BBC Radio 4 LW Schedule Sunday 24 October 2010

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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—24/10/2010
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Lost and Found—The Undertaker's Tale
  1/3By Mark Twain. Sharply ironic satire on the commercial aspects of funeral undertaking.(R)
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—24/10/2010
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—24/10/2010
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—24/10/2010
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—24/10/2010
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Bells on Sunday—24/10/2010
  The bells of Minster Church of St Peter, Howden, East Yorkshire.
8. 05:45
  Profile—Glenn Beck
  Mary Ann Sieghart profiles provocative US talk show host, Glenn Beck.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  News Headlines—24/10/2010
  The latest national and international news.
2. 06:05
  Something Understood—Finding Your Voice in a Foreign Country
  Writer Vesna Goldsworthy asks how emigres and exiles find a voice in a foreign country.
3. 06:35
  On Your Farm—24/10/2010
  Alex James visits a salmon farmer in the Isle of Mull.
4. 06:57
  Weather—24/10/2010
  The latest weather forecast.
5. 07:00
  News and Papers—24/10/2010
  The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers.
6. 07:10
  Sunday—24/10/2010
  Edward Stourton with the religious and ethical news of the week.
7. 07:55
  Radio 4 Appeal—Family Holiday Association
  Ruth Rendell presents the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of the Family Holiday Association.
8. 07:58
  Weather—24/10/2010
  The latest weather forecast.
9. 08:00
  News and Papers—24/10/2010
  The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers.
10. 08:10
  Sunday Worship—Streams of Living Water
  A service from Great Malvern Priory reflecting on the spiritual significance of water.
11. 08:50
  A Point of View—Conspicuous Consumption
  Sarah Dunant reflects on public attitudes in the past to conspicuous consumption.
12. 09:00
  Broadcasting House—24/10/2010
  News and conversation about the big stories of the week with Paddy O'Connell.
13. 10:00
  The Archers Omnibus—24/10/2010
  Things get heated at Grange Farm and Kenton thinks he's blown it.
14. 11:15
  Desert Island Discs—Nick Clegg
  Deputy prime minister Nick Clegg joins Kirsty Young to choose his Desert Island Discs.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  News Headlines; Shipping Forecast—24/10/2010
  National and international news and the shipping forecast.
2. 12:04
  The Unbelievable Truth—Series 6, Episode 4
  4/6David Mitchell chairs. With Chris Addison, Susan Calman, Rufus Hound and Armando Iannucci.
3. 12:32
  The Food Programme—Student Food
  What food do students have access to, what do they eat? Sheila Dillon investigates.
4. 12:57
  Weather—24/10/2010
  The latest weather forecast.
5. 13:00
  The World This Weekend—24/10/2010
  A look at events around the world.
6. 13:30
  Cumbria: After the Flood
  Colin Blane returns to Cumbria to assess the recovery from 2009's devastating floods.
7. 14:00
  Gardeners' Question Time—Fakenham, Norfolk
  Eric Robson and the panel are in Fakenham in Norfolk.
8. 14:45
  How The Mighty Have Fallen—Depictions of Obesity
  2/5How corpulence has been portrayed over the millennia in art, literature and music.
9. 15:00
  Classic Serial—Herman Melville - Moby Dick, Episode 2
  2/2Captain Ahab's obsessive pursuit of the white whale reaches its tragic climax.
10. 16:00
  Open Book—24/10/2010
  Mariella Frostrup talks to writer Paul Auster about his new book Sunset Park.
11. 16:30
  Poetry Please—24/10/2010
  Roger McGough introduces poems about Scotland to mark the recent death of Edwin Morgan.
12. 17:00
  File on 4 Investigates—Foundation Hospitals: An Acute Crisis?
  Why should we want more foundation hospitals when so many are in financial trouble?
13. 17:40
  Profile—Glenn Beck
  Mary Ann Sieghart profiles provocative US talk show host, Glenn Beck.
14. 17:54
  Shipping Forecast—24/10/2010
  The latest shipping forecast.
15. 17:57
  Weather—24/10/2010
  The latest weather forecast.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—24/10/2010
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 18:15
  Pick of the Week—24/10/2010
  Christopher Douglas makes his selection of highlights from the past week on BBC radio.
3. 19:00
  The Archers—24/10/2010
  Harry's new flatmate is causing problems and Kenton's at a loose end.
4. 19:15
  Americana—24/10/2010
  Matt Frei talks to Michelle Malkin, one of America's most prolific right-wing commentators
5. 19:45
  Come Away, Come Away!—Peanut Butter and Cello, by Geraldine McCaughrean
  1/3A cello and her owner have adventures.(R)
6. 20:00
  Feedback—22/10/2010
  Your views on the new licence fee deal and History of the World in 100 objects.
7. 20:30
  Last Word—22/10/2010
  Matthew Bannister on Benoit Mandelbrot, Vera Rozsa, Bob Guccione and Samuel Burke.
8. 21:00
  Money Box—23/10/2010
  Paul Lewis brings the latest news from the world of personal finance.
9. 21:26
  Radio 4 Appeal—Family Holiday Association
  Ruth Rendell presents the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of the Family Holiday Association.
10. 21:30
  Analysis—Turkey: Staying Secular Insha'Allah
  Edward Stourton investigates Turkish politics and the nation's place in the world.
11. 21:58
  Weather—24/10/2010
  The latest weather forecast.
12. 22:00
  Westminster Hour—24/10/2010
  Reports from behind the scenes at Westminster.
13. 22:45
  What the Papers Say—Episode 24
  George Parker takes a look at how the broadsheets and red tops treat the week's news.
14. 23:00
  The Film Programme—22/10/2010
  Screenwriting secrets and tales of ordinary madness in Possession.
15. 23:30
  Something Understood—Finding Your Voice in a Foreign Country
  Writer Vesna Goldsworthy asks how emigres and exiles find a voice in a foreign country.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—25/10/2010
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:15
  Thinking Allowed—Global higher education - Homophobia and football
  Laurie Taylor examines homophobia and football and looks at global higher education.
3. 00:45
  Bells on Sunday—24/10/2010
  The bells of Minster Church of St Peter, Howden, East Yorkshire.
4. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—25/10/2010
  The latest shipping forecast.
5. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—25/10/2010
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
6. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—25/10/2010
  The latest shipping forecast.
7. 05:30
  News Briefing—25/10/2010
  News from BBC Radio 4.
8. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—25/10/2010
  With Canon Stephen Shipley.
9. 05:45
  Farming Today—25/10/2010
  A farmer is forced to shoot a bullock because the animal didn't have a passport.
10. 05:57
  Weather—25/10/2010
  The latest weather forecast for farmers.

Monday 25 October 2010