BBC Radio 4 LW Schedule Saturday 6 July 2013

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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—06/07/2013
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Book of the Week—The Cooked Seed, Episode 5
  5/5Anchee Min begins to live the American dream the hard way, and finally finds her voice.(R)
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—06/07/2013
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—06/07/2013
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—06/07/2013
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—06/07/2013
  The latest news from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—06/07/2013
  A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with Sheikh Ibrahim Mogra.
8. 05:45
  iPM—06/07/2013
  'I couldn't compromise myself anymore' - An iPM listener talks about working at the CQC.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  News and Papers—06/07/2013
  News headlines, plus a look at the papers.
2. 06:04
  Weather