BBC Radio 4 LW Schedule Saturday 28 January 2012

LW Schedule

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Evening
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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—28/01/2012
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Book of the Week—Marcus Berkmann - A Shed of One's Own: Midlife Without the Crisis, Episode 5
  5/5Candid despatches from the frontline of male midlife.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—28/01/2012
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—28/01/2012
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—28/01/2012
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—28/01/2012
  The latest news from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—28/01/2012
  A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with the Rev Dr Mark Beach.
8. 05:45
  Test Match Special—28/01/2012
  Commentary on the Second Test between Pakistan and England in Abu Dhabi.
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Morning
1. 08:51
  Yesterday in Parliament—28/01/2012
  Mark D'Arcy with the latest news from Westminster and beyond.
2. 09:00
  Test Match Special—28/01/2012
  Commentary on the Second Test between Pakistan and England in Abu Dhabi.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  News Headlines; Shipping Forecast—28/01/2012
  National and international news and the shipping forecast.
2. 12:04
  Test Match Special—28/01/2012
  Commentary on the Second Test between Pakistan and England in Abu Dhabi.
3. 14:00
  Any Answers?—28/01/2012
  Topics include: RBS bank bonus, benefit cap, tax free allowance, high speed rail.
4. 14:30
  Frank Cottrell Boyce - The Believers
  Comedy drama following a 1960s Merseybeat Christian pop band.(R)
5. 15:30
  A Last Excuse Me Dance
  The first reunion in 70 years of writer Shirley Hughes and her 1940s dancing partner
6. 16:00
  Woman's Hour—Ed Miliband - attractive to women voters?
  How could Labour Party strategists sell Ed Miliband to women? And why is IVF so expensive?
7. 17:00
  PM—Saturday PM
  A fresh perspective on the day's news with sports headlines.
8. 17:30
  The Bottom Line—Capitalism
  Evan Davis and guests swap thoughts on capitalism and peaking in business.
9. 17:54
  Shipping Forecast—28/01/2012
  The latest shipping forecast.
10. 17:57
  Weather—28/01/2012
  The latest weather forecast.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—28/01/2012
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 18:15
  Loose Ends—28/01/2012
  Clive Anderson and guests with an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy.
3. 19:00
  From Fact to Fiction—Series 11, Mongrel
  3/8Adam Thorpe tells us about the destinies of two topical dogs.
4. 19:15
  Saturday Review—28/01/2012
  Tom Sutcliffe and his guests review the week's cultural highlights.
5. 20:00
  Archive on 4—Castaway: 70 Years of Desert Island Discs
  Kirsty Young tells the story of the long-running radio programme.
6. 21:00
  The Spy by James Fenimore Cooper—1. Trapped
  1/2Henry Wharton creeps into no-man's land to spend an evening with his family.
7. 22:00
  News and Weather—28/01/2012
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
8. 22:15
  Decision Time—25/01/2012
  Nick Robinson goes behind the closed doors of Whitehall.
9. 23:00
  Brain of Britain—23/01/2012
  Competitors from Hull, Glasgow, Bristol and Leeds vie for a place in the semi-finals.
10. 23:30
  Poetry Please—22/01/2012
  Roger McGough with poetry requests read by Catherine Cusack and Patrick Romer.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—29/01/2012
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Deep Country—Episode 1
  1/3Neil longs for solitude and the wild as he takes over a remote Welsh cottage.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—29/01/2012
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—29/01/2012
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—29/01/2012
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—29/01/2012
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Bells on Sunday—29/01/2012
  The bells of St Bartholomew's Church, Sutton-cum-Lound, Nottinghamshire.
8. 05:45
  Test Match Special—29/01/2012
  Commentary on the fifth day of the second Test between Pakistan and England in Abu Dhabi.

Sunday 29 January 2012