BBC Radio 4 LW Schedule Saturday 5 February 2011

LW Schedule

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Evening
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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—05/02/2011
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Book of the Week—Periodic Tales, Episode 5
  5/5Hugh Aldersey-Williams' final examination of what lies beyond the periodic table.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—05/02/2011
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—05/02/2011
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—05/02/2011
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—05/02/2011
  The latest news from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—05/02/2011
  Daily prayer and reflection with Sister Gemma Simmonds.
8. 05:45
  iPM—05/02/2011
  "It's quarter to two, I'm not asleep, I've no idea why!" Listeners with insomnia call iPM.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  News and Papers—05/02/2011
  News headlines, plus a look at the papers.
2. 06:04
  Weather—05/02/2011
  The latest weather forecast.
3. 06:07
  Ramblings—Series 17, Somerset - Bath Skyline
  Keen walker Stuart Maconie takes in the stunning views on the Bath Skyline Walk.
4. 06:30
  Farming Today—Farming Today This Week
  Ten years after the 2001 Foot and Mouth crisis, are we better prepared now?
5. 06:57
  Weather—05/02/2011
  The latest weather forecast.
6. 07:00
  Today—05/02/2011
  Including Yesterday in Parliament, Sports Desk, Weather, Thought for the Day.
7. 09:00
  Saturday Live—05/02/2011
  Fi Glover with paralympian Ade Adepitan; Barry Humphries shares his Inheritance Tracks.
8. 10:00
  Excess Baggage—Romania, Transylvania - Rowing across the Indian Ocean
  John McCarthy explores Romania and rowing across the Indian Ocean.
9. 10:30
  Britain in a Box—Series 4, World in Action
  1/4Paul Jackson's series on classic TV programmes focuses on World in Action.
10. 11:00
  The Week in Westminster—05/02/2011
  Peter Oborne of The Daily Telegraph looks behind the scenes at Westminster.
11. 11:30
  From Our Own Correspondent—05/02/2011
  Kate Adie with despatches from around the world.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  News Headlines; Shipping Forecast—05/02/2011
  National and international news and the shipping forecast.
2. 12:04
  Money Box—05/02/2011
  Paul Lewis brings the latest news from the world of personal finance.
3. 12:30
  The News Quiz—Series 73, Episode 5
  5/8A satirical review of the week's news, chaired by Sandi Toksvig.
4. 12:57
  Weather—29/01/2011
  The latest weather forecast.
5. 13:00
  News—29/01/2011
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
6. 13:10
  Any Questions?—04/02/2011
  Jonathan Dimbleby chairs the topical discussion from Wrexham in North Wales.
7. 14:00
  Any Answers?—05/02/2011
  Jonathan Dimbleby takes listeners' responses to this week's Any Questions?
8. 14:30
  Saturday Drama—Classic Chandler, The Big Sleep
  1/8The trouble-seeking private eye gets entangled in the rich Sternwood family's tribulations
9. 16:00
  Woman's Hour—Weekend Woman's Hour
  Jane Garvey presents: Celebrating, informing and entertaining women.
10. 17:00
  PM—05/02/2011
  A fresh perspective on the day's news with sports headlines.
11. 17:30
  The Bottom Line—03/02/2011
  Evan Davis and guests discuss moving with the times and the laws they'd like to scrap.
12. 17:54
  Shipping Forecast—29/01/2011
  The latest shipping forecast.
13. 17:57
  Weather—05/02/2011
  The latest weather forecast.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—05/02/2011
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 18:15
  Loose Ends—05/02/2011
  Clive Anderson talks to Dennis Bovell, Denis Lawson, Gruff Rhys and Angelos Epithemiou.
3. 19:00
  Profile—Craig Oliver
  An insight into Craig Oliver, newly appointed Government Director of Communications.
4. 19:15
  Saturday Review—05/02/2011
  Tom Sutcliffe and his guests review the week's cultural highlights.
5. 20:00
  Archive on 4—Decimal Day - What's That in Old Money?
  Peter Day considers the events and impact of Britain's currency going decimal in 1971.
6. 21:00
  Classic Serial—The Moonstone, Episode 2
  2/4Cuff begins his investigation into the missing diamond, with Betteridge as his sidekick.(R)
7. 22:00
  News and Weather—05/02/2011
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
8. 22:15
  Moral Maze—Tolerating Authoritarian Regimes
  Combative debate examining the moral issues behind one of the week's news stories.
9. 23:00
  Brain of Britain—31/01/2011
  The nationwide general knowledge quiz, chaired by Russell Davies.
10. 23:30
  Poetry Please—30/01/2011
  Roger McGough introduces TS Eliot's groundbreaking modernist poem The Waste Land.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—06/02/2011
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Afternoon Reading—A Friend of the Family, Just One of the Girls
  2/3By Chrissie Gittins. Rich and Dan are united closely by the death of Dan's wife Milly.(R)
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—06/02/2011
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—06/02/2011
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 03:00
  International Cricket—06/02/2011
  Australia v England, the seventh ODI from the WACA in Perth.

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