BBC Radio 4 LW Schedule Sunday 23 February 2020

LW Schedule

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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—23/02/2020
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4
2. 00:30
  Short Works—The Blooming by Olga Grushin
  A woman falls in love and then her furniture starts to sprout flowers and grass.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—23/02/2020
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—23/02/2020
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—23/02/2020
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—23/02/2020
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Bells on Sunday—The parish church of St John the Baptist, Egham in Surrey.
  Bells on Sunday comes from the parish church of St John the Baptist, Egham in Surrey.
8. 05:45
  Profile—Jurgen Klopp
  The manager who's put Liverpool Football Club on the path to winning the treble.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  News Headlines—23/02/2020
  The latest national and international news headlines.
2. 06:05
  Something Understood—Abstinence
  As Lent approaches, Mark Tully discusses the purpose and effects of fasting.
3. 06:35
  On Your Farm—Pond Life
  Anna Hill meets the farmers, scientists and volunteers bringing Norfolk ponds back to life
4. 06:57
  Weather—23/02/2020
  The latest weather forecast.
5. 07:00
  News and Papers—23/02/2020
  The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers.
6. 07:10
  Sunday—Doom Paintings, Illegal Schools; Bloomberg and the Jewish Vote
  William Crawley presents the week's religious, moral and ethical news and current affairs.
7. 07:54
  Radio 4 Appeal—Environmental Investigation Agency UK
  Angela Rippon makes the Radio 4 Appeal for the Environmental Investigation Agency UK
8. 07:57
  Weather—23/02/2020
  The latest weather forecast.
9. 08:00
  News and Papers—23/02/2020
  The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers.
10. 08:10
  Sunday Worship—Caring for God’s Creation
  Live from St Mary's Church Barnes as the congregation prepares for Lent.
11. 08:48
  A Point of View—Inhaling History
  Sarah Dunant on the romance of writing history.
12. 08:58
  Tweet of the Day—Stephen Moss on the Coot
  Writer and wildlife programme-maker Stephen Moss recalls his first encounter with a coot.
13. 09:00
  Broadcasting House—23/02/2020
  The Sunday morning news magazine programme. Presented by Paddy O'Connell
14. 10:00
  The Archers Omnibus—23/02/2020
  Lynda takes drastic action and Josh attempts to do the right thing.
15. 11:15
  Desert Island Discs—Melanie C
  Melanie C, singer and Spice Girl, shares the soundtrack of her life with Lauren Laverne.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  News Headlines; Shipping Forecast—23/02/2020
  The latest national and international news headlines, followed by the shipping forecast.
2. 12:04
  Nature Table—Series 1, Episode 2
  2/6Sue Perkins shows and tells nature with her guests.
3. 12:32
  The Food Programme—A Tale of Two Fish: Salmon, the wild and farmed
  Dan Saladino investigates fears of wild Atlantic salmon's possible extinction in 20 years.
4. 12:57
  Weather—23/02/2020
  The latest weather forecast
5. 13:00
  The World This Weekend—23/02/2020
  Global news and analysis, presented by Mark Mardell.
6. 13:30
  Lift Going Up
  Emma Clarke plays the voice of the lift in this cultural history of the elevator
7. 14:00
  Gardeners' Question Time—Hidcote: Postbag Edition
  Kathy Clugston and the team are at Hidcote Manor Gardens.
8. 14:45
  The Listening Project Omnibus—Stuff That Life Can Throw at Us
  Three illuminating conversations covering music and performance, Asperger's and cancer.
9. 15:00
  The Pallisers—Episode 4
  4/6High Life and Low Politics in Victorian England
10. 16:00
  Open Book—Colum McCann, George Orwell, new fiction set in Windrush-era London
  Colum McCann discusses his new book about Israeli-Palestinian conflict, Apeirogon.
11. 16:30
  Alphabet
  Poet Ailbhe Darcy explores the extraordinary Inger Christensen poem 'alphabet'.
12. 17:00
  File on 4 Investigates—Fair game? The secrets of football betting
  The potential harms of the ever-increasing sponsorship of football by gambling companies
13. 17:40
  Profile—Jurgen Klopp
  The manager who's put Liverpool Football Club on the path to winning the treble.
14. 17:54
  Shipping Forecast—23/02/2020
  The latest shipping forecast.
15. 17:57
  Weather—23/02/2020
  The latest weather forecast.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—23/02/2020 Italian coronavirus lockdown, 4 more UK cases diagnosed
  Italy in lockdown to try to contain coronavirus outbreak, 4 more UK cases diagnosed
2. 18:15
  Pick of the Week—Katie Puckrik
  Writer and broadcaster Katie Puckrik picks the best of BBC Radio this week.
3. 19:00
  The Archers—23/02/2020
  There’s a tempting offer for Freddie
4. 19:15
  Reluctant Persuaders—Series 3, 1. Ideas for Life
  1/6Hardacre's advertising agency lands its biggest-ever account.
5. 19:45
  Dangerous Visions—Dark Vignettes, The Fanglur and the Twoof
  2/4By Toby Litt. A family must cross an extraordinary desert.
6. 20:00
  Feedback—21/02/2020
  The programme that holds the BBC to account on behalf of the radio audience.
7. 20:30
  Last Word—Heather Couper CBE, Leonard Woodley QC, Joseph Shabalala
  Matthew Bannister on an astronomer, a barrister, a musician
8. 21:00
  Money Box—Savings - are they drowning not waving?
  Savings rates sink, charged to keep your email address and tax changes for contractors.
9. 21:25
  Radio 4 Appeal—Environmental Investigation Agency UK
  Angela Rippon makes the Radio 4 Appeal for the Environmental Investigation Agency UK
10. 21:30
  Analysis—Do voters need therapy?
  James Tilley asks to what extent our politics is now steeped in cognitive distortion?
11. 22:00
  Westminster Hour—23/02/2020
  Alex Forsyth hosts Radio 4's Sunday night political discussion programme.
12. 23:00
  The Film Programme—Jessica Hausner; Portrait of a Lady on Fire
  Little Joe, Pitch to Production and Portrait of a Lady on Fire.
13. 23:30
  Something Understood—Abstinence
  As Lent approaches, Mark Tully discusses the purpose and effects of fasting.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—24/02/2020
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:15
  Thinking Allowed—Loss
  Loss - an exploration of different forms of lost experience.
3. 00:45
  Bells on Sunday—The parish church of St John the Baptist, Egham in Surrey.
  Bells on Sunday comes from the parish church of St John the Baptist, Egham in Surrey.
4. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—24/02/2020
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
5. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—24/02/2020
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
6. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—24/02/2020
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
7. 05:30
  News Briefing—24/02/2020
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4.
8. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—24/02/2020
  Spiritual reflection with Fr Jamie McMorrin of St Mary's RC Cathedral, Edinburgh
9. 05:45
  Farming Today—24/02/20 - Sheep worrying, Net Zero farming and lead ammunition
  Could it be the end of lead ammunition?
10. 05:56
  Weather—24/02/2020
  The latest weather forecast for farmers.
11. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Michael Morpurgo on the Magpie
  Children's author and poet Michael Morpurgo discusses the cackling magpie.

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