BBC Radio 4 LW Schedule Sunday 10 April 2016

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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—10/04/2016
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Shorts—Series 13, Egg and Cress
  2/4A disappointing sandwich is the start of a slow unravelling for a put-upon mother.(R)
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—10/04/2016
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—10/04/2016
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—10/04/2016
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—10/04/2016
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Bells on Sunday—St Edward's Church in Eggbuckland, Plymouth
  Church bells from St Edward's Church in Eggbuckland, Plymouth.
8. 05:45
  Profile—Sanjeev Gupta
  Mark Coles profiles Sanjeev Gupta, the potential saviour of Britain's steel industry.(R)
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Morning
1. 06:00
  News Headlines—10/04/2016
  The latest national and international news.
2. 06:05
  Something Understood—Mercy
  Abdul-Rehman Malik reflects on mercy through sacred texts and music.
3. 06:35
  On Your Farm—Future Food: Grow Up Urban Farms
  Dan Saladino discovers a futuristic aquaponic farm on an east London industrial estate.
4. 06:57
  Weather—10/04/2016
  The latest weather forecast.
5. 07:00
  News and Papers—10/04/2016
  The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers.
6. 07:10
  Sunday—The Pope and the family, God and the Gulag, Justin Welby's parentage
  Edward Stourton looks at the Pope's Exhortation on the Family.
7. 07:54
  Radio 4 Appeal—Vision Aid Overseas
  Twiggy presents an appeal on behalf of Vision Aid Overseas.
8. 07:57
  Weather—10/04/2016
  The latest weather forecast.
9. 08:00
  News and Papers—10/04/2016
  The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers.
10. 08:10
  Sunday Worship—Living in Resurrection
  From Tabernacl Baptist Church, Cardiff, with the Rev Denzil John and the Rev Roy Jenkins.
11. 08:48
  A Point of View—The Meaning of Time
  Will Self reflects on our sense of the meaning of time.(R)
12. 08:58
  Tweet of the Day—Swallow
  Brett Westwood presents the story and sound of the swallow.(R)
13. 09:00
  Broadcasting House—10/04/2016
  Sunday morning magazine programme. Presented by Paddy O'Connell.
14. 10:00
  The Archers Omnibus—10/04/2016
  Rob asserts his viewpoint, and Susan stirs the pot.
15. 11:15
  The Reunion—Disability Campaigners
  Sue MacGregor reunites five people involved in the fight for historic disability rights.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  News Headlines; Shipping Forecast—10/04/2016
  National and international news and the shipping forecast.
2. 12:04
  The Unbelievable Truth—Series 16, Episode 1
  1/6David Mitchell is joined by Henning Wehn, Jon Richardson, Susan Calman and Jack Dee.(R)
3. 12:32
  The Food Programme—Food in Extreme Places: The Submarine (2/3)
  Sheila Dillon explores how food is planned and cooked for up to three months under the sea
4. 12:57
  Weather—10/04/2016
  The latest weather forecast.
5. 13:00
  The World This Weekend—10/04/2016
  Global news and analysis.
6. 13:30
  Hell Is Other People: A Self-Help Guide to Social Anxiety
  Performer Byron Vincent tries to overcome his paralysing fear of social situations.(R)
7. 14:00
  Gardeners' Question Time—Cornwall Garden Society Show
  Eric Robson hosts the horticultural panel programme from the Cornwall Garden Society Show.(R)
8. 14:45
  The Listening Project Omnibus—Friendship
  The important relationships that see us through the joys and the pain of life.
9. 15:00
  Drama on 4—Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit, Episode 1
  1/2Adapted by Jeanette Winterson from her acclaimed novel. Starring Lesley Sharp.
10. 16:00
  Open Book—Kate Tempest
  Rapper, poet and playwright Kate Tempset talks to Mariella Frostrup about her debut novel.
11. 16:30
  The Poetic Spark
  AL Kennedy asks what insights can be found in the poetry of Muriel Spark.
12. 17:00
  The Panama Papers
  A major investigation reveals how the world's most notorious regimes get around sanctions.(R)
13. 17:40
  Profile—Sanjeev Gupta
  Mark Coles profiles Sanjeev Gupta, the potential saviour of Britain's steel industry.(R)
14. 17:54
  Shipping Forecast—10/04/2016
  The latest shipping forecast.
15. 17:57
  Weather—10/04/2016
  The latest weather forecast.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—10/04/16 More pressure on Cameron over tax
  David Cameron continues to face pressure from Labour about his financial affairs
2. 18:15
  Pick of the Week—Adrian Goldberg
  Adrian Goldberg introduces the best of BBC Radio with his Pick of the Week.
3. 19:00
  The Archers—10/04/2016
  Clarrie has some words of advice.
4. 19:15
  The Rest is History—Series 2, Episode 2
  2/6Al Murray and Isy Suttie join Frank Skinner and historian Dr Kate Williams.
5. 19:45
  Infinite Possibilities and Unlikely Probabilities—Balance
  2/3Is there a message for Fran to be found among the scrabble tiles?(R)
6. 20:00
  More or Less—Fathers and Babies
  Have only 1 per cent of men taken the option of shared parental leave?(R)
7. 20:30
  Last Word—Mother Angelica, Hans-Dietrich Genscher, DJ Derek, Doreen Massey and Joe Medicine Crow
  Matthew Bannister on a nun, a German politician, a DJ, a geographer, a native American.(R)
8. 21:00
  Money Box—Tax havens - 'sunny places for shady people'?
  How offshore accounts are often just a 'normal part' of most pension funds.(R)
9. 21:26
  Radio 4 Appeal—Vision Aid Overseas
  Twiggy presents an appeal on behalf of Vision Aid Overseas.(R)
10. 21:30
  In Business—Tax transparency - Norway's model
  Jonty Bloom goes to Norway to find out what happens when salaries and tax are made public.(R)
11. 22:00
  Westminster Hour—10/04/2016
  Weekly political discussion and analysis with MPs, experts and commentators.
12. 23:00
  The Film Programme—Jacques Audiard
  Director Jacques Audiard discusses Dheepan, winner of the Cannes 2015 Palme d'Or prize.(R)
13. 23:30
  Something Understood—Mercy
  Abdul-Rehman Malik reflects on mercy through sacred texts and music.(R)
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—11/04/2016
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:15
  Thinking Allowed—The BSA and Thinking Allowed Ethnography Award Shortlist
  A special programme on the shortlist for the BSA and Thinking Allowed Ethnography Award.(R)
3. 00:45
  Bells on Sunday—St Edward's Church in Eggbuckland, Plymouth
  Church bells from St Edward's Church in Eggbuckland, Plymouth.(R)
4. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—11/04/2016
  The latest shipping forecast.
5. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—11/04/2016
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
6. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—11/04/2016
  The latest shipping forecast.
7. 05:30
  News Briefing—11/04/2016
  News from BBC Radio 4.
8. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—11/04/2016
  A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with the Reverend Prebendary Edward Mason
9. 05:45
  Farming Today—The Government U-turn on Animal Wwelfare
  Animal welfare changes, the Norfolk herring season and modern agricultural research.
10. 05:56
  Weather—11/04/2016
  The latest weather forecast for farmers.
11. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Cuckoo - Male
  David Attenborough introduces the male cuckoo.(R)

Monday 11 April 2016