BBC Radio 4 LW Schedule Sunday 28 February 2016

LW Schedule

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Evening
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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—28/02/2016
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Modern Welsh Voices—Brown Jug
  1/5By Linda Ruhemann. Shopping for souvenirs in a small holiday town, a man's past is evoked.(R)
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—28/02/2016
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—28/02/2016
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—28/02/2016
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—28/02/2016
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Bells on Sunday—28/02/2016
  Bells from the Church of St Eustachius, Tavistock in Devon.
8. 05:45
  Lent Talks—The City
  Maxwell Hutchinson on Jesus's arrival in Jerusalem and his confrontation at the temple.(R)
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Morning
1. 06:00
  News Headlines—28/02/2016
  The latest national and international news.
2. 06:05
  Something Understood—A Walk in the Woods
  Rikke Houd takes a walk in the forest - a place to get lost and a place to find oneself.
3. 06:35
  On Your Farm—Inspiring First Generation Farmers
  John Terry is a first generation farmer hoping to inspire others. Ruth Sanderson meets him
4. 06:57
  Weather—28/02/2016
  The latest weather forecast.
5. 07:00
  News and Papers—28/02/2016
  The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers.
6. 07:10
  Sunday—Modesty goes mainstream, Christian perspectives on the EU debate, Cardinal Pell faces his critics.
  Christian perspectives on the Europe debate, presented by Edward Stourton.
7. 07:54
  Radio 4 Appeal—Brathay Trust
  Jeff Prestridge presents an appeal on behalf of Brathay Trust.
8. 07:57
  Weather—28/02/2016
  The latest weather forecast.
9. 08:00
  News and Papers—28/02/2016
  The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers.
10. 08:10
  Sunday Worship—Lent Pilgrimage 3: Becoming Present
  How can people become more attentive to God's presence around them?
11. 08:48
  A Point of View—Moral Futures
  Adam Gopnik thinks future generations will judge us as harshly as we judge our ancestors.(R)
12. 08:58
  Tweet of the Day—House Sparrow
  Michaela Strachan presents the story and sound of the house sparrow.(R)
13. 09:00
  Broadcasting House—28/02/2016
  Sunday morning magazine programme. Presented by Paddy O'Connell.
14. 10:00
  The Archers Omnibus—28/02/2016
  Is Brookfield all set for change? Rob is always there for Helen.
15. 11:15
  Desert Island Discs—Hugh Bonneville
  Kirsty Young talks to actor Hugh Bonneville.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  News Headlines; Shipping Forecast—28/02/2016
  National and international news and the shipping forecast.
2. 12:04
  Just a Minute—Series 74, Episode 1
  1/6Panellists Paul Merton, Rufus Hound, Graham Norton and Pam Ayres join Nicholas Parsons.(R)
3. 12:32
  The Food Programme—Feeding India
  Dan Saladino explores the fierce debate over how 1.2bn people will be fed in the future.
4. 12:57
  Weather—28/02/2016
  The latest weather forecast.
5. 13:00
  The World This Weekend—28/02/2016
  Global news and analysis.
6. 13:30
  Simon Schama: The Obliterators
  Simon Schama offers some context for the destruction of antiquities in Syria and Iraq.
7. 14:00
  Gardeners' Question Time—Royal Academy of Arts
  Eric Robson hosts the horticultural panel programme from the Royal Academy of Arts, London(R)
8. 14:45
  The Listening Project Omnibus—Dealing with Death and Suicide
  Surviving the death of parents through accident or suicide, and the suicide of sons.
9. 15:00
  The Life and Loves of a She Devil by Fay Weldon—2. Transformation
  2/2Ruth will stop at nothing to get her revenge.
10. 16:00
  Open Book—Graham Swift on Mothering Sunday
  Mariella Frostrup talks to novelist Graham Swift about his new book, Mothering Sunday.
11. 16:30
  Poetry Please—Fox Running
  Roger McGough presents the late Ken Smith's reading of his long poem, Fox Running.
12. 17:00
  File on 4 Investigates—Dementia: What Do We Know?
  Has a drive to increase the diagnosis of dementia and find a cure been effective?(R)
13. 17:40
  From Fact to Fiction—Series 19, 27/02/2016
  Mark Lawson imagines how a football manager might deal with pressure.(R)
14. 17:54
  Shipping Forecast—28/02/2016
  The latest shipping forecast.
15. 17:57
  Weather—28/02/2016
  The latest weather forecast.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—28/02/2016 Reformists make big gains in Iran
  Allies of moderate president Rouhani on course to claim victory in a parliamentary poll.
2. 18:15
  Pick of the Week—John McCarthy
  John McCarthy chooses his BBC Radio highlights.
3. 19:00
  The Archers—28/02/2016
  Bert looks back to the floods of a year ago.
4. 19:15
  Wordaholics—Series 2, Episode 2
  2/6Katy Brand, Alex Horne, Richard Herring and Natalie Haynes vie for verbal supremacy.(R)
5. 19:45
  Leap—Leapers
  Richard Beard's story follows Martin as he seizes the opportunity to recalibrate.
6. 20:00
  Feedback—EU coverage, Diversity
  EU referendum impartiality, diversity in BBC Radio and how to liven up dull sport.(R)
7. 20:30
  Last Word—Alex Timpson, Lord Avebury, Douglas Slocombe, Umberto Eco, Pascal Bentoiu
  Matthew Bannister on a foster mother, a cinematographer, an author and a parliamentarian.(R)
8. 21:00
  Money Box—Pension reform or a grab on our pension cash?
  Lesley Curwen presents discussion on pension reform and the true cost of paying by cash.(R)
9. 21:26
  Radio 4 Appeal—Brathay Trust
  Jeff Prestridge presents an appeal on behalf of Brathay Trust.(R)
10. 21:30
  Analysis—Multiculturalism: Newham v Leicester
  Sonia Sodha explores how two of the UK's most multicultural places are managing diversity.(R)
11. 22:00
  Westminster Hour—28/02/2016
  Weekly political discussion and analysis with MPs, experts and commentators.
12. 22:45
  What the Papers Say—28/02/2016
  Miranda Green analyses how the newspapers are covering the biggest stories.
13. 23:00
  The Film Programme—The Oscars, A video shop in Greenland
  With Antonia Quirke. Including discussion on the Oscars and a video shop in Greenland.(R)
14. 23:30
  Something Understood—A Walk in the Woods
  Rikke Houd takes a walk in the forest - a place to get lost and a place to find oneself.(R)
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—29/02/2016
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:15
  Thinking Allowed—Refusing adulthood, How young people feel about being poor
  Laurie Taylor asks if and why some people refuse to grow up.(R)
3. 00:45
  Bells on Sunday—28/02/2016
  Bells from the Church of St Eustachius, Tavistock in Devon.(R)
4. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—29/02/2016
  The latest shipping forecast.
5. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—29/02/2016
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
6. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—29/02/2016
  The latest shipping forecast.
7. 05:30
  News Briefing—29/02/2016
  News from BBC Radio 4.
8. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—29/02/2016
  A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with Canon Dr Sarah Rowland Jones.
9. 05:45
  Farming Today—Lambing
  Farming Today embarks on a week of programmes about lambing, based at a Welsh sheep farm.
10. 05:56
  Weather—29/02/2016
  The latest weather forecast for farmers.
11. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Great Tit
  David Attenborough presents the great tit.(R)

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