BBC Radio 4 LW Schedule Sunday 1 May 2016

LW Schedule

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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—01/05/2016
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Time—A Family Visit
  1/3A boy sees tensions rise when his mother visits the family in Russia.(R)
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—01/05/2016
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—01/05/2016
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—01/05/2016
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—01/05/2016
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Bells on Sunday—Coventry Cathedral
  Church bells from Coventry Cathedral.
8. 05:45
  Profile—Liz Clegg
  Becky Milligan profiles Liz Clegg, volunteer in the so-called Calais Jungle.(R)
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Morning
1. 06:00
  News Headlines—01/05/2016
  The latest national and international news.
2. 06:05
  Something Understood—The Twilight Zone
  Journalist Malcolm Doney explores how humans respond to the mystical world of twilight.
3. 06:35
  On Your Farm—Alpacas and Autism
  Ruth Sanderson meets a farmer in Leicestershire whose Alpacas are bred for use in therapy.
4. 06:57
  Weather—01/05/2016
  The latest weather forecast.
5. 07:00
  News and Papers—01/05/2016
  The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers.
6. 07:10
  Sunday—Politics and anti-Semitism, The Christian convert, Have faith in Leicester City FC
  Looking at politics and anti-Semitism, the Christian convert, and Leicester City FC.
7. 07:54
  Radio 4 Appeal—Deaf Child Worldwide
  Sophie Stone presents an appeal on behalf of Deaf Child Worldwide.
8. 07:57
  Weather—01/05/2016
  The latest weather forecast.
9. 08:00
  News and Papers—01/05/2016
  The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers.
10. 08:10
  Sunday Worship—01/05/2016
  A service of worship for Rogationtide, from St Nicholas' Church, Carrickfergus, Co Antrim.
11. 08:48
  A Point of View—The Power of the Pen
  Sarah Dunant reflects on the demise of handwriting.(R)
12. 08:58
  Tweet of the Day—Puffin
  Miranda Krestovnikoff presents the story and sound of the puffin.(R)
13. 09:00
  Broadcasting House—01/05/2016
  Sunday morning magazine programme. Presented by Paddy O'Connell.
14. 10:00
  The Archers Omnibus—01/05/2016
  Tom has got his hands full, and Jim needs to make up his mind.
15. 11:15
  The Reunion—Hillsborough
  Sue MacGregor brings together people who were involved in the 1989 Hillsborough disaster.(R)
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  News Headlines; Shipping Forecast—01/05/2016
  National and international news and the shipping forecast.
2. 12:04
  The Unbelievable Truth—Series 16, Episode 4
  4/6David Mitchell with Joe Lycett, Sam Simmons, Richard Osman and Aisling Bea.(R)
3. 12:32
  Food and Farming Awards—2016, First Course
  1/2Sheila Dillon and special guests reveal the winners of the 2016 Food and Farming Awards.
4. 12:57
  Weather—01/05/2016
  The latest weather forecast.
5. 13:00
  The World This Weekend—01/05/2016
  Global news and analysis.
6. 13:30
  Food and Farming Awards—2016, Second Course
  2/2Sheila Dillon and special guests reveal the winners of the 2016 Food and Farming Awards.
7. 14:00
  Gardeners' Question Time—York
  Eric Robson hosts the horticultural panel programme from York.(R)
8. 14:45
  The Listening Project Omnibus—01/05/2016
  Competition at the flower and produce show, naming your baby, and life in retirement.
9. 15:00
  Drama on 4—Missing Presumed Dead: The Odyssey, Episode 2
  2/2Missing Presumed Dead a new version of Homer's Odyssey by Simon Armitage. Part Two
10. 16:00
  Bookclub—Javier Marias - The Infatuations
  James Naughtie talks to Spanish writer Javier Marias about his novel The Infatuations.
11. 16:30
  Poetry Please—Listener Stories
  Listeners tell Roger McGough the stories behind their poetry requests.
12. 17:00
  The Force of Google
  Google dominates internet searching. Rory Cellan-Jones asks if it is too powerful.(R)
13. 17:40
  Profile—Liz Clegg
  Becky Milligan profiles Liz Clegg, volunteer in the so-called Calais Jungle.(R)
14. 17:54
  Shipping Forecast—01/05/2016
  The latest shipping forecast.
15. 17:57
  Weather—01/05/2016
  The latest weather forecast.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—01/05/2016 Anti-Semitism row an attempt to 'destabilise' Jeremy Corbyn
  Union leader says the Labour leader's opponents want to challenge his leadership.
2. 18:15
  Pick of the Week—Ernie Rea
  Ernie Rea chooses his BBC Radio highlights.
3. 19:00
  The Archers—01/05/2016
  Pat and Tony make progress.
4. 19:15
  The Rest is History—Series 2, Episode 5
  5/6Miles Jupp and Zoe Lyons join Frank Skinner and historian Professor Kate Williams.
5. 19:45
  Border Crossing—The Homsi Wolf & Cry Wolf
  A fictional dialogue between Syria and Britain, by Mahmoud Al Hussein and Sara Maitland.
6. 20:00
  More or Less—EU Migration
  What will happen to migration if the UK leaves the EU?(R)
7. 20:30
  Last Word—Lord Peston, Ruth Prideaux, Patricio Aylwin, Professor Sir David Mackay, Gareth Thomas
  Matthew Bannister on an economist, a cricketer, a Chilean President, a physicist, an actor(R)
8. 21:00
  Money Box—Pensions lifeboat under pressure?
  Paul Lewis examines the Pension Protection Fund, which is in line to rescue BHS's scheme.(R)
9. 21:26
  Radio 4 Appeal—Deaf Child Worldwide
  Sophie Stone presents an appeal on behalf of Deaf Child Worldwide.(R)
10. 21:30
  In Business—Colorado's Big Marijuana Experiment
  Marijuana is now legal in some US states. How is the experiment working in Colorado?(R)
11. 22:00
  Westminster Hour—01/05/2016
  Weekly political discussion and analysis with MPs, experts and commentators.
12. 23:00
  The Moth Radio Hour—Series 2, Taxidermy, Orderlies and Spinal Tap
  8/13The Moth's founder George Dawes Green with tales of inheritance, hospitals and Spinal Tap.
13. 23:50
  A Point of View—The Power of the Pen
  Sarah Dunant reflects on the demise of handwriting.(R)
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—02/05/2016
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:15
  Thinking Allowed—The Flaneur - Walking in the City
  Laurie Taylor explores the history and meaning of the urban stroller, past and present.(R)
3. 00:45
  Bells on Sunday—Coventry Cathedral
  Church bells from Coventry Cathedral.(R)
4. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—02/05/2016
  The latest shipping forecast.
5. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—02/05/2016
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
6. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—02/05/2016
  The latest shipping forecast.
7. 05:30
  News Briefing—02/05/2016
  News from BBC Radio 4.
8. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—02/05/2016
  A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with the Rev Dr Stephen Wigley.
9. 05:45
  Farming Today—Beatrix Potter in the Lake District
  Celebrating the farming legacy of Beatrix Potter in the Lake District.
10. 05:56
  Weather—02/05/2016
  The latest weather forecast for farmers.
11. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Swift
  David Attenborough presents the sounds and story of the swift.(R)

Monday 2 May 2016