BBC Radio 4 LW Schedule Sunday 16 June 2019

LW Schedule

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Evening
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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—16/06/2019
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4
2. 00:30
  Short Works—Bosco
  An original short work for radio by Eugene O'Hare, read by Stephen Rea.(R)
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—16/06/2019
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—16/06/2019
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—16/06/2019
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—16/06/2019
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Bells on Sunday—St Mary’s Church, Lymm in Cheshire
  The bells of St Mary’s Church, Lymm in Cheshire
8. 05:45
  Profile—Jo Swinson
  Jo Swinson, the favourite to be the next Liberal Democrat leader.(R)
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Morning
1. 06:00
  News Headlines—16/06/2019
  The latest national and international news headlines.
2. 06:05
  Something Understood—Immortality
  Rabbi Shoshana Boyd Gelfand explores our fascination with immortality.(R)
3. 06:35
  Living World—Skomer
  Hannah Stitfall and guest discuss a selection from the Living World archive
4. 06:57
  Weather—16/06/2019
  The latest weather forecast.
5. 07:00
  News and Papers—16/06/2019
  The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers.
6. 07:10
  Sunday—Hong Kong Protests, BK Shivani, Catholicism and Transgender
  Sunday morning religious news and current affairs programme presented by Edward Stourton.
7. 07:54
  Radio 4 Appeal—Vision Care for Homeless People
  Poet John Hegley makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Vision Care for Homeless People
8. 07:57
  Weather—16/06/2019
  The latest weather forecast.
9. 08:00
  News and Papers—16/06/2019
  The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers.
10. 08:10
  Sunday Worship—Trinity Sunday and Father's Day
  From Glasgow University Chapel with Rev Doug Gay, Prof Alison Phipps and the Chapel Choir.
11. 08:48
  A Point of View—Refugee Tales
  Monica Ali on the UK's use of immigration detention centres and indefinite detention.
12. 08:58
  Tweet of the Day—Liane Holdsworth on the Kestrel
  The RSPB's Liane Holdsworth recalls the kestrel for Tweet of the Day.(R)
13. 09:00
  Broadcasting House—16/06/2019
  The Sunday morning news magazine programme. Presented by Paddy O'Connell
14. 10:00
  The Archers Omnibus—16/06/2019
  Jim issues a shocking instruction and Peggy makes an announcement
15. 11:15
  Desert Island Discs—Nitin Sawhney, musician, producer, composer
  Nitin Sawhney, musician, shares the soundtrack of his life with Lauren Laverne
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  News Headlines; Shipping Forecast—16/06/2019
  The latest national and international news headlines, followed by the shipping forecast.
2. 12:04
  Just a Minute—Series 84, Episode 5
  Gyles Brandreth, Graham Norton, Lucy Porter and Paul Merton join Nicholas Parsons.(R)
3. 12:32
  The Food Programme—The Food & Farming Awards 2019: First Course
  The winners of the BBC Food & Farming Awards 2019 are revealed in Bristol - Part I
4. 12:57
  Weather—16/06/2019
  The latest weather forecast
5. 13:00
  The World This Weekend—16/06/2019
  Global news and analysis, presented by Mark Mardell.
6. 13:30
  Call Yourself an Impartial Journalist?
  Jonathan Coffey asks what impartiality now means for broadcasters in a polarised society.
7. 14:00
  Gardeners' Question Time—Summer Garden Party at Mount Stewart: Part One
  Kathy Clugston hosts a special edition at the annual Summer Garden Party.(R)
8. 14:45
  The Listening Project Omnibus—Love and Family
  Three conversations about the power of love and family presented by Fi Glover.
9. 15:00
  Drama on 4—Reading Europe: Savages, Episode 1
  The hopes of a nation and the destiny of a French-Algerian family are inextricably bound.
10. 16:00
  Open Book—Carolina Setterwall, Re-reading and what it offers, Shadowplay reviewed, Ahmad Danny Ramadan
  Carolina Setterwall discusses her debut novel and we explore the pleasures of re-reading
11. 16:30
  Tongue and Talk: The Dialect Poets—Episode 3 - Yorkshire
  Academic Katie Edwards examines the roots and prevalence of dialect poetry in Yorkshire.
12. 17:00
  File on 4 Investigates—The Spy in Your Pocket
  How sophisticated spy-ware can be used to track our everyday activities. Who's watching?
13. 17:40
  Profile—Jo Swinson
  Jo Swinson, the favourite to be the next Liberal Democrat leader.
14. 17:54
  Shipping Forecast—16/06/2019
  The latest shipping forecast.
15. 17:57
  Weather—16/06/2019
  The latest weather forecast.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—16/06/2019 Mass protests continue in Hong Kong
  Hundreds of thousands join march; Hong Kong's leader apologises for extradition bill
2. 18:15
  Pick of the Week—John Waite
  The best of BBC Radio this week with broadcaster John Waite.
3. 19:00
  The Archers—16/06/2019
  Tony sets himself a mission.
4. 19:15
  A Trespasser's Guide to the Classics—Series 2, The Nose
  2/4A plastic surgeon has her work cut out in 17th-century Paris.(R)
5. 19:45
  Annika Strandhed—Series 5, Resilience
  1/8By Nick Walker. Annika flies north to investigate a strange death in Spitsbergen.
6. 20:00
  Feedback—14/06/2019
  The programme that holds the BBC to account on behalf of the radio audience.(R)
7. 20:30
  Last Word—John Tidmarsh OBE, Sylvia Denman, Paul Darrow, Sheila Turner, Leon Redbone
  Matthew Bannister on a broadcaster, a lawyer, an actor, a campaigner and a singer.(R)
8. 21:00
  Money Box—Pension credits and the TV licence
  Changes to free over-75s BBC TV licence.(R)
9. 21:25
  Radio 4 Appeal—Vision Care for Homeless People
  Poet John Hegley makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Vision Care for Homeless People(R)
10. 21:30
  Analysis—The Real Gender Pay Gap
  Women are paid less than men and do more unpaid work. What's going on and can we fix it?(R)
11. 22:00
  Westminster Hour—16/06/2019
  Radio 4's Sunday night political discussion programme, presented by Carolyn Quinn.
12. 23:00
  The Film Programme—Frank Cottrell Boyce
  Frank Cottrell-Boyce on his Scrabble-based drama Sometimes, Always, Never.(R)
13. 23:30
  The Song Hunters—The Black Mountains' Lament
  Sam Lee travels to remote mountains of Greece and discovers Europe's oldest folk music.(R)
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—17/06/2019
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:15
  Thinking Allowed—The meaning of the face
  Laurie Taylor explores the significance of the face.(R)
3. 00:45
  Bells on Sunday—St Mary’s Church, Lymm in Cheshire
  The bells of St Mary’s Church, Lymm in Cheshire(R)
4. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—17/06/2019
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
5. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—17/06/2019
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
6. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—17/06/2019
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
7. 05:30
  News Briefing—17/06/2019
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4.
8. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—17/06/2019
  With Sarah Teather, UK director of the Jesuit Refugee Service
9. 05:45
  Farming Today—17/06/19: Underwater crops, general licences and farm safety
  Farming is the most dangerous job in the UK - we ask why.
10. 05:56
  Weather—17/06/2019
  The latest weather forecast for farmers.
11. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Greta Scacchi on the Goldfinch
  Actress Greta Scacchi compares the birds she knew in Australia with those in London.(R)

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