009
  Paul Lewis with the latest news from the world of personal finance.
9. 21:26
  Radio 4 Appeal—National Benevolent Fund for the Aged
  Baroness Betty Boothroyd appeals on behalf of the National Benevolent Fund for the Aged.
10. 21:30
  In Business—Network News
  What happens to high technology companies when their customers are in recession?
11. 21:58
  Weather—03/05/2009
  The latest weather forecast.
12. 22:00
  Westminster Hour—03/05/2009
  Including Petitioning the Modern Way.
13. 23:00
  The Film Programme—01/05/2009
  Michael Caine reveals why his wife banned their daughter from seeing his new film.
14. 23:30
  Something Understood—Weaving
  Mark Tully explores weaving as a metaphor for how we should live our life.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—03/05/2009
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:15
  Thinking Allowed—Suicide - The Midriff
  Laurie Taylor talks to Caroline Simone about her study of the families of suicide victims.
3. 00:45
  Bells on Sunday—03/05/2009
  The sound of bells from St George's Church, Poynton in Cheshire.
4. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—03/05/2009
  The latest shipping forecast.
5. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—04/05/2009
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
6. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—04/05/2009
  The latest shipping forecast.
7. 05:30
  News Briefing—05/04/2009
  News from BBC Radio 4.
8. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—04/05/2009
  Daily prayer and reflection with the Right Rev David Chillingworth.
9. 05:45
  Farming Today—04/05/2009
  Anna Hill visits an intensive broiler farm producing 800,000 chickens.
10. 05:57
  Weather—04/05/2009
  The latest weather forecast for farmers.

Monday 4 May 2009