BBC Radio 4 LW Schedule Sunday 9 August 2020

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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—09/08/2020
  The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:15
  The Way I See It—Renee Fleming chooses Colors for a Large Wall
  14/3030 of the world's sharpest minds choose a work from MoMA's collection. How do they see it?
3. 00:30
  The Poet and the Echo—Carpe Diem
  Cathy Forde takes inspiration from Horace's famous ode in this moving story.
4. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—09/08/2020
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
5. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—09/08/2020
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
6. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—09/08/2020
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
7. 05:30
  News Briefing—09/08/2020
  The latest news from BBC Radio 4
8. 05:43
  Bells on Sunday—St Dunstan, Stepney in Greater London
  Bells on Sunday comes from St Dunstan, Stepney in Greater London.
9. 05:45
  The Long View—Rethink, The Unexpected Impact of Influenza on the English Reformation
  2/5Jonathan Freedland and guest explore how Britain has recovered from crises in its history
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Morning
1. 06:00
  News—09/08/2020
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4
2. 06:05
  Something Understood—A Sense of Failure
  Writer Ian Sansom considers success and failure.
3. 06:35
  On Your Farm—In Search of the Perfect Cheese
  Caz Graham meets a cheesemaker fascinated by the science of turning milk into great cheese
4. 06:57
  Weather—09/08/2020
  The latest weather forecast
5. 07:00
  News and Papers—09/08/2020
  The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers.
6. 07:10
  Sunday—John Hume remembered, Women in Top Vatican Jobs, Yoga therapy
  John Hume remembered, Women in Top Vatican Jobs, Yoga therapy.
7. 07:54
  Radio 4 Appeal—Good Vibrations
  Benjamin Zephaniah makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of the charity Good Vibrations
8. 07:57
  Weather—09/08/2020
  The latest weather forecast
9. 08:00
  News and Papers—09/08/2020
  The latest news headlines. Including a look at the Sunday papers.
10. 08:10
  Sunday Worship—The Cross and Black Liberation
  Chine McDonald leads a service exploring the cross as a symbol of hope and liberation.
11. 08:48
  A Point of View—Gender in the Blender
  Bernardine Evaristo reflects on changing attitudes to gender.
12. 08:58
  Tweet of the Day—Andy Radford on the Superb Fairy Wren
  Professor Andy Radford reveals the importance of alarm calls to the superb fairy-wren.
13. 09:00
  Broadcasting House—09/08/2020
  The Sunday morning news magazine programme. Presented by Paddy O'Connell
14. 10:00
  The Archers Omnibus—09/08/2020
  There’s an emergency at Home Farm and Fallon faces an impossible choice.
15. 10:55
  Tweet of the Day—Tweet Take 5 : Tawny Owl
  An Extended version of Tweet of the Day featuring the tawny owl
16. 11:00
  Desert Island Discs—Maria Balshaw, Director of Tate
  Maria Balshaw, director of Tate, shares the soundtrack of her life with Lauren Laverne.
17. 11:45
  The Alien Birds Have Landed—The Canada Goose and Ruddy Duck
  2/5Alison Steadman tells how the Canada Goose and Ruddy Duck became British Birds.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  News Summary—09/08/2020
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 12:04
  I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue—Series 65, From 2016 - The Cliffs Pavilion, Southend-on-Sea
  6/6Jack Dee, Barry Cryer and Sandi Toksvig are joined by Miles Jupp and Richard Osman.
3. 12:32
  The Food Programme—How Consumers Saved Our Cheese
  When UK cheese makers were faced with ruin in lockdown, consumers stepped in to save them.
4. 12:57
  Weather—09/08/2020
  The latest weather forecast
5. 13:00
  The World This Weekend—09/08/2020
  Global news and analysis, presented by Mark Mardell.
6. 13:30
  The Listening Project—09/08/2020
  The nation in conversation as we emerge from Lockdown.
7. 14:00
  Gardeners' Question Time—GQT At Home: Episode Nineteen
  Kathy Clugston hosts the gardening panel show.
