BBC Radio 4 LW Schedule Saturday 12 May 2012

LW Schedule

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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—12/05/2012
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Book of the Week—Granta's Britain, The Magic Place
  5/5By Kapka Kassabova. A Bulgarian Kiwi novelist finds her sense of home in Scotland.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—12/05/2012
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—12/05/2012
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—12/05/2012
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—12/05/2012
  The latest news from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—12/05/2012
  A short reflection and prayer to begin the day with Andrea Rea.
8. 05:45
  iPM—12/05/2012
  'They sing racist songs on the school bus' - John Humphrys' son on Greece's far right.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  News and Papers—12/05/2012
  News headlines, plus a look at the papers.
2. 06:04
  Weather—12/05/2012
  The latest weather forecast.
3. 06:07
  Open Country—Devon Farm Vet
  Jules Hudson explores how the role of the farm vet has changed in recent years.
4. 06:30
  Farming Today—Farming Today This Week
  Charlotte Smith hears from young farmers and students about a farming career.
5. 06:57
  Weather—12/05/2012
  The latest weather forecast.
6. 07:00
  Today—12/05/2012
  Including Yesterday in Parliament, Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
7. 09:00
  Saturday Live—Peter Hennessy, Canvey Island, selective mutism, 56 Up, the Baron of Pontinha, reading Crowdscape, Joan Baez
  Sian Williams, Richard Coles and historian Peter Hennessy; Joan Baez's Inheritance Tracks.
8. 10:30
  There is Business Like Show Business
  Will Young explores the hidden world of industrial musicals(R)
9. 11:00
  The Week in Westminster—12/05/2012
  Steve Richards of the Independent looks behind the scenes at Westminster.
10. 11:30
  From Our Own Correspondent—12/05/2012
  Kate Adie introduces reports from the BBC's foreign correspondents across the world.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  News Headlines; Shipping Forecast—12/05/2012
  National and international news and the shipping forecast.
2. 12:04
  Money Box—12/05/2012
  Paul Lewis looks at a PPI refund, Which's Big Switch, savings rates and HMRC call costs.
3. 12:30
  The News Quiz—Series 77, Episode 6
  6/9Jeremy Hardy, Mark Steel, Fred Macaulay and Bridget Christie join Sandi Toksvig.
4. 12:57
  Weather—12/05/2012
  The latest weather forecast.
5. 13:00
  News—12/05/2012
  The latest news from BBC Radio 4.
6. 13:10
  Any Questions?—Woodstock
  Jonathan Dimbleby chairs a discussion of news and politics from Woodstock, Oxfordshire.
7. 14:00
  Any Answers?—12/05/2012
  Call Jonathan Dimbleby on 03700 100 444, email [email protected] or tweet #bbcaq.
8. 14:30
  Saturday Drama—Othello
  Northern Broadsides theatre company's version of Shakespeare's tragedy of love turned sour(R)
9. 16:30
  Woman's Hour—Weekend Woman's Hour: Gok Wan cooks the perfect...
  Being a single parent, Gok Wan cooks chinese, and Tamsin Greig on kissing Matt LeBlanc.
10. 17:00
  PM—Saturday PM
  Ritula Shah presents the day's top news stories, with sports headlines.
11. 17:30
  iPM—12/05/2012
  'They sing racist songs on the school bus' - John Humphrys' son on Greece's far right.
12. 17:54
  Shipping Forecast—12/05/2012
  The latest shipping forecast.
13. 17:57
  Weather—12/05/2012
  The latest weather forecast.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—12/05/2012
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 18:15
  Loose Ends—Lesley Sharp, Goldie, Russell Watson and Danny Wallace
  Clive Anderson is joined by Russell Watson and Lesley Sharp, with music from JD McPherson.
3. 19:00
  Profile—Alexis Tsipras
  The brash young leader of Greece's far left-wing bloc mobilising the anti-bailout vote.
4. 19:15
  Saturday Review—12/05/2012
  Tom Sutcliffe and guests with sharp, critical discussion of the week's cultural events.
5. 20:00
  Archive on 4—The Great Listener
  Alan Dein tells the story of pioneering oral historian Tony Parker.
6. 21:00
  Classic Serial—F Scott Fitzgerald - The Great Gatsby, Episode 1
  1/2Nick Carraway arrives in wealthy Long Island.
7. 22:00
  News and Weather—12/05/2012
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
8. 22:15
  Four Thought—Series 3, Matthew Syed: Does Talent Trump Effort?
  Matthew Syed says the importance of talent over effort should not be over-emphasised.
9. 22:30
  The Bishop and the Prisoner—Episode 2
  2/3Redeeming the irredeemable? The Bishop of Liverpool talks to offenders and victims.(R)
10. 23:00
  Counterpoint—Series 26, 2012 Heat 3
  3/13Paul Gambaccini chairs the general knowledge music quiz.
11. 23:30
  The Person from Porlock
  Paul Farley seeks out the famous visitor who interrupted Coleridge's writing of Kubla Khan
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—13/05/2012
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Heidi Amsinck - Danish Noir—Last Train to Helsingor
  1/3Strange things happen when Henrik falls asleep on the train from Copenhagen.(R)
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—13/05/2012
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—13/05/2012
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—13/05/2012
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—13/05/2012
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Bells on Sunday—13/05/2012
  The bells of St George's Church, Poynton, Cheshire.
8. 05:45
  Profile—Alexis Tsipras
  The brash young leader of Greece's far left-wing bloc mobilising the anti-bailout vote.

Sunday 13 May 2012