BBC Radio 4 LW Schedule Sunday 28 July 2013

LW Schedule

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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—28/07/2013
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Byng Ballads: The Story of Douglas Byng—A Naughty Victorian Lady
  1/3Byng reminisces about his early childhood as the son of a Nottingham bank manager.(R)
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—28/07/2013
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—28/07/2013
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—28/07/2013
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—28/07/2013
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Bells on Sunday—28/07/2013
  The bells of St Mary's Church, Barnes, London.
8. 05:45
  Profile—Andre Geim
  Helen Grady profiles the prize-winning scientist Professor Sir Andre Geim.(R)
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Morning
1. 06:00
  News Headlines—28/07/2013
  The latest national and international news.
2. 06:05
  Something Understood—Stewardship
  Mark Tully discusses ideas of stewardship and our responsibility to future generations.
3. 06:35
  Living World—Coquet Terns
  Coquet Island off the Northumberland coast is the last breeding site for roseate terns.
4. 06:57
  Weather—28/07/2013
  The latest weather forecast.
5. 07:00
  News and Papers—28/07/2013
  The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers.
6. 07:10
  Sunday—Ethical Investments; Maureen Greaves; Papal Biography
  William Crawley talks to Maureen Greaves about forgiving her husband's killers.
7. 07:55
  Radio 4 Appeal—The Lorna Young Foundation
  Joanne Harris presents an appeal for the Lorna Young Foundation.
8. 07:57
  Weather—28/07/2013
  The latest weather forecast.
9. 08:00
  News and Papers—28/07/2013
  The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers.
10. 08:10
  Sunday Worship—28/07/2013
  From the Keswick Convention. Stuart Townend leads the music. Preacher: Rico Tice.
11. 08:48
  A Point of View—Reforming Catholicism in 140 Characters
  Sarah Dunant suggests what Pope Francis should tell his Twitter followers.(R)
12. 08:58
  Tweet of the Day—Dotterel
  Steve Backshall presents the dotterel.(R)
13. 09:00
  Broadcasting House—28/07/2013
  Sunday morning magazine programme. Presented by Paddy O'Connell.
14. 10:00
  The Archers Omnibus—28/07/2013
  Fallon enjoys a gossip, and Helen lends a sympathetic ear.
15. 11:15
  Desert Island Discs—Mary Robinson
  Mary Robinson, former president of Ireland, is interviewed by Kirsty Young.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  News Headlines; Shipping Forecast—28/07/2013
  National and international news and the shipping forecast.
2. 12:04
  I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue—Series 59, Episode 4
  4/6Tim Brooke-Taylor, Barry Cryer and Graeme Garden are joined by Miles Jupp. Jack Dee chairs(R)
3. 12:32
  The Food Programme—Skint Foodies
  Sheila Dillon meets the cooks who've specialised in making great food on very low incomes.
4. 12:57
  Weather—28/07/2013
  The latest weather forecast.
5. 13:00
  The World This Weekend—28/07/2013
  The latest national and international news.
6. 13:30
  Parkinson's Law Revisited
  Matthew Sweet re-examines Parkinson's Law. Does work expand to fill the time allocated?(R)
7. 14:00
  Gardeners' Question Time—RHS Tatton Flower Show
  Eric Robson and the panel are at the RHS Tatton Flower Show.(R)
8. 14:45
  Witness History—The Sinking of the USS Indianapolis
  July 1945 - a US warship sinks in the Pacific; its crew face days in shark-infested waters
9. 15:00
  Patrick O'Brian - Desolation Island—Episode 2
  2/2Jack Aubrey is pursued through the South Atlantic by a Dutch warship.
10. 16:00
  Open Book—Alcohol's influence on literature; James Runcie; Grace McCleen
  Mariella Frostrup talks to Grace McCleen about her new novel The Professor of Poetry.
11. 16:30
  The Namer of Clouds
  Lavinia Greenlaw pays poetic tribute to Luke Howard, the man who named the clouds.
12. 17:00
  File on 4 Investigates—Coal Comfort?
  Coal keeps the lights on. But as UK mining firms collapse, do ministers have a plan?(R)
13. 17:40
  Profile—Andre Geim
  Helen Grady profiles the prize-winning scientist Professor Sir Andre Geim.(R)
14. 17:54
  Shipping Forecast—28/07/2013
  The latest shipping forecast.
15. 17:57
  Weather—28/07/2013
  The latest weather forecast.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—28/07/2013
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 18:15
  Pick of the Week—28/07/2013
  The best of the previous seven days of BBC Radio, chosen by Stewart Henderson.
3. 19:00
  The Archers—28/07/2013
  David's impressed.
4. 19:15
  Richard Tyrone Jones's Big Heart—UnCrank
  3/3Can Richard pull through, with the help of poetry, cod philosophy and friends?
5. 19:45
  Opening Lines—Series 15, Looking Sadly out of Windows
  2/3By Sarah Courtauld. A precocious young girl adopts John the Baptist as her role model.
6. 20:00
  Feedback—26/07/2013
  Royal baby - did BBC News go OTT? Meet the Dropout Tsar. And the guardian of radio sound.(R)
7. 20:30
  Last Word—A White House journalist, a comedian, an artist, a technology guru, and a blues musician
  Matthew Bannister on Helen Thomas, William Turner, Mel Smith, Dr James Martin and more.(R)
8. 21:00
  Face the Facts—The Marcos Mystery?
  John Waite investigates the Marcos mystery.(R)
9. 21:26
  Radio 4 Appeal—The Lorna Young Foundation
  Joanne Harris presents an appeal for the Lorna Young Foundation.(R)
10. 21:30
  Analysis—The Rule of Law v the Rule of Man
  Jamie Whyte asks if it is OK to punish tax avoiders who have obeyed the letter of the law.(R)
11. 22:00
  Westminster Hour—28/07/2013
  Weekly political discussion and analysis with MPs, experts and commentators.
12. 22:45
  What the Papers Say—28/07/2013
  A look at how the newspapers are covering the biggest stories.
13. 23:00
  The Reith Lectures—Daniel Barenboim - In the Beginning was Sound, In the Beginning was Sound
  1/5Musician and conductor Daniel Barenboim examines the physical phenomenon of sound.(R)
14. 23:45
  Witness History—The Sinking of the USS Indianapolis
  July 1945 - a US warship sinks in the Pacific; its crew face days in shark-infested waters(R)
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—29/07/2013
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:15
  Something Understood—Stewardship
  Mark Tully discusses ideas of stewardship and our responsibility to future generations.(R)
3. 00:45
  Bells on Sunday—28/07/2013
  The bells of St Mary's Church, Barnes, London.(R)
4. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—29/07/2013
  The latest shipping forecast.
5. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—29/07/2013
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
6. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—29/07/2013
  The latest shipping forecast.
7. 05:30
  News Briefing—29/07/2013
  News from BBC Radio 4.
8. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—29/07/2013
  A reading and a reflection to start the day with the Rev Edwin Counsell.
9. 05:45
  Farming Today—29/07/2013
  Attacks by dogs on livestock - Sybil Ruscoe looks at one way to prevent them.
10. 05:56
  Weather—29/07/2013
  The latest weather forecast for farmers.
11. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Kestrel
  Steve Backshall presents the story and sound of the kestrel.

Monday 29 July 2013