8. 14:45
  The Way I See It—Fiona Shaw on Georgia O'Keeffe's Lake George, Coat and Red
  16/3030 of the world's sharpest minds choose a work from MoMA's collection. How do they see it?
9. 15:00
  And Other Stories: Katherine Mansfield—1. Marriage a la Mode, Something Childish and Very Natural, Bliss
  1/2Stories of interfering new friends, passionate love and the will for happiness.
10. 16:00
  Open Book—Carys Davies; Yiyun Li; Chinese writing
  Chris Power talks to novelist Carys Davies about her new book The Mission House
11. 16:30
  We Sigh for Houses
  Poet Aviva Dautch revisits a childhood growing up as the daughter of a chronic hoarder.
12. 17:00
  Taking on Trump
  Jim Naughtie examines Joe Biden's election chances as he takes on Donald Trump in November
13. 17:40
  The Long View—Rethink, The Unexpected Impact of Influenza on the English Reformation
  2/5Jonathan Freedland and guest explore how Britain has recovered from crises in its history
14. 17:54
  Shipping Forecast—09/08/2020
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
15. 17:57
  Weather—09/08/2020
  The latest weather forecast.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—09/08/2020 Headteachers criticise Johnson on schools reopening in England
  A headteachers' union says the PM shouldn't claim it's a "moral duty" to reopen schools.
2. 18:15
  Pick of the Week—Farrah Jarral
  The best of BBC Radio this week with Farrah Jarral.
3. 19:00
  The Whisperer In Darkness—Episode 2
  2/15Heawood and Kennedy visit Henry Akeley's House in Rendlesham Forest.
4. 19:15
  Cabin Pressure—Series 2, Limerick
  6/6An interminable flight, a baffling cargo and persuading Arthur not to play charades.
5. 19:45
  Fabuloso—Fidget
  2/2A new short story written to celebrate the 30th anniversary of Brighton and Hove Pride.
6. 20:00
  Feedback—07/08/2020
  The programme that holds the BBC to account on behalf of the radio audience.
7. 20:30
  Last Word—John Hume, Stan Mellor MBE, Paulette Wilson, Sir Alan Parker
  Matthew Bannister on a politician, a jockey, a campaigner, a film director
8. 21:00
  The Money Clinic—Eve and Nick
  Eavesdrop as a couple open up to a relationship counsellor about their personal finances.
9. 21:25
  Radio 4 Appeal—Good Vibrations
  Benjamin Zephaniah makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of the charity Good Vibrations
10. 21:30
  In Business—The Gatwick Effect
  The impact of lockdown on businesses in Crawley, the town near Gatwick Airport.
11. 22:00
  Westminster Hour—09/08/2020
  Ellie Price presents Radio 4's Sunday night political discussion programme.
12. 23:00
  The Film Programme—The Class System And The British Film Industry
  The class system and the British film industry.
13. 23:30
  Something Understood—A Sense of Failure
  Writer Ian Sansom considers success and failure.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—10/08/2020
  The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:15
  Thinking Allowed—Maoism
  Maoism: its origins and development as a global political force.
3. 00:45
  Bells on Sunday—St Dunstan, Stepney in Greater London
  Bells on Sunday comes from St Dunstan, Stepney in Greater London.
4. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—10/08/2020
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
5. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—10/08/2020
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
6. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—10/08/2020
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
7. 05:30
  News Briefing—10/08/2020
  The latest news from BBC Radio 4
8. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—10/08/2020
  A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Tobi Olujinmi
9. 05:45
  Farming Today—10/08/20 - The revival of rural tourism, Vertical farming, GPS cows
  Rural tourism is awash with UK tourists unable or unwilling to go abroad for the summer.
10. 05:56
  Weather—10/08/2020
  The latest weather forecast for farmers.
11. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Samuel West on the Capercaille
  Samuel West describes the snooker ball and champagne cork sounds of the capercaillie.

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