BBC Radio 4 LW Schedule Sunday 13 March 2016

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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—13/03/2016
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Modern Welsh Voices—Snowstorm
  3/5By Niall Griffiths. Perry and his aged mother are snowed in, isolated in the Welsh hills.(R)
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—13/03/2016
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—13/03/2016
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—13/03/2016
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—13/03/2016
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Bells on Sunday—The Church of the Holy Cross in Woodchurch on the Wirral
  Bells from the Church of the Holy Cross in Woodchurch on the Wirral.
8. 05:45
  Lent Talks—The Garden
  Journalist and author Madeleine reflects on Jesus's last night in the garden of Gethsemane(R)
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Morning
1. 06:00
  News Headlines—13/03/2016
  The latest national and international news.
2. 06:05
  Something Understood—I Sat Down and Wept
  Samira Ahmed explores the ambiguous power of tears in myth and music.
3. 06:35
  On Your Farm—Sutherland Crofter
  Helen Mark meets crofters Martin and Mary Mackay and their shepherd Janet Roberts.
4. 06:57
  Weather—13/03/2016
  The latest weather forecast.
5. 07:00
  News and Papers—13/03/2016
  The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers.
6. 07:10
  Sunday—How to remember the Easter Rising, Methodist Conscientious objectors, Religious freedom in India
  Religious and ethical news.
7. 07:54
  Radio 4 Appeal—KIDS
  Author David Mitchell presents an appeal on behalf of the charity KIDS.
8. 07:57
  Weather—13/03/2016
  The latest weather forecast.
9. 08:00
  News and Papers—13/03/2016
  The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers.
10. 08:10
  Sunday Worship—Lent Pilgrimage 5: Living with Uncertainty
  On Passion Sunday, an exploration of living with uncertainty.
11. 08:48
  A Point of View—Human Hybrids
  Adam Gopnik deplores the fashion for attacking so-called 'cultural expropriation'.(R)
12. 08:58
  Tweet of the Day—Blackbird (Spring)
  Bill Oddie presents the blackbird.(R)
13. 09:00
  Broadcasting House—13/03/2016
  Sunday morning magazine programme. Presented by Jonny Dymond.
14. 10:00
  The Archers Omnibus—13/03/2016
  On Mother's Day, Rob and Henry roll their sleeves up. And Helen puts her foot in it.
15. 11:15
  Desert Island Discs—Yinka Shonibare
  Kirsty Young interviews artist Yinka Shonibare.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  News Headlines; Shipping Forecast—13/03/2016
  National and international news and the shipping forecast.
2. 12:04
  Just a Minute—Series 74, Episode 3
  3/6Stephen Fry, Jenny Eclair, Josie Lawrence and Nish Kumar join host Nicholas Parsons.(R)
3. 12:32
  The Food Programme—Ferment
  Sheila Dillon discovers why fermentation is the catalyst for a delicious revolution.
4. 12:57
  Weather—13/03/2016
  The latest weather forecast.
5. 13:00
  The World This Weekend—13/03/2016
  Global news and analysis.
6. 13:30
  The Day the Refugees Came
  Michael Palin's story of a group of refugees welcomed to Somerset.
7. 14:00
  Gardeners' Question Time—Northamptonshire
  Eric Robson hosts the horticultural panel programme from Northamptonshire.(R)
8. 14:45
  The Listening Project Omnibus—Jason and Kim
  How employment can change perceptions of disability.
9. 15:00
  Drama on 4—Sylvia's Lovers by Elizabeth Gaskell, 2. The Return
  2/2Sylvia discovers Philip has lied to her.
10. 16:00
  Open Book—Javier Marias on Thus Bad Begins
  Mariella Frostrup talks to acclaimed Spanish novelist Javier Marias.
11. 16:30
  Poetry Please—George Mackay Brown
  Roger McGough with a programme dedicated to the Orkney poet George Mackay Brown.
12. 17:00
  File on 4 Investigates—UK Asylum: A Systems Failure?
  With applications rising, is the UK's asylum process reaching crisis point?(R)
13. 17:40
  Profile—Ted Cruz
  Does Ted Cruz have what it takes to derail Donald Trump's bid to become US president?(R)
14. 17:54
  Shipping Forecast—13/03/2016
  The latest shipping forecast.
15. 17:57
  Weather—13/03/2016
  The latest weather forecast.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—13/03/2016 Large explosion in Turkish capital
  Reports of multiple casualties after an explosion in the Turkish capital Ankara
2. 18:15
  Pick of the Week—Stewart Henderson
  Stewart Henderson chooses his BBC Radio highlights.
3. 19:00
  The Archers—13/03/2016
  Bert and Lynda have a difference of opinion.
4. 19:15
  Wordaholics—Series 2, Episode 4
  4/6Katy Brand, Alex Horne, Richard Herring and Natalie Haynes compete in the wordy panel game(R)
5. 19:45
  Reader, I Married Him—Reader, I Freed Him
  What if Jane Eyre decided to confront the ghost of Bertha? Isy Suttie writes and performs.
6. 20:00
  Feedback—US Elections, In Tune
  Is there too much US election coverage? And behind the scenes at the Lent Talks.(R)
7. 20:30
  Last Word—George Martin, Nancy Reagan, Ray Tomlinson, Gillian Avery
  Reeta Chakrabarti on a music producer, a US first lady, an internet pioneer and an author.(R)
8. 21:02
  Money Box—Rising Water Charges
  The areas where water customers have refused to pay extra to help the less well-off.(R)
9. 21:26
  Radio 4 Appeal—KIDS
  Author David Mitchell presents an appeal on behalf of the charity KIDS.(R)
10. 21:30
  Analysis—Power to the People?
  Will devolution deliver the power promised to England's cities and regions?(R)
11. 22:00
  Westminster Hour—13/03/2016
  Weekly political discussion and analysis with MPs, experts and commentators.
12. 22:45
  What the Papers Say—13/03/2016
  Dennis Sewell of the Spectator analyses how the newspapers are covering the big stories.
13. 23:00
  The Film Programme—Anomalisa, The Witch, Women in Love
  With Antonia Quirke. Charlie Kaufman and Duke Johnson discuss Anomalisa.(R)
14. 23:30
  Something Understood—I Sat Down and Wept
  Samira Ahmed explores the ambiguous power of tears in myth and music.(R)
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—14/03/2016
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:15
  Thinking Allowed—Small towns, Patient rescue and resuscitation
  A study of Todmorden. Also, the rescue and resuscitation of chronic patients.(R)
3. 00:45
  Bells on Sunday—The Church of the Holy Cross in Woodchurch on the Wirral
  Bells from the Church of the Holy Cross in Woodchurch on the Wirral.(R)
4. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—14/03/2016
  The latest shipping forecast.
5. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—14/03/2016
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
6. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—14/03/2016
  The latest shipping forecast.
7. 05:30
  News Briefing—14/03/2016
  News from BBC Radio 4.
8. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—14/03/2016
  A short reflection and prayer with Richard Hill.
9. 05:45
  Farming Today—David Cameron on Brexit; Animal Feed; Farm Cats
  David Cameron tells Farming Today what he thinks Brexit would mean for UK farmers.
10. 05:56
  Weather—14/03/2016
  The latest weather forecast for farmers.
11. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Skylark
  John Aitchison presents the skylark.(R)

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