BBC Radio 4 LW Schedule Sunday 30 January 2011

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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—30/01/2011
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Afternoon Reading—A Friend of the Family, Coming Round
  1/3Anton emerges from a coma. He's lost three days and his world is not as it was.(R)
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—30/01/2011
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—30/01/2011
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 03:00
  International Cricket—30/01/2011
  Australia v England, the fifth ODI from Brisbane.
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Morning
1. 11:30
  Desert Island Discs—Jon Snow
  Journalist and TV presenter Jon Snow joins Kirsty Young to choose his Desert Island Discs.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  News Headlines; Shipping Forecast—30/01/2011
  National and international news and the shipping forecast.
2. 12:04
  I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue—Series 54, Episode 5
  5/6Fifty-fourth series of the multi-award award-winning comedy panel game chaired by Jack Dee
3. 12:32
  The Food Programme—Food in Ireland After the Crisis
  Sheila Dillon investigates some of the food stories behind Ireland's economic collapse.
4. 12:57
  Weather—30/01/2011
  The latest weather forecast.
5. 13:00
  The World This Weekend—30/01/2011
  The latest news with in-depth analysis.
6. 13:30
  Schrodinger's Quantum Kittens
  Robin Ince explores the legacy of Schrodinger's Cat - the paradox of quantum physics.(R)
7. 14:00
  Gardeners' Question Time—Sparsholt College, Postbag edition
  In the midst of one of the coldest winters on record, we answer listeners' questions.
8. 14:45
  The Completists—Episode 2
  2/5Ian Marchant meets five 'completists' driven by the need to tick off the entire collection
9. 15:00
  Classic Serial—The Moonstone, Episode 2
  2/4Cuff begins his investigation into the missing diamond, with Betteridge as his sidekick.
10. 16:00
  Open Book—Sebastian Faulks, Michael Arditti and Frontier Fiction
  Mariella Frostrup and Sebastian Faulks debate the Great British Novel.
11. 16:30
  Poetry Please—30/01/2011
  Roger McGough introduces TS Eliot's groundbreaking modernist poem The Waste Land.
12. 17:00
  File on 4 Investigates—Homes but no loans
  How will the mortgage freeze hit Britain's already battered economy?
13. 17:40
  Profile—Baroness Sayeeda Warsi
  Gerry Northam profiles Baroness Sayeeda Warsi, the first Muslim cabinet minister.
14. 17:54
  Shipping Forecast—30/01/2011
  The latest shipping forecast.
15. 17:57
  Weather—30/01/2011
  The latest weather forecast.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—30/01/2011
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 18:15
  Pick of the Week—30/01/2011
  Ernie Rea makes his selection from the week's radio.
3. 19:00
  The Archers—30/01/2011
  Helen makes an announcement.
4. 19:15
  Americana—30/01/2011
  Ron Reagan steps out of the shadow of his father's presidential legacy to tell his story.
5. 19:45
  Afternoon Reading—The First Person, Writ
  2/3A middle-aged woman returns home to find her 14-year-old self sitting in her lounge.(R)
6. 20:00
  Feedback—28/01/2011
  Angry listeners take Archers editor to task and Radio 4 controller unveils her new plans.
7. 20:30
  Last Word—28/01/2011
  Matthew Bannister on Sargent Shriver, Reg Ward, Bhimsen Joshi and Jack Lalanne.
8. 21:00
  Money Box—29/01/2011
  News and advice on safeguarding and improving your personal finances.
9. 21:26
  Radio 4 Appeal—Womankind Worldwide
  Sandi Toksvig presents the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Womankind Worldwide.
10. 21:30
  Analysis—Trust
  Philosopher and former Reith lecturer Prof Onora O'Neill's latest reflections on trust.
11. 22:00
  Westminster Hour—30/01/2011
  Weekly political discussion and analysis with MPs, experts and commentators.
12. 22:45
  What the Papers Say—Episode 37
  Zoe Williams takes a look at how the broadsheets and red tops treated the week's news.
13. 23:00
  The Film Programme—28/01/2011
  Francine Stock talks to actors Donald Sutherland and Paul Giamatti.
14. 23:30
  Something Understood—The Midst of Life
  Teresa Morgan explores ways of thinking about middle age.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—31/01/2011
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:15
  Thinking Allowed—26/01/2011
  Ronald Dworkin and Anthony Grayling on liberty versus equality.
3. 00:45
  Bells on Sunday—30/01/2011
  The bells of St Lawrence Jewry, London.
4. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—31/01/2011
  The latest shipping forecast.
5. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—31/01/2011
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
6. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—31/01/2011
  The latest shipping forecast.
7. 05:30
  News Briefing—31/01/2011
  News from BBC Radio 4.
8. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—31/01/2011
  Daily prayer and reflection with the Rev Simon Doogan.
9. 05:45
  Farming Today—31/01/2011
  Ten years on from the 2001 foot and mouth crisis, a warning the country is at risk again.
10. 05:57
  Weather—31/01/2011
  The latest weather forecast for farmers.

Monday 31 January 2011