BBC Radio 4 LW Schedule Sunday 11 December 2016

LW Schedule

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Evening
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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—11/12/2016
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Out There—Grown on This Beach
  3/3Kerry Hudson's poetic story of a woman talking through her past with her new love.(R)
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—11/12/2016
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—11/12/2016
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 03:45
  Test Match Special—India v England: Fourth Test, Mumbai - Day 4
  Commentary on the fourth day of the fourth Test between India and England, from Mumbai.
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Morning
1. 11:15
  Desert Island Discs—Davina McCall
  Davina McCall, TV presenter, is interviewed by Kirsty Young for Desert Island Discs.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  News Headlines; Shipping Forecast—11/12/2016
  National and international news and the shipping forecast.
2. 12:04
  I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue—Series 66, Episode 4
  4/6Barry Cryer, Tim Brooke-Taylor, Susan Calman and Richard Osman join Jack Dee.(R)
3. 12:32
  The Food Programme—The Future of Cheese
  Dan Saladino finds out what the future holds for cheese, including the role of raw milk.
4. 12:57
  Weather—11/12/2016
  The latest weather forecast.
5. 13:00
  The World This Weekend—11/12/2016
  Global news and analysis presented by Mark Mardell.
6. 13:30
  No Triumph, No Tragedy—Geri Jewell
  Peter White meets stand-up comedienne Geri Jewell, who was born with cerebral palsy.
7. 14:00
  Gardeners' Question Time—Fowlmere
  Eric Robson and the panel are in Fowlmere, Cambridgeshire.(R)
8. 14:45
  The Listening Project Omnibus—A Male Perspective
  Men on Euro 2016, identity and mass trespass, and Methodism.
9. 15:00
  Drama on 4—Robert Louis Stevenson: Terror in the South Seas, The Ebb Tide
  2/2Starring David Tennant. Three destitute men steal a schooner and try to steal pearls.
10. 16:00
  Open Book—Henrietta Rose-Innes, Literary heroes, Shusaku Endo and silence
  Writer Henrietta Rose-Innes talks to Mariella Frostrup about her novel Nineveh.
11. 16:30
  The Echo Chamber—Series 8, Daisy Fried and Brenda Shaughnessy
  2/4A mix-tape of new poems from two American poets: Daisy Fried and Brenda Shaughnessy.
12. 17:00
  Faith or Family
  The struggle between the world of Hasidic Jews in the UK and those who decide to leave.(R)
13. 17:40
  Profile—Arron Banks
  Skinny dipping with Nigel Farage, punching a business partner, and bankrolling Brexit.(R)
14. 17:54
  Shipping Forecast—11/12/2016
  The latest shipping forecast.
15. 17:57
  Weather—11/12/2016
  The latest weather forecast.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—11/12/2016 Trump dismisses hacking claims
  Donald Trump has dismissed the CIA's claim that Russia tried to influence the US election
2. 18:15
  Pick of the Week—Sheila McClennon
  Sheila McClennon chooses her BBC Radio highlights.
3. 19:00
  The Archers—11/12/2016
  Peggy voices her concerns.
4. 19:15
  John Shuttleworth's Lounge Music—Series 2, 4. Mari Wilson
  4/4John Shuttleworth invites the stars to sing his songs. This week, it's Mari Wilson.
5. 19:45
  Annika Strandhed—Series 3, Vertigo
  4/4By Nick Walker. Annika witnesses someone being pushed from the top of a rock face.
6. 20:00
  More or Less—How wrong were the Brexit forecasts?
  The economic doom that never was; childhood cancer figures and Ed Balls(R)
7. 20:30
  Last Word—John Glenn, Peter Vaughan, Jayalalithaa Jayaram, Greg Lake
  Matthew Bannister on an astronaut, an actor, an Indian politician, a musician.(R)
8. 21:00
  Money Box—Stamps, wine, coins and books - alternative investments
  A Money Box listener shares his alternative investment concerns.(R)
9. 21:26
  Radio 4 Appeal—Bees for Development
  Bill Turnbull makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Bees for Development.(R)
10. 21:30
  In Business—Whatever Happened to Advertising?
  Matthew Gwyther asks if the digital revolution is creating a crisis in advertising.(R)
11. 22:00
  Westminster Hour—11/12/2016
  Carolyn Quinn and guests discuss all the latest political developments.
12. 23:00
  The Moth Radio Hour—Series 4, REM, Car Wrecks and the Circus
  1/13Catherine Burns introduces stories that explore 'what went wrong'.
13. 23:50
  A Point of View—Holes in Clothes
  Adam Gopnik reflects on the greater significance of designer holes in jeans!(R)
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—12/12/2016
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:15
  Thinking Allowed—Success and Luck - Cosmopolitanism and Private Education
  Success and luck. Also private school attitudes towards cosmopolitanism.(R)
3. 00:45
  Bells on Sunday—Sheffield Cathedral
  Church bells from Sheffield Cathedral.(R)
4. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—12/12/2016
  The latest shipping forecast.
5. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—12/12/2016
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
6. 03:45
  Test Match Special—India v England: Fourth Test, Mumbai - Day 5
  Commentary on the fifth day of the fourth Test between India and England, from Mumbai.
7. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—12/12/2016
  The latest shipping forecast.
8. 05:30
  News Briefing—12/12/2016
  News from BBC Radio 4.
9. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—12/12/2016
  A short reflection and prayer with Andrea Rea.
10. 05:45
  Farming Today—Could Squid and Chips Be on the Menu? Also the Countryside Alliance on Hunting
  Farming Today tackles one of the countryside's most divisive issues - hunting.
11. 05:56
  Weather—12/12/2016
  The latest weather forecast for farmers.
12. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Superb Lyrebird
  Sir David Attenborough presents the superb lyrebird of eastern Australia.(R)

Monday 12 December 2016