BBC Radio 4 LW Schedule Saturday 24 April 2010

LW Schedule

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Evening
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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—23/04/2010
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Book of the Week—Michael Chabon - Manhood for Amateurs, Episode 5
  5/5Michael Chabon confronts his feelings towards his daughter's emerging sexuality.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—23/04/2010
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—24/04/2010
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—24/04/2010
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—24/04/2010
  The latest news from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—24/04/2010
  Daily prayer and reflection with Rev Mary Stallard.
8. 05:45
  Ankle High History—Episode 3
  3/4Mark hears how the byrehouses along the shores of Loch Tay came to be abandoned.(R)
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Morning
1. 06:00
  News and Papers—24/04/2010
  News headlines, plus a look at the papers.
2. 06:04
  Weather—24/04/2010
  The latest weather forecast.
3. 06:07
  Open Country—Show of Hands
  Helen Mark visits the landscapes that inspire award-winning folk group Show of Hands.
4. 06:30
  Farming Today—Farming Today This Week
  Farming Today discovers why the UK imports food that can be grown here.
5. 06:57
  Weather—24/04/2010
  The latest weather forecast.
6. 07:00
  Today—24/04/2010
  Including Sports Desk, Weather, Thought for the Day.
7. 09:00
  Saturday Live—24/04/2010
  Fi Glover is joined by singer and actor Alvin Stardust. With poetry from Luke Wright.
8. 10:00
  Excess Baggage—24/04/2010
  John McCarthy looks at historical Tuscany and buying a farm in Brazil.
9. 10:30
  Gurinder - the Indian Sequel
  Film director Gurinder Chadha travels to India, to explore her huge popularity there.
10. 11:00
  The Heckler—Episode 3
  3/4Clive Anderson presents a quirky, irreverent guide to the events of the election campaign.
11. 11:30
  From Our Own Correspondent—24/04/2010
  Kate Adie introduces BBC foreign correspondents with the stories behind the headlines.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  News Headlines; Shipping Forecast—24/04/2010
  National and international news and the shipping forecast.
2. 12:04
  Money Box—24/04/2010
  Paul Lewis brings you the latest news from the world of personal finance.
3. 12:30
  The News Quiz—Series 71, Episode 2
  2/9Sandi Toksvig chairs. With Phill Jupitus, Jeremy Hardy, Fred Macaulay, and Sue Perkins.
4. 12:57
  Weather—24/04/2010
  The latest weather forecast.
5. 13:00
  News—24/04/2010
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
6. 13:10
  Any Questions?—23/04/2010
  Jonathan Dimbleby chairs the topical discussion from north London.
7. 14:00
  Any Answers?—24/04/2010
  Jonathan Dimbleby takes listeners' responses to this week's Any Questions?
8. 14:15
  When the Politician Meets the Architect—Political Buildings
  1/2UK politicians hide in the Palace of Westminster. But have things ever been any different?(R)
9. 14:30
  Saturday Drama—The Tennis Court
  By Jonathan Smith - a love story set in England and India during WWII.(R)
10. 15:30
  The Music Group—Series 4, Episode 2
  2/6Phil Hammond's guests are Marina Lewycka, Grayson Perry and Professor Nicky Clayton.
11. 16:00
  Woman's Hour—Weekend Woman's Hour
  Highlights of this week's Woman's Hour programmes with Jane Garvey.
12. 17:00
  PM—24/04/2010
  Full coverage and analysis of the day's news with Ritula Shah, plus sports headlines.
13. 17:30
  iPM—24/04/2010
  Eddie Mair and Jennifer Tracey explore family-friendly policies and vapour trails.
14. 17:54
  Shipping Forecast—24/04/2010
  The latest shipping forecast.
15. 17:57
  Weather—24/04/2010
  The latest weather forecast.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—24/04/2010
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 18:15
  Loose Ends—24/04/2010
  Peter Curran is joined by Paul Merton and Noel Clarke. Music from Angus and Julia Stone.
3. 19:00
  Profile—Lloyd Blankfein
  Edward Stourton profiles Lloyd Blankfein, CEO of investment bank Goldman Sachs.
4. 19:15
  Saturday Review—24/04/2010
  Tom Sutcliffe and guests discuss the week's cultural highlights.
5. 20:00
  Archive on 4—The Split Up (and the almost inevitable reunion)
  Do rock bands always split up acrimoniously? Richard Coles trawls the archive to find out.
6. 21:00
  Classic Serial—The Complete Smiley - The Karla Trilogy, Book 3: Smiley's People, Part 2
  2/3Smiley turns to former colleagues in the Circus before taking off into hostile territory.
7. 22:00
  News and Weather—24/04/2010
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
8. 22:15
  Unreliable Evidence—Libel
  Clive Anderson and guests discuss concerns that Britain's libel laws are being abused.
9. 23:00
  Counterpoint—Series 24, 2010 Heat 5
  5/13Paul Gambaccini hosts the general knowledge music quiz, this week from Manchester.
10. 23:30
  Lost Voices—Series 2, Molly Holden
  2/4Brian Patten introduces the work of Molly Holden, poet of the natural world.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—24/04/2010
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Afternoon Reading—What I Learned from the Metaphysical Poets, The Tiny and the Light
  4/5By Ruth Thomas. Anna procrastinates by playing with her daughter's doll's house.(R)
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—24/04/2010
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—25/04/2010
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—25/04/2010
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—25/04/2010
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Bells on Sunday—25/04/2010
  The sound of bells from Winchester Cathedral.
8. 05:45
  Profile—Lloyd Blankfein
  Edward Stourton profiles Lloyd Blankfein, CEO of investment bank Goldman Sachs.

Sunday 25 April 2010