BBC Radio 4 LW Schedule Sunday 23 April 2017

LW Schedule

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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—23/04/2017
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Short Works—Series 1, Tonight, for the First Time
  Short story by Zoe Strachan, inspired by a piece of music. Read by Ann Louise Ross.(R)
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—23/04/2017
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—23/04/2017
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—23/04/2017
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—23/04/2017
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Bells on Sunday—St Clement Danes
  Church bells from St Clement Danes.
8. 05:45
  Profile—Sam Warburton
  Mark Coles talks to those who know Sam Warburton.(R)
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Morning
1. 06:00
  News Headlines—23/04/2017
  The latest national and international news.
2. 06:05
  Something Understood—Forms of Memory
  Rabbi Shoshana Boyd Gelfand examines our forms of memory, both collective and individual.
3. 06:35
  On Your Farm—London Vineyard
  Philippa Hall meets the volunteers at London's first commercial-scale organic vineyard.
4. 06:57
  Weather—23/04/2017
  The latest weather forecast.
5. 07:00
  News and Papers—23/04/2017
  The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers.
6. 07:10
  Sunday—Faith and mental health; The 'lost' archbishops; Kirk may allow gay marriages
  Sunday morning religious news and current affairs programme presented by Edward Stourton.
7. 07:54
  Radio 4 Appeal—Advantage Africa
  Jon Snow makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Advantage Africa.
8. 07:57
  Weather—23/04/2017
  The latest weather forecast.
9. 08:00
  News and Papers—23/04/2017
  The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers.
10. 08:10
  Sunday Worship—Infused with God's Love
  A service from the 'Equipping, Calling, Going' Christian festival in Scarborough.
11. 08:48
  A Point of View—The Past in the Present
  A.L. Kennedy reflects on the way our past shapes our present and our future.(R)
12. 08:58
  Tweet of the Day—Curlew (Spring)
  Kate Humble presents the curlew.(R)
13. 09:00
  Broadcasting House—23/04/2017
  Sunday morning magazine programme. Presented by Paddy O'Connell.
14. 10:00
  The Archers Omnibus—23/04/2017
  Lilian has a spring in her step, and Ruth wants to keep a low profile.
15. 11:15
  The Reunion—The Challenger Disaster
  Sue MacGregor's guests discuss the Challenger space shuttle disaster of 1986.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  News Headlines; Shipping Forecast—23/04/2017
  National and international news and the shipping forecast.
2. 12:04
  The Unbelievable Truth—Series 18, Episode 3
  3/6Comedians try to smuggle truths past their opponents in David Mitchell’s panel game.(R)
3. 12:32
  The Food Programme—The Potato
  Sheila Dillon on how the potato changed the world, and might shape our food future.
4. 12:57
  Weather—23/04/2017
  The latest weather forecast.
5. 13:00
  The World This Weekend—23/04/2017
  Global news and analysis.
6. 13:30
  Recycled Radio—Series 5, Love and Marriage
  4/4Cartoonist Gerald Scarfe recycles, slices and dices the BBC's archive on love and marriage(R)
7. 14:00
  Gardeners' Question Time—The Savill Garden, Windsor Great Park - Correspondence Edition
  Peter Gibbs and the panel answer listener correspondence from The Savill Garden, Windsor.(R)
8. 14:45
  The Listening Project Omnibus—The Passage of Time
  Exploding toilets, retirement homes for PE teachers, and pranks played by art teachers.
9. 15:00
  Drama on 4—The Hours by Michael Cunningham, Episode 2
  2/2Dramatisation of the novel inspired by Virginia Woolf's Mrs Dalloway. With Rosamund Pike.
10. 16:00
  Open Book—Lisa McInerney
  Baileys prize-winner Lisa McInerney talks about her second novel, The Blood Miracles.
11. 16:30
  Poetry Extra—Zaffar Kunial
  Paul Farley hears new poems by Zaffar Kunial in the places they were made.
12. 17:00
  Trump at Studio 54
  Frances Stonor Saunders on Trump's disco years and mentorship to McCarthy's henchman.(R)
13. 17:40
  Profile—Sam Warburton
  Mark Coles talks to those who know Sam Warburton.(R)
14. 17:54
  Shipping Forecast—23/04/2017
  The latest shipping forecast.
15. 17:57
  Weather—23/04/2017
  The latest weather forecast.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—23/04/2017 Jeremy Corbyn refuses to confirm whether Labour backs Trident
  Jeremy Corbyn refuses to confirm whether Labour backs Trident
2. 18:15
  Pick of the Week—Sheila McClennon
  Sheila McClennon picks her programmes of the week.
3. 19:00
  The Archers—23/04/2017
  Toby reaches the end of the road, and Emma comes under fire.
4. 19:15
  Hal—Series 2, Exes
  3/4Hal Cruttenden is confronted by his wife's romantic past in a way he could never predict.
5. 19:45
  Life at Absolute Zero—Series 2, Houseroom
  Retired driving instructor Terry finds surprising solace in an old yellow suitcase.
6. 20:00
  More or Less—Living standards and Kate Bush maths
  Are people's incomes falling? Plus singing Pi like Kate Bush.(R)
7. 20:30
  Last Word—Michael Bogdanov, Louis Sarno, Sheila Abdus Salaam, Dick Potts, Don Rickles
  Matthew Bannister on a director, an enthnomusicologist, a judge, an ecologist, a comedian.(R)
8. 21:00
  Money Box—Why is Joan trapped in her home?
  Why can't property owners whose homes have risen sharply in value afford to downsize?(R)
9. 21:26
  Radio 4 Appeal—Advantage Africa
  Jon Snow makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Advantage Africa.(R)
10. 21:30
  In Business—From Ex-Offender to Entrepreneur
  How entrepreneurship can break the cycle of re-offending for women after prison.(R)
11. 22:00
  Westminster Hour—23/04/2017
  Carolyn Quinn and guests discuss the news from France and the UK general election campaign
12. 23:00
  TED Radio Hour—Series 4, Headspace
  7/13Guy Raz explores the powerful feelings of stress, depression and despair.
13. 23:50
  A Point of View—The Past in the Present
  A.L. Kennedy reflects on the way our past shapes our present and our future.(R)
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—24/04/2017
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:15
  Thinking Allowed—Elite education
  How prestigious schools and universities around the world sustain inequality.(R)
3. 00:45
  Bells on Sunday—St Clement Danes
  Church bells from St Clement Danes.(R)
4. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—24/04/2017
  The latest shipping forecast.
5. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—24/04/2017
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
6. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—24/04/2017
  The latest shipping forecast.
7. 05:30
  News Briefing—24/04/2017
  News from BBC Radio 4.
8. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—24/04/2017
  A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with the Reverend Roger Hutchings.
9. 05:45
  Farming Today—Mustard revival and the rise in veganism
  Charlotte Smith hears about the rise in veganism and the reaction of farmers.
10. 05:56
  Weather—24/04/2017
  The latest weather forecast for farmers.
11. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Puffin
  Miranda Krestovnikoff presents the story and sound of the puffin.(R)

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