BBC Radio 4 LW Schedule Saturday 14 April 2012

LW Schedule

Skip to:

Early
Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—14/04/2012
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Book of the Week—Double Cross, Episode 5
  5/5June 1944 and the Allies prepare for the Normandy landings, taking the Germans by surprise
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—14/04/2012
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—14/04/2012
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—14/04/2012
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—14/04/2012
  The latest news from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—14/04/2012
  A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Monsignor Tony Rogers.
8. 05:45
  iPM—14/04/2012
  The programme that starts with its listeners.
Back to top
Morning
1. 06:00
  News and Papers—14/04/2012
  News headlines, plus a look at the papers.
2. 06:04
  Weather—14/04/2012
  The latest weather forecast.
3. 06:07
  Open Country—Watership Down
  Helen Mark retraces the journey of Watership Down 40 years on.
4. 06:30
  Farming Today—Farming Today This Week
  Caz Graham investigates how the UK dairy industry compares internationally.
5. 06:57
  Weather—14/04/2012
  The latest weather forecast.
6. 07:00
  Today—14/04/2012
  With John Humphrys and Justin Webb. Including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day
7. 09:00
  Saturday Live—Tamasin Day-Lewis, Aoife Mannix, David Gollancz, Wendy Neate, Moss Hills and the Inheritance tracks of Nicholas Parsons OBE
  Richard Coles with food writer Tamasin Day-Lewis and Nicholas Parsons's Inheritance Tracks
8. 10:00
  Excess Baggage—Lake Titicaca - Manchester, Bolivia - Malaysia
  John McCarthy discusses Lake Titicaca, Manchester in Bolivia, and the home of Kung Fu.
9. 10:30
  Twitterpated!
  An exploration of spring fever and the season of romance.
10. 11:00
  Beyond Westminster—Vying for Asian Voters
  Mary Ann Sieghart asks how the UK political parties can win more British Asian voters.
11. 11:30
  From Our Own Correspondent—14/04/2012
  The BBC's foreign correspondents take a closer look at the stories behind the headlines.
Back to top
Afternoon
1. 12:00
  News Headlines; Shipping Forecast—14/04/2012
  National and international news and the shipping forecast.
2. 12:04
  Money Box—14/04/2012
  Paul Lewis brings you the latest news from the world of personal finance.
3. 12:30
  The News Quiz—Series 77, Episode 2
  2/9A satirical review of the week's news, chaired by Sandi Toksvig.
4. 12:57
  Weather—14/04/2012
  The latest weather forecast.
5. 13:00
  News—14/04/2012
  The latest news from BBC Radio 4.
6. 13:10
  Any Questions?—London
  Edward Stourton chairs a discussion of news and politics from Broadcasting House, London.
7. 14:00
  Any Answers?—14/04/2012
  Call Jonathan Dimbleby on 03700 100 444, email [email protected] or tweet #bbcaq.
8. 14:30
  Saturday Drama—Simon Bovey - Mountain of Light
  The world's largest diamond is at the Great Exhibition. John Rayverne is out to steal it.(R)
9. 15:30
  Robert Winston's Musical Analysis—Series 3, Mozart
  4/4Prof Winston sifts through the morass of information and speculation about Mozart's health
10. 16:00
  Woman's Hour—Weekend Woman's Hour
  Navigating a good relationship as a grandparent. Presented by Jane Garvey.
11. 17:00
  PM—Saturday PM
  The day's top news stories, with sports headlines.
12. 17:30
  iPM—14/04/2012
  The programme that starts with its listeners.
13. 17:54
  Shipping Forecast—14/04/2012
  The latest shipping forecast.
14. 17:57
  Weather—14/04/2012
  The latest weather forecast.
Back to top
Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—14/04/2012
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 18:15
  Loose Ends—Lee Mack, Jenny Agutter, Laura Gibson, Arthur Smith, Dominic Sandbrook and Nigel Wray
  Clive Anderson with Lee Mack, Jenny Agutter, Arthur Smith and Laura Gibson.
3. 19:00
  Profile—Kim Jong-un
  David Torrance profiles the new North Korean leader Kim Jong-un.
4. 19:15
  Saturday Review—14/04/2012
  Tom Sutcliffe and guests with sharp, critical discussion of the week's cultural events.
5. 20:00
  Archive on 4—Hobsbawm: A Life in History
  Historian Prof Eric Hobsbawm is interviewed by Simon Schama about his work and life.
6. 21:00
  Classic Serial—Plantagenet: Series 3, Henry VI - A Simple Man
  2/3Henry VI takes the throne, proposing peace. But are the warlike English ready for peace?
7. 22:00
  News and Weather—14/04/2012
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
8. 22:15
  Unreliable Evidence—11/04/2012
  Clive Anderson asks if planning laws fail to prevent unwanted and un-needed development.
9. 23:00
  The 3rd Degree—Series 2, Queen Mary, University of London
  5/6Three students from Queen Mary, University of London take on their professors.
10. 23:30
  Adventures in Poetry—Series 12, The Raven
  2/4Peggy Reynolds explores Edgar Allan Poe's iconic gothic poem.
Back to top
Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—15/04/2012
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Arthur Miller Short Stories—Beavers
  3/3Hector Elizondo reads Miller's canny tale of a man trying to rid his pond of beavers.(R)
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—15/04/2012
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—15/04/2012
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—15/04/2012
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—15/04/2012
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Bells on Sunday—15/04/2012
  The bells of St Bartholomew's Church, Smithfield, London.
8. 05:45
  Profile—Kim Jong-un
  David Torrance profiles the new North Korean leader Kim Jong-un.

Sunday 15 April 2012