BBC Radio 4 LW Schedule Sunday 3 May 2015

LW Schedule

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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—03/05/2015
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Go West—41 Rue Monge
  2/5By Jenny Solomons. Financial disaster compels Victor to visit his businessman brother.(R)
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—03/05/2015
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—03/05/2015
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—03/05/2015
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—03/05/2015
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Bells on Sunday—03/05/2015
  Church bells from York Minster.
8. 05:45
  Profile—Loretta Lynch
  Edward Stourton profiles Loretta Lynch, newly appointed to the job of US attorney general.(R)
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Morning
1. 06:00
  News Headlines—03/05/2015
  The latest national and international news.
2. 06:05
  Something Understood—Spiritual Economics
  Mark Tully wonders what society would look like if spirituality and economics were linked.
3. 06:35
  Living World—Swifts
  Chris Packham relives a Living World programme from 2000 about swifts.
4. 06:57
  Weather—03/05/2015
  The latest weather forecast.
5. 07:00
  News and Papers—03/05/2015
  The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers.
6. 07:10
  Sunday—Nepal, Church Bells, Fossil Fuels
  Religious news with Edward Stourton, including Nepal, church bells and fossil fuels.
7. 07:54
  Radio 4 Appeal—BasicNeeds
  Helen Lederer presents an appeal for BasicNeeds.
8. 07:57
  Weather—03/05/2015
  The latest weather forecast.
9. 08:00
  News and Papers—03/05/2015
  The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers.
10. 08:10
  Sunday Worship—Methodist Central Hall, Westminster
  Live from Methodist Central Hall, Westminster, nearby to the Houses of Parliament.
11. 08:48
  A Point of View—Leaders Old and Young
  David Cannadine reflects on the merits of youth and age in political leaders.(R)
12. 08:58
  Tweet of the Day—Heather Moorland Dawn Chorus
  David Attenborough presents a dawn chorus from the heather moorlands of Allendale.(R)
13. 09:00
  Broadcasting House—03/05/2015
  Sunday morning magazine programme. Presented by Paddy O'Connell.
14. 10:00
  The Archers Omnibus—03/05/2015
  Jolene and Kenton are under a cloud, while Peggy has bought a present.
15. 11:16
  The Reunion—Peter Brook's A Midsummer Night's Dream
  Sue MacGregor remembers Peter Brook's iconic Shakespearean production from 1970.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  News Headlines; Shipping Forecast—03/05/2015
  National and international news and the shipping forecast.
2. 12:04
  Dilemma—Series 4, Episode 4
  4/6Sue Perkins presents another edition of the show that tackles the big moral problems.(R)
3. 12:32
  The Food Programme—The Legacy of the BBC Food and Farming Awards
  Sheila Dillon looks back on 15 years of the BBC Food and Farming Awards.
4. 12:57
  Weather—03/05/2015
  The latest weather forecast.
5. 13:00
  The World This Weekend—03/05/2015
  Global news and analysis, presented by Mark Mardell.
6. 14:00
  Gardeners' Question Time—South Devon
  Peter Gibbs is in Devon to chair the horticultural panel programme.(R)
7. 14:45
  Test Match Special—West Indies v England: Third Test, Barbados. Day 3
  Commentary on the third day of the third Test: West Indies v England from Barbados.
8. 17:54
  Shipping Forecast—03/05/2015
  The latest shipping forecast.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Test Match Special—West Indies v England: Third Test, Barbados. Day 3
  Commentary on the third day of the third Test: West Indies v England from Barbados.
2. 23:00
  The Film Programme—Far from the Madding Crowd; Christopher Doyle; Polish Cinema; DVD Review
  Thomas Vinterberg on Far from the Madding Crowd, Christopher Doyle and Polish cinema.(R)
3. 23:30
  Something Understood—Spiritual Economics
  Mark Tully wonders what society would look like if spirituality and economics were linked.(R)
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—04/05/2015
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:15
  Thinking Allowed—Post Traumatic Stress; Managing Beds in the NHS
  Post traumatic stress in combat veterans and managing beds in the NHS.(R)
3. 00:45
  Bells on Sunday—03/05/2015
  Church bells from York Minster.(R)
4. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—04/05/2015
  The latest shipping forecast.
5. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—04/05/2015
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
6. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—04/05/2015
  The latest shipping forecast.
7. 05:30
  News Briefing—04/05/2015
  News from BBC Radio 4.
8. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—04/05/2015
  A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with the Rev Dr Mike Ford.
9. 05:45
  Farming Today—Bunny Guinness's Smallholding
  Anna Hill meets the garden designer Bunny Guinness on her eight-acre smallholding.
10. 05:56
  Weather—04/05/2015
  The latest weather forecast for farmers.
11. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Little Egret
  The Little Egret - Miranda Krestovnikoff narrates the story of this bird and its sound.(R)

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