BBC Radio 4 LW Schedule Saturday 10 September 2011

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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—10/09/2011
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  The 9/11 Letters—5. Michael Morpurgo
  5/5Ten years on five writers reflect on 9/11. Today, Michael Morpurgo.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—10/09/2011
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—10/09/2011
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—10/09/2011
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—10/09/2011
  The latest news from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—10/09/2011
  With the Rev Bob Fyffe, General Secretary of Churches Together in Britain and Ireland.
8. 05:45
  iPM—10/09/2011
  'I seem to see 2.30am with astounding regularity'. A radio legend discusses sleeplessness.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  News and Papers—10/09/2011
  News headlines, plus a look at the papers.
2. 06:04
  Weather—10/09/2011
  The latest weather forecast.
3. 06:07
  Open Country—Heather Moorland
  Jules Hudson visits the North York Moors to see how heather moorland is being revived.
4. 06:30
  Farming Today—Farming Today This Week
  Charlotte Smith hears the English apple harvest will be the best in decades.
5. 06:57
  Weather—10/09/2011
  The latest weather forecast.
6. 07:00
  Today—10/09/2011
  Remembering 9/11 a decade on, featuring a major interview with Tony Blair.
7. 08:50
  Yesterday in Parliament—10/09/2011
  The latest news from Westminster and beyond.
8. 09:00
  Saturday Live—Nick Fisher, Salena Godden, Glasgow Crowdscape, Halla Diyab, former traveller Roxy Freeman, Ophelia Dahl's Inheritance Tracks
  Richard Coles with writer and fisherman Nick Fisher, Inheritance Tracks from Ophelia Dahl.
9. 10:00
  Excess Baggage—Maine - Tour d'Afrique - Fallowell's travels
  John McCarthy introduces the Tour d'Afrique by cycle, Maine and Duncan Fallowell's travels
10. 10:30
  Punt PI—Series 4, Episode 2
  2/4Steve Punt turns private investigator, examining little mysteries that amuse and beguile.
11. 11:00
  The Week in Westminster—10/09/2011
  Steve Richards of The Independent looks behind the scenes at Westminster.
12. 11:30
  From Our Own Correspondent—10/09/2011
  Foreign correspondents with stories to tell.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  News Headlines; Shipping Forecast—10/09/2011
  National and international news and the shipping forecast.
2. 12:04
  Money Box—10/09/2011
  The latest news from the world of personal finance.
3. 12:30
  The News Quiz—Series 75, Episode 1
  1/9A satirical review of the week's news, chaired by Sandi Toksvig.
4. 12:57
  Weather—10/09/2011
  The latest weather forecast.
5. 13:00
  News—10/09/2011
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
6. 13:10
  Any Questions?—St Ives
  Jonathan Dimbleby presents a topical discussion of news and politics from the St Ives.
7. 14:00
  Any Answers?—10/09/2011
  Is the world safer after the "War on Terror"? Should the 50p tax rate go?
8. 14:30
  Saturday Drama—Washington, 9/11
  Drama about how the White House responded to the 9/11 attacks.
9. 15:30
  Soul Music—Dear Lord and Father of Mankind
  Exploring the hymn which sets John Greenleaf Whittier's poem to music by Hubert Parry.
10. 16:00
  Woman's Hour—PJ Harvey, Somali kidnap couple Rachel and Paul Chandler
  PJ Harvey, Somali hostage couple Rachel and Paul Chandler, Cook the Perfect...Tarte Tatin.
11. 17:00
  PM—10/09/2011
  With Carolyn Quinn. A fresh perspective on the day's news with sports headlines.
12. 17:30
  iPM—10/09/2011
  'I seem to see 2.30am with astounding regularity'. A radio legend discusses sleeplessness.
13. 17:54
  Shipping Forecast—10/09/2011
  The latest shipping forecast.
14. 17:57
  Weather—10/09/2011
  The latest weather forecast.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—10/09/2011
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 18:15
  Loose Ends—10/09/2011
  Clive Anderson with Sir Tim Rice, John Hurt, Valentine Warner, Eben Weiss and Gideon Coe.
3. 19:00
  Profile—Texas Governor Rick Perry
  Rick Perry, Governor of Texas who is seeking the Republican Party Presidential nomination.
4. 19:15
  Saturday Review—10/09/2011
  Tom Sutcliffe and his guests review the week's cultural highlights.
5. 20:00
  Archive on 4—The Day Before 9/11
  What was happening on the day before the Twin Towers fell and the world changed?
6. 21:00
  Classic Serial—Anthony Trollope - The American Senator, Episode 3
  3/3Lord Rufford has run away from Arabella, but she is still determined to marry him.
7. 22:00
  News and Weather—10/09/2011
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
8. 22:15
  The Reith Lectures—Securing Freedom, Eliza Manningham-Buller: Terror
  3/5Eliza Manningham-Buller reflects on 9/11 in the first of her Reith Lectures 2011.
9. 23:00
  Round Britain Quiz—05/09/2011
  Tom Sutcliffe is joined by teams from the South of England and Northern Ireland.
10. 23:30
  Poetry Please—04/09/2011
  Roger McGough presents a weekly selection of favourite poetry requested by listeners.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—11/09/2011
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Afternoon Reading—AL Kennedy - The Writing Life, In the Public Eye
  3/3AL Kennedy's 10-point plan for surviving insatiable press demands.(R)
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—11/09/2011
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—11/09/2011
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—11/09/2011
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—11/09/2011
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Bells on Sunday—11/09/2011
  The bells of St Lawrence in Towcester, Northamptonshire.
8. 05:45
  Profile—Texas Governor Rick Perry
  Rick Perry, Governor of Texas who is seeking the Republican Party Presidential nomination.

Sunday 11 September 2011