BBC Radio 4 LW Schedule Sunday 23 September 2018

LW Schedule

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Evening
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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—23/09/2018
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  David Constantine - In Another Country
  Tom Courtenay reads David Constantine's masterful story which inspired the film 45 Years(R)
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—23/09/2018
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—23/09/2018
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—23/09/2018
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—23/09/2018
  The latest news from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Bells on Sunday—St Leonard, Bledington in Gloucestershire
  The bells of the Parish Church of St Leonard, Bledington in Gloucestershire.
8. 05:45
  Profile—Phoebe Waller-Bridge
  Phoebe Waller-Bridge, the woman behind BBC drama Killing Eve is profiled by Mark Coles.(R)
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Morning
1. 06:00
  News Headlines—23/09/2018
  The latest national and international news.
2. 06:05
  Something Understood—Fragility
  Rabbi Shoshana Boyd Gelfand examines the fact that we are fragile beings.
3. 06:35
  Living World—Hen Harrier
  Brett Westwood joins lolo Williams to explore hen harrier ecology. From 2001.
4. 06:57
  Weather—23/09/2018
  The latest weather forecast.
5. 07:00
  News and Papers—23/09/2018
  The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers.
6. 07:10
  Sunday—Franklin Graham, French Pilgrimage
  Sunday morning religious news and current affairs programme, with Edward Stourton
7. 07:54
  Radio 4 Appeal—TB Alert
  Felicity Kendal makes an appeal on behalf of TB Alert.
8. 07:57
  Weather—23/09/2018
  The latest weather forecast.
9. 08:00
  News and Papers—23/09/2018
  The latest news headlines, including a look at the papers.
10. 08:10
  Sunday Worship—The Nature of Discipleship
  With the Rev Dr Peter Stevenson and staff and students from South Wales Baptist College.
11. 08:48
  A Point of View—Murder is not the point
  Val McDermid argues that crime fiction is not really about murder at all.(R)
12. 08:58
  Tweet of the Day—Kitty MacFarlane's starlings in Somerset
  Singer Kitty MacFarlane has a strong connection to the Somerset Levels and the birds there
13. 09:00
  Broadcasting House—23/09/2018
  News with Paddy O'Connell. Kate Adie, Robert Peston and Anneka Rice review the papers.
14. 10:00
  The Archers Omnibus—23/09/2018
  Freddie contemplates his future, and Brian's plotting continues.
15. 11:15
  Desert Island Discs—Henry Marsh
  Kirsty Young interviews Henry Marsh, neurosurgeon and writer.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  News Headlines; Shipping Forecast—23/09/2018
  The latest national and international news headlines, followed by the shipping forecast.
2. 12:04
  Just a Minute—Series 82, Episode 7
  How hard can it be to talk for 60 seconds with no hesitation, repetition or deviation?(R)
3. 12:32
  The Food Programme—Stories for a harvest moon
  Stories of harvest from around the UK to celebrate the autumn equinox.
4. 12:57
  Weather—23/09/2018
  The latest weather forecast.
5. 13:00
  The World This Weekend—23/09/2018
  Global news and analysis, presented by Mark Mardell.
6. 13:30
  From Our Home Correspondent—23/09/2018
  Hating the BBC, Slasher the hen, a circus hero, style in cricket and a road sign mystery.
7. 14:00
  Gardeners' Question Time—Brockenhurst
  Chairman Peter Gibbs and his horticultural panel are in Brockenhurst.(R)
8. 14:45
  The Listening Project Omnibus—Changed by Loss
  The impact of sudden death or suicide on those left behind.
9. 15:00
  Drama on 4—Get Carter: Nights at the Circus, Episode 1
  Angela Carter's fantastical story of star of the music hall, the winged Sophie Fevvers.
10. 16:00
  Open Book—Gail Jones, 1930s' crime fiction, Marlowe and Holmes revisited
  Gail Jones on her new novel The Death of Noah Glass, and new life for Marlowe and Holmes.
11. 16:30
  Four Seasons—A Celebration of the Autumn Equinox
  An autumn equinox celebration with live music and poetry from The Barley Wood Cider Barn.
12. 17:00
  File on 4 Investigates—Paralympics – Gaming the System?
  Are some paralympic athletes gaming the classification system to win medals?(R)
13. 17:40
  Profile—Phoebe Waller-Bridge
  Phoebe Waller-Bridge, the woman behind BBC drama Killing Eve is profiled by Mark Coles.(R)
14. 17:54
  Shipping Forecast—23/09/2018
  The latest shipping forecast.
15. 17:57
  Weather—23/09/2018
  The latest weather forecast.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—23/09/2018 Labour Brexit Battle
  Jeremy Corbyn says he would back a second EU vote if members agreed.
2. 18:15
  Pick of the Week—Helen Lederer
  The best of BBC Radio this week with Helen Lederer
3. 19:00
  The Archers—23/09/2018
  Shula attempts to bring the family together
4. 19:15
  A Charles Paris Mystery—A Decent Interval, Episode 1
  Bill Nighy stars as actor cum amateur sleuth Charles Paris in a dramatic murder mystery.(R)
5. 19:45
  Annika Strandhed—Series 4, The Behaviour of Sharks
  By Nick Walker. Investigating a death on a cruiser, Annika finds herself all at sea.
6. 20:00
  More or Less—How many schoolchildren are carers? Counting shareholder income, Museum visitors vs football fans
  Tim Harford on child carers, shareholder income, football, museums and dangerous sports.(R)
7. 20:30
  Last Word—Denis Norden, Diane Leather, Johnny Kingdom, Fenella Fielding
  Andrea Catherwood on a comedy writer, an athlete, a wildlife expert and an actress.(R)
8. 21:00
  Money Box—'Unfair' price concessions for the over-60s
  Over-60s' concessions are 'increasingly bungs to wealthy baby boomers' says charity(R)
9. 21:26
  Radio 4 Appeal—TB Alert
  Felicity Kendal makes an appeal on behalf of TB Alert.(R)
10. 21:30
  In Business—On the Trade War Frontline
  Jonty Bloom discovers how the US state of Wisconsin is faring in a new global economy.(R)
11. 22:00
  Westminster Hour—23/09/2018
  Carolyn Quinn and guests discuss developments at the Labour party conference in Liverpool.
12. 23:00
  The Film Programme—Glenn Close, Agnes Varda
  Presented by Antonia Quirke. With Glenn Close and Agnes Varda.
13. 23:30
  Something Understood—Fragility
  Rabbi Shoshana Boyd Gelfand examines the fact that we are fragile beings.(R)
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—24/09/2018
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:15
  Thinking Allowed—Post-Truth
  Post-truth - what is it and how did we get to this point?
3. 00:45
  Bells on Sunday—St Leonard, Bledington in Gloucestershire
  The bells of the Parish Church of St Leonard, Bledington in Gloucestershire.(R)
4. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—24/09/2018
  The latest shipping forecast.
5. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—24/09/2018
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
6. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—24/09/2018
  The latest shipping forecast.
7. 05:30
  News Briefing—24/09/2018
  News from BBC Radio 4.
8. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—First Impressions
  A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Miriam Swaffield.
9. 05:45
  Farming Today—Wales shooting ban, Mechanical Kelp Harvesting, Youth in the countryside
  National Resources Wales has banned the shooting of pheasants on public land.
10. 05:56
  Weather—24/09/2018
  The latest weather forecast for farmers.
11. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Starling
  David Attenborough presents the starling.(R)

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