BBC Radio 4 LW Schedule Saturday 11 December 2010

LW Schedule

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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—11/12/2010
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Book of the Week—Bettany Hughes - The Hemlock Cup: Socrates, Athens and the Search for the Good Life, Episode 5
  5/5The Spartans break down Athenian walls. Socrates' card is marked.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—11/12/2010
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—11/12/2010
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—11/12/2010
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—11/12/2010
  The latest news from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—11/12/2010
  With Michelle Marken.
8. 05:45
  iPM—11/12/2010
  How the past haunted an SAS veteran, and the History of the World in Three Coins.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  News and Papers—11/12/2010
  News headlines, plus a look at the papers.
2. 06:04
  Weather—11/12/2010
  The latest weather forecast.
3. 06:07
  Open Country—Wildlife Crime
  Richard Uridge is on the trail of wildlife poachers in Cumbria.
4. 06:30
  Farming Today—Farming Today This Week
  Charlotte Smith looks at how farm wildlife is coping in the wintry weather.
5. 06:57
  Weather—11/12/2010
  The latest weather forecast.
6. 07:00
  Today—11/12/2010
  A draft deal at the Cancun UN climate summit, plus Alistair McGowan on Noel Coward.
7. 09:00
  Saturday Live—11/12/2010
  Rev Richard Coles with actor Tom Hollander; Inheritance Tracks from author Jilly Cooper.
8. 10:00
  Excess Baggage—Pilgrimages - Seeing the World My Way
  Anita Anand explores pilgrim routes around the world from Canterbury to Kerala.
9. 10:30
  The iPod Series—Emma Hamilton's iPod
  The extraordinary life of Nelson's mistress reflected in her favourite songs.
10. 11:00
  The Week in Westminster—11/12/2010
  George Parker of The Financial Times looks behind the scenes at Westminster.
11. 11:30
  From Our Own Correspondent—11/12/2010
  Kate Adie introduces BBC foreign correspondents with the stories behind the headlines.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  News Headlines; Shipping Forecast—11/12/2010
  National and international news and the shipping forecast.
2. 12:04
  Money Box—11/12/2010
  Paul Lewis with the latest news from the world of personal finance.
3. 12:30
  The Now Show—Series 32, Tuition fees and Today tongue-twisters
  4/6Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis return with another episode of the topical comedy show.
4. 12:57
  Weather—11/12/2010
  The latest weather forecast.
5. 13:00
  News—11/12/2010
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
6. 13:10
  Any Questions?—10/12/2010
  Jonathan Dimbleby chairs the topical discussion from The Queen Katherine School in Kendal.
7. 14:00
  Any Answers?—11/12/2010
  Jonathan Dimbleby takes listeners' responses to this week's Any Questions?
8. 14:30
  Saturday Drama—On the Ceiling
  By Nigel Planer. Two fresco plasterers in the Sistine Chapel wait for Michelangelo.
9. 15:30
  Vital Mental Medicine: Shackleton's Banjo
  Musician Tim van Eyken on the banjo that went with Shackleton to Antarctica, and survived.
10. 16:00
  Woman's Hour—Weekend Woman's Hour
  Presented by Jane Garvey. Keeping secrets - should you ever share them?
11. 17:00
  PM—04/12/2010
  Full coverage and analysis of the day's news, plus the sports headlines.
12. 17:30
  iPM—11/12/2010
  How the past haunted an SAS veteran, and the History of the World in Three Coins.
13. 17:54
  Shipping Forecast—11/12/2010
  The latest shipping forecast.
14. 17:57
  Weather—11/12/2010
  The latest weather forecast.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—11/12/2010
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 18:15
  Loose Ends—11/12/2010
  Clive Anderson is joined by David Sedaris, Jane Bussmann, Jean Marsh, & Anneka Rice.
3. 19:00
  From Fact to Fiction—Series 9, Episode 7
  7/8Frozen by Linda Marshall Griffiths.
4. 19:15
  Saturday Review—With Denise Mina, Ben 'Doc Brown' Smith, and Matthew D'Ancona
  Tom Sutcliffe and guests review the cultural highlights of the week.
5. 20:00
  Archive on 4—Blair versus Hitchens: The Religion Debate
  Tony Blair and Christopher Hitchens debate whether religion is a force for good.
6. 21:00
  Classic Serial—I, Claudius, Tiberius
  2/6Claudius learns his grandmother Livia's true ambition.
7. 22:00
  News and Weather—11/12/2010
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
8. 22:15
  Moral Maze—08/12/2010
  Positive discrimination verses meritocracy. Chaired by Michael Buerk.
9. 23:00
  Brain of Britain—06/12/2010
  The nationwide general knowledge quiz, chaired by Russell Davies.
10. 23:30
  Adventures in Poetry—Series 11, Not Waving but Drowning
  1/6Peggy Reynolds opens a new series of Adventures in Poetry with "Not Waving but Drowning".
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—12/12/2010
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Afternoon Reading—Urban Welsh, Last Dance at Johnny's
  4/5By Craig Hawes. when the music is turned up, old mates can't resist having one last rave.(R)
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—12/12/2010
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—12/12/2010
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—12/12/2010
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—12/12/2010
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Bells on Sunday—12/12/2010
  The bells of St Thomas the Martyr, Oxford.
8. 05:45
  Blond on Britain—The Monarchy
  1/3Leading political thinker Phillip Blond defends the existence of the monarchy.

Sunday 12 December 2010