BBC Radio 4 LW Schedule Sunday 29 May 2016

LW Schedule

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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—29/05/2016
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Stories from Songwriters—One Swallow, by You Are Wolf
  2/3A songwriter turns to storytelling to create a tale of lost love interwoven with song.(R)
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—29/05/2016
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—29/05/2016
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—29/05/2016
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—29/05/2016
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Bells on Sunday—St Peter's, Curdridge
  Church bells from St Peter's, Curdridge.
8. 05:45
  Profile—Jose Mourinho
  Mark Coles profiles Jose Mourinho, the 'special one'.(R)
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Morning
1. 06:00
  News Headlines—29/05/2016
  The latest national and international news.
2. 06:05
  Something Understood—Legitimacy
  Mark Tully asks what makes a government, a religion or even a friendship legitimate.
3. 06:35
  Living World—River Dippers
  Lionel Kelleway is in search of dippers. Recorded in 2002.
4. 06:57
  Weather—29/05/2016
  The latest weather forecast.
5. 07:00
  News and Papers—29/05/2016
  The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers.
6. 07:10
  Sunday—Review of Sharia courts, Scientology buildings vacant, Bells for BBC Music Day
  Review of Sharia law in the UK; Scientology buildings vacant; bells for BBC Music Day.
7. 07:54
  Radio 4 Appeal—Snowdon Trust
  Storyteller Giles Abbott, who is blind, presents an appeal on behalf of Snowdon Trust.
8. 07:57
  Weather—29/05/2016
  The latest weather forecast.
9. 08:00
  News and Papers—29/05/2016
  The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers.
10. 08:10
  Sunday Worship—A Question of Conscience
  The Rev Andrew Martlew traces the story of the Richmond Sixteen.
11. 08:48
  A Point of View—I Gave It All Away
  Will Self argues we should give children their inheritance when they're most in need of it(R)
12. 08:58
  Tweet of the Day—Pied Flycatcher
  David Attenborough presents the pied flycatcher.(R)
13. 09:00
  Broadcasting House—29/05/2016
  Sunday morning magazine programme. Presented by Paddy O'Connell.
14. 10:00
  The Archers Omnibus—29/05/2016
  Ursula is pleasantly surprised, and Kirsty and Fallon get their heads together.
15. 10:30
  Test Match Special—England v Sri Lanka: Second Test, Durham - Day 3
  Commentary on day three of the second Test between England and Sri Lanka from Durham.
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Afternoon
1. 12:01
  Shipping Forecast—29/05/2016
  The latest shipping forecast.
2. 12:04
  Test Match Special—England v Sri Lanka: Second Test, Durham - Day 3
  Commentary on day three of the second Test between England and Sri Lanka from Durham.
3. 17:54
  Shipping Forecast—29/05/2016
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 17:57
  Test Match Special—England v Sri Lanka: Second Test, Durham - Day 3
  Commentary on day three of the second Test between England and Sri Lanka from Durham.
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Evening
1. 18:45
  Pick of the Week—Sheila McClennon
  Sheila McClennon chooses her BBC Radio highlights.
2. 19:00
  The Archers—29/05/2016
  Robert spoils Lynda.
3. 19:15
  Spotlight Tonight with Nish Kumar—Pilot
  Late-night topical comedy, hosted by award-winning satirist Nish Kumar.(R)
4. 19:45
  Dangerous Visions—Dark Vignettes, The Fanglur and the Twoof
  2/4By Toby Litt. A family must cross an extraordinary desert.
5. 20:00
  Feedback—Too much Mourinho
  Listener comments on Mourinho topping Radio 4 bulletins and Tom Hollander's school drama.(R)
6. 20:30
  Last Word—Burt Kwouk, Michael Ratner, Sarah Corp, Mullah Akhtar Mansour, Jock Scot
  Matthew Bannister on an actor, a lawyer, a TV producer, a Taliban leader, a punk poet.(R)
7. 21:00
  Money Box—Tata steel pension changes for all?
  Will proposals to change the British Steel pension affect other defined benefit pensions?(R)
8. 21:26
  Radio 4 Appeal—Snowdon Trust
  Storyteller Giles Abbott, who is blind, presents an appeal on behalf of Snowdon Trust.(R)
9. 21:30
  Analysis—Beyond Binary
  Linda Pressly explores the challenge to conventional ideas from 'gender-neutral' people.(R)
10. 22:00
  Westminster Hour—29/05/2016
  Daniel Finkelstein, Frank Field and Ruth Lea join Carolyn Quinn as EU row escalates.
11. 23:00
  The Moth Radio Hour—Series 2, Adoption, a Plane Crash, and a Busload of Lutherans
  12/13Peter Aguero presents a special show from New York, with stories about the ties that bind.
12. 23:50
  A Point of View—I Gave It All Away
  Will Self argues we should give children their inheritance when they're most in need of it(R)
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—30/05/2016
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:15
  Thinking Allowed—'Queer' wars, Nigerian beauty pageants
  'Queer' wars: the global struggle for lesbian/gay rights. Also, Nigerian beauty pageants.(R)
3. 00:45
  Bells on Sunday—St Peter's, Curdridge
  Church bells from St Peter's, Curdridge.(R)
4. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—30/05/2016
  The latest shipping forecast.
5. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—30/05/2016
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
6. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—30/05/2016
  The latest shipping forecast.
7. 05:30
  News Briefing—30/05/2016
  News from BBC Radio 4.
8. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—30/05/2016
  A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with George Craig.
9. 05:45
  Farming Today—Farming the WWI Battlefields
  Sally Challoner meets those farming at Passendale and the Somme, 100 years after the war.
10. 05:56
  Weather—30/05/2016
  The latest weather forecast for farmers.
11. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Snipe
  Kate Humble presents the snipe.(R)

Monday 30 May 2016