BBC Radio 4 LW Schedule Saturday 7 November 2009

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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—07/11/2009
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Book of the Week—The Secret Lives of Somerset Maugham, Episode 5
  5/5When Gerald Haxton dies, Alan Searle becomes a major part of Maugham's life.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—07/11/2009
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—07/11/2009
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—07/11/2009
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—07/11/2009
  The latest news from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—07/11/2009
  Daily prayer and reflection with Rev Lesley Carroll.
8. 05:45
  iPM—07/11/2009
  The weekly interactive current affairs magazine featuring online conversation and debate.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  News and Papers—07/11/2009
  News headlines, plus a look at the papers.
2. 06:04
  Weather—07/11/2009
  The latest weather forecast.
3. 06:07
  Open Country—Owenstown
  Matt Baker explores plans to create a new Lanarkshire town based on Robert Owen's ideals.
4. 06:30
  Farming Today—Farming Today This Week
  Charlotte Smith looks at which farm breeds have come to dominate the supermarket shelves.
5. 06:57
  Weather—07/11/2009
  The latest weather forecast.
6. 07:00
  Today—07/11/2009
  Including Sports Desk, Weather, Yesterday in Parliament, Thought for the Day.
7. 09:00
  Saturday Live—07/11/2009
  Fi Glover is joined by businessman Harvey Jacobson. With poetry from Susan Richardson.
8. 10:00
  Excess Baggage—07/11/2009
  John McCarthy explores wild Scotland and the Orient Express.
9. 10:30
  Where Do You Want Me (A Comic in Continental Crisis)
  Johnny Vegas explores the possibility of a future career on the Costa Blanca.
10. 11:00
  The Week in Westminster—07/11/2009
  A look back on the history of The Week in Westminster, as it celebrates its 80th birthday.
11. 11:30
  From Our Own Correspondent—07/11/2009
  A train journey through the new Europe, plus four more dispatches. Presented by Kate Adie.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  News Headlines; Shipping Forecast—07/11/2009
  National and international news and the shipping forecast.
2. 12:04
  Money Box—07/11/2009
  Paul Lewis with the latest news from the world of personal finance.
3. 12:30
  The News Quiz—Series 69, Episode 7
  7/9Sandi Toksvig chairs. With Jeremy Hardy, Danielle Ward, David Mitchell and Francis Wheen.
4. 12:57
  Weather—07/11/2009
  The latest weather forecast.
5. 13:00
  News—07/11/2009
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
6. 13:10
  Any Questions?—06/11/2009
  Jonathan Dimbleby chairs the topical debate from Hartlepool.
7. 14:00
  Any Answers?—07/11/2009
  Jonathan Dimbleby takes listeners' responses to this week's Any Questions?
8. 14:30
  All Quiet On The Western Front
  The haunting, comic and desperate story of German soldiers during the First World War.
9. 16:00
  Woman's Hour—Weekend Woman's Hour
  Highlights of this week's Woman's Hour programmes with Jane Garvey.
10. 16:56
  1989: Day by Day—7th November 1989
  The authorities in the GDR are buckling under the pounding they are taking in the streets.
11. 17:00
  PM—Saturday PM
  Coverage and analysis of the day's news with Ritula Shah, plus sports headlines.
12. 17:30
  The Bottom Line—05/11/2009
  Evan Davis presents the business magazine.
13. 17:54
  Shipping Forecast—07/11/2009
  The latest shipping forecast.
14. 17:57
  Weather—07/11/2009
  The latest weather forecast.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—07/11/2009
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 18:15
  Loose Ends—07/11/2009
  Clive Anderson is joined by Nicky Haslam, Nigel Harman, Anthony Horowitz and Arthur Smith.
3. 19:00
  From Fact to Fiction—Series 7, The Man In The Suit
  1/8Playwright Rebecca Lenkiewicz creates a fictional response to the week's news.
4. 19:15
  Saturday Review—Philip Roth’s The Humbling, The Men Who Stare At Goats, and E4's The Misfits
  Tom Sutcliffe is joined by Philip Hoare, Liz Jensen and director of the ICA Ekow Eshun.
5. 20:00
  Archive on 4—This Is the Army, Mr Jones
  John Barrowman tells the story of the morale-boosting US army show that toured the world.
6. 21:00
  Classic Serial—Guy de Maupassant - Bel Ami, Episode 1
  1/2Bel Ami is making the perfect match, but his past is about to catch up with him.
7. 22:00
  Weather—07/11/2009
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
8. 22:15
  Moral Maze—04/11/2009
  Michael Buerk chairs. With Kenan Malik, Melanie Phillips, James Panton, Clifford Longley.
9. 23:00
  Brain of Britain—02/11/2009
  Russell Davies chairs the fourth heat of the perennial general knowledge contest.
10. 23:30
  High Flight
  Sean Street traces the trajectory of John Magee's poem High Flight.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—08/11/2009
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Original Shorts—Series 3, Dad's Chair
  1/5Rob Green's compelling tale of an eccentric family bereavement.(R)
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—08/11/2009
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—08/11/2009
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—08/11/2009
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—08/11/2009
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Bells on Sunday—08/11/2009
  The sound of bells from Worcester Cathedral.
8. 05:45
  The Cases That Changed Our World—Episode 1
  1/4The 1670 trial of two Quakers which established that judges cannot intimidate juries.

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