BBC Radio 4 LW Schedule Sunday 21 December 2014

LW Schedule

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—21/12/2014
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Comic Fringes—Series 10, Love and Orangutans by Romesh Ranganathan
  Romesh Ranganathan reads his comic story in front of an audience at the Edinburgh Fringe.(R)
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—21/12/2014
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—21/12/2014
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—21/12/2014
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—21/12/2014
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Bells on Sunday—21/12/2014
  The bells of St Peter's Church, Congleton.
8. 05:45
  Four Thought—Series 4, The Shadow of the Cold War
  77/3Jeffrey Sachs argues that many global problems were caused by mistakes at the end of wars.(R)
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Morning
1. 06:00
  News Headlines—21/12/2014
  The latest national and international news.
2. 06:05
  Something Understood—A Winter Solstice
  On the shortest day of the year, Mark Tully presents a celebration of the winter solstice.
3. 06:35
  On Your Farm—Comedy Farmer
  Sybil Ruscoe meets Shropshire's Freda Bracecock - the Dame Edna of the farmyard.
4. 06:57
  Weather—21/12/2014
  The latest weather forecast.
5. 07:00
  News and Papers—21/12/2014
  The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers.
6. 07:10
  Sunday—First woman bishop, the Pope and Cuba, 60 years of Carols from Kings
  First woman bishop, the Pope and Cuba, 60 years of Carols from Kings.
7. 07:55
  Radio 4 Appeal—Opportunity International
  Adjoa Andoh presents an appeal for Opportunity International.
8. 07:57
  Weather—21/12/2014
  The latest weather forecast.
9. 08:00
  News and Papers—21/12/2014
  The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers.
10. 08:10
  Sunday Worship—Comfort My People, Says Your God
  The last service in a series for Advent, from Methodist College, Belfast.
11. 08:48
  A Point of View—Art: The Real Thing
  What constitutes real art, as opposed to kitsch or that based on fake emotions and cliche?(R)
12. 08:58
  Tweet of the Day—Saddleback
  Liz Bonnin presents the formerly widespread saddleback of New Zealand.(R)
13. 09:00
  Broadcasting House—21/12/2014
  Sunday morning magazine programme. Presented by Paddy O'Connell.
14. 10:00
  The Archers Omnibus—21/12/2014
  Carol and Jim go under cover, and Jill gets a shock.
15. 11:15
  Desert Island Discs—The Most Reverend Justin Welby
  Kirsty Young talks to the Most Rev Justin Welby, Archbishop of Canterbury.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  News Headlines; Shipping Forecast—21/12/2014
  National and international news and the shipping forecast.
2. 12:04
  I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue—Series 62, Episode 5
  5/6Susan Calman and Tony Hawks join regulars John and Graeme, with Jack Dee in the chair.(R)
3. 12:32
  The Food Programme—Christmas, food and being far from home
  Sheila Dillon uncovers the food stories of those away from home on Christmas.
4. 12:57
  Weather—21/12/2014
  The latest weather forecast.
5. 13:00
  The World This Weekend—21/12/2014
  Global news and analysis, presented by Mark Mardell.
6. 13:30
  The Invisible Age—The Age Bomb
  1/3Matthew Sweet asks how human longevity shifted from an indicator of progress to anxiety.(R)
7. 14:00
  Gardeners' Question Time—Dalston
  Eric Robson chairs the horticultural panel programme from Dalston.(R)
8. 14:45
  The Listening Project Omnibus—21/12/2014
  Conversations about farming, birth marks and being gay in Nigeria, introduced by Fi Glover
9. 15:00
  The Barchester Chronicles—Anthony Trollope's The Small House at Allington, Episode 1
  The arrival of the handsome Adolphus Crosbie causes quite a stir at Allington.
10. 16:00
  Open Book—Christmas Writings
  A celebration of the best, and funniest, writing about Christmas.
11. 16:30
  The Echo Chamber—Series 4, Solsticial
  4/4Paul Farley introduces a new poem for the year's midnight from Alice Oswald.
12. 17:00
  Suppose I Lose It
  Joan Bakewell asks what she might expect, and how she should prepare, if she had dementia.(R)
13. 17:40
  From Fact to Fiction—Series 17, The Heebie Jeebies
  1/8The Heebie Jeebies by Marcy Kahan. A fictional response to a story in the week's news.(R)
14. 17:54
  Shipping Forecast—21/12/2014
  The latest shipping forecast.
15. 17:57
  Weather—21/12/2014
  The latest weather forecast.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—21/12/2014
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 18:15
  Pick of the Week—21/12/2014
  The best of BBC Radio this week.
3. 19:00
  The Archers—21/12/2014
  There is a crisis at Brookfield.
4. 19:15
  The Rest is History—Series 1, Episode 2
  2/6Frank Skinner and guests discuss history's funniest moments.
5. 19:45
  Goodnight, Vienna—The Last Train, by Jo Baker
  1/3Will Leah catch the last kindertransport out of Vienna?
6. 20:00
  Feedback—19/12/2014
  Listeners talk directly to the controller of Radio 4 about The Archers and budget cuts.(R)
7. 20:30
  Last Word—Mandy Rice-Davies, Dr Tim Black, Michel du Cille, Ian Player, Christopher Morris
  Matthew Bannister on a showgirl, a doctor, a photographer and a conservationist.(R)
8. 21:00
  Money Box—Hotel booking fraud - how it was done, More bad news for pension savers, and the HMV gift card that isn't
  Paul Lewis reveals the workings behind a fraud perpetrated on people booking hotels online(R)
9. 21:26
  Radio 4 Appeal—Opportunity International
  Adjoa Andoh presents an appeal for Opportunity International.(R)
10. 21:30
  In Business—For Ever and Ever
  Peter Day examines the business of running some of the country's most famous cathedrals.(R)
11. 22:00
  Westminster Hour—21/12/2014
  Weekly political discussion and analysis with MPs, experts and commentators.
12. 22:45
  What the Papers Say—21/12/2014
  George Parker of the Financial Times analyses the newspapers.
13. 23:00
  The Film Programme—Angelina Jolie, Danny Elfman, Kevin Macdonald, Kon-Tiki
  Angelina Jolie on her new career as film director; recreating the Kon-Tiki expedition.(R)
14. 23:30
  Something Understood—A Winter Solstice
  On the shortest day of the year, Mark Tully presents a celebration of the winter solstice.(R)
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—22/12/2014
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:15
  Thinking Allowed—Butchers; Fat Gay Men
  Fat gay men - resisting the stigma. Also, the masculine world of the butcher.(R)
3. 00:45
  Bells on Sunday—21/12/2014
  The bells of St Peter's Church, Congleton.(R)
4. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—22/12/2014
  The latest shipping forecast.
5. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—22/12/2014
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
6. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—22/12/2014
  The latest shipping forecast.
7. 05:30
  News Briefing—22/12/2014
  News from BBC Radio 4.
8. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—22/12/2014
  A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with the Rev Dr Stephen Wigley.
9. 05:45
  Farming Today—Campylobacter testing, poaching and coats for calves
  Campylobacter testing on farms.
10. 05:56
  Weather—22/12/2014
  The latest weather forecast for farmers.
11. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—New Zealand Robin
  Sir David Attenborough presents the New Zealand robin.

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