BBC Radio 4 LW Schedule Sunday 5 January 2014

LW Schedule

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Afternoon
Evening
Late

Morning
1. 07:30
  Sunday—05/01/2014
  Sunday morning religious news and current affairs programme, presented by Edward Stourton.
2. 07:55
  Radio 4 Appeal—Prisoners' Advice Service
  Lady Edwina Grosvenor presents an appeal for the Prisoners' Advice Service.
3. 07:57
  Weather—05/01/2014
  The latest weather forecast.
4. 08:00
  News and Papers—05/01/2014
  The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers.
5. 08:10
  Sunday Worship—05/01/2014
  Canon Stephen Shipley reflects on the 90th anniversary of the first BBC church broadcast.
6. 08:48
  A Point of View—The Perils of Belief
  John Gray reflects on the damage that can be caused by evangelical belief.(R)
7. 08:58
  Tweet of the Day—Starling
  David Attenborough presents the starling.(R)
8. 09:00
  Broadcasting House—05/01/2014
  Sunday morning magazine programme. Presented by Paddy O'Connell.
9. 10:00
  The Archers Omnibus—05/01/2014
  There's a midnight surprise in Ambridge. Meanwhile Peggy receives a troubling phone call.
10. 11:15
  Desert Island Discs—Ray Mears
  Kirsty Young's castaway is woodsman Ray Mears.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  News Headlines; Shipping Forecast—05/01/2014
  National and international news and the shipping forecast.
2. 12:04
  The Unbelievable Truth—Series 12, Episode 1
  1/6David Mitchell hosts. With Arthur Smith, Henning Wehn, Bridget Christie and Ed Byrne.(R)
3. 12:32
  The Food Programme—The best of British food and farming.... the search begins
  Sheila Dillon, Richard Corrigan and Valentine Warner launch the BBC Food & Farming Awards.
4. 12:57
  Weather—05/01/2014
  The latest weather forecast.
5. 13:00
  The World This Weekend—05/01/2014
  The latest national and international news.
6. 13:30
  Hardeep's Sunday Lunch—Series 2, Foundlings
  Hardeep Singh Kohli meets Iain and Alison, who tell a remarkable story of abandonment.
7. 14:00
  Gardeners' Question Time—Shropshire
  Peter Gibbs presents this week's episode of the horticultural panel show from Shropshire.(R)
8. 14:45
  Witness History—The Kidnapping of Frank Sinatra Jr
  In December 1963, the 19-year-old son of Frank Sinatra was kidnapped for a ransom.
9. 15:00
  Classic Serial—The World According to Garp, Episode 1
  1/3Desperate for a child, but not a husband, a nurse takes drastic measures to conceive.
10. 16:00
  Bookclub—Donna Tartt - The Secret History
  Donna Tartt talks about her cult bestseller The Secret History. With James Naughtie.
11. 16:30
  Provincial Pleasures
  Eric Robson examines the unique and unjustly overlooked Cumbrian poet Norman Nicholson.
12. 17:00
  The Only Way Is Up
  Simon Cox talks to those charged with turning round poor-performing organisations.(R)
13. 17:40
  Profile—Janet Yellen
  Mary Ann Sieghart profiles Janet Yellen, Obama's choice to lead the US Federal Reserve.(R)
14. 17:54
  Shipping Forecast—05/01/2014
  The latest shipping forecast.
15. 17:57
  Weather—05/01/2014
  The latest weather forecast.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—05/01/2014
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 18:15
  Pick of the Week—05/01/2014
  The best of BBC Radio this week, chosen by Simon Parkes.
3. 19:00
  The Archers—05/01/2014
  Susan has the New Year blues.
4. 19:15
  Meet David Sedaris—Series 4, The Sea Section; Dog Days
  6/6David deals with family tragedy and presents some comic verse about our canine friends.
5. 19:45
  Modern Welsh Voices—Our Sickness
  4/5By Joe Dunthorne. A young couple go on a quest to find a particular type of medication.
6. 20:00
  More or Less—The Power of Pension Fees
  Tim Harford and Money Box's Paul Lewis show how small charges hit pension funds hard.(R)
7. 20:30
  Last Word—Elizabeth Jane Howard, John Fortune, Vera Houghton, Sir Christopher Curwen, Harold Camping
  A novelist, a satirist, a family planning pioneer, an MI6 chief and a Doomsday evangelist.(R)
8. 21:00
  Money Box—Payouts for storm power cuts; Insurer data breach alert; Bank customers in group action; The Faberge Mystery
  Personal finance news with Paul Lewis. Who compensates you for storm power cuts?(R)
9. 21:26
  Radio 4 Appeal—Prisoners' Advice Service
  Lady Edwina Grosvenor presents an appeal for the Prisoners' Advice Service.(R)
10. 21:30
  In Business—The Music Industry
  How can musicians make money in an industry that has changed so much in the past decade?(R)
11. 22:00
  UK Confidential—1984
  Martha Kearney reveals the secrets within the prime minister's newly-opened files of 1984.
12. 22:45
  What the Papers Say—05/01/2014
  Nosheen Iqbal of the Guardian looks at how newspapers covered the week's biggest stories.
13. 23:00
  Test Match Special—Fifth Ashes Test, the SCG in Sydney: Day 4
  Commentary on the fourth day of the fifth Ashes Test between Australia and England.
14. 23:00
  The Film Programme—Idris Elba on Mandela; Films for 2014; Newcastle Film Club
  Francine Stock talks to British actor Idris Elba about playing Mandela.(R)
15. 23:30
  Something Understood—In the Interest of Boredom
  John McCarthy explores that most exasperating of moods, boredom.(R)
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—06/01/2014
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:15
  Thinking Allowed—Love
  A Thinking Allowed special on 'romantic love'.(R)
3. 00:45
  Bells on Sunday—St Mary's Church, Grafton Regis
  The bells of St Mary's Church, Grafton Regis in Northamptonshire.(R)
4. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—06/01/2014
  The latest shipping forecast.
5. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—06/01/2014
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
6. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—06/01/2014
  The latest shipping forecast.
7. 05:30
  News Briefing—06/01/2014
  News from BBC Radio 4.
8. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—06/01/2014
  A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with the Rev Dr Craig Gardiner.
9. 05:45
  Farming Today—06/01/2014
  Could the countryside take the hit as farmers in Northern Ireland get more funding?
10. 05:56
  Weather—06/01/2014
  The latest weather forecast for farmers.
11. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Crossbill
  David Attenborough presents the crossbill.

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