BBC Radio 4 LW Schedule Saturday 2 June 2012

LW Schedule

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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—02/06/2012
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Midnight in Peking by Paul French—5. Discoveries
  5/5The hunt for Pamela's killer is halted amid the chaos of the Japanese invasion of Peking.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—02/06/2012
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—02/06/2012
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—02/06/2012
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—02/06/2012
  The latest news from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—02/06/2012
  A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Canon Mark Oakley.
8. 05:45
  iPM—02/06/2012
  'I pinned my hopes on the 1940 Olympics' - an Olympian flew 81 missions for Bomber Command
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Morning
1. 06:00
  News and Papers—02/06/2012
  News headlines, plus a look at the papers.
2. 06:04
  Weather—02/06/2012
  The latest weather forecast.
3. 06:07
  Ramblings—Series 21, Dartmoor
  Clare walks with members of the Tavistock-Dartmoor Search and Rescue Team, and their dogs.
4. 06:30
  Farming Today—Farming Today This Week
  As the price of a fleece reaches a 25 year high, is there money to be made in wool?
5. 06:57
  Weather—02/06/2012
  The latest weather forecast.
6. 07:00
  Today—02/06/2012
  A UK aid worker is rescued from captivity in Afghanistan, and how best to mark the Jubilee
7. 09:00
  Saturday Live—Tim Smit, Congo siblings, medal heroes, John McCarthy in Beirut, Face Shape Science, Bedlington, Inheritance Tracks, IVF couple
  Sian Williams and Richard Coles with the Eden Project's Tim Smit.
8. 10:30
  Smile
  Kate Williams explores the history and development of the modern winning smile
9. 11:00
  Beyond Westminster—Sport policy
  Ahead of the Olympics, Edward Smith asks what the government's sports policy delivers?
10. 11:30
  From Our Own Correspondent—02/06/2012
  The BBC's foreign correspondents take a closer look at the stories behind the headlines.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  News Headlines; Shipping Forecast—02/06/2012
  National and international news and the shipping forecast.
2. 12:04
  Money Box—02/06/2012
  Paul Lewis brings you the latest news from the world of personal finance.
3. 12:30
  The News Quiz—Series 77, Episode 9
  9/9Jeremy Hardy, Andy Hamilton, Rebecca Front and Susan Calman join Sandi Toksvig.
4. 12:57
  Weather—02/06/2012
  The latest weather forecast.
5. 13:00
  News—02/06/2012
  The latest news from BBC Radio 4.
6. 13:10
  Any Questions?—Belfast
  Jonathan Dimbleby chairs the second edition of a special Schools Q&A in Belfast.
7. 14:00
  Any Answers?—02/06/2012
  Topics include the Jubilee celebrations, political U-turns and EU referendums.
8. 14:30
  Saturday Drama—Hattie Naylor - The Forgotten
  Hattie Naylor's dark retelling of the story of The Sleeping Beauty.
9. 15:30
  Tales from the Stave—Series 8, Vivaldi's Flute Concerto
  3/3A lost Vivaldi flute concerto ends Frances Fyfield's series of forensic musical inquiry.
10. 16:00
  Woman's Hour—Michelle Mone; women asylum seekers; Regina Spektor
  Michelle Mone on the business of lingerie. Presented by Jane Garvey.
11. 17:00
  PM—Saturday PM
  Patrick O'Connell presents the day's top news stories, with sports headlines.
12. 17:30
  The Bottom Line—31/05/2012
  Evan Davis and guests swap thoughts on the risks and opportunities in the global economy.
13. 17:54
  Shipping Forecast—02/06/2012
  The latest shipping forecast.
14. 17:57
  Weather—02/06/2012
  The latest weather forecast.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—02/06/2012
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 18:15
  Loose Ends—Freddie Flintoff, Louis Theroux, Alistair McGowan and Brendan Walker
  Clive Anderson joins Freddie Flintoff, Louis Theroux, Brendan Walker and Alistair McGowan.
3. 19:00
  From Fact to Fiction—Series 12, A Greek Proposal
  1/8Writer Lou Ramsden responds to the news of the recent sharp boom in Greek holidays.
4. 19:15
  Saturday Review—02/06/2012
  Tom Sutcliffe and guests review the week's highlights including Ridley Scott's Prometheus.
5. 20:00
  Archive on 4—Bards of the Back Straight
  Poet Paul Farley explores how the language of poetry and sports commentary compare.
6. 21:00
  Mrs Dalloway by Virginia Woolf—2. From Afternoon to Nightfall
  2/2Clarissa Dalloway makes final party preparations while Septimus is troubled.
7. 22:00
  News and Weather—02/06/2012
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
8. 22:15
  Decision Time—30/05/2012
  Nick Robinson examines how decisions are reached behind closed doors in Westminster.
9. 23:00
  Counterpoint—Series 26, 2012 Heat 6
  6/13Paul Gambaccini chairs the general knowledge music quiz.
10. 23:30
  Poetry Please—27/05/2012
  Roger McGough presents classic works by Dylan Thomas and Gerard Manley Hopkins.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—03/06/2012
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Platform 3—The Homecoming
  1/3By Olga Grushin. After years in New York, Gregory returns to Russia to visit his mother.(R)
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—03/06/2012
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—03/06/2012
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—03/06/2012
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—03/06/2012
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Bells on Sunday—03/06/2012
  The bells of St Mary le Ghyll in Barnoldswick, Lancashire.
8. 05:45
  Four Thought—Series 3, Paddy Docherty: Poverty and Entrepreneurship
  Paddy Docherty says business is best placed to bring prosperity to impoverished nations.

Sunday 3 June 2012