BBC Radio 4 LW Schedule Sunday 1 January 2017

LW Schedule

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Early
1. 00:01
  Midnight News—01/01/2017
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:15
  Thinking Allowed—Musicians Union - women heavy metal fans
  The Musicians Union. Also women heavy metal fans.(R)
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—01/01/2017
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—01/01/2017
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—01/01/2017
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—01/01/2017
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Bells on Sunday—St Anne's, Denton
  Church bells from St Anne's, Denton.
8. 05:45
  Profile—David Davis
  Chris Bowlby profiles David Davis - the man in charge of Brexit.(R)
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Morning
1. 06:00
  News Headlines—01/01/2017
  The latest national and international news.
2. 06:05
  Something Understood—In My Room
  Frank Cottrell Boyce sits in his boyhood bedroom and reflects on life and his journey home
3. 06:35
  Living World—Fieldfares in a Winter Orchard
  Lionel Kelleway is in Worcestershire on the look out for fieldfares. Recorded in 2007.
4. 06:57
  Weather—01/01/2017
  The latest weather forecast.
5. 07:00
  News and Papers—01/01/2017
  The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers.
6. 07:10
  Sunday—Look ahead to 2017, Bishop James Jones, Hull's Year of Culture
  Look ahead to 2017, Bishop James Jones, Hull's Year of Culture.
7. 07:54
  Radio 4 Appeal—Arthritis Care
  Broadcaster Jo Whiley makes an appeal on behalf of Arthritis Care.
8. 07:57
  Weather—01/01/2017
  The latest weather forecast.
9. 08:00
  News and Papers—01/01/2017
  The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers.
10. 08:10
  Sunday Worship—01/01/2017
  A service for New Year's Day live from Emmanuel Church, Didsbury, with the Rev John Bell.
11. 08:48
  A Point of View—The Shape Of Our Time
  Adam Gopnik explores the differences between patriotism and nationalism.(R)
12. 08:58
  Tweet of the Day—Robin
  Brett Westwood presents the story and sound of the robin.(R)
13. 09:00
  Jeremy Irons Reads TS Eliot—Prufrock and Other Observations
  Actor Jeremy Irons reads the poetry of TS Eliot.
14. 09:45
  Drama on 4—Reading Europe: Scandinavia, Denmark: The Buddhist
  A dejected government worker decides to become a Buddhist. By Dorthe Nors.
15. 10:00
  The Archers Omnibus—01/01/2017
  Lilian's plans are scuppered, and Kenton is in full creative flow.
16. 11:15
  Desert Island Discs—Sir Kenneth Grange
  Sir Kenneth Grange, designer, is interviewed by Kirsty Young for Desert Island Discs.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  News Headlines; Shipping Forecast—01/01/2017
  National and international news and the shipping forecast.
2. 12:04
  The Tim Vine Chat Show—The Tim Vine Christmas Chat Show
  Tim Vine and the British public offer up a sleigh-full of Yuletide jokes.(R)
3. 12:32
  The Food Programme—Loch Fyne: Celebrating Food Tradition
  Sheila Dillon explores how food binds together the rural Scottish community of Loch Fyne.
4. 12:57
  Weather—01/01/2017
  The latest weather forecast.
5. 13:00
  The World This Weekend—01/01/2017
  Global news and analysis.
6. 13:30
  Jeremy Irons Reads TS Eliot—Poems (1920)
  Actor Jeremy Irons reads the poetry of TS Eliot.
7. 14:00
  Jeremy Irons Reads TS Eliot—The Waste Land
  Actor Jeremy Irons reads the poetry of TS Eliot.
8. 14:45
  The Listening Project Omnibus—Divorce
  A divorced couple reflect on marriage, autism and friendship.
9. 15:00
  Fredrik Backman: Britt-Marie Was Here—Episode 1
  1/2When a woman ends up in small-town Sweden, miracles happen.
10. 16:00
  Bookclub—John Lanchester - Capital
  John Lanchester talks to James Naughtie and readers about his novel Capital.
11. 16:30
  The Echo Chamber—Series 8, Tom Pickard and Denise Riley
  3/4New year, new poems, veteran poets: Tom Pickard and Denise Riley.
12. 17:00
  Jeremy Irons Reads TS Eliot—The Hollow Men, Ash Wednesday and Ariel Poems
  4/5Actor Jeremy Irons reads the poetry of TS Eliot.
13. 17:40
  Profile—David Davis
  Chris Bowlby profiles David Davis - the man in charge of Brexit.(R)
14. 17:54
  Shipping Forecast—01/01/2017
  The latest shipping forecast.
15. 17:57
  Weather—01/01/2017
  The latest weather forecast.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—01/01/2017 Hunt for Istanbul nightclub attacker
  Police are looking for the gunman who killed people as they celebrated the New Year.
2. 18:15
  Pick of the Week—Liz Barclay
  Liz Barclay chooses her BBC Radio highlights.
3. 19:00
  The Archers—01/01/2017
  Johnny is keen to party.
4. 19:15
  Jeremy Irons Reads TS Eliot—Four Quartets
  5/5Actor Jeremy Irons reads the poetry of TS Eliot.
5. 20:30
  Last Word—Last Word End of Year Special
  Matthew Bannister and Nick Serpell recall a year when obituarists were in huge demand.(R)
6. 21:00
  Money Box—The death of the single price?
  How does the trend away from a single price for a single product affect consumers?(R)
7. 21:26
  Radio 4 Appeal—Arthritis Care
  Broadcaster Jo Whiley makes an appeal on behalf of Arthritis Care.(R)
8. 21:30
  In Business—Transforming Trains?
  With work on HS2 close to starting, what does big infrastructure mean for business?(R)
9. 22:00
  The Year in Politics
  James Naughtie and guests analyse an extraordinary year in politics for the UK and the USA
10. 23:00
  The Film Programme—29/12/2016
  Francine Stock talks to Adam Driver, the star of Martin Scorsese's religious drama Silence(R)
11. 23:30
  Something Understood—In My Room
  Frank Cottrell Boyce sits in his boyhood bedroom and reflects on life and his journey home(R)
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—02/01/2017
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:15
  Thinking Allowed—Laurie Taylor discusses the relationship between literature and sociology.
  Laurie Taylor and guests explore the relationship between fiction and the real world.
3. 00:45
  Bells on Sunday—St Anne's, Denton
  Church bells from St Anne's, Denton.(R)
4. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—02/01/2017
  The latest shipping forecast.
5. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—02/01/2017
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
6. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—02/01/2017
  The latest shipping forecast.
7. 05:30
  News Briefing—02/01/2017
  News from BBC Radio 4.
8. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—02/01/2017
  Spiritual reflection and prayer to start the day, with the Rev Duncan MacLaren.
9. 05:45
  Farming Today—Oxford Farming Conference
  Caz Graham explores the issues ahead of this year's Oxford Farming Conference.
10. 05:56
  Weather—02/01/2017
  The latest weather forecast for farmers.
11. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Mistle Thrush: Part One
  Brett Westwood presents the story and sound of the mistle thrush.(R)

Monday 2 January 2017