BBC Radio 4 LW Schedule Sunday 15 January 2017

LW Schedule

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—15/01/2017
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Ian Fleming's Thrilling Cities—Tokyo
  2/3Ian Fleming's account of his 1959 trip to the world's most exotic cities.(R)
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—15/01/2017
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—15/01/2017
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—15/01/2017
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—15/01/2017
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Bells on Sunday—All Saints, Maidstone
  Church bells from All Saints, Maidstone.
8. 05:45
  Profile—Arlene Foster
  Mark Coles looks at the life and career of Arlene Foster.(R)
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Morning
1. 06:00
  News Headlines—15/01/2017
  The latest national and international news.
2. 06:05
  Something Understood—Remember You Are Dust
  Malcolm Doney reflects on how the earth builds us and how we in turn shape the world.
3. 06:35
  On Your Farm—Halal Lamb
  Meet the Radwan family, raising halal lamb and poultry in Oxfordshire.
4. 06:57
  Weather—15/01/2017
  The latest weather forecast.
5. 07:00
  News and Papers—15/01/2017
  The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers.
6. 07:10
  Sunday—Peterborough Cathedral cash crisis; Church security; Did God create humanism?
  Peterborough Cathedral cash crisis; Church security; Did God create humanism?
7. 07:45
  International Cricket—India v England - 1st ODI, Pune
  Commentary on the first One Day International between India and England, from Pune.
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Afternoon
1. 16:30
  I, by the Tide of Humber
  Poet Sean O'Brien reflects on the waterscape and landscape of Hull, 2017 City of Culture.
2. 17:00
  File on 4 Investigates—A Greek Tragedy
  The plight of unaccompanied child migrants arriving in Greece. Is the EU doing enough?(R)
3. 17:40
  Profile—Arlene Foster
  Mark Coles looks at the life and career of Arlene Foster.(R)
4. 17:54
  Shipping Forecast—15/01/2017
  The latest shipping forecast.
5. 17:57
  Weather—15/01/2017
  The latest weather forecast.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—15/01/2016 Winter pressures mount on NHS
  Several hospitals are cancelling cancer operations as pressures mount on the NHS.
2. 18:15
  Pick of the Week—Stewart Henderson
  Stewart Henderson chooses his BBC Radio highlights.
3. 19:00
  The Archers—15/01/2017
  It gets awkward at Willow Farm.
4. 19:15
  Rob Newman—Robert Newman's Entirely Accurate Encyclopaedia of Evolution, Episode 2
  2/4Rob Newman presents a witty, fact-packed A to Z of evolution, mixing stand-up and sketches(R)
5. 19:45
  Drama on 4—Reading Europe: Scandinavia, Denmark: The Bra
  A tale of cleaning and clothes in a stylish Copenhagen apartment.
6. 20:00
  The Inevitable
  Writer Patrick McGuinness asks what really is the inevitable. And must we accept it?(R)
7. 20:30
  Last Word—Lord Snowdon, Graham Taylor, Jill Saward, Peter Sarstedt, Clare Hollingworth
  Matthew Bannister on a photographer, a manager, a campaigner, a musician, a journalist.(R)
8. 21:00
  Money Box—Can't pay, won't pay, will pay
  A fraud victim is refunded by the bank that the scammers moved his cash to.(R)
9. 21:26
  Radio 4 Appeal—Lepra
  Author Victoria Hislop makes an appeal on behalf of Lepra.(R)
10. 21:30
  In Business—The NHS and Productivity
  With demand soaring and austerity continuing to bite, can the NHS do more for less?(R)
11. 22:00
  Westminster Hour—15/01/2017
  Carole Walker and guests discuss Donald Trump's forthcoming inauguration, and Brexit.
12. 23:00
  The Film Programme—La La Land
  La La Land and Manchester By The Sea.(R)
13. 23:30
  Something Understood—Remember You Are Dust
  Malcolm Doney reflects on how the earth builds us and how we in turn shape the world.(R)
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—16/01/2017
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:15
  Thinking Allowed—Sexual violence in the Bangladeshi War of Independence - Global danger and the risk to research
  Sexual violence in the Bangledeshi War of Independence. Also, global danger and risk.(R)
3. 00:45
  Bells on Sunday—All Saints, Maidstone
  Church bells from All Saints, Maidstone.(R)
4. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—16/01/2017
  The latest shipping forecast.
5. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—16/01/2017
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
6. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—16/01/2017
  The latest shipping forecast.
7. 05:30
  News Briefing—16/01/2017
  News from BBC Radio 4.
8. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—16/01/2017
  A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Terry Waite CBE.
9. 05:45
  Farming Today—Reducing antibiotics in farming; the agricultural machinery industry; Nominations open for Food and Farming Awards
  Cider apple vinegar and the reduction of antibiotic use - are they linked?
10. 05:56
  Weather—16/01/2017
  The latest weather forecast for farmers.
11. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Tawny Owl
  David Attenborough presents the sounds and story of the tawny owl.(R)

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