BBC Radio 4 LW Schedule Saturday 14 January 2012

LW Schedule

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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—14/01/2012
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Book of the Week—Stop What You're Doing and Read This, The Right Words in the Right Order
  5/5Author Mark Haddon explains his love of words, of what they evoke and their texture.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—14/01/2012
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—14/01/2012
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—14/01/2012
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—14/01/2012
  The latest news from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—14/01/2012
  A reading and a reflection to start the day on Radio 4. With the Rev Dr Stephen Wigley.
8. 05:45
  iPM—14/01/2012
  A reverend relives being attacked by a giant sea eagle.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  News and Papers—14/01/2012
  News headlines, plus a look at the papers.
2. 06:04
  Weather—14/01/2012
  The latest weather forecast.
3. 06:07
  Open Country—Olympics
  With six months to go, Helen Mark investigates if Weymouth is ready for the Olympic Games.
4. 06:30
  Farming Today—Farming Today This Week
  It's a pig's life: Charlotte Smith investigates welfare conditions for pigs.
5. 06:57
  Weather—14/01/2012
  The latest weather forecast.
6. 07:00
  Today—14/01/2012
  Ed Balls on public sector pay cap; cruise liner grounded off Tuscany; and press ethics.
7. 09:00
  Saturday Live—Jon Ronson, Kate Fox, Crows Sound Sculpture, Alien Implants, Antarctic addict, Turkish teacher, Jenny Agutter Inheritance Tracks
  Richard Coles with journalist Jon Ronson; Inheritance Tracks from actress Jenny Agutter.
8. 10:00
  Excess Baggage—Swimming - Land Art - Sicily
  John McCarthy's guests discuss art and travel in Sicily, through land art and in swimming.
9. 10:30
  Reasons to be Cheerful—Series 3, Jackie Kay
  2/3Scottish poet and writer Jackie Kay does her best to cheer up Muriel Gray.
10. 11:00
  The Week in Westminster—14/01/2012
  Steve Richards of the Independent looks behind the scenes at Westminster.
11. 11:30
  From Our Own Correspondent—14/01/2012
  Kate Adie hosts despatches from Afghanistan, Hungary, Haiti, Egypt and Copenhagen.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  News Headlines; Shipping Forecast—14/01/2012
  National and international news and the shipping forecast.
2. 12:04
  Money Box—14/01/2012
  Paul Lewis with the latest news from the world of personal finance.
3. 12:30
  The News Quiz—Series 76, Episode 4
  4/8Jeremy Hardy and Sue Perkins take on Fred Macaulay and Bob Mills.
4. 12:57
  Weather—14/01/2012
  The latest weather forecast.
5. 13:00
  News—14/01/2012
  The latest news from BBC Radio 4.
6. 13:10
  Any Questions?—Musselburgh, East Lothian
  Jonathan Dimbleby chairs a live discussion of news and politics from East Lothian.
7. 14:00
  Any Answers?—14/01/2012
  Scottish independence, Britishness, Divomax, the economic cost of breaking up the Union.
8. 14:30
  Saturday Drama—Michael Hastings - Tom and Viv
  The nightmare, turbulent marriage of TS Eliot and Vivienne Haigh-Wood.(R)
9. 16:00
  Woman's Hour—Weekend Woman's Hour
  Should music videos have an age rating and is it natural to favour one child over another?
10. 17:00
  PM—Saturday PM
  The programme that starts with its listeners.
11. 17:30
  iPM—14/01/2012
  A reverend relives being attacked by a giant sea eagle.
12. 17:54
  Shipping Forecast—14/01/2012
  The latest shipping forecast.
13. 17:57
  Weather—14/01/2012
  The latest weather forecast.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—14/01/2012
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 18:15
  Loose Ends—14/01/2012
  Clive Anderson is joined by Heston Blumenthal, Alexei Sayle and Lucy Duran.
3. 19:00
  From Fact to Fiction—Series 11, Episode 1
  1/8Snoo Wilson has a financier's wife pen a musical called Fat Cats.
4. 19:15
  Saturday Review—14/01/2012
  Tom Sutcliffe and his guests review the week's cultural highlights.
5. 20:00
  Archive on 4—Bertrand Russell: The First Media Academic?
  Robin Ince listens back to some of the BBC archive of philosopher Bertrand Russell.
6. 21:00
  Classic Serial—The Mumbai Chuzzlewits, Episode 2
  2/3Disinherited by his grandfather, Mickey escapes India to try and make his fortune in Dubai
7. 22:00
  News and Weather—14/01/2012
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
8. 22:15
  Decision Time—11/01/2012
  Nick Robinson goes behind the closed doors of Whitehall.
9. 23:00
  Brain of Britain—09/01/2012
  Contestants from London, Stevenage and Edinburgh compete for a place in the semi-finals.
10. 23:30
  Poetry Please—Winter, star-gazing and time
  Roger McGough presents a selection of poetry about winter, star-gazing and time.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—15/01/2012
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Brief Sparks—You Should Have Seen the Mess
  2/3A girl turns her back on life's opportunities for fear of a little dirt.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—15/01/2012
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—15/01/2012
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—15/01/2012
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—15/01/2012
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Bells on Sunday—15/01/2012
  The bells of St Thomas' Church, Oxford.
8. 05:45
  Four Thought—Series 2, Judith Clegg: Pay it Forward
  Judith Clegg argues that start-up culture can make the world a dramatically better place.

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