BBC Radio 4 LW Schedule Sunday 19 March 2017

LW Schedule

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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—19/03/2017
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Opening Lines—Series 16, Baker, Emily and Me by Claire Fuller
  1/3A young girl is elated to be part of a plan to steal a chicken from the Snatchers.(R)
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—19/03/2017
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—19/03/2017
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—19/03/2017
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—19/03/2017
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Bells on Sunday—St Nicholas, Leeds, Kent
  Church bells from St Nicholas, Leeds, Kent.
8. 05:45
  Lent Talks—Oliver McTernan - Destiny and Faith
  Oliver McTernan talks about how his decision to leave the church shaped his destiny.(R)
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Morning
1. 06:00
  News Headlines—19/03/2017
  The latest national and international news.
2. 06:05
  Something Understood—Piety
  In the season of Lent, Mark Tully debates the achievability of religious piety.
3. 06:35
  Living World—Booming Bitterns
  Brett Westwood travels to Suffolk to hear a booming bittern. Recorded in 2004.
4. 06:57
  Weather—19/03/2017
  The latest weather forecast.
5. 07:00
  News and Papers—19/03/2017
  The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers.
6. 07:10
  Sunday—Tuam babies, European workplace ruling, Jainism manuscripts
  Sunday morning religious news and current affairs programme, presented by Martin Bashir.
7. 07:54
  Radio 4 Appeal—Women and Children First (UK)
  Juliet Stevenson makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Women and Children First (UK).
8. 07:57
  Weather—19/03/2017
  The latest weather forecast.
9. 08:00
  News and Papers—19/03/2017
  The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers.
10. 08:10
  Sunday Worship—Pearl of Great Value
  The Priests lead and sing at the fourth of Radio 4's special services for Lent.
11. 08:48
  A Point of View—Sic transit
  Tom Shakespeare on why we shouldn't wallow in the past.(R)
12. 08:58
  Tweet of the Day—Skylark
  John Aitchison presents the skylark.(R)
13. 09:00
  Broadcasting House—19/03/2017
  News with Paddy O'Connell including politics, a Chuck Berry tribute and a huge statue.
14. 10:00
  The Archers Omnibus—19/03/2017
  Lilian has some news, and Alice spots an opportunity.
15. 11:15
  Desert Island Discs—Amanda Levete
  Amanda Levete, architect, is interviewed by Kirsty Young for Desert Island Discs.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  News Headlines; Shipping Forecast—19/03/2017
  National and international news and the shipping forecast.
2. 12:04
  Just a Minute—Series 77, Episode 4
  4/6Nicholas Parsons is joined by Paul Merton, Josie Lawrence, Zoe Lyons and Graham Norton.(R)
3. 12:32
  The Food Programme—BBC Food & Farming Awards 2017: The Finalists
  The finalists of the BBC Food and Farming Awards 2017 are revealed.
4. 12:57
  Weather—19/03/2017
  The latest weather forecast.
5. 13:00
  The World This Weekend—19/03/2017
  Global news and analysis.
6. 13:30
  Tim Samuels' Sleepover: Inside the Israeli Hospital
  Tim Samuels meets Israeli doctors treating Syrians smuggled over the border.
7. 14:00
  Gardeners' Question Time—Fife
  Eric Robson and his horticultural panel are in Fife.(R)
8. 14:45
  The Listening Project Omnibus—Coming Out
  Acknowledging your sexuality, your eating disorder and your relationship problems.
9. 15:00
  Jules Verne—Journey to the Centre of the Earth, Episode 1
  1/2Three intrepid explorers venture into an Icelandic volcano.
10. 16:00
  Open Book—George Saunders, Kathleen Collins
  Mariella Frostrup talks to George Saunders about his long-awaited first novel.
11. 16:30
  Poetry Please—Spring
  Roger McGough explores the archives to find the most evocative poems of spring.
12. 17:00
  File on 4 Investigates—The Prison Contraband Crisis
  Claims corrupt staff are behind the bulk of drugs and phones causing chaos in prisons.(R)
13. 17:40
  Profile—Philip Hammond
  Mark Coles profiles the chancellor, Philip Hammond.(R)
14. 17:54
  Shipping Forecast—19/03/2017
  The latest shipping forecast.
15. 17:57
  Weather—19/03/2017
  The latest weather forecast.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—19/03/2017 Review on second jobs for MPs
  Rules will be reviewed after George Osborne's appointment as a newspaper editor
2. 18:15
  Pick of the Week—Sarfraz Manzoor
  Sarfraz Manzoor makes his pick of the week from the best of BBC Radio.
3. 19:00
  The Archers—19/03/2017
  Lilian seeks another point of view.
4. 19:15
  Boswell's Lives—Series 1, Boswell's Life of Callas
  2/4Boswell meets Maria Callas and her poodle and finds himself in an opera of his own making.(R)
5. 19:45
  I, The Flock
  A father learns that his son has died for the eighth time.
6. 20:00
  Feedback—Is it time to re-think the Official Chart show?
  Radio 4's forum for audience comment.(R)
7. 20:30
  Last Word—John Surtees, Gordon Thomas, Sir Howard Hodgkin, H. Boyd Woodruff, Joni Sledge
  Matthew Bannister on a racing driver, a writer, an artist, a microbiologist, a singer.(R)
8. 21:00
  Money Box—Backlog builds ahead of probate changes
  Changes to probate see a backlog building due to a massive fee hike from May.(R)
9. 21:26
  Radio 4 Appeal—Women and Children First (UK)
  Juliet Stevenson makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Women and Children First (UK).(R)
10. 21:30
  Analysis—Holland's Challenge to Tolerance
  Why is liberal, tolerant Netherlands home to a major anti-immigration, anti-Islamic party?(R)
11. 22:00
  Westminster Hour—19/03/2017
  Carolyn Quinn and guests discuss the latest on Brexit and a second "indyref" in Scotland.
12. 23:00
  The Film Programme—Personal Shopper
  Asghar Farhadi and Personal Shopper.(R)
13. 23:30
  Something Understood—Piety
  In the season of Lent, Mark Tully debates the achievability of religious piety.(R)
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—20/03/2017
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:15
  Thinking Allowed—Teen bedrooms - Skydivers
  Teen bedrooms. Also, skydivers.(R)
3. 00:45
  Bells on Sunday—St Nicholas, Leeds, Kent
  Church bells from St Nicholas, Leeds, Kent.(R)
4. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—20/03/2017
  The latest shipping forecast.
5. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—20/03/2017
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
6. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—20/03/2017
  The latest shipping forecast.
7. 05:30
  News Briefing—20/03/2017
  News from BBC Radio 4.
8. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—20/03/2017
  A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with the Reverend Richard Littledale.
9. 05:45
  Farming Today—Germaine Greer on post-Brexit agriculture
  Author Germaine Greer talks wildlife and habitat protection in a post-Brexit landscape.
10. 05:56
  Weather—20/03/2017
  The latest weather forecast for farmers.
11. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Willow Warbler
  Kate Humble presents the willow warbler.(R)

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