BBC Radio 4 LW Schedule Saturday 29 November 2008

LW Schedule

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Morning
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Evening
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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—29/11/2008
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Book of the Week—Arthur Miller, Episode 5
  5/5The newly-married Miller and Marilyn Monroe's relationship is sorely tested.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—29/11/2008
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—29/11/2008
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—29/11/2008
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—29/11/2008
  The latest news from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—29/11/2008
  Daily prayer and reflection with Alison Elliot.
8. 05:45
  A Voyage to Lundy—1. A Change of Direction
  1/5Gwyneth Lewis visits a remote island as she contemplates a change in direction in her life(R)
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Morning
1. 06:00
  News and Papers—29/11/2008
  News headlines, plus a look at the papers.
2. 06:04
  Weather—29/11/2008
  The latest weather forecast.
3. 06:07
  Open Country—29/11/2008
  Helen Mark visits Mourne in Northern Ireland, mooted as the country's first national park.
4. 06:35
  Farming Today This Week—29/11/2008
  News and issues in rural Britain, presented by Charlotte Smith.
5. 06:57
  Weather—29/11/2008
  The latest weather forecast.
6. 07:00
  Today—29/11/2008
  Including Sports Desk; Thought for the Day; Weather; Yesterday in Parliament.
7. 09:00
  Saturday Live—29/11/2008
  Presenter Peter Curran is joined by Pam Ayres. With poetry from Mat Harvey.
8. 10:00
  Excess Baggage—Old Man on a Bike - The Snow Tourist
  Sandi Toksvig meets the septuagenarian who rode the length of S.America on a motorbike.
9. 10:30
  That's No Job for an Asian
  Yasmeen Khan explores the development of British Asian comedy.
10. 11:00
  The Week in Westminster—29/11/2008
  A look behind the scenes at Westminster with Jackie Ashley.
11. 11:30
  From Our Own Correspondent—29/11/2008
  Kate Adie introduces BBC foreign correspondents with the stories behind the headlines.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  News Headlines; Shipping Forecast—29/11/2008
  National and international news and the shipping forecast.
2. 12:04
  Money Box—29/11/2008
  Why has Lord David Lipsey resigned as chairman of the Financial Services Consumer Panel?
3. 12:30
  The Now Show—Series 25, Episode 1
  1/6Comedy sketches and satirical comments from Steve Punt, Hugh Dennis and the team.
4. 12:57
  Weather—29/11/2008
  The latest weather forecast.
5. 13:00
  News Briefing—29/11/2008
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
6. 13:10
  Any Questions?—28/11/2008
  Jonathan Dimbleby chairs the topical debate in Nottingham.
7. 14:00
  Any Answers?—29/11/2008
  Jonathan Dimbleby takes listeners responses to this week's Any Questions?
8. 14:30
  Saturday Drama—Boscobel
  Historical thriller that follows the future Charles II after his father's execution.
9. 15:30
  Music Feature—Paying the Piper: The Coal-Man and the Hosier
  The story of the hosiery manufacturer who introduced Beethoven to England.
10. 16:00
  Weekend Woman's Hour—29/11/2008
  Down's babies, women and jail, mothers and work, Sandy Denny and cooking with mince.
11. 17:00
  PM—29/11/2008
  Coverage and analysis of the day's news with Carolyn Quinn, plus sports headlines.
12. 17:30
  iPM—29/11/2008
  The weekly interactive current affairs magazine featuring online conversation and debate.
13. 17:54
  Shipping Forecast—29/11/2008
  The latest shipping forecast.
14. 17:57
  Weather—29/11/2008
  The latest weather forecast.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—29/11/2008
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 18:15
  Loose Ends—29/11/2008
  Clive Anderson is joined by Samuel West, Michael Cockerell and Professor Brian Cox.
3. 19:00
  From Fact to Fiction—Series 5, Pins and Needles
  7/8Writer Jeff Young and musician Pete Wylie create a fictional response to the week's news.
4. 19:15
  Saturday Review—Clint Eastwood’s new movie, TS Eliot onstage, and Paul McCartney experiments
  This week Tom is joined by novelists AS Byatt, Patrick Gale and Catherine O’Flynn.
5. 20:00
  Archive on 4—Studs Terkel - Back in the Wax Museum
  Alan Dein looks back at the life of the late American oral historian Studs Terkel.
6. 21:00
  The Good Soldier Svejk by Jaroslav Hasek—2. Firing Line
  2/2Svejk and Lukas have been sent to the Front in disgrace.
7. 22:00
  News and Weather—29/11/2008
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
8. 22:15
  Moral Maze—26/11/2008
  With Clifford Longley, Kenan Malik, Michael Portillo and Melanie Phillips.
9. 23:00
  Brain of Britain—24/11/2008
  Robert Robinson introduces the ninth heat of the perennial general knowledge quiz.
10. 23:30
  Adventures in Poetry—Series 9, The Listeners
  1/4Peggy examines its enduring appeal of de la Mare's poem.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—30/11/2008
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  The Late Story—Back Chat, Since I've Been Away
  2/5A bored patient in a body-brace imagines a scenario on the ward that lands her in trouble.(R)
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—30/11/2008
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—30/11/2008
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—30/11/2008
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—30/11/2008
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Bells on Sunday—30/11/2008
  The sound of bells from St Anne's Limehouse, in London.
8. 05:45
  Received Wisdom—Episode 1
  1/2Simon Hoggart presents pearls of wisdom for surviving life in Westminster.

Sunday 30 November 2008