BBC Radio 4 LW Schedule Saturday 8 November 2008

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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—08/11/2008
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Book of the Week—Lady Worsley's Whim, The Denouement
  5/5Having given birth to Bisset's child, Lady Worsley flees to Paris to escape her creditors.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—08/11/2008
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—08/11/2008
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—08/11/2008
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—08/11/2008
  The latest news from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—08/11/2008
  Daily prayer and reflection with Anna Magnusson.
8. 05:45
  iPM—08/11/2008
  Eddie Mair presents the weekly interactive current affairs magazine.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  News and Papers—08/11/2008
  News headlines, plus a look at the papers.
2. 06:04
  Weather—08/11/2008
  The latest weather forecast.
3. 06:07
  Open Country—08/11/2008
  Helen Mark investigates a mysterious spate of cockle deaths in Cornwall.
4. 06:35
  Farming Today This Week—08/11/2008
  News and issues in rural Britain, presented by Charlotte Smith.
5. 06:57
  Weather—08/11/2008
  The latest weather forecast.
6. 07:00
  Today—08/11/2008
  Including Sports Desk; Thought for the Day; Weather; Yesterday in Parliament.
7. 09:00
  Saturday Live—08/11/2008
  Presenter Peter Curran is joined by Brough Scott. The poet is Murray Lachlan Young.
8. 10:00
  Excess Baggage—Tribal Linguistic - Mental Health & Travel
  John McCarthy explores travel and mental health.
9. 10:30
  Being Prince of Wales—Episode 1
  1/2The history of Welsh princes, including Owain Glyndwr, who fought for Welsh freedom.
10. 11:00
  The Week in Westminster—08/11/2008
  A look behind the scenes at Westminster with Steve Richards.
11. 11:30
  From Our Own Correspondent—08/11/2008
  Kate Adie introduces BBC foreign correspondents with the stories behind the headlines.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  News Headlines; Shipping Forecast—08/11/2008
  National and international news and the shipping forecast.
2. 12:04
  Money Box—08/11/2008
  Paul Lewis with the latest news from the world of personal finance.
3. 12:30
  The News Quiz—Series 66, Episode 7
  7/9Sandi Toksvig chairs. The panellists include Fred MacAulay and Jeremy Hardy.
4. 12:57
  Weather—08/11/2008
  The latest weather forecast.
5. 13:00
  News Headlines—08/11/2008
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
6. 13:10
  Any Questions?—07/11/2008
  Jonathan Dimbleby chairs the topical debate in London.
7. 14:00
  Any Answers?—08/11/2008
  Jonathan Dimbleby takes listeners responses to this week's Any Questions?
8. 14:30
  Saturday Drama—Marks & Gran - Von Ribbentrop's Watch
  A Jewish merchant discovers that a family heirloom has a sinister Nazi provenance.
9. 15:30
  Stage to Screen—Series 3, On the Town
  3/3Paul looks at the film version of the Bernstein musical with Betty Garrett and Dana Polan.
10. 16:00
  Weekend Woman's Hour—08/11/2008
  Highlights of the week's Woman's Hour programmes with Jane Garvey.
11. 17:00
  PM—08/11/2008
  Coverage and analysis of the day's news with Carolyn Quinn, plus sports headlines.
12. 17:30
  The Bottom Line—08/11/2008
  Evan Davis talks with entrepreneurs and business leaders about the issues that matter.
13. 17:54
  Shipping Forecast—08/11/2008
  The latest shipping forecast.
14. 17:57
  Weather—08/11/2008
  The latest weather forecast.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—08/11/2008
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 18:15
  Loose Ends—08/11/2008
  Clive Anderson presents an eclectic mix of conversation, comedy and music.
3. 19:00
  From Fact to Fiction—Series 5, This Is Our Moment
  4/8The effects that Barack Obama's message of change message may have on our own communities.
4. 19:15
  Saturday Review—Josh Brolin as George W. Bush, and Alastair Campbell's novel All in the Mind
  Tom Sutcliffe is joined by Liz Jensen, Piers Plowright and Tom Morris.
5. 20:00
  The Archive Hour—Stella Rimington
  Ex-head of MI5 Stella Rimmington explains the impact on her of Burgess, Maclean and others
6. 21:00
  Classic Serial—On The Beach, Episode 1
  1/2A cloud of deadly radioactivity is moving slowly towards Australia.
7. 22:00
  News and Weather—08/11/2008
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
8. 22:15
  Iconoclasts—Episode 2
  2/3Andrew Keen argues that Web 2.0 is an anarchic movement that destroys real culture.
9. 23:00
  Brain of Britain—03/11/2008
  Robert Robinson introduces the sixth heat of the perennial general knowledge quiz.
10. 23:30
  Beanz Meanz Rhymz
  Performance poet Matt Harvey investigates the links between poetry and copywriting.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—09/11/2008
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  The Late Story—Francis Coppola Presents, Egg Face
  4/5By Mary Yukari Waters. In modern Japan, traditional matchmaking is under increasing threat(R)
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—09/11/2008
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—09/11/2008
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—09/11/2008
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—09/11/2008
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Bells on Sunday—09/11/2008
  The sound of bells from St Mary the Virgin, Fordingbridge, in Hampshire.
8. 05:45
  Classrooms to Power—Episode 2
  2/2Michael Dobbs on the influence of Kesteven and Grantham Girls' School on Margaret Thatcher

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