BBC Radio 4 LW Schedule Sunday 25 September 2016

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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—25/09/2016
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Food Chains—Chocolate for Later
  1/3By Helen Dunmore. Marion is used to long-haul flights, but never gets used to the food.(R)
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—25/09/2016
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—25/09/2016
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—25/09/2016
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—25/09/2016
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Bells on Sunday—St Mary's, Lamberhurst
  Church bells from St Mary's, Lamberhurst in Kent.
8. 05:45
  Profile—Emma Walmsley
  We profile Emma Walmsley, set to become Britain's most powerful business woman.(R)
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Morning
1. 06:00
  News Headlines—25/09/2016
  The latest national and international news.
2. 06:05
  Something Understood—Soul Food
  Writer and priest Malcolm Doney cooks up a storm as he explores our relationship with food
3. 06:35
  On Your Farm—A Field of Wheat
  What happens when 42 people farm a single field? Paul Murphy finds out.
4. 06:57
  Weather—25/09/2016
  The latest weather forecast.
5. 07:00
  News and Papers—25/09/2016
  The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers.
6. 07:10
  Sunday—A Diverse Church?; Action on Ashes; Religious tattoos
  Sunday morning religious news and current affairs programme, presented by William Crawley.
7. 07:54
  Radio 4 Appeal—Signal
  Sybil Ruscoe makes an appeal on behalf of Signal.
8. 07:57
  Weather—25/09/2016
  The latest weather forecast.
9. 08:00
  News and Papers—25/09/2016
  The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers.
10. 08:10
  Sunday Worship—To Be a Pilgrim
  Live from St Mary's Episcopal Cathedral, Glasgow, with the Very Rev Kelvin Holdsworth.
11. 08:48
  A Point of View—The Real Meaning of Trump
  John Gray assesses what lies behind the Trump phenomenon.(R)
12. 08:58
  Tweet of the Day—Grey Plover
  Wildlife Sound Recordist, Chris Watson, presents the Grey Plover.(R)
13. 09:00
  Broadcasting House—25/09/2016
  Jonny Dymond looks at what's next for the Labour Party plus a review of the Sunday papers.
14. 10:00
  The Archers Omnibus—25/09/2016
  Joe celebrates his 95th birthday, and Usha calls on Alan's support.
15. 11:15
  Desert Island Discs—Joyce DiDonato
  Joyce DiDonato is interviewed by Kirsty Young for Desert Island Discs.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  News Headlines; Shipping Forecast—25/09/2016
  National and international news and the shipping forecast.
2. 12:04
  Just a Minute—Series 76, Episode 7
  7/8Nicholas Parsons hosts the popular panel game.(R)
3. 12:32
  The Food Programme—Food Stories from Syria 2
  Dan Saladino updates how Syrians are managing to eat amidst ongoing conflict.
4. 12:57
  Weather—25/09/2016
  The latest weather forecast.
5. 13:00
  The World This Weekend—25/09/2016
  Global news and analysis.
6. 13:30
  From Our Home Correspondent—25/09/2016
  Mishal Husain introduces dispatches on Southern trains, Aberfan, Royston Cave and Dovecot.
7. 14:00
  Gardeners' Question Time—Belfast
  Eric Robson and the panel visit the Ulster Folk and Transport Museum near Belfast.(R)
8. 14:45
  The Listening Project Omnibus—Men and Friendship
  Conversations between male friends about similarities and differences.
9. 15:00
  Tsar—Peter the Great: the Gamblers
  Will Howard is the young Peter the Great in Mike Walker's epic chronicle of the Tsars.
10. 16:00
  Open Book—Sarah Hall and Peter Hobbs on Sex and Death, A guide to Hans Fallada, Mark Billingham on Dashiell Hammett, Riad Sattouf
  Sarah Hall and Peter Hobbs on their new collection of short stories Sex and Death.
11. 16:30
  Four Seasons—Autumn Poems
  Poems old and new are read by actors and poets to mark the equinox and the new season.
12. 17:00
  File on 4 Investigates—The Last Taboo
  Are allegations of sex crimes made by elderly victims being ignored?(R)
13. 17:40
  Profile—Emma Walmsley
  We profile Emma Walmsley, set to become Britain's most powerful business woman.(R)
14. 17:54
  Shipping Forecast—25/09/2016
  The latest shipping forecast.
15. 17:57
  Weather—25/09/2016
  The latest weather forecast.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—25/09/2016 US accuses Russia of acts of barbarism in Syria
  The United States has accused Russia of acts of barbarism in Syria.
2. 18:15
  Pick of the Week—25/09/2016
  The best of BBC Radio this week.
3. 19:00
  The Archers—25/09/2016
  Tony stands guard.
4. 19:15
  Sketchorama—Series 2, Episode 3
  3/4Thom Tuck presents sketch groups McNeill & Pamphilon, Barbershopera and Wittank.(R)
5. 19:45
  Someone Else's Bed by MJ Hyland
  Mick escapes from his marriage and lack of a job.
6. 20:00
  Feedback—23/09/2016
  Roger Bolton hears views on the Waterside Ape and discusses Radio 1's phone-first strategy(R)
7. 20:30
  Last Word—Edward Albee, James Cronin, Caroline Thomson OBE, Sir Frederick Holliday, Charmian Carr
  Matthew Bannister on a playwright, a physicist, a health administrator and a zoologist.(R)
8. 21:00
  Money Box—How will the sugar tax work?
  Looking at a sugar tax, a bank fraud super-complaint, and energy suppliers.(R)
9. 21:26
  Radio 4 Appeal—Signal
  Sybil Ruscoe makes an appeal on behalf of Signal.(R)
10. 21:30
  In Business—Brexit: The Response of the French Abroad
  How has London's French business community fared since Brexit?(R)
11. 22:00
  Westminster Hour—25/09/2016
  Weekly political discussion and analysis with MPs, experts and commentators.
12. 23:00
  The Film Programme—David Arnold
  A soundtrack special with composer David Arnold's notes on Independence Day.(R)
13. 23:30
  Something Understood—Soul Food
  Writer and priest Malcolm Doney cooks up a storm as he explores our relationship with food(R)
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—26/09/2016
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:15
  Thinking Allowed—Shyness - Names
  Shyness: a cultural history. Also, the relationship between names and identity.(R)
3. 00:45
  Bells on Sunday—St Mary's, Lamberhurst
  Church bells from St Mary's, Lamberhurst in Kent.(R)
4. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—26/09/2016
  The latest shipping forecast.
5. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—26/09/2016
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
6. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—26/09/2016
  The latest shipping forecast.
7. 05:30
  News Briefing—26/09/2016
  News from BBC Radio 4.
8. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—26/09/2016
  A short reflection and prayer with Canon Noel Battye.
9. 05:45
  Farming Today—Livestock breeding, White Park cattle, Terra Madre and willow coffins
  Charlotte Smith discovers how different farm livestock are bred commercially in the UK.
10. 05:56
  Weather—26/09/2016
  The latest weather forecast for farmers.
11. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Barnacle Goose
  Martin Hughes-Games presents the barnacle goose.(R)

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