BBC Radio 4 LW Schedule Sunday 3 August 2014

LW Schedule

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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—03/08/2014
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  The Food of Love—Scotch Broth
  3/3By Aminatta Forna. A man does his best to cook for a child after a terrible loss.(R)
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—03/08/2014
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—03/08/2014
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—03/08/2014
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—03/08/2014
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Bells on Sunday—Cathedral of the Transfiguration
  The bells of the Cathedral of the Transfiguration.
8. 05:45
  Profile—Radoslaw Sikorski
  Becky Milligan profiles the Polish foreign minister, Radoslaw Sikorski.(R)
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Morning
1. 06:00
  News Headlines—03/08/2014
  The latest national and international news.
2. 06:05
  Something Understood—DNA and the Divine
  Mark Tully asks whether the discovery of DNA is evidence for or against God.
3. 06:35
  Living World—Turks and Caicos Islands: The Rock Iguana
  Tom Heap meets the critically endangered rock iguana of the Caribbean.
4. 06:57
  Weather—03/08/2014
  The latest weather forecast.
5. 07:00
  News and Papers—03/08/2014
  The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers.
6. 07:10
  Sunday—Middle East crisis; Rowan Williams; Star Wars
  Middle East crisis, Rowan Williams, Star Wars.
7. 07:55
  Radio 4 Appeal—GardenAfrica
  Monty Don presents an appeal for GardenAfrica.
8. 07:57
  Weather—03/08/2014
  The latest weather forecast.
9. 08:00
  News and Papers—03/08/2014
  The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers.
10. 08:10
  Sunday Worship—Where Poppies Grow
  A service from Dartford Parish Church marking the centenary of the outbreak of World War I
11. 08:48
  A Point of View—The Changing Nature of Utopias
  Will Self reflects on what the changing nature of utopias says about us.(R)
12. 08:58
  Tweet of the Day—Cirl Bunting
  Steve Backshall presents the cirl bunting.(R)
13. 09:00
  Broadcasting House—03/08/2014
  Sunday morning magazine programme. Presented by Paddy O'Connell.
14. 10:00
  The Archers Omnibus—03/08/2014
  There's a special guest at the village fete, and Charlie lays it on the line.
15. 11:15
  Desert Island Discs—Guy Garvey
  Kirsty Young talks to Guy Garvey, musician and frontman of Elbow.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  News Headlines; Shipping Forecast—03/08/2014
  National and international news and the shipping forecast.
2. 12:04
  I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue—Series 61, Episode 5
  5/6Andy Hamilton joins regular panellists Tim, Graeme and Barry. Jack Dee hosts.(R)
3. 12:32
  The Food Programme—Problems with Poultry?
  Is the poultry industry fit for purpose? Dan Saladino looks at how UK chicken is produced.
4. 12:57
  Weather—03/08/2014
  The latest weather forecast.
5. 13:00
  The World This Weekend—03/08/2014
  Shaun Ley presents national and international news.
6. 13:30
  Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen's Primary Colours—Episode 1
  1/2Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen explores how humanity has perceived colour.(R)
7. 14:00
  Gardeners' Question Time—Shropshire
  Peter Gibbs hosts the horticultural panel programme from Shropshire.(R)
8. 14:45
  The Listening Project Omnibus—03/08/2014
  A special omnibus featuring conversations with a Holocaust survivor and a poem she wrote.
9. 15:00
  Classic Serial—Honoré de Balzac - Eugenie Grandet, Episode 2
  2/2Will the miserly Monsieur Grandet be able to forgive his defiant daughter?
10. 16:00
  Bookclub—Sadie Jones - The Outcast
  Sadie Jones talks about her novel The Outcast, which won the Costa First Novel award 2008.
11. 16:27
  Poetry Postcards
  Razia Iqbal shares poetry from around the Commonwealth sent to Glasgow for the Games.
12. 16:55
  1914: Day by Day—3rd August
  The British foreign secretary speaks in favour of war at the House of Commons.
13. 17:00
  Trick or Trust
  How evolutionary biology shapes policy on welfare reform, immigration and bankers' pay.(R)
14. 17:40
  Profile—Radoslaw Sikorski
  Becky Milligan profiles the Polish foreign minister, Radoslaw Sikorski.(R)
15. 17:54
  Shipping Forecast—03/08/2014
  The latest shipping forecast.
16. 17:57
  Weather—03/08/2014
  The latest weather forecast.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—03/08/2014
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 18:15
  Pick of the Week—03/08/2014
  Sheila McClennon chooses her highlights from the previous seven days of BBC Radio.
3. 19:00
  The Archers—03/08/2014
  Susan is getting desperate.
4. 19:15
  John Shuttleworth's Lounge Music—Series 1, Leee John of Imagination
  4/4John's guest is Leee John from Imagination.
5. 19:45
  The Empire Cafe—The Ginger MacIntosh Clan of Saint Kitts
  2/3Jackie Kay chooses ginger, weaving in connections between Scotland and the Caribbean.
6. 20:00
  Feedback—01/08/2014
  Lyse Doucet on reporting from Gaza. And we question the Gardeners' Question Time team.(R)
7. 20:30
  Last Word—Sir Richard MacCormac, Eileen Ford, Nigel Ryan, Zohra Sehgal, Frank Mumford
  Matthew Bannister on an architect, a modelling agent, an editor, an actress, a puppeteer(R)
8. 21:00
  Face the Facts—Prostitution: Red Light? Green Light?
  John Waite investigates the varying approaches to street prostitution across the UK.(R)
9. 21:26
  Radio 4 Appeal—GardenAfrica
  Monty Don presents an appeal for GardenAfrica.(R)
10. 21:30
  In Business—Deep Thoughts
  Peter Day meets business people inspired and influenced by highbrow philosophers.(R)
11. 22:00
  Westminster Hour—03/08/2014
  Weekly political discussion and analysis with MPs, experts and commentators.
12. 22:45
  What the Papers Say—03/08/2014
  Iain Martin of the Telegraph looks at how newspapers covered the week's big stories.
13. 23:00
  1914: Day by Day—1914: Day by Day - Omnibus, Episode 5
  5/6Austria-Hungary's declaration of war on Serbia threatens to drag all of Europe into a war.
14. 23:30
  Something Understood—DNA and the Divine
  Mark Tully asks whether the discovery of DNA is evidence for or against God.(R)
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—04/08/2014
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:15
  Thinking Allowed—Non-Networking Graduates; Race and Consumption
  Race and consumption. Also, working class graduates who refuse to network.(R)
3. 00:45
  Bells on Sunday—Cathedral of the Transfiguration
  The bells of the Cathedral of the Transfiguration.
4. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—04/08/2014
  The latest shipping forecast.
5. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—04/08/2014
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
6. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—04/08/2014
  The latest shipping forecast.
7. 05:30
  News Briefing—04/08/2014
  News from BBC Radio 4.
8. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—04/08/2014
  Prayer and reflection with the Rev Neil Gardner of Canongate Kirk, Edinburgh.
9. 05:45
  Farming Today—Choosy bees, First World War, Scottish sheep support
  Sheep farmers in Scotland's harshest landscapes will get extra EU money from 2015.
10. 05:56
  Weather—04/08/2014
  The latest weather forecast for farmers.
11. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Icterine Warbler
  Michaela Strachan presents the story and sound of the icterine warbler.(R)

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