BBC Radio 4 LW Schedule Sunday 9 April 2017

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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—09/04/2017
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Short Works—Series 1, The Liquid You by Ben Norris
  An original short work for radio by writer and performer Ben Norris.(R)
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—09/04/2017
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—09/04/2017
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—09/04/2017
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—09/04/2017
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Bells on Sunday—St Peter's, South Petherton
  Church bells from St Peter's, South Petherton.
8. 05:45
  Lent Talks—Professor Christine Done - Destiny and the Cosmos
  Professor Christine Done talks about the ultimate destiny of the universe.(R)
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Morning
1. 06:00
  News Headlines—09/04/2017
  The latest national and international news.
2. 06:05
  Something Understood—Pontius Pilate
  On Palm Sunday, Mark Tully assesses one of Holy Week's main characters: Pontius Pilate.
3. 06:35
  On Your Farm—Getting to Grips with Glyphosate
  Two farmers debate the pros and cons of the controversial herbicide glyphosate.
4. 06:57
  Weather—09/04/2017
  The latest weather forecast.
5. 07:00
  News and Papers—09/04/2017
  The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers.
6. 07:10
  Sunday—Life after death survey, Workplace chaplains, Jorvik Viking centre.
  Sunday morning religious news and current affairs programme presented by Edward Stourton.
7. 07:54
  Radio 4 Appeal—Child Rescue Nepal
  Joanna Lumley makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Child Rescue Nepal.
8. 07:57
  Weather—09/04/2017
  The latest weather forecast.
9. 08:00
  News and Papers—09/04/2017
  The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers.
10. 08:10
  Sunday Worship—The Pearl of Great Value
  From All Souls, Langham Place, with the rector Hugh Palmer.
11. 08:48
  A Point of View—Bad News is Good Business
  AL Kennedy says we should reject the media outlets that peddle only bad news.(R)
12. 08:58
  Tweet of the Day—Common Whitethroat
  Kate Humble presents the common whitethroat.(R)
13. 09:00
  Broadcasting House—09/04/2017
  News and live music with Paddy O'Connell including a review of the Sunday newspapers.
14. 10:00
  The Archers Omnibus—09/04/2017
  David's plan backfires, and Emma takes matters into her own hands.
15. 11:15
  The Reunion—Libyan Embassy Siege
  Sue MacGregor's guests recall the Libyan embassy siege of 1984.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  News Headlines; Shipping Forecast—09/04/2017
  National and international news and the shipping forecast.
2. 12:04
  The Unbelievable Truth—Series 18, Episode 1
  1/6David Mitchell is joined by John Finnemore, Henning Wehn, Lou Sanders and Miles Jupp.(R)
3. 12:32
  The Food Programme—Food Stories from Venezuela: Eating in a Failed State.
  Venezuela is seeing its worst crisis in living memory. Dan Saladino tells the food story.
4. 12:57
  Weather—09/04/2017
  The latest weather forecast.
5. 13:00
  The World This Weekend—09/04/2017
  Global news and analysis.
6. 13:30
  Recycled Radio—Series 5, Europeland
  1/4Cartoonist Gerald Scarfe introduces a Recycled special on Europe, a bewildering place!(R)
7. 14:00
  Gardeners' Question Time—70th Anniversary Special
  Eric Robson and the panel mark 70 years of GQT with a look back through the archives.(R)
8. 14:45
  The Listening Project Omnibus—Lists
  Lists to live by and lists to tick off.
9. 15:00
  H Rider Haggard - King Solomon's Mines—Episode 2
  2/2Tim McInnerny stars in a classic adventure - the quest for the legendary diamond mines.
10. 16:00
  Open Book—Jon McGregor
  Mariella Frostrup talks to writer Jon McGregor and explores WH Auden's life in Scotland.
11. 16:30
  The Echo Chamber—Series 9, Crude Poems: Making Poetry after the Torrey Canyon
  2/4Paul Farley, in Cornwall, hears the poetry of oil spills 50 years after the Torrey Canyon.
12. 17:00
  A Degree of Fraud
  Ellie Cawthorne investigates the multimillion pound trade in fake essays and dissertations(R)
13. 17:40
  Profile—Gibraltar
  Becky Milligan profiles the tiny British Overseas Territory making headlines this week.(R)
14. 17:54
  Shipping Forecast—09/04/2017
  The latest shipping forecast.
15. 17:57
  Weather—09/04/2017
  The latest weather forecast.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—09/04/2017 The man suspected of a lorry attack in Sweden was due to be deported
  A British man was one of the four people killed in Stockholm
2. 18:15
  Pick of the Week—John Waite
  On Pick of the Week John Waite finds his credulity being tested.
3. 19:00
  The Archers—09/04/2017
  Lilian hopes to get things over quickly.
4. 19:15
  Hal—Series 2, Teenagers
  1/4Eldest daughter Lily's first forays into love lead to predictably chaotic results.
5. 19:45
  Life at Absolute Zero—Series 2, Pavlovian
  2/10Lynne Truss's series about the people of Meridian Cliffs. Ashley the dog walker.
6. 20:00
  Feedback—Balancing Brexit, Libby Purves, A youthful Moral Maze
  What are the BBC's duties in covering Brexit now Article 50 has been triggered?(R)
7. 20:30
  Last Word—Darcus Howe, Andy Coogan, Dr Sylvia Moody, Yevgeny Yevtushenko, Peter Shotton
  Matthew Bannister on an activist, a coach, a psychologist, a poet, a businessman.(R)
8. 21:00
  Money Box—Personal debt, Making tax digital, Bereavement support payments, Probate fees
  More personal debt, more tax returns, less bereavement support and changing probate fees.(R)
9. 21:26
  Radio 4 Appeal—Child Rescue Nepal
  Joanna Lumley makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Child Rescue Nepal.(R)
10. 21:30
  In Business—Why are the French so productive?
  Jonty Bloom explores why France appears to get more out of its workers than the UK does.(R)
11. 22:00
  Westminster Hour—09/04/2017
  Carolyn Quinn previews the week's politics, plus Political Thinking with Nick Robinson.
12. 23:00
  The Film Programme—Raw
  Julia Ducournau discusses her French cannibal movie Raw.(R)
13. 23:30
  Something Understood—Pontius Pilate
  On Palm Sunday, Mark Tully assesses one of Holy Week's main characters: Pontius Pilate.(R)
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—10/04/2017
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:15
  Thinking Allowed—A special programme devoted to the BSA/Thinking Allowed Ethnography Shortlist
  A special programme devoted to the BSA/Thinking Allowed Ethnography Award shortlist 2017.(R)
3. 00:45
  Bells on Sunday—St Peter's, South Petherton
  Church bells from St Peter's, South Petherton.(R)
4. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—10/04/2017
  The latest shipping forecast.
5. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—10/04/2017
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
6. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—10/04/2017
  The latest shipping forecast.
7. 05:30
  News Briefing—10/04/2017
  News from BBC Radio 4.
8. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—10/04/2017
  A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Professor Tom Wright, St Andrews.
9. 05:45
  Farming Today—Pollution, Livestock markets, Taste of Scilly
  There is a new way forward over the thorny issue of farm pollution in Northern Ireland.
10. 05:56
  Weather—10/04/2017
  The latest weather forecast for farmers.
11. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Yellow Wagtail
  Michaela Strachan presents the story and sound of the yellow wagtail.(R)

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