BBC Radio 4 LW Schedule Saturday 30 July 2011

LW Schedule

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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—30/07/2011
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Book of the Week—Hood Rat, Episode 5
  5/5Karn discovers an innovative new way of confronting gang crime developed in the US.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—30/07/2011
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—30/07/2011
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—30/07/2011
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—30/07/2011
  The latest news from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—30/07/2011
  A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Shaykh Michael Mumisa.
8. 05:45
  iPM—30/07/2011
  'News of the World came to our rescue' - say the family of a shot policeman.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  News and Papers—30/07/2011
  News headlines, plus a look at the papers.
2. 06:04
  Weather—30/07/2011
  The latest weather forecast.
3. 06:07
  Open Country—30/07/2011
  Helen Mark visits a Traveller site in Essex and asks who should live in the countryside.
4. 06:30
  Farming Today—Farming Today This Week
  Sarah Swadling looks at how dairy farmers are surviving a tough economic climate.
5. 06:57
  Weather—30/07/2011
  The latest weather forecast.
6. 07:00
  Today—30/07/2011
  Debating tax cuts, blue sky thinking, and recreational drugs in sport.
7. 09:00
  Saturday Live—Anita Anand with Alexei Sayle, Elvis McGonagall and Eoin Colfer
  Anita Anand with comedian, actor and author Alexei Sayle and poet Elvis McGonagall.
8. 10:00
  Excess Baggage—Holy places in Britain, Antarctica
  Sandi Toksvig explores Britain's holy places and goes on the trail of Arctic explorers.
9. 10:30
  The Ice Cream Van Cometh
  Jim Carey celebrates the ice cream van with enthusiasts Francis Rossi and Johnny Vegas.
10. 10:59
  Test Match Special—30/07/2011
  Coverage of the second day of the second Test between England and India, from Trent Bridge
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—30/07/2011
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 18:15
  Loose Ends—30/07/2011
  Clive Anderson is joined by Adam Ant, Sahr Ngaujah, Tom Dyckhoff and Michael Simkins.
3. 19:00
  Profile—John Armitt
  John Armitt, Chairman of the Olympic Delivery Authority.
4. 19:15
  Saturday Review—30/07/2011
  Tom Sutcliffe and his guests review the week's cultural highlights.
5. 20:00
  Archive on 4—Getting to Know My Father
  Justin Webb goes through the archive to get to know Peter Woods; the father he never knew.
6. 21:00
  Classic Serial—The History of Titus Groan, Titus Discovers
  3/6Ten-year-old Titus, 77th Earl of Gormenghast, makes an unexpected discovery in the forest.
7. 22:00
  News and Weather—30/07/2011
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
8. 22:15
  Four Thought—Series 2, Clare Lockhart: Rethinking Aid and the Developing World
  Clare Lockhart calls for a new model of engagement for the developing world.
9. 22:30
  The Story of Economics—Monsters
  3/3Michael goes to Cambridge, where Keynes conjured the spectre of 'animal spirits'.(R)
10. 23:00
  Quote... Unquote—25/07/2011
  With guests Michael Grade, Simon Munnery, Dr Sandra Scott and Ian McMillan.
11. 23:30
  Down off the Pedestals
  Simon Armitage on the trail of two local poets, Ammon Wrigley and Samuel Laycock.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—31/07/2011
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Shorts—Series 10, Miss Bell and Miss Heaton
  3/3By Janette Walkinshaw. Jane Bell has some difficult news for her best friend.(R)
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—31/07/2011
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—31/07/2011
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—31/07/2011
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—31/07/2011
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Bells on Sunday—31/07/2011
  The bells of St Peter and St Paul, Shiplake, Oxfordshire.
8. 05:45
  Profile—John Armitt
  John Armitt, Chairman of the Olympic Delivery Authority.

Sunday 31 July 2011