BBC Radio 4 LW Schedule Saturday 5 December 2009

LW Schedule

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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—05/12/2009
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Book of the Week—The Hair of the Dog and Other Scientific Surprises, Episode 5
  5/5A ship that repaired itself, and how the earliest telephones worked without bells.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—05/12/2009
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—05/12/2009
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—05/12/2009
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—05/12/2009
  The latest news from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—05/12/2009
  Daily prayer and reflection with Andrew Graystone.
8. 05:45
  Running Away—Andrew Sachs
  2/5Actor Andrew Sachs takes a trip to London Zoo.(R)
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Morning
1. 06:00
  News and Papers—05/12/2009
  News headlines, plus a look at the papers.
2. 06:04
  Weather—05/12/2009
  The latest weather forecast.
3. 06:07
  Open Country—Gloucestershire Wildlife ER
  Helen Mark goes in search of the wild animals of Gloucestershire.
4. 06:30
  Farming Today—Farming Today This Week
  Robotic milking machines and meat grown in the lab; the innovations shaping farming.
5. 06:57
  Weather—05/12/2009
  The latest weather forecast.
6. 07:00
  Today—05/12/2009
  Including Sports Desk, Weather, Thought for the Day; Yesterday in Parliament.
7. 09:00
  Saturday Live—05/12/2009
  The Rev Richard Coles is joined by Industry Leader for Technology at Google Sarah Speake.
8. 10:00
  Excess Baggage—05/12/2009
  Sandi Toksvig looks at Angola and meets actor and green traveller Richard Johnson.
9. 10:30
  Bob Marley: The Chrysler Year
  The year Bob Marley spent driving a forklift truck in the Chrysler car factory in Delaware
10. 11:00
  The Week in Westminster—05/12/2009
  Peter Riddell assesses the chances of success of President Obama's Afghanistan troop surge
11. 11:30
  From Our Own Correspondent—05/12/2009
  Kate Adie introduces BBC foreign correspondents with the stories behind the headlines.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  News Headlines; Shipping Forecast—05/12/2009
  National and international news and the shipping forecast.
2. 12:04
  Money Box—05/12/2009
  Paul Lewis with the latest news from the world of personal finance.
3. 12:30
  The Now Show—Series 29, Episode 2
  2/6Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis present a satirical review of the week's news.
4. 12:57
  Weather—05/12/2009
  The latest weather forecast.
5. 13:00
  News—05/12/2009
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
6. 13:10
  Any Questions?—04/12/2009
  Eddie Mair chairs the topical debate from Stratford-upon-Avon.
7. 14:00
  Any Answers?—05/12/2009
  Eddie Mair takes listeners' responses to this week's Any Questions?
8. 14:30
  Saturday Drama—Dover Beats the Band
  Comedy thriller by Joyce Porter about a murder in a holiday camp.(R)
9. 15:30
  Tales from the Stave—Series 5, Bach's B-Minor Mass
  1/4Frances Fyfield and guests get closer to Bach's industry and see a glimpse of his humanity
10. 16:00
  Woman's Hour—Weekend Woman's Hour
  With Jane Garvey. Including Delia Smith's top tips for a stress-free Christmas.
11. 16:56
  1989: Day by Day—5th December 1989
  Mrs Thatcher faces her first leadership challenge.
12. 17:00
  PM—Saturday PM
  Coverage and analysis of the day's news with Carolyn Quinn, plus sports headlines.
13. 17:30
  iPM—05/12/2009
  The weekly interactive current affairs magazine featuring online conversation and debate.
14. 17:54
  Shipping Forecast—05/12/2009
  The latest shipping forecast.
15. 17:57
  Weather—05/12/2009
  The latest weather forecast.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—05/12/2009
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 18:15
  Loose Ends—05/12/2009
  Clive Anderson is joined by Vince Cable, Lionel Blair, Oliver Peyton and Emma Freud.
3. 19:00
  From Fact to Fiction—Series 7, Ghost Writing
  5/8Jeremy Front looks at why it's still important to confront one's past.
4. 19:15
  Saturday Review—Steven Soderbergh's latest film The Girlfriend Experience and the V&A's new Medieval and Renaissance Galleries
  Tom Sutcliffe is joined by writers Susan Jeffreys and Miranda Sawyer.
5. 20:00
  Archive on 4—The Turner Prize Turnaround
  Critic Waldemar Januszczak on the public's U-turn on the Turner Prize and modern art.
6. 21:00
  Classic Serial—The Complete Smiley - The Karla Trilogy, Book 1: Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy, Part 1
  1/3George Smiley is called out of retirement to seek out a mole at the heart of the Circus.
7. 22:00
  News and Weather—05/12/2009
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
8. 22:15
  Moral Maze—02/12/2009
  Michael Buerk chairs. With Michael Portillo, Matthew Taylor, Claire Fox, Clifford Longley.
9. 23:00
  Brain of Britain—30/11/2009
  Russell Davies chairs the eighth heat of the perennial general knowledge contest.
10. 23:30
  Adventures in Poetry—Series 10, An Arundel Tomb
  4/6Peggy Reynolds investigates the layers of mystery surrounding Larkin's much-loved poem.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—06/12/2009
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Original Shorts—Series 3, Not in Front of Jack Hawkins
  5/5Christopher Matthew's perceptive tale in which memory plays tricks at a memorial service.(R)
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—06/12/2009
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—06/12/2009
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—06/12/2009
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—06/12/2009
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Bells on Sunday—06/12/2009
  The sound of bells from St Clement Danes, London.
8. 05:45
  Political Roots—Liberals
  1/2Richard Reeves on the intellectual and philosophical roots of Lib Dem leader Nick Clegg.

Sunday 6 December 2009