BBC Radio 4 LW Schedule Sunday 5 November 2017

LW Schedule

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Evening
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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—05/11/2017
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Short Works—Series 1, The Curse
  By Agnieszka Dale. Things come to a head over dinner with Annie's in-laws.(R)
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—05/11/2017
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—05/11/2017
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—05/11/2017
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—05/11/2017
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Bells on Sunday—St Michael's Church in Kingsteignton
  Church bells from St Michael's Church in Kingsteignton.
8. 05:45
  Profile—Paul Manafort
  An insight into the character of an influential person making the news headlines.(R)
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Morning
1. 06:00
  News Headlines—05/11/2017
  The latest national and international news.
2. 06:05
  Something Understood—A Guru Is for Life
  Musician Jahnavi Harrison explores the benefits of having a guru.
3. 06:35
  On Your Farm—Picnic in the Cairngorms
  Join the workers on a Highland shooting estate for their end of season party.
4. 06:57
  Weather—05/11/2017
  The latest weather forecast.
5. 07:00
  News and Papers—05/11/2017
  The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers.
6. 07:10
  Sunday—Bishop James Jones on Hillsborough; Churches on gambling legislation and retreat houses
  Sunday morning religious news and current affairs programme presented by Edward Stourton.
7. 07:54
  Radio 4 Appeal—Anti-Slavery International
  Julie Etchingham makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Anti-Slavery International.
8. 07:57
  Weather—05/11/2017
  The latest weather forecast.
9. 08:00
  News and Papers—05/11/2017
  The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers.
10. 08:10
  Sunday Worship—One Teacher, One Father
  A Mass from St Joseph's Catholic Church in Bradford.
11. 08:48
  A Point of View—Men Against Women
  Will Self says we need creative solutions to end institutional misogyny and abuse.(R)
12. 08:58
  Tweet of the Day—Paul Evans on the Carrion Crow
  Writer Paul Evans encounters a crow in a cemetery.(R)
13. 09:00
  Broadcasting House—05/11/2017
  Sunday morning magazine programme. Presented by Jonny Dymond.
14. 10:00
  The Archers Omnibus—05/11/2017
  The residents of Ambridge receive shocking news, and Roy faces an impossible dilemma.
15. 11:15
  Desert Island Discs—Professor Phil Scraton
  Professor Phil Scraton, academic, is interviewed by Kirsty Young.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  News Headlines; Shipping Forecast—05/11/2017
  National and international news and the shipping forecast.
2. 12:04
  The Unbelievable Truth—Series 19, Episode 5
  5/6Comedians try to smuggle truths past their opponents in David Mitchell's panel game.(R)
3. 12:32
  The Food Programme—The Art of Fermentation - A Masterclass
  Dan Saladino has a practical fermentation masterclass with writer and teacher Sandor Katz.
4. 12:57
  Weather—05/11/2017
  The latest weather forecast.
5. 13:00
  The World This Weekend—05/11/2017
  Global news and analysis.
6. 13:30
  George Orwell Back at the BBC
  A new statue of George Orwell is created to stand outside New Broadcasting House.
7. 14:00
  Gardeners' Question Time—Lincolnshire Hardy Plant Society
  Eric Robson and the panel visit the Lincolnshire branch of the Hardy Plant Society.(R)
8. 14:45
  The Listening Project Omnibus—Men on Work, Food and Friendship
  The trials of management, the joys of foraging, the rewards of long-term friendship.
9. 15:00
  Tsar—Joseph Stalin: The Last Bolshevik
  Where was Joseph Stalin when the Soviet Union was attacked?
10. 16:00
  Bookclub—Edward St Aubyn - Mother's Milk
  James Naughtie and a group of readers talk to novelist Edward St Aubyn about Mother's Milk
11. 16:30
  The Little Chinese Maiden
  Wordsworth's daughter may have had Down's Syndrome. If so, how did she influence him?
12. 17:00
  File on 4 Investigates—The Nuclear Option - Powering the Future and Cleaning Up the Past
  How are plans for the future of nuclear power progressing - and how to clean up the past?(R)
13. 17:40
  Profile—Paul Manafort
  An insight into the character of an influential person making the news headlines.(R)
14. 17:54
  Shipping Forecast—05/11/2017
  The latest shipping forecast.
15. 17:57
  Weather—05/11/2017
  The latest weather forecast.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—05/11/2017 Millions of leaked documents reveal how the wealthy invest offshore
  Leaked documents show the Queen’s private estate has millions invested in offshore funds.
2. 18:15
  Pick of the Week—John McCarthy
  The best of BBC Radio this week with journalist John McCarthy.
3. 19:00
  The Archers—05/11/2017
  Justin issues an ultimatum.
4. 19:15
  More Money Than Sense
  Dominic Frisby hosts a new panel show about the weird and funny world of pop economics.
5. 19:45
  The Reservoir Tapes—Series 1, Claire's Story
  6/15A story of a disappearance - told backwards. Joe Dempsie continues Jon McGregor's series.
6. 20:00
  Feedback—03/11/2017
  Roger Bolton with reaction to 60th anniversary edition of the Today programme.(R)
7. 20:30
  Last Word—Harold Pendleton, Glenn Barr, Iona Opie, Gary Flather QC OBE, Sir John Manduell
  Matthew Bannister on a club owner, a politician, a folklorist, a lawyer and a principal.(R)
8. 21:00
  Money Box—Pensions freedoms tax shock
  Pensions freedoms, insurers flouting FCA rules on renewal notice and IR35 changes.(R)
9. 21:26
  Radio 4 Appeal—Anti-Slavery International
  Julie Etchingham makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Anti-Slavery International.(R)
10. 21:30
  Analysis—Europe Unbound
  How will the European Union change after Britain leaves?(R)
11. 22:00
  Westminster Hour—05/11/2017
  Preview of the week's politics with politicians, pundits and experts.
12. 23:00
  The Film Programme—Thriller
  Antonia Quirke presents a special edition on the thriller.(R)
13. 23:30
  Something Understood—A Guru Is for Life
  Musician Jahnavi Harrison explores the benefits of having a guru.(R)
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—06/11/2017
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:15
  Thinking Allowed—War in the air
  Laurie Taylor explores the history of aerial bombing and tear gas.(R)
3. 00:45
  Bells on Sunday—St Michael's Church in Kingsteignton
  Church bells from St Michael's Church in Kingsteignton.(R)
4. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—06/11/2017
  The latest shipping forecast.
5. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—06/11/2017
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
6. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—06/11/2017
  The latest shipping forecast.
7. 05:30
  News Briefing—06/11/2017
  News from BBC Radio 4.
8. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—06/11/2017
  A reading and a reflection to start the day with Canon Sarah Rowland Jones.
9. 05:45
  Farming Today—Climate change and farming at 'COP 23'; a farm turning eggs into liquid; and a new UK charter for trees
  Climate change and farming, turning eggs into liquid and a new UK charter for trees.
10. 05:56
  Weather—06/11/2017
  The latest weather forecast for farmers.
11. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Gary Moore on the Golden Pheasant
  Gary Moore describes the elation of tracking down the notoriously elusive golden pheasant.

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