BBC Radio 4 LW Schedule Sunday 30 March 2014

LW Schedule

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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—30/03/2014
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  After Wonderland—Yellow Brick Road
  3/3Dorothy de la Rue has become a waspish Grande Dame of Romantic fiction.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—30/03/2014
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 02:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—30/03/2014
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—30/03/2014
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—30/03/2014
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Bells on Sunday—Our Lady and St Nicholas, Liverpool
  The bells of the Parish Church of Our Lady and St Nicholas, Pier Head, Liverpool.
8. 05:45
  Lent Talks—Nicholas Shakespeare
  The Power and the Passion: Nicholas Shakespeare on worldly power.(R)
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Morning
1. 06:00
  News Headlines—30/03/2014
  The latest national and international news.
2. 06:05
  Something Understood—Temptation
  In his second special programme for Lent, Mark Tully discusses Temptation.
3. 06:35
  On Your Farm—Food and Farming Awards: Finalist Luke Hasell
  Adam Henson meets the first of this year's BBC Farmer of the Year finalists.
4. 06:57
  Weather—30/03/2014
  The latest weather forecast.
5. 07:00
  News and Papers—30/03/2014
  The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers.
6. 07:10
  Sunday—Archbishop of Canterbury on gay marriage; Chief Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis; Noah - the film and the controversy
  Sunday morning religious news and current affairs programme, presented by Edward Stourton.
7. 07:55
  Radio 4 Appeal—Sightsavers
  Lorraine Kelly presents an appeal for Sightsavers.
8. 07:57
  Weather—30/03/2014
  The latest weather forecast.
9. 08:00
  News and Papers—30/03/2014
  The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers.
10. 08:10
  Sunday Worship—Inside Love
  Live from St George's College Weybridge, the 4th of our Lent series for Mothering Sunday.
11. 08:48
  A Point of View—A Disease Called Fame
  Sarah Dunant reflects on fame and the cult of celebrity, following 20 Feet From Stardom.(R)
12. 08:58
  Tweet of the Day—Egyptian Goose
  Bill Oddie presents the Egyptian goose.(R)
13. 09:00
  Broadcasting House—30/03/2014
  Sunday morning magazine programme. Presented by Paddy O'Connell.
14. 10:00
  The Archers Omnibus—30/03/2014
  Fallon sees red, and will Ian and Rob bury the hatchet?
15. 11:15
  Desert Island Discs—Sir Andre Geim
  Kirsty Young talks to Nobel Prize-winning physicist Sir Andre Geim.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  News Headlines; Shipping Forecast—30/03/2014
  National and international news and the shipping forecast.
2. 12:04
  Just a Minute—Series 68, Episode 7
  7/8Classic comedy panel game with Paul Merton, Rebecca Front, Alun Cochrane and Russell Kane.(R)
3. 12:32
  The Food Programme—Wild Beer
  Dan Saladino meets the brewers transforming the flavours and styles of British beer.
4. 12:57
  Weather—30/03/2014
  The latest weather forecast.
5. 13:00
  The World This Weekend—30/03/2014
  The latest national and international news.
6. 13:30
  Swinging Addis
  Courtney Pine travels to Ethiopia to uncover one of world music's most remarkable stories.(R)
7. 14:00
  Gardeners' Question Time—Nottinghamshire
  Eric Robson is in the chair, as the panel takes questions in Nottinghamshire.(R)
8. 14:45
  Witness History—Germany's Guest Workers
  In the 1960s, Germany recruited hundreds of thousands of foreign workers, many from Turkey
9. 15:00
  Classic Serial—Dante Alighieri - The Divine Comedy, 1. Inferno
  1/3Dante finds himself in the middle of a dark wood in extreme personal and spiritual crisis.
10. 16:00
  Open Book—Damon Galgut, Kate Colquhoun, Judith Flanders, AL Kennedy, Julian Gough, Stella Duffy
  Man Booker-listed South African writer Damon Galgut on his latest novel Arctic Summer.
11. 16:30
  Poetry Extra—Ask Me: The Poetry of William Stafford
  William Stafford wrote a poem every day. Katrina Porteous explores his life and his work.
12. 17:00
  PPI: Britain's Biggest Banking Scandal
  Michael Robinson investigates the continuing costs of the PPI mis-selling scandal.(R)
13. 17:40
  Profile—Noah
  As a new Hollywood film version opens, Mark Coles profiles the character of Noah.(R)
14. 17:54
  Shipping Forecast—30/03/2014
  The latest shipping forecast.
15. 17:57
  Weather—30/03/2014
  The latest weather forecast.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—30/03/2014
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 18:15
  Pick of the Week—30/03/2014
  Sheila McClennon selects highlights from the previous seven days of BBC Radio.
3. 19:00
  The Archers—30/03/2014
  David tries to help Ruth.
4. 19:15
  Just William - Live!—Series 4, The New Neighbour
  2/2Martin Jarvis performs the second of two comic classics at the Cheltenham Festival.
5. 19:45
  Time—Father Time
  2/3Strange things happen to Professor Lebedev in the middle of the concert hall.
6. 20:00
  Feedback—28/03/2014
  Evan Davis vs Iain Duncan Smith, and why is Radio 3 in a box on the South Bank?(R)
7. 20:30
  Last Word—Mickey Duff, John Tyson, Jill Sinclair, Adolfo Suarez, Oswald Morris
  Matthew Bannister on a boxing promoter, an explorer, a music exec and a cinematographer.(R)
8. 21:00
  How You Pay for the City—Episode 2
  2/4David Grossman investigates the ways that savers, investors and consumers pay for the City(R)
9. 21:26
  Radio 4 Appeal—Sightsavers
  Lorraine Kelly presents an appeal for Sightsavers.(R)
10. 21:30
  Analysis—Why Minsky Matters
  Do the theories of Hyman Minsky provide a radical challenge to mainstream economics?(R)
11. 22:00
  Westminster Hour—30/03/2014
  Weekly political discussion and analysis with MPs, experts and commentators.
12. 22:45
  What the Papers Say—30/03/2014
  Ian Burrell of the Independent looks at how newspapers covered the week's big stories.
13. 23:00
  The Film Programme—Director Sally Potter and Muppets production designer Eve Stewart
  Director Sally Potter on a life in film, and secrets from the Muppets' production designer(R)
14. 23:30
  Something Understood—Temptation
  In his second special programme for Lent, Mark Tully discusses Temptation.(R)
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—31/03/2014
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:15
  Thinking Allowed—Poverty and 'Shame'; Small-Scale Technology in India
  The psycho-social effects of being poor. Also, small-scale technology in modern India.(R)
3. 00:45
  Bells on Sunday—Our Lady and St Nicholas, Liverpool
  The bells of the Parish Church of Our Lady and St Nicholas, Pier Head, Liverpool.(R)
4. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—31/03/2014
  The latest shipping forecast.
5. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—31/03/2014
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
6. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—31/03/2014
  The latest shipping forecast.
7. 05:30
  News Briefing—31/03/2014
  News from BBC Radio 4.
8. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—31/03/2014
  A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with the Rev Dr Janet Wootton.
9. 05:45
  Farming Today—Seaweed farming, A million eels, Chicken industry trends
  A new industry for Scotland? We meet a seaweed farming entrepreneur with big ideas.
10. 05:56
  Weather—31/03/2014
  The latest weather forecast for farmers.
11. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Ring Ouzel
  Bill Oddie presents the ring ouzel.
12. 06:00
  Today—31/03/2014
  Morning news and current affairs. Includes Sports Desk; Weather; Thought for the Day.

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