BBC Radio 4 LW Schedule Saturday 15 June 2013

LW Schedule

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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—15/06/2013
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Book of the Week—Charles Timoney - An Englishman Aboard, Episode 5
  5/5Continuing along the Seine, Charles Timoney tries out an amphicar and stops off in Rouen.(R)
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—15/06/2013
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—15/06/2013
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—15/06/2013
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—15/06/2013
  The latest news from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—15/06/2013
  A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with the Rev Andrew Martlew.
8. 05:45
  iPM—15/06/2013
  iPM hears from an elderly listener who, since his wife's death, now pays for sex.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  News and Papers—15/06/2013
  News headlines, plus a look at the papers.
2. 06:04
  Weather—15/06/2013
  The latest weather forecast.
3. 06:07
  Ramblings—Series 24, In Search of the Old Ways
  Clare Balding walks in Cambridgeshire with author and academic Robert Macfarlane.(R)
4. 06:30
  Farming Today—Farming Today This Week
  Charlotte Smith looks at the state of cereal production in the UK in 2013.
5. 06:57
  Weather—15/06/2013
  The latest weather forecast.
6. 07:00
  Today—15/06/2013
  Danny Alexander on tax reform, the latest from Syria, and experimenting with 'brain soup'.
7. 09:00
  Saturday Live—Festival director James Runcie and George Benson's Inheritance Tracks
  Sian Williams and Richard Coles with festival director and writer James Runcie.
8. 10:30
  Zeitgeisters—Series 1, Episode 1
  1/4Will Gompertz meets cultural entrepreneur Angelica Cheung, editor of Vogue in China.
9. 11:00
  The Week in Westminster—15/06/2013
  A former spymaster has called for more powers of surveillance for the secret services.
10. 11:30
  From Our Own Correspondent—A Demo a Day
  The newfound passion for protest in Egypt and other despatches from around the world.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  News Headlines; Shipping Forecast—15/06/2013
  National and international news and the shipping forecast.
2. 12:04
  Money Box—15/06/2013
  P&O's 'price promise', flat-rate pension, NS&I savings rate cut and comparison websites.
3. 12:30
  The Now Show—Series 40, Episode 5
  5/6Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis present the comic run through the week's news.(R)
4. 12:57
  Weather—15/06/2013
  The latest weather forecast.
5. 13:00
  News—15/06/2013
  The latest news from BBC Radio 4.
6. 13:10
  Any Questions?—Don Foster, Mary Creagh, Daniel Hannan, Mehdi Hasan
  Jonathan Dimbleby presents political debate and discussion from Great Yarmouth Racecourse.(R)
7. 14:00
  Any Answers?—15/06/2013
  A chance for Radio 4 listeners to have their say on the issues discussed on Any Questions.
8. 14:30
  Michael Symmons Roberts - The Sleeper
  In a future Britain, people have gradually lost the gift of sleep - or have they?
9. 15:30
  Tales from the Stave—Series 9, Appalachian Spring
  1/3Frances Fyfield examines Copland's ballet score at the Library of Congress, Washington DC.(R)
10. 16:00
  Woman's Hour—Weekend Woman's Hour: Debbie Harry; Censoring the internet; Kanya King
  Debbie Harry on Blondie, style and touring. Presented by Jane Garvey.
11. 17:00
  PM—Saturday PM
  Full coverage of the day's news.
12. 17:30
  The Bottom Line—Travel
  Travel companies discuss coping with recession at home and upheaval in sunny destinations.(R)
13. 17:54
  Shipping Forecast—15/06/2013
  The latest shipping forecast.
14. 17:57
  Weather—15/06/2013
  The latest weather forecast.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—15/06/2013
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 18:15
  Loose Ends—Julie Felix, Ben Fogle, Hari Dhillon, Ned Boulting, Robin Ince, Sarah Gillespie
  Clive Anderson and guests with an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy.
3. 19:00
  From Fact to Fiction—Series 14, Nothing to Fear
  5/8Is there a spy in your laptop? Edson Burton's thriller explores the use of Prism.
4. 19:15
  Saturday Review—The Amen Corner and The White Queen
  Joss Whedon's Much Ado About Nothing, The Amen Corner at the National and The White Queen.
5. 20:00
  Archive on 4—Very British Dystopias
  Steven Fielding looks at the impact of British dystopian political fiction.
6. 21:00
  Joseph Roth - The Radetzky March—2. The Outpost
  2/2At his posting near the Russian border, Carl's life is about to take a turn for the worse.(R)
7. 22:00
  News and Weather—15/06/2013
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
8. 22:15
  Unreliable Evidence—Spying and Surveillance
  Clive Anderson and guests discuss how the law controls surveillance by 'Big Brother'.(R)
9. 23:00
  Counterpoint—Series 27, 2013 Heat 6
  6/13Paul Gambaccini chairs the general knowledge music quiz.(R)
10. 23:30
  Poetry Please—09/06/2013
  Roger McGough with requests for poetry by John Agard, Louise Bennett and Kathleen Jamie.(R)
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—16/06/2013
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Afternoon Reading—Malachi Whitaker - The Crystal Fountain, Landlord of the Crystal Fountain
  1/3An attractive red-headed teacher meets five jolly men on a train going north.(R)
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—16/06/2013
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—16/06/2013
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—16/06/2013
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—16/06/2013
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Bells on Sunday—16/06/2013
  The bells of St Eadburgha's Church, Ebrington, Gloucestershire.
8. 05:45
  Four Thought—Series 4, Dick Moore
  11/3Dick Moore calls for urgent action to tackle the problems of adolescent mental health.(R)

Sunday 16 June 2013