BBC Radio 4 LW Schedule Sunday 3 March 2013

LW Schedule

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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—03/03/2013
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Afternoon Reading—The Foxes Come at Night, Gondolas
  1/3A photograph taken 40 years ago stirs powerful memories on a Venetian canal bank.(R)
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—03/03/2013
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—03/03/2013
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—03/03/2013
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—03/03/2013
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Bells on Sunday—03/03/2013
  The bells of St Mary's Parish Church, Bishopstoke, Hampshire.
8. 05:45
  Lent Talks—Alexander McCall Smith
  Alexander McCall Smith considers how you can feel abandoned by society as you grow older.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  News Headlines—03/03/2013
  The latest national and international news.
2. 06:05
  Something Understood—Should I Stay or Should I Go?
  Mark Tully compares those who leave religions with those who stay despite their doubts.
3. 06:35
  On Your Farm—03/03/2013
  Sarah Swadling meets Gloucestershire farmer Eric Freeman of the Rare Breeds Survival Trust
4. 06:57
  Weather—03/03/2013
  The latest weather forecast.
5. 07:00
  News and Papers—03/03/2013
  The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers.
6. 07:10
  Sunday—03/03/2013
  Sunday morning religious news and current affairs programme, presented by William Crawley.
7. 07:55
  Radio 4 Appeal—International Rescue Committee UK (IRC)
  Mariella Frostrup presents an appeal on behalf of the International Rescue Committee UK.
8. 07:57
  Weather—03/03/2013
  The latest weather forecast.
9. 08:00
  News and Papers—03/03/2013
  The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers.
10. 08:10
  Sunday Worship—This Is Our Story: Fed by the Bread of Heaven
  Live from the Memorial Chapel, University of Glasgow. The preacher is Alison Phipps.
11. 08:50
  A Point of View—Modern Medicis
  Lisa Jardine celebrates the influence of art connoisseur Sir Denis Mahon.
12. 09:00
  Broadcasting House—03/03/2013
  Sunday morning magazine programme, presented by Paddy O'Connell.
13. 10:00
  The Archers Omnibus—03/03/2013
  There's a tense atmosphere in the village shop. Meanwhile Brenda feels harassed.
14. 11:15
  Desert Island Discs—Rankin
  Kirsty Young's castaway this week is the photographer Rankin.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  News Headlines; Shipping Forecast—03/03/2013
  National and international news and the shipping forecast.
2. 12:04
  Just a Minute—Series 65, Episode 3
  3/8Julian Clary, Jenny Eclair, Richard Herring and Paul Merton join Nicholas Parsons.
3. 12:32
  The Food Programme—US Southern Cooking and Chef Sean Brock
  Richard Johnson is in Charleston, South Carolina to see how a chef is reviving lost food.
4. 12:57
  Weather—03/03/2013
  The latest weather forecast.
5. 13:00
  The World This Weekend—03/03/2013
  Global news and analysis, presented by Shaun Ley.
6. 13:30
  After Saddam—Episode 1
  1/2BBC correspondent Hugh Sykes returns to Iraq ten years after the US-led invasion.
7. 14:00
  Gardeners' Question Time—Crickhowell
  Eric Robson takes the Gardeners' Question Time team to Crickhowell in South Wales.
8. 14:45
  Witness History—The Cultural Revolution in China
  In the mid 1960s the young people of China were encouraged to turn on their elders.
9. 15:00
  Pather Panchali: Song of the Road by Bibhuti Bhushan Banerji—2. Beyond the Village
  2/2Opu sees life outside the village and Durga looks forward to marriage.
10. 16:00
  Bookclub—Andrew Miller on his Costa award-winning novel Pure
  Andrew Miller discusses his novel Pure, winner of the Costa Prize 2011.
11. 16:30
  The Echo Chamber—Series 1, Borders Met and Crossed
  2/4Presented by Paul Farley. With poems by Jo Shapcott, James Lasdun and Simon Armitage.
12. 17:00
  File on 4 Investigates—Britain in Flood
  Has the government done enough to protect us from flooding? Allan Urry investigates.
13. 17:40
  Profile—Beppe Grillo
  Profile of comedian-turned-politician Beppe Grillo, now a major force in Italian politics.
14. 17:54
  Shipping Forecast—03/03/2013
  The latest shipping forecast.
15. 17:57
  Weather—03/03/2013
  The latest weather forecast.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—03/03/2013
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 18:15
  Pick of the Week—03/03/2013
  Antonia Quirke makes her selection of the best of BBC Radio this week.
3. 19:00
  The Archers—03/03/2013
  There's a difficult parting.
4. 19:15
  Alex Horne Presents The Horne Section—Series 2, With Phill Jupitus and Lady Lykez
  2/6Alex and his five-piece band explore the body.
5. 19:45
  Go West—A Story to Be Told
  1/5Under post-operative anaesthetic, Jennifer judges it's time to convey a last secret.
6. 20:00
  Feedback—01/03/2013
  Language warnings - patronising or vital? And do new Radio 4 comedies get you laughing?
7. 20:30
  Last Word—A train robber, an actress, an animator, a TV executive and a human rights activist
  John Wilson on Bruce Reynolds, Elspet Gray, Bob Godfrey, Denis Forman, Stéphane Hessel.
8. 21:00
  Money Box—Loyalty to house insurers, poor savings rates, and equity release
  Why loyalty to one's house insurer doesn't pay, and should pensioners release house cash?
9. 21:26
  Radio 4 Appeal—International Rescue Committee UK (IRC)
  Mariella Frostrup presents an appeal on behalf of the International Rescue Committee UK.
10. 21:30
  Analysis—Roberto Unger & Vulgar Keynesianism
  Tim Finch asks if current left-of-centre thinking on the economy needs to be more radical.
11. 22:00
  Westminster Hour—03/03/2013
  Weekly political discussion and analysis with MPs, experts and commentators.
12. 22:45
  What the Papers Say—03/03/2013
  Andrew Gimson analyses how the newspapers are covering the biggest stories.
13. 23:00
  The Film Programme—Actor Mark Wahlberg on cop thriller Broken City, plus Richard Gere on Arbitrage
  Francine Stock talks to actors Mark Wahlberg and Richard Gere about their latest movies.
14. 23:30
  Something Understood—Should I Stay or Should I Go?
  Mark Tully compares those who leave religions with those who stay despite their doubts.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—04/03/2013
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:15
  Thinking Allowed—Fashion, Class and Mums; Red Racisms
  Laurie Taylor with a unique analysis of racism in communist and post-communist countries.
3. 00:45
  Bells on Sunday—03/03/2013
  The bells of St Mary's Parish Church, Bishopstoke, Hampshire.
4. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—04/03/2013
  The latest shipping forecast.
5. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—04/03/2013
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
6. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—04/03/2013
  The latest shipping forecast.
7. 05:30
  News Briefing—04/03/2013
  News from BBC Radio 4.
8. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—04/03/2013
  A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with the Rev Clair Jaquiss.
9. 05:45
  Farming Today—04/03/2013
  How 'good bugs' added to cattle feed could reduce the risk of E coli.
10. 05:57
  Weather—04/03/2013
  The latest weather forecast for farmers.

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