BBC Radio 4 LW Schedule Saturday 17 April 2010

LW Schedule

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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—16/04/2010
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Book of the Week—Douglas Rogers - The Last Resort, Episode 5
  5/5The day the Rogers have been dreading arrives - angry war veterans march to their property
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—16/04/2010
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—17/04/2010
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—17/04/2010
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—17/04/2010
  The latest news from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—17/04/2010
  Daily prayer and reflection, with The Rt Rev and Rt Hon Richard Chartres, Bishop of London
8. 05:45
  Ankle High History—Mull
  2/4Mark hears stories from a time when mountains and glens were full of whisky smugglers.(R)
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Morning
1. 06:00
  News and Papers—17/04/2010
  News headlines, plus a look at the papers.
2. 06:04
  Weather—17/04/2010
  The latest weather forecast.
3. 06:07
  Open Country—Brecon Beacons
  Matt Baker visits the Brecon Beacons.
4. 06:30
  Farming Today—Farming Today This Week
  Farmers could soon make more money from tourism than from farming.
5. 06:57
  Weather—17/04/2010
  The latest weather forecast.
6. 07:00
  Today—17/04/2010
  Including Sports Desk, Weather, Thought for the Day.
7. 09:00
  Saturday Live—17/04/2010
  Fi Glover is joined by actor Kwame Kwei-Armah. The poet is Salena Godden.
8. 10:00
  Excess Baggage—17/04/2010
  John McCarthy looks at tourism in Zimbabwe and at Eastern Europe 20 years ago and now.
9. 10:30
  Rocking the Blitz Club
  Midge Ure returns to The Blitz Club where the 1980s 'New Romantics' came of age.
10. 11:00
  The Heckler—Episode 2
  2/4Clive Anderson presents a quirky, irreverent guide to the events of the election campaign.
11. 11:30
  From Our Own Correspondent—17/04/2010
  Dispatches from foreign correspondents in Zimbabwe, Poland, Ecuador, India and Sudan.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  News Headlines; Shipping Forecast—17/04/2010
  National and international news and the shipping forecast.
2. 12:04
  Money Box—17/04/2010
  Paul Lewis brings you the latest news from the world of personal finance.
3. 12:30
  The News Quiz—Series 71, Episode 1
  1/9Sandi Toksvig chairs. With Jeremy Hardy, Francis Wheen, Miles Jupp and Andy Hamilton.
4. 12:57
  Weather—17/04/2010
  The latest weather forecast.
5. 13:00
  News—17/04/2010
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
6. 13:10
  Any Questions?—16/04/2010
  Jonathan Dimbleby chairs the topical discussion from Woldingham in Surrey.
7. 14:00
  Any Answers?—17/04/2010
  Jonathan Dimbleby takes listeners' responses to this week's Any Questions?
8. 14:30
  Saturday Drama—Boz Temple-Morris - Scream
  Crime caper based on the extraordinary story behind the theft of Edvard Munch's painting.
9. 15:30
  The Music Group—Series 4, Episode 1
  1/6Phil Hammond's guests are Janet Street-Porter, Soweto Kinch and Aleks Krotoski.
10. 16:00
  Woman's Hour—Weekend Woman's Hour
  Presented by Jane Garvey. Includes interviews with Kim Cattrall and Fatima Bhutto.
11. 17:00
  PM—17/04/2010
  Full coverage and analysis of the day's news, plus sports headlines.
12. 17:30
  iPM—17/04/2010
  Jennifer Tracey and Eddie Mair discuss how to find care homes and the upper classes.
13. 17:54
  Shipping Forecast—17/04/2010
  The latest shipping forecast.
14. 17:57
  Weather—17/04/2010
  The latest weather forecast.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—17/04/2010
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 18:15
  Loose Ends—17/04/2010
  Peter Curran is joined by Don McLean, Maureen Lipman and Anne Reid.
3. 19:00
  Profile—Dominique Strauss-Kahn
  Chris Bowlby profiles Dominique Strauss-Kahn, Director of the International Monetary Fund.
4. 19:15
  Saturday Review—17/04/2010
  Sarfraz Manzoor and guests review the week's cultural highlights.
5. 20:00
  Archive on 4—A Night to Remember
  Anthony Howard celebrates 60 years of election results broadcasting on TV.
6. 21:00
  Classic Serial—The Complete Smiley - The Karla Trilogy, Book 3: Smiley's People, Part 1
  1/3Smiley investigates when a veteran Russian Ã©migrÃ© general is found dead on Hampstead Heath
7. 22:00
  News and Weather—17/04/2010
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
8. 22:15
  Unreliable Evidence—Above the Law
  Why do certain groups of people, in certain situations, appear to be 'above the law'?
9. 23:00
  Counterpoint—Series 24, 2010 Heat 4
  4/13Paul Gambaccini hosts the general knowledge music quiz, this week from London.
10. 23:30
  Lost Voices—Series 1, Harry Fainlight: Soul on Fire
  1/4A meeting with the 1960s Beat poets changed young poet Harry Fainlight's life forever.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—17/04/2010
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Afternoon Reading—What I Learned from the Metaphysical Poets, Instant Fires
  3/5By Joe Dunthorne. Grappling with her own emotions, young Anna finds much that resonates.(R)
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—17/04/2010
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—18/04/2010
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—18/04/2010
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—18/04/2010
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Bells on Sunday—18/04/2010
  The bells of the church of St Mary the Virgin, Ilminster in Somerset.
8. 05:45
  Profile—Dominique Strauss-Kahn
  Chris Bowlby profiles Dominique Strauss-Kahn, Director of the International Monetary Fund.

Sunday 18 April 2010