BBC Radio 4 LW Schedule Sunday 6 September 2015

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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—06/09/2015
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  American Shorts—Thief
  3/3By Jess Walter. A troubled father frets about being a good parent.(R)
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—06/09/2015
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—06/09/2015
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—06/09/2015
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—06/09/2015
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Bells on Sunday—06/09/2015
  Bells from the Parish Church of St Lawrence, Alton, Hampshire.
8. 05:45
  Profile—Michel Houellebecq
  Ed Stourton profiles Michel Houellebecq, the controversial novelist who loves to provoke.(R)
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Morning
1. 06:00
  News Headlines—06/09/2015
  The latest national and international news.
2. 06:05
  Something Understood—A Good Argument
  Arguing can have a bad press: Mark Tully discusses the benefits of a good argument.
3. 06:35
  On Your Farm—Honey Harvest
  Ruth Sanderson visits a bee farm in Northamptonshire to see the honey being harvested.
4. 06:57
  Weather—06/09/2015
  The latest weather forecast.
5. 07:00
  News and Papers—06/09/2015
  The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers.
6. 07:10
  Sunday—The chief rabbi, The cardinal and the pope, Bonhoeffer, Assisted dying
  Edward Stourton speaks to the archbishop of Vienna about the migrant crisis in Europe.
7. 07:54
  Radio 4 Appeal—Sustrans
  Nick Crane presents the Radio 4 Appeal for Sustrans.
8. 07:57
  Weather—06/09/2015
  The latest weather forecast.
9. 08:00
  News and Papers—06/09/2015
  The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers.
10. 08:10
  Sunday Worship—Faith in God's Plan
  Live worship from Cardiff with staff and students of South Wales Baptist College.
11. 08:48
  A Point of View—The Abolition of Man
  John Gray warns about the dangers of science that promises to enhance human abilities.(R)
12. 08:58
  Tweet of the Day—Hoatzin
  Sir David Attenborough presents the South American hoatzin.(R)
13. 09:00
  Broadcasting House—06/09/2015
  Sunday morning magazine programme. Presented by Paddy O'Connell.
14. 10:00
  The Archers Omnibus—06/09/2015
  Susan pulls no punches, and there is an important decision to be made.
15. 11:15
  The Reunion—Alan Bennett's Talking Heads
  Sue MacGregor gathers key players from Alan Bennett's groundbreaking TV monologue series.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  News Headlines; Shipping Forecast—06/09/2015
  National and international news and the shipping forecast.
2. 12:04
  The Unbelievable Truth—Series 15, Episode 2
  2/6David Mitchell is joined by Arthur Smith, Jon Richardson, Susan Calman and David O'Doherty(R)
3. 12:32
  The Food Programme—Libera Terra: Sicily's Anti-Mafia Farms
  Dan Saladino learns how farms confiscated from Sicily's mafia are providing food and wine.
4. 12:57
  Weather—06/09/2015
  The latest weather forecast.
5. 13:00
  The World This Weekend—06/09/2015
  Global news and analysis.
6. 13:30
  The Great Songbook—Spain
  4/4Cerys Matthews visits Barcelona to rummage through Spain's varied songbook.(R)
7. 14:00
  Gardeners' Question Time—Liverpool
  Eric Robson hosts the horticultural panel programme from Liverpool.(R)
8. 14:45
  The Listening Project Omnibus—18/01/2015
  Fi Glover with conversations about anorexia, second chances and dealing with loss.(R)
9. 15:00
  Drama on 4—A Place of Greater Safety, Liberty
  1/3Hilary Mantel's epic account of the French Revolution, dramatised by Melissa Murray.
10. 16:00
  Bookclub—David Nicholls - One Day
  David Nicholls talks to James Naughtie about his enormously successful novel One Day.
11. 16:30
  Poetry Please—Bees
  Roger McGough is back with a Poetry Please celebrating the humble bee.
12. 17:00
  Big Game Theory
  If trophy hunting is banned in Africa, would lions be more or less at risk?(R)
13. 17:40
  Profile—Michel Houellebecq
  Ed Stourton profiles Michel Houellebecq, the controversial novelist who loves to provoke.(R)
14. 17:54
  Shipping Forecast—06/09/2015
  The latest shipping forecast.
15. 17:57
  Weather—06/09/2015
  The latest weather forecast.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—06/09/2015 Thousands more migrants arrive in Austria and Germany
  A convoy of cars has crossed from Austria into Hungary to help transport migrants.
2. 18:15
  Pick of the Week—Liz Barclay
  Liz Barclay chooses her BBC Radio highlights.
3. 19:00
  The Archers—06/09/2015
  Ruth is looking forward.
4. 19:15
  The Absolutely Radio Show—Series 1, Episode 1
  1/4Stoneybridge, the Little Girl, Calum and Frank Hovis feature in the popular sketch show.
5. 19:45
  Comic Fringes—Series 11, Cats Who Walk Like Gentlemen, by Robert Florence
  Robert Florence's comic short story reveals the dark doings of the Scottish Illuminati.
6. 20:00
  More or Less—Fit for Work or at Death's Door?
  Are people dying after being declared 'fit for work' by the government? With Tim Harford.(R)
7. 20:30
  Last Word—Lord Montagu of Beaulieu, Joy Beverley, Oliver Sacks, Annette Worsley-Taylor
  Matthew Bannister talks about a peer, a singer, a neurologist and a fashion promoter.(R)
8. 21:00
  Money Box—Phone fraud: the woman conned out of her £12,000 savings
  Nargess Sadjady was conned out of her savings, but she has recorded the scammers' calls.(R)
9. 21:26
  Radio 4 Appeal—Sustrans
  Nick Crane presents the Radio 4 Appeal for Sustrans.(R)
10. 21:30
  In Business—Colombian Women
  Colombia is known for its machismo culture, what does that mean for women at work?(R)
11. 22:00
  Westminster Hour—06/09/2015
  Weekly political discussion and analysis with MPs, experts and commentators.
12. 22:45
  What the Papers Say—06/09/2015
  Tom Newton Dunn of The Sun analyses how the newspapers are covering the biggest stories.
13. 23:00
  The Film Programme—Liv Ullmann, Brian Helgeland on the Kray twins
  Liv Ullmann discusses Miss Julie, Ingmar Bergman and Sex and the City with Francine Stock.(R)
14. 23:30
  Something Understood—A Good Argument
  Arguing can have a bad press: Mark Tully discusses the benefits of a good argument.(R)
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—07/09/2015
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:15
  Writing a New South Africa—Page and Stage
  2/3Thabiso Mohare looks at the literary and spoken word scenes in South Africa.(R)
3. 00:45
  Bells on Sunday—06/09/2015
  Bells from the Parish Church of St Lawrence, Alton, Hampshire.(R)
4. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—07/09/2015
  The latest shipping forecast.
5. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—07/09/2015
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
6. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—07/09/2015
  The latest shipping forecast.
7. 05:30
  News Briefing—07/09/2015
  News from BBC Radio 4.
8. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—07/09/2015
  A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with Claire Campbell Smith.
9. 05:45
  Farming Today—Defra Secretary Liz Truss on EU Agriculture summit, Sheep industry developments
  Defra's Liz Truss speaks about supporting UK farmers at the EU agriculture summit.
10. 05:56
  Weather—07/09/2015
  The latest weather forecast for farmers.
11. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—African Jacana
  Miranda Krestovnikoff presents the wetland-loving African jacana.(R)

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