BBC Radio 4 LW Schedule Saturday 29 August 2009

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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—28/08/2009
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Book of the Week—When Skateboards Will Be Free, Episode 5
  5/5Now grown up, Said takes a job in the corporate offices of lifestyle expert Martha Stewart
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—28/08/2009
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—29/08/2009
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—29/08/2009
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—29/08/2009
  The latest news from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—29/08/2009
  Daily prayer and reflection with Rev Dr Robert Tosh.
8. 05:45
  Wars of The Roses—Episode 1
  1/4Taunton joins its rivals at the National Seminar in Scarborough.(R)
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Morning
1. 06:00
  News and Papers—29/08/2009
  News headlines, plus a look at the papers.
2. 06:04
  Weather—29/08/2009
  The latest weather forecast.
3. 06:07
  Open Country—Dunluce Castle
  Helen Mark unearths some new truths about Dunluce Castle in County Antrim.
4. 06:30
  Farming Today—Farming Today This Week
  Birds of Prey are on the rise. Charlotte Smith sees how our countryside is coping.
5. 06:57
  Weather—29/08/2009
  The latest weather forecast.
6. 07:00
  Today—29/08/2009
  Including Sports Desk, Weather, Thought for the Day.
7. 09:00
  Saturday Live—29/08/2009
  Fi Glover is joined by classicist Mary Beard. With poetry from Murray Lachlan Young.
8. 10:00
  Excess Baggage—29/08/2009
  Sandi Toksvig visits the traditional Yorkshire seaside town of Filey.
9. 10:30
  Bryn Terfel Masters Wine
  Opera singer Bryn Terfel attempts to become a master sommelier.
10. 11:00
  Beyond Westminster—29/08/2009
  Iain Martin investigates the political parties' plans for improving the transport network.
11. 11:30
  From Our Own Correspondent—29/08/2009
  Kate Adie introduces BBC foreign correspondents with the stories behind the headlines.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  News Headlines; Shipping Forecast—29/08/2009
  National and international news and the shipping forecast.
2. 12:04
  Money Box—Coping with the Recession, Episode 3
  3/3Paul Lewis asks what the return to rising house prices means for first-time buyers.
3. 12:30
  I Guess That's Why They Call It The News—Episode 2
  2/5Fred MacAulay chairs a topical panel show. With Andy Parsons and Justin Edwards.
4. 12:57
  Weather—29/08/2009
  The latest weather forecast.
5. 13:00
  News—29/08/2009
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
6. 13:10
  Any Questions?—28/08/2009
  Jonathan Dimbleby chairs the topical debate from Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire.
7. 14:00
  Any Answers?—29/08/2009
  Jonathan Dimbleby takes listeners' responses to this week's Any Questions?
8. 14:30
  Saturday Drama—Lockerbie on Trial
  Peter Goodchild's dramatised reconstruction of the Lockerbie bombing trial.(R)
9. 16:00
  Woman's Hour—Weekend Woman's Hour
  With Jane Garvey. Including parent-child trust and a man who sews all his own clothes.
10. 17:00
  PM—29/08/2009
  Coverage and analysis of the day's news with Ritula Shah, plus sports headlines.
11. 17:30
  iPM—29/08/2009
  The weekly interactive current affairs magazine featuring online conversation and debate.
12. 17:54
  Shipping Forecast—29/08/2009
  The latest shipping forecast.
13. 17:57
  Weather—29/08/2009
  The latest weather forecast.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—29/08/2009
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 18:15
  Loose Ends—29/08/2009
  Clive Anderson is joined by Alexei Sayle, Simon Hoggart and Kate Humble.
3. 19:00
  Profile—Benjamin Netanyahu
  Mary Ann Sieghart profiles Benjamin Netanyahu, the Israeli Prime Minister.
4. 19:15
  Saturday Review—Nick Hornby's latest novel Juliet, Naked, The Hurt Locker and the new Arctic Monkeys album Humbug
  Sarfraz Manzoor is joined by Paul Morley, Natalie Haynes and Paul Farley.
5. 20:00
  Meeting Myself Coming Back—Clare Short
  Clare Short listens back through her life as captured in the BBC Archive.
6. 21:00
  Classic Serial—Thomas Hardy - Two on a Tower, Episode 1
  1/2Lady Viviette meets astronomer Swithin St Cleeve, sparking a tale of passion and sacrifice
7. 22:00
  News and Weather—29/08/2009
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
8. 22:15
  The Atheist and the Bishop—Episode 2
  2/3Professor AC Grayling and Lord Harries of Pentregarth explore where we get our values from
9. 23:00
  Round Britain Quiz—24/08/2009
  Tom Sutcliffe chairs. With teams from the north of England and the south of England.
10. 23:30
  Poems for Infant Minds
  Nigel Forde looks at the development of children's poetry.(R)
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—29/08/2009
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Afternoon Reading—Telling the World, The Girl Who Fell
  1/5Nick Hennessey tells the creation story from the Karelian epic The Kalevala.(R)
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—29/08/2009
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—30/08/2009
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—30/08/2009
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—30/08/2009
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Bells on Sunday—30/08/2009
  The sound of bells from the church of St John the Baptist, Burford.
8. 05:45
  Profile—Benjamin Netanyahu
  Mary Ann Sieghart profiles Benjamin Netanyahu, the Israeli Prime Minister.

Sunday 30 August 2009