BBC Radio 4 LW Schedule Sunday 24 January 2016

LW Schedule

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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—24/01/2016
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Four Bare Legs in a Bed—Send One Up for Me
  3/3The hellish trials and tribulations Tess experiences living in bedsit land.(R)
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—24/01/2016
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—24/01/2016
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—24/01/2016
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—24/01/2016
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Bells on Sunday—24/01/2016
  Church bells from St Mary Magdalene, Mortehoe in Devon.
8. 05:45
  Four Thought—Reaching Out
  Charlie Howard argues that public services should find their users, not wait to be found.(R)
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Morning
1. 06:00
  News Headlines—24/01/2016
  The latest national and international news.
2. 06:05
  Something Understood—Living With Poverty
  Mark Tully considers social, religious and personal attitudes towards poverty.
3. 06:35
  Living World—Rooks and a Winter Roost
  Lionel Kelleway is joined by roosting rooks.
4. 06:57
  Weather—24/01/2016
  The latest weather forecast.
5. 07:00
  News and Papers—24/01/2016
  The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers.
6. 07:10
  Sunday—Portrait of a Bishop, Hollywood spotlight on Catholic sex abuse, 100 years since WWI conscription
  A portrait of a bishop, a review of Spotlight and 100 years since WWI conscription.
7. 07:54
  Radio 4 Appeal—I CAN
  Jon Snow presents an appeal on behalf of children's charity I CAN.
8. 07:57
  Weather—24/01/2016
  The latest weather forecast.
9. 08:00
  News and Papers—24/01/2016
  The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers.
10. 08:10
  Sunday Worship—Salt of the Earth
  Canon Chris Chivers leads worship from All Saints Church, Cambridge.
11. 08:15
  Test Match Special—South Africa v England: Fourth Test, Pretoria - Day 3
  Commentary on day three of the fourth Test between South Africa and England, from Pretoria
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Afternoon
1. 12:01
  Shipping Forecast—24/01/2016
  The latest shipping forecast.
2. 12:04
  Test Match Special—South Africa v England: Fourth Test, Pretoria - Day 3
  Commentary on day three of the fourth Test between South Africa and England, from Pretoria
3. 16:15
  Open Book—Gail Jones
  Mariella Frostrup talks to Australian novelist Gail Jones about her book A Guide to Berlin
4. 16:30
  Poetry Please—Robert Burns and More
  Roger McGough with listeners' requests, including poetry by Robert Burns.
5. 17:00
  File on 4 Investigates—Tennis: Game, Set and Fix?
  Have the tennis authorities done enough to investigate allegations of match-fixing?(R)
6. 17:40
  From Fact to Fiction—Series 19, Top Trumps
  Hardeep Singh Kohli pictures a future where Donald Trump flies to a private airfield.(R)
7. 17:54
  Shipping Forecast—24/01/2016
  The latest shipping forecast.
8. 17:57
  Weather—24/01/2016
  The latest weather forecast.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—24/01/2016 UK may accept thousands of refugee children
  Government is considering calls to take unaccompanied children who've arrived in Europe
2. 18:15
  Pick of the Week—Sheila McClennon
  Sheila McClennon chooses her BBC Radio highlights.
3. 19:00
  The Archers—24/01/2016
  Adam seems to have forgotten something.
4. 19:15
  So Wrong It's Right—Series 3, Episode 3
  3/6Graham Linehan, Matthew Crosby and Helen Zaltzman compete to suggest the best in bad ideas(R)
5. 19:45
  The Imperative Mood
  An amusing sonata of bizarre commands by Padgett Powell featuring voices and music.
6. 20:00
  More or Less—Billionaires v the World
  Does it matter that 62 people now own as much wealth as half of the world's population?(R)
7. 20:30
  Last Word—Glenn Frey, Lord Weidenfeld, Jeanne Cordova, Haskell Wexler, Gilbert Kaplan.
  Matthew Bannister on a rock star, a publisher, a lesbian campaigner, a cinematographer.(R)
8. 21:00
  Money Box—Bad news for drivers as car insurance soars
  Car insurance on the rise, council tax support on the wane and pensions exit fees capped.(R)
9. 21:26
  Radio 4 Appeal—I CAN
  Jon Snow presents an appeal on behalf of children's charity I CAN.(R)
10. 21:30
  In Business—Norway's European Vision
  Jonty Bloom learns how Norway does business with the European Union.(R)
11. 22:00
  Westminster Hour—24/01/2016
  Weekly political discussion and analysis with MPs, experts and commentators.
12. 22:45
  What the Papers Say—24/01/2016
  Julia Hartley Brewer analyses how the newspapers are covering the biggest stories.
13. 23:00
  The Moth Radio Hour—Amputation, Al Gore, and Heroin
  True stories told live in the USA.
14. 23:50
  A Point of View—Face to Face
  Tom Shakespeare is concerned by what the rise of cosmetic surgery says about society.(R)
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—25/01/2016
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:15
  Thinking Allowed—Con Men in New York, Iconography of punishment
  A look at con men in New York and the iconography of punishment.(R)
3. 00:45
  Bells on Sunday—24/01/2016
  Church bells from St Mary Magdalene, Mortehoe in Devon.(R)
4. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—25/01/2016
  The latest shipping forecast.
5. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—25/01/2016
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
6. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—25/01/2016
  The latest shipping forecast.
7. 05:30
  News Briefing—25/01/2016
  News from BBC Radio 4.
8. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—25/01/2016
  A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with Julia Neuberger.
9. 05:45
  Farming Today—Dairy Industry Update
  An update on the UK dairy industry as a main processor cuts the price paid to farmers.
10. 05:56
  Weather—25/01/2016
  The latest weather forecast for farmers.
11. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Black-footed Albatross
  Liz Bonnin presents the black-footed albatross of Midway Atoll in the Pacific Ocean.(R)

Monday 25 January 2016