BBC Radio 4 LW Schedule Sunday 23 March 2014

LW Schedule

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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—23/03/2014
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  After Wonderland—Belle's Blog
  2/3Decades after Neverland, Tinkerbell the fairy is online, in panto and pining for Peter Pan
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—23/03/2014
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—23/03/2014
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—23/03/2014
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—23/03/2014
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Bells on Sunday—Mary the Virgin, Ilminster
  The bells of St Mary the Virgin, Ilminster, Somerset.
8. 05:45
  Lent Talks—Catherine Fox
  The Power and the Passion: Novelist Catherine Fox on the power of submission.(R)
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Morning
1. 06:00
  News Headlines—23/03/2014
  The latest national and international news.
2. 06:05
  Something Understood—Where It Was
  Chris Brookes reflects on how not to let the past imprison us.
3. 06:35
  On Your Farm—After the Flood
  Charlotte Smith visits a farm in Somerset, where the post-flood clear-up is now underway.
4. 06:57
  Weather—23/03/2014
  The latest weather forecast.
5. 07:00
  News and Papers—23/03/2014
  The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers.
6. 07:10
  Sunday—Big Bang; The return of Rev; Islamic feminism
  Sunday morning religious news and current affairs programme.
7. 07:55
  Radio 4 Appeal—Sport Relief
  Mariella Frostrup presents an appeal for Sport Relief.
8. 07:57
  Weather—23/03/2014
  The latest weather forecast.
9. 08:00
  News and Papers—23/03/2014
  The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers.
10. 08:10
  Sunday Worship—Inside Anger
  From the Syrian Orthodox Cathedral in London, Martin Palmer explores the nature of anger.
11. 08:48
  A Point of View—Heavy Weather
  Sarah Dunant compares our reaction today to climate change with historic responses.(R)
12. 08:58
  Tweet of the Day—Grey Partridge
  Bill Oddie presents the Grey partridge.(R)
13. 09:00
  Broadcasting House—23/03/2014
  The Sunday morning magazine programme with Britain's best newspaper review.
14. 10:00
  The Archers Omnibus—23/03/2014
  It is a moment of truth for Ruth, and there's a very special visitor to Ambridge.
15. 11:15
  Desert Island Discs—Dame Claire Bertschinger
  Kirsty Young talks to nurse and humanitarian Dame Claire Bertschinger.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  News Headlines; Shipping Forecast—23/03/2014
  National and international news and the shipping forecast.
2. 12:04
  Just a Minute—Series 68, Episode 6
  6/8Sheila Hancock, Richard Herring, Paul Merton and Josie Lawrence try to talk for 60 seconds(R)
3. 12:32
  The Food Programme—Micro-Bakeries
  The rise & rise of the micro-bakery. How home baked bread became a business opportunity.
4. 12:57
  Weather—23/03/2014
  The latest weather forecast.
5. 13:00
  The World This Weekend—23/03/2014
  The latest national and international news.
6. 13:30
  Piano Movements
  The serious business of moving pianos. Laurel and Hardy need not apply.(R)
7. 14:00
  Gardeners' Question Time—Correspondence at Sparsholt
  Eric Robson and the team tackle questions sent in by post, email and social media.(R)
8. 14:45
  Witness History—A Failed Royal Kidnapping
  Princess Anne escaped a kidnap attempt by a lone gunman in London in March 1974
9. 15:00
  Saturday Drama—Niccolo Machiavelli - The Prince
  Niccolo Machiavelli is in the dock to appeal against the treatment of his book The Prince.(R)
10. 16:00
  Open Book—Anita Shreve, Rebecca Mead
  Anita Shreve discusses her new novel The Lives of Stella Bain, and the joys of Middlemarch
11. 16:30
  Poetry Idol
  Shahidha Bari goes in search of the biggest poetry competition in the Middle East.
12. 17:00
  Gay Rights: Tying the Knot?
  Richard Coles asks if gay marriage is the last crusade of the campaign for gay rights.(R)
13. 17:40
  Profile—Matteo Renzi
  Edward Stourton asks if Matteo Renzi, Italy's dynamic new PM, can fulfil his promises.(R)
14. 17:54
  Shipping Forecast—23/03/2014
  The latest shipping forecast.
15. 17:57
  Weather—23/03/2014
  The latest weather forecast.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—23/03/2014
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 18:15
  Pick of the Week—23/03/2014
  Liz Barclay selects highlights from the previous seven days of BBC Radio.
3. 19:00
  The Archers—23/03/2014
  Helen tries to broker a peace.
4. 19:15
  Just William - Live!—Series 4, The Outlaws and the Triplets
  1/2Martin Jarvis performs the first of two comic classics at Cheltenham Festival.
5. 19:45
  Time—A Family Visit
  1/3A boy sees tensions rise when his mother visits the family in Russia.
6. 20:00
  Feedback—21/03/2014
  Why did Tony Benn knock Rebus off R4? And John Finnemore on the final Cabin Pressure.(R)
7. 20:30
  Last Word—Clarissa Dickson Wright, Lord Ballyedmond, L'Wren Scott, Mohammed Fahim, Peter Callander
  Julian Worricker remembers a chef, an entrepreneur, a lyricist, a statesman and a designer(R)
8. 21:00
  Money Box—Pensions revolution; Cash is king; Paying for childcare
  People planning to retire will shortly have more freedom over their pension pots.(R)
9. 21:26
  Radio 4 Appeal—Sport Relief
  Mariella Frostrup presents an appeal for Sport Relief.(R)
10. 21:30
  Analysis—Eldar Shafir: Scarcity
  An interview with psychologist Eldar Shafir about the concept of scarcity.(R)
11. 22:00
  Westminster Hour—23/03/2014
  Weekly political discussion and analysis with MPs, experts and commentators.
12. 22:45
  What the Papers Say—23/03/2014
  Iain Martin of the Telegraph looks at how papers covered the week's biggest stories.
13. 23:00
  The Film Programme—Starred Up; Mica Levi; The future of film; Emergency cinema from Syria
  Francine Stock talks to Ben Mendelsohn about British prison drama Starred Up.(R)
14. 23:30
  Something Understood—Where It Was
  Chris Brookes reflects on how not to let the past imprison us.(R)
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—24/03/2014
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:15
  Thinking Allowed—Race in Police Disciplinaries; Protestant Fishermen in Scotland
  Perceptions about ethnic minority officers. Also, evangelical fishermen in Scotland.(R)
3. 00:45
  Bells on Sunday—Mary the Virgin, Ilminster
  The bells of St Mary the Virgin, Ilminster, Somerset.(R)
4. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—24/03/2014
  The latest shipping forecast.
5. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—24/03/2014
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
6. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—24/03/2014
  The latest shipping forecast.
7. 05:30
  News Briefing—24/03/2014
  News from BBC Radio 4.
8. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—24/03/2014
  A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with the Rev Richard Littledale.
9. 05:45
  Farming Today—River pollution, Drought and Lambing
  Could warmer, wetter winters mean more agricultural pollution in our rivers?
10. 05:56
  Weather—24/03/2014
  The latest weather forecast for farmers.
11. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Egyptian Goose
  Bill Oddie presents the Egyptian goose.

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