BBC Radio 4 LW Schedule Sunday 17 November 2013

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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—17/11/2013
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Afternoon Reading—Alexandros Papadiamandis - The Boundless Garden, The Gleaner
  2/3It is Christmas, and Achtitsa has no food or money. Then she hears from her long-lost son.(R)
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—17/11/2013
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—17/11/2013
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—17/11/2013
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—17/11/2013
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Bells on Sunday—17/11/2013
  The bells of St Thomas the Martyr, Oxford.
8. 05:45
  Profile—Sachin Tendulkar
  Tim Franks profiles the man who embodied the Indian dream, cricketer Sachin Tendulkar.(R)
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Morning
1. 06:00
  News Headlines—17/11/2013
  The latest national and international news.
2. 06:05
  Something Understood—Harmony
  Mark Tully appreciates harmony in the company of pianist and composer David Owen Norris.
3. 06:35
  Living World—Winged Buffet
  Chris Sperring joins Peter Wright and Andrew Gibson at Spurn National Nature Reserve.
4. 06:57
  Weather—17/11/2013
  The latest weather forecast.
5. 07:00
  News and Papers—17/11/2013
  The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers.
6. 07:10
  Sunday—17/11/2013
  Religious news and current affairs with Edward Stourton.
7. 07:55
  Radio 4 Appeal—Children in Need
  Sir Terry Wogan appeals on behalf of Children in Need.
8. 07:57
  Weather—17/11/2013
  The latest weather forecast.
9. 08:00
  News and Papers—17/11/2013
  The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers.
10. 08:10
  Sunday Worship—A Vision of Heaven
  CS Lewis's biographer Alister McGrath marks the 50th anniversary of the author's death.
11. 08:48
  A Point of View—Self Confident Culture
  Will Self argues for greater British cultural self-confidence in the debate over the veil.(R)
12. 08:58
  Tweet of the Day—Siskin
  Martin Hughes-Games presents the siskin.(R)
13. 09:00
  Broadcasting House—17/11/2013
  Sunday morning magazine programme. Presented by Paddy O'Connell.
14. 10:00
  The Archers Omnibus—17/11/2013
  Kirsty faces a dilemma. Meanwhile Lynda refuses to be deterred.
15. 11:15
  Desert Island Discs—Malorie Blackman
  Kirsty Young talks to author and children's laureate Malorie Blackman.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  News Headlines; Shipping Forecast—17/11/2013
  National and international news and the shipping forecast.
2. 12:04
  I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue—Series 60, Episode 1
  1/6Sixtieth series of the multi award-winning comedy panel game, chaired by Jack Dee.(R)
3. 12:32
  The Food Programme—Why is Grimsby's smoked fish special?
  Sheila Dillon investigates the impact of PGI status on Grimsby traditional smoked fish.
4. 12:57
  Weather—17/11/2013
  The latest weather forecast.
5. 13:00
  The World This Weekend—17/11/2013
  Global news and analysis presented by Shaun Ley.
6. 13:30
  Reflections with Peter Hennessy—Series 1, Lord Tebbit
  3/4Peter Hennessy talks to former Conservative cabinet minister Lord Tebbit (Norman Tebbit).(R)
7. 14:00
  Gardeners' Question Time—Rochdale Pioneers Museum
  Eric Robson and the team visit the birthplace of the modern co-operative movement.(R)
8. 14:45
  The Listening Project Omnibus—Man Talk
  Fi Glover introduces eight men talking about work, fishing, hooliganism and pickled eggs.
9. 15:00
  Classic Serial—Dostoyevsky - The Russian Gambler, Episode 1
  1/2Ed Stoppard plays an obsessive pianist in a modern-day take on Dostoevsky's classic.
10. 16:00
  Open Book—Scott Turow; Paul Bailey and Manda Scot on gay literature; Charlie Hill
  Scott Turow talks to Mariella Frostrup about his new novel Identical.
11. 16:30
  The Echo Chamber—Series 2, The Waste Remains
  3/4Paul Farley introduces new poems on the old theme of autumnal rot and mulch.
12. 17:00
  File on 4 Investigates—A Healthy Market?
  What do we know about the deals struck with private companies to run parts of the NHS?(R)
13. 17:40
  Profile—Sachin Tendulkar
  Tim Franks profiles the man who embodied the Indian dream, cricketer Sachin Tendulkar.(R)
14. 17:54
  Shipping Forecast—17/11/2013
  The latest shipping forecast.
15. 17:57
  Weather—17/11/2013
  The latest weather forecast.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—17/11/2013
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 18:15
  Pick of the Week—17/11/2013
  John Waite chooses the best of the previous seven days of BBC Radio.
3. 19:00
  The Archers—17/11/2013
  Lilian tries her best.
4. 19:15
  I'm Dave Podmore, Get Me Out There
  It's Ashes time. Will England's anti-hero Dave Podmore be picked...for 'I'm a Celebrity'?
5. 19:45
  Nadine Gordimer - A Flash of Fireflies—A Chip of Glass Ruby
  3/3A bewildered husband struggles to cope with his wife's political activism.
6. 20:00
  Feedback—15/11/2013
  Was Radio 4's Profile programme sexist? And BBC impartiality for Scotland's referendum.(R)
7. 20:30
  Last Word—A British composer, a Northern Irish MP, a Romanian architect, a German mayor and a British supercentenarian
  Sir John Tavener, Manfred Rommel, Anca Petrescu, Eddie McGrady and Grace Jones.(R)
8. 21:00
  Money Box—Interest rates rising; Postcode jitters; Frontier investing
  Are interest rates going to rise in 2014, 2015 or 2016? And postcode muddles on insurance.(R)
9. 21:26
  Radio 4 Appeal—Children in Need
  Sir Terry Wogan appeals on behalf of Children in Need.(R)
10. 21:30
  Analysis—France: Sinking Slowly?
  Can France afford its attachment to the big state? Emma Jane Kirby presents.(R)
11. 22:00
  Westminster Hour—17/11/2013
  Weekly political discussion and analysis with MPs, experts and commentators.
12. 22:45
  What the Papers Say—17/11/2013
  Iain Martin of the Telegraph looks at how newspapers covered the week's biggest stories.
13. 23:00
  The Film Programme—Jude Law on Dom Hemingway; Lee Daniels on The Butler; Vivien Leigh's centenary
  The latest news from the world of film.(R)
14. 23:30
  Something Understood—Harmony
  Mark Tully appreciates harmony in the company of pianist and composer David Owen Norris.(R)
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—18/11/2013
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:15
  Thinking Allowed—Work and Consumption; Neo-liberal Economics
  Laurie Taylor discusses why neoliberal economics still dominates the post-recession world.(R)
3. 00:45
  Bells on Sunday—17/11/2013
  The bells of St Thomas the Martyr, Oxford.(R)
4. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—18/11/2013
  The latest shipping forecast.
5. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—18/11/2013
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
6. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—18/11/2013
  The latest shipping forecast.
7. 05:30
  News Briefing—18/11/2013
  News from BBC Radio 4.
8. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—18/11/2013
  A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with Frances Finn.
9. 05:45
  Farming Today—18/11/2013
  Charlotte Smith looks at the progress of Defra's plans for biodiversity offsetting.
10. 05:56
  Weather—18/11/2013
  The latest weather forecast for farmers.
11. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Pied Wagtail
  Martin Hughes-Games presents the pied wagtail.

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