BBC Radio 4 LW Schedule Saturday 13 August 2011

LW Schedule

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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—13/08/2011
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Book of the Week—Bred of Heaven, Episode 5
  5/5Embracing all things Welsh means you start dreaming about the country.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—13/08/2011
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—13/08/2011
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—13/08/2011
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—13/08/2011
  The latest news from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—13/08/2011
  A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with Rev Dr Trystan Owain Hughes.
8. 05:45
  iPM—13/08/2011
  'Princess Margaret's boyfriend picked us up.' Listeners share tales of hitchhiking.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  News and Papers—13/08/2011
  News headlines, plus a look at the papers.
2. 06:04
  Weather—13/08/2011
  The latest weather forecast.
3. 06:07
  Open Country—13/08/2011
  Richard Uridge travels the River Wye looking for barbel fish and tranquil waters.
4. 06:30
  Farming Today—Farming Today This Week
  Charlotte Smith explores growing more food, with less impact on the environment.
5. 06:57
  Weather—13/08/2011
  The latest weather forecast.
6. 07:00
  Today—13/08/2011
  Should rioters be prevented from claiming benefits? Plus Robert Robinson remembered.
7. 09:00
  Saturday Live—Richard Coles with Tom Dyckhoff, Matt Hampson, Toyah Willcox, Kenneth Grange, Steve James and Kate Fox
  Richard Coles with architecture critic Tom Dyckhoff; Inheritance Tracks from Steve James.
8. 10:00
  Excess Baggage—Phoenician ship voyage - The British seaside
  Sonia Deol hears about a historical voyage round Africa and looks at the British seaside.
9. 10:30
  Interrail Tales—The Early Years: 1972-1990
  Miranda Sawyer on the impact of cheap European train travel on generations of Britons.
10. 10:49
  Test Match Special—13/08/2011
  Coverage of the fourth day of the third Test between England and India, from Edgbaston.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—13/08/2011
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 18:15
  Loose Ends—13/08/2011
  Peter Curran with Laurence Cane-Honeysett, Akala, Sally Lindsay and John Michael McDonagh.
3. 19:00
  Profile—Theresa May
  The Home Secretary, Theresa May, dealing with the aftermath of riots across England.
4. 19:15
  Saturday Review—13/08/2011
  Bidisha and her guests review the week's cultural highlights.
5. 20:00
  Archive on 4—Raise Your Glasses
  Arthur Smith searches for the best and worst after-dinner speeches in history.
6. 21:00
  Classic Serial—The History of Titus Groan, Titus Abroad
  5/6Far from Gormenghast, Titus finds himself in an alien world.
7. 22:00
  News and Weather—13/08/2011
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
8. 22:15
  Iconoclasts—Series 4, Episode 1
  1/3Professor Gordon Graham argues that democracy is overrated.
9. 23:00
  Quote... Unquote—08/08/2011
  With guests Ardal O'Hanlon, Shelagh Fogarty and Martin Jarvis.
10. 23:30
  Wordsworth's Mysterious Trip to Calais
  A love affair and a secret daughter takes Wordsworth to Calais as John Worthen discovers.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—14/08/2011
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Afternoon Reading: The Time Being—Series 4, The Painter and the Dybbuk
  2/3By Claire Griffiths. A painter's talent has so far kept him alive in Auschwitz.(R)
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—14/08/2011
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—14/08/2011
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—14/08/2011
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—14/08/2011
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Bells on Sunday—14/08/2011
  The bells of St Nicholas, Leeds, Kent.
8. 05:45
  Profile—Theresa May
  The Home Secretary, Theresa May, dealing with the aftermath of riots across England.

Sunday 14 August 2011