BBC Radio 4 LW Schedule Saturday 16 June 2007

LW Schedule

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
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Early
1. 00:00
  News and Weather—15/06/2007
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Book of the Week—Paper Houses, Episode 5
  5/5Having found her soul mate and muse, Michele is poised for literary success.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—15/06/2007
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—16/06/2007
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service for a selection of programmes.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—16/06/2007
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—16/06/2007
  The latest news from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—16/06/2007
  Daily prayer and reflection.
8. 05:45
  Men of Stone—Series 1, Portland: The Jurassic Park
  1/5Julian Richards tells the story of Portland Stone and the men who quarried it.(R)
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Morning
1. 06:00
  News and Papers—16/06/2007
  The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers.
2. 06:04
  Weather—16/06/2007
  The latest weather forecast.
3. 06:07
  Open Country—16/06/2007
  Countryside magazine.
4. 06:35
  Farming Today—16/06/2007
  Miriam O'Reilly presents the rural magazine programme.
5. 06:57
  Weather—16/06/2007
  The latest weather forecast.
6. 07:00
  Today—16/06/2007
  With John Humphrys and Edward Stourton, plus Thought for the Day; Yesterday in Parliament.
7. 09:00
  Saturday Live—16/06/2007
  Fi Glover is joined by writer and broadcaster Joan Bakewell.
8. 10:00
  Excess Baggage—Lebanon - The Hungry Cyclist
  John McCarthy talks to Tom Kevill Davies, aka the Hungry Cyclist.
9. 10:30
  Speak on the Dotted Line
  Rory Bremner examines the technology of speaker recognition and voice verification.
10. 10:59
  Test Match Special—Test Match Special
  Second day of the Fourth Test between England and West Indies at Chester-le-Street.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  News Headlines; Shipping Forecast—16/06/2007
  The latest shipping forecast.
2. 12:04
  Test Match Special—Test Match Special
  Second day of the Fourth Test between England and West Indies at Chester-le-Street.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—16/06/2007
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 18:15
  Loose Ends—16/06/2007
  An eclectic mix of conversation, comedy and music.
3. 19:00
  From Fact to Fiction—Series 2, Draining the Pool
  Comic Stewart Lee creates a fictional response to the week's news.
4. 19:15
  Saturday Review—Guillaume Canet's Tell No One, Summer Cooking By Elizabeth David
  Tom Sutcliffe, Cahal Dallat, Kathryn Hughes and Brad Lochore review cultural highlights.
5. 20:00
  The Archive Hour—Back to the Future
  Adam Hart Davies looks at how scientists and writers have predicted future social trends.
6. 21:00
  Classic Serial—Classic Serial: No Name, Episode 1
  Magdalen and Norah Vanstone, suddenly orphaned, see their inheritance go to their cousin.
7. 22:00
  News and Weather—16/06/2007
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
8. 22:15
  Moral Maze—13/06/2007
  Michael Buerk chairs a debate on the moral questions behind the week's news.
9. 23:00
  Counterpoint—Series 21, Final
  Edward Seckerson chairs the final of the music quiz.
10. 23:30
  After a Manner: Finding G H Vallins
  Jonathan Dryden Taylor and Stephen Moore recall a search for an elusive literary item.
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Late
1. 00:00
  News and Weather—16/06/2007
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Short Stories by John McGahern—Swallows
  A young Dublin surveyor meets a country policeman and their life choices are compared.(R)
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—16/06/2007
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—17/06/2007
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service for a selection of news and current affairs.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—17/06/2007
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News and Weather—17/06/2007
  The latest news headlines.
7. 05:43
  Bells on Sunday—17/06/2007
  The sound of church bells from St Martin's, Eynsford, Kent.
8. 05:45
  Lying Abroad: How to Be an Ambassador—Series 1, How to Be an Ambassador
  3/4Former Ambassador Christopher Meyer offers a guide to the skills required for the task.

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