BBC Radio 4 LW Schedule Sunday 7 July 2013

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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—07/07/2013
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Afternoon Reading—Face It, Together
  1/3By Naomi Alderman. A love story involving eight loosely networked friends.(R)
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—07/07/2013
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—07/07/2013
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—07/07/2013
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—07/07/2013
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Bells on Sunday—07/07/2013
  The bells of the Church of Holy Trinity, Penn, Buckinghamshire.
8. 05:45
  Four Thought—Series 4, Kevin Allen
  14/3Kevin Allen explains how missing airline cutlery shows where business leaders go wrong.(R)
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Morning
1. 06:00
  News Headlines—07/07/2013
  The latest national and international news.
2. 06:05
  Something Understood—Keeping the Past Alive
  Samira Ahmed considers the value of re-examining the past.
3. 06:35
  On Your Farm—07/07/2013
  In the Pinks: Sarah Swadling visits an Isles of Scilly flower farm.
4. 06:57
  Weather—07/07/2013
  The latest weather forecast.
5. 07:00
  News and Papers—07/07/2013
  The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers.
6. 07:10
  Sunday—John Tavener, Child Soldiers, Call to Prayer
  A special report from Uganda on child soldiers and other stories. Edward Stourton presents
7. 07:55
  Radio 4 Appeal—AfriKids
  Sierra Leonean journalist Sorious Samura presents an appeal for AfriKids.
8. 07:57
  Weather—07/07/2013
  The latest weather forecast.
9. 08:00
  News and Papers—07/07/2013
  The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers.
10. 08:10
  Sunday Worship—07/07/2013
  From Eton College Chapel. Canon Keith Wilkinson explores Gerard Manley Hopkins's poetry.
11. 08:48
  A Point of View—Gender Matters
  Sarah Dunant reflects on feminism and the ousting of Australia's prime minister.(R)
12. 08:58
  Tweet of the Day—Corn Bunting
  Steve Backshall presents the story and sound of the corn bunting.(R)
13. 09:00
  Broadcasting House—07/07/2013
  Sunday morning magazine programme.
14. 10:00
  The Archers Omnibus—07/07/2013
  Lilian rejects an idea out of hand, and Emma gives George something else to think about.
15. 11:15
  Desert Island Discs—Jane Somerville
  Emeritus Professor and cardiologist Jane Somerville is interviewed by Kirsty Young.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  News Headlines; Shipping Forecast—07/07/2013
  National and international news and the shipping forecast.
2. 12:04
  I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue—Series 59, Episode 1
  1/6Fifty-ninth series of the multi award-winning comedy panel game, chaired by Jack Dee.(R)
3. 12:32
  The Food Programme—Valentine Warner and Magnus Nilsson's Food Exchange
  Valentine Warner and chef Magnus Nilsson swap food stories. In part one, British wild boar
4. 12:57
  Weather—07/07/2013
  The latest weather forecast.
5. 13:00
  The World This Weekend—07/07/2013
  The latest national and international news.
6. 13:30
  Under Attack: The Threat from Cyberspace—Espionage
  1/3The alarming extent to which cyberspace is now used to steal, to spy and to wage war.(R)
7. 14:00
  Gardeners' Question Time—Gressenhall, Norfolk
  Peter Gibbs chairs the horticultural panel programme from Gressenhall, Norfolk.(R)
8. 14:45
  Witness History—The Crate Escape
  In the summer of 1984 a Nigerian exile living in London was kidnapped in a crate.
9. 15:00
  The Stuarts—A World of Fools and Knaves
  Henrietta Maria watches husband Charles I fail to keep a hold on the reins of government.
10. 16:00
  Bookclub—Audrey Niffenegger - The Time Traveler's Wife
  Audrey Niffenegger discusses her bestselling novel The Time Traveler's Wife.
11. 16:30
  Poetry Please—New Poems from Old Stories
  Roger McGough introduces new poems made out of the oldest stories.
12. 17:00
  File on 4 Investigates—NHS: Pricing Patients
  With attention on A&E, is there a bigger problem in the way hospitals are funded?(R)
13. 17:40
  From Fact to Fiction—Series 14, Desperately Seeking Snowden
  8/8A down-at-heel journalist gets a lucky break when he bonds with a fellow traveller.(R)
14. 17:54
  Shipping Forecast—07/07/2013
  The latest shipping forecast.
15. 17:57
  Weather—07/07/2013
  The latest weather forecast.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—07/07/2013
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 18:15
  Pick of the Week—07/07/2013
  The best of the previous seven days of BBC Radio, chosen by Andy Kershaw.
3. 19:00
  The Archers—07/07/2013
  Josh has a bit of trouble.
4. 19:15
  Dave Podmore—Dave Podmore's Ashes Shame
  It's an Ashes summer. Has England's sleaziest ex-cricketer Dave Podmore met his match?
5. 19:45
  Chris Paling - Words and Music—My Old Man
  2/3Bee loves Brad, but he seems to care more for his guitar than he does for her.
6. 20:00
  Feedback—05/07/2013
  How impartial is the BBC? And why is Ambridge Extra infuriating Archers fans?(R)
7. 20:30
  Last Word—A computer pioneer, a Hungarian politician, a choral director, an animator and a Native American tribal executive
  Aasmah Mir remembers Douglas Engelbart, Gyula Horn, Richard Marlow and Marjorie Anderson.(R)
8. 21:02
  Egypt's Challenge
  Shaimaa Khalil travels across Egypt, hearing the voices of her fellow countrymen.(R)
9. 21:26
  Radio 4 Appeal—AfriKids
  Sierra Leonean journalist Sorious Samura presents an appeal for AfriKids.(R)
10. 21:30
  Analysis—Syria and the New Lines in the Sand
  Does the Middle East any longer recognise the 'lines in the sand' imposed by the West?(R)
11. 22:00
  Westminster Hour—07/07/2013
  Weekly political discussion and analysis with MPs, experts and commentators.
12. 22:45
  What the Papers Say—07/07/2013
  George Parker looks at the newspaper coverage of Wimbledon, Egypt, Mark Carney and Saatchi
13. 23:00
  The Film Programme—Ben Wheatley on A Field in England; Mark Gatiss on TV classics on the big screen
  Sightseers director Ben Wheatley talks to Matthew Sweet about new film A Field in England.(R)
14. 23:30
  Something Understood—Keeping the Past Alive
  Samira Ahmed considers the value of re-examining the past.(R)
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—08/07/2013
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:15
  Thinking Allowed—Northern Ireland Sectarianism and Civility; The Global Pigeon
  Laurie Taylor considers an ethnography of human-bird interactions. Also, Belfast mothers.(R)
3. 00:45
  Bells on Sunday—07/07/2013
  The bells of the Church of Holy Trinity, Penn, Buckinghamshire.(R)
4. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—08/07/2013
  The latest shipping forecast.
5. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—08/07/2013
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
6. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—08/07/2013
  The latest shipping forecast.
7. 05:30
  News Briefing—08/07/2013
  News from BBC Radio 4.
8. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—08/07/2013
  A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with Sheikh Ibrahim Mogra.
9. 05:45
  Farming Today—08/07/2013
  Farmers call for fly-grazing to be made a criminal offence. Presented by Charlotte Smith.
10. 05:56
  Weather—08/07/2013
  The latest weather forecast for farmers.
11. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Osprey
  Steve Backshall presents the story and sound of the osprey.

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