BBC Radio 4 LW Schedule Saturday 4 September 2010

LW Schedule

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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—04/09/2010
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Book of the Week—Chris Mullin - Decline and Fall: Diaries 2005-2010, Episode 5
  5/5Chris Mullin anticipates the outcome of the 2010 election and his own last days as an MP.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—04/09/2010
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—04/09/2010
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—04/09/2010
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—04/09/2010
  The latest news from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—04/09/2010
  Daily prayer and reflection with Rev Dr Stephen Wigley.
8. 05:45
  Brother Mine—Twins
  5/5Average siblings share half of their genes, but identical twins share all of theirs.(R)
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Morning
1. 06:00
  News and Papers—04/09/2010
  News headlines, plus a look at the papers.
2. 06:04
  Weather—04/09/2010
  The latest weather forecast.
3. 06:07
  Open Country—Conservation Grazing in Cornwall
  Helen Mark is in Cornwall to find out about some new features of the landscape.
4. 06:30
  Farming Today—Farming Today This Week
  Is the security of food imports to the UK strict enough? Caz Graham investigates.
5. 06:57
  Weather—04/09/2010
  The latest weather forecast.
6. 07:00
  Today—04/09/2010
  With John Humphrys and Sarah Montague. Including Sports Desk, Weather, Thought for the Day
7. 09:00
  Saturday Live—04/09/2010
  Fi Glover with TV's Fiona Phillips, poet Murray Lachlan Young and musician Tracey Thorn.
8. 10:00
  Excess Baggage—The Dark Tourist - Florida
  Sandi Toksvig explores Florida and some off beat destinations with comedian Dom Joly.
9. 10:30
  Stock Car Sewell
  Art critic Brian Sewell explores his passion for stock car racing.
10. 11:00
  Beyond Westminster—Inside the Star Chamber
  Andrew Rawnsley on the Star Chamber, which decides where the public spending axe falls.
11. 11:30
  From Our Own Correspondent—04/09/2010
  Kate Adie introduces BBC foreign correspondents with the stories behind the headlines.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  News Headlines; Shipping Forecast—04/09/2010
  National and international news and the shipping forecast.
2. 12:04
  Money Box—04/09/2010
  Paul Lewis looks at the new financial product that claims to make money from homes.
3. 12:30
  Chain Reaction—Series 6, Ruby Wax interviews Harry Shearer
  4/6The comedian meets the political satirist and voice of The Simpsons.
4. 12:57
  Weather—04/09/2010
  The latest weather forecast.
5. 13:00
  News—04/09/2010
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
6. 13:10
  Any Questions?—03/09/2010
  Martha Kearney chairs the topical debate from St Chad's Church in Burton upon Trent.
7. 14:00
  Any Answers?—04/09/2010
  Martha Kearney takes listeners' responses to this week's Any Questions?
8. 14:30
  Saturday Drama—Brian Friel - Translations
  Donegal, 1833. Army map-makers plan to change the Irish place names to English ones.
9. 16:00
  Woman's Hour—Weekend Woman's Hour
  Presented by Jane Garvey. Including Dame Ellen MacArthur and Gareth Malone.
10. 17:00
  PM—04/09/2010
  A fresh perspective on the day's news with sports headlines.
11. 17:30
  iPM—04/09/2010
  A deaf man praises birdsong; a mum longs for playground noise; and how did 1940 sound?
12. 17:54
  Shipping Forecast—04/09/2010
  The latest shipping forecast.
13. 17:57
  Weather—04/09/2010
  The latest weather forecast.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—04/09/2010
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 18:15
  Loose Ends—04/09/2010
  Clive Anderson is joined by Dame Kiri Te Kanawa, Lynne Franks and Vidal Sassoon.
3. 19:00
  Profile—Pope Benedict XVI
  Who is Pope Benedict XVI? Jane Little delves into his background to find out.
4. 19:15
  Saturday Review—04/09/2010
  Tom Sutcliffe and guests review the week's cultural highlights.
5. 20:00
  Archive on 4—Barbara
  An appraisal of Barbara Castle in the centenary of her birth
6. 21:00
  Classic Serial—Nevil Shute - No Highway, Episode 2
  2/2After the crash of Britain's new Rutland Reindeer, one scientist is convinced he knows why
7. 22:00
  News and Weather—04/09/2010
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
8. 22:15
  Iconoclasts—Series 3, Episode 2
  2/3Journalist Stephen Pollard argues that we should stop spending public money on the arts.(R)
9. 23:00
  Round Britain Quiz—30/08/2010
  Tom Sutcliffe chairs. With teams from Wales and Scotland.
10. 23:30
  Norn But Not Forgotten: Sounds of Shetland
  Kathleen Jamie explores the legacy of the Norn language among Shetland's poets.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—05/09/2010
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Afternoon Reading—Three Stories by Haruki Murakami, The Year of Spaghetti
  2/3A man reminisces about his gastronomic obsession. Read by Jack Davenport.(R)
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—05/09/2010
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Shipping Forecast—05/09/2010
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—05/09/2010
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—05/09/2010
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Bells on Sunday—05/09/2010
  The sound of bells from Crediton Parish Church in Devon.
8. 05:45
  Profile—Pope Benedict XVI
  Who is Pope Benedict XVI? Jane Little delves into his background to find out.

Sunday 5 September 2010