BBC Radio 4 LW Schedule Saturday 25 August 2012

LW Schedule

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—25/08/2012
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Book of the Week—Daniel Tammet - Thinking in Numbers, The Art of Maths
  5/5Daniel Tammet's essay explores how beauty and creativity inform the work of mathematicians
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—25/08/2012
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—25/08/2012
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—25/08/2012
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—25/08/2012
  The latest news from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—25/08/2012
  A reading and a reflection to start the day, with the Rev Dr Craig Gardiner.
8. 05:45
  iPM—25/08/2012
  A listener who was once shot tells us why he thinks British gun control laws are too tough
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Morning
1. 06:00
  News and Papers—25/08/2012
  News headlines, plus a look at the papers.
2. 06:04
  Weather—25/08/2012
  The latest weather forecast.
3. 06:07
  Open Country—Gwent Levels
  Helen Mark explores the Gwent Levels, an extensive low-lying area of the Severn Estuary.
4. 06:30
  Farming Today—Farming Today This Week
  Take British fruit, sugar and lemon juice. Boil, and get a multimillion pound industry.
5. 06:57
  Weather—25/08/2012
  The latest weather forecast.
6. 07:00
  Today—25/08/2012
  Including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
7. 09:00
  Saturday Live—Neil Oliver, Anne Marie Ward, Spitfire pilots, face blindness, Emma Thompson's Inheritance Tracks
  Sian Williams and John McCarthy with Neil Oliver, plus Emma Thompson's Inheritance Tracks.
8. 10:30
  In Praise of the Lido
  Stephen Smith dips his toe in the waters of this great national institution.
9. 10:59
  Twenty20 Cricket Finals
  Twenty20 Finals Day. Commentary on the semi-finals and final from Cardiff.
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Afternoon
1. 12:01
  Shipping Forecast—25/08/2012
  The latest shipping forecast.
2. 12:04
  Twenty20 Cricket Finals
  Twenty20 Finals Day. Commentary on the semi-finals and final from Cardiff.
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Evening
1. 22:00
  News and Weather—25/08/2012
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 22:15
  The Education Debates—Episode 1
  1/3John Humphrys asks leading educationists what we should teach.
3. 23:00
  Quote... Unquote—20/08/2012
  With guests Louise Doughty, Natalie Haynes, Nicholas Owen and Hugo Rifkind.
4. 23:30
  The Seafarer
  Simon Armitage takes us to sea to explore one of the oldest poems in the English language.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—26/08/2012
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Robin Black - If I Loved You, I Would Tell You This—If I Loved You
  1/3A woman struggles to make sense of the insensitivities of a new neighbour.(R)
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—26/08/2012
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—26/08/2012
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—26/08/2012
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—26/08/2012
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Bells on Sunday—26/08/2012
  The bells of St Mary's Church, Lymm, Cheshire.
8. 05:45
  Profile—Lee Pearson
  A profile of nine-times paralympic gold medallist, Lee Pearson.

Sunday 26 August 2012