BBC Radio 4 LW Schedule Sunday 22 January 2017

LW Schedule

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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—22/01/2017
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Ian Fleming's Thrilling Cities—Chicago and New York
  3/3Fleming visits the garage in Chicago where the St Valentine's Day Massacre took place.(R)
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—22/01/2017
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—22/01/2017
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—22/01/2017
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—22/01/2017
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Bells on Sunday—Holy Cross, Woodchurch
  Church bells from Holy Cross in Woodchurch, Wirral.
8. 05:45
  Profile—Mike Pence
  Becky Milligan profiles the new vice-president of America.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  News Headlines—22/01/2017
  The latest national and international news.
2. 06:05
  Something Understood—Seeing the Light
  In the week of the Feast of St Paul's Conversion, Mark Tully considers sudden epiphanies.
3. 06:35
  On Your Farm—Holistic Grazing
  Sybil Ruscoe meets renowned American agricultural pioneer Joel Salatin.
4. 06:57
  Weather—22/01/2017
  The latest weather forecast.
5. 07:00
  News and Papers—22/01/2017
  The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers.
6. 07:10
  Sunday—Paul Flowers; the debutante nun; interfaith worship
  A Qur'an reading has sparked a debate on Christian buildings hosting interfaith worship.
7. 07:45
  International Cricket—India v England - 3rd ODI, Kolkata
  Commentary on the third One Day International between India and England, from Kolkata.
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Afternoon
1. 12:01
  Shipping Forecast—22/01/2017
  The latest shipping forecast.
2. 12:04
  International Cricket—India v England - 3rd ODI, Kolkata
  Commentary on the third One Day International between India and England, from Kolkata.
3. 16:20
  Open Book—Tessa Hadley, Female friendships, The Russian Revolution
  Award-winning author Tessa Hadley talks to Mariella Frostrup about her new short stories.
4. 16:30
  Can yr Adar - Song of the Birds
  Musicians Kizzy Crawford and Gwilym Simcock carry us to the Celtic rainforest of mid Wales
5. 17:00
  File on 4 Investigates—Breaking Into Britain
  An expose of firms offering to produce fake papers to enable migrants to get into the UK.(R)
6. 17:40
  Profile—Mike Pence
  Becky Milligan profiles the new vice-president of America.(R)
7. 17:54
  Shipping Forecast—22/01/2017
  The latest shipping forecast.
8. 17:57
  Weather—22/01/2017
  The latest weather forecast.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—22/01/2017 Labour demands answers from Theresa May about an apparent malfunction during testing of a Trident missile
  The government is being accused of trying to cover up the problem.
2. 18:15
  Pick of the Week—John Waite
  The best of BBC Radio this week with John Waite.
3. 19:00
  The Archers—22/01/2017
  Justin spreads the word.
4. 19:15
  Rob Newman—Robert Newman's Entirely Accurate Encyclopaedia of Evolution, Episode 3
  3/4Rob Newman presents a witty, fact-packed A to Z of evolution, mixing stand-up and sketches(R)
5. 19:45
  The Poet and the Echo—Series 1, Ozymandias
  James Robertson's powerful story inspired by Shelley's poem Ozymandias.
6. 20:00
  Feedback—20/01/2017
  Can the new BBC Reality Check team combat the spread of fake news?(R)
7. 20:30
  Last Word—Baroness Heyhoe Flint, Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, Una Kroll, William Peter Blatty, Sir James Mancham
  Matthew Bannister on a cricketer, two presidents, a campaigner, a writer.
8. 21:00
  Money Box—Southern Comfort
  A landmark season ticket refund, latest fraud stats, an end to 50/50 divorce settlements?(R)
9. 21:26
  Radio 4 Appeal—LawWorks
  Broadcaster and presenter Clive Anderson makes an appeal on behalf of LawWorks.(R)
10. 21:30
  In Business—The NHS: The Recruitment Dilemma
  The NHS has relied on staff from overseas all its life. Will Brexit change this?(R)
11. 22:00
  Westminster Hour—22/01/2017
  Carolyn Quinn and guests discuss the future for UK-US relations, under President Trump.
12. 23:00
  The Film Programme—Goodfellas
  Oscar winning editor Thelma Schoonmaker takes Francine behind the scenes of Goodfellas.(R)
13. 23:30
  Something Understood—Seeing the Light
  In the week of the Feast of St Paul's Conversion, Mark Tully considers sudden epiphanies.(R)
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—23/01/2017
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:15
  Thinking Allowed—Age of noise - British drinking
  Laurie Taylor considers how unwanted sounds came to characterise modernity.(R)
3. 00:45
  Bells on Sunday—Holy Cross, Woodchurch
  Church bells from Holy Cross in Woodchurch, Wirral.(R)
4. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—23/01/2017
  The latest shipping forecast.
5. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—23/01/2017
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
6. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—23/01/2017
  The latest shipping forecast.
7. 05:30
  News Briefing—23/01/2017
  News from BBC Radio 4.
8. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—23/01/2017
  A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Ed Kessler.
9. 05:45
  Farming Today—Fisheries minister George Eustice on reclaiming our waters; Schmallenberg virus outbreak; improving river quality of the Severn
  Fisheries minister George Eustice describes his vision for the industry after Brexit.
10. 05:56
  Weather—23/01/2017
  The latest weather forecast for farmers.
11. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Rook
  Bill Oddie presents the rook.(R)

Monday 23 January 2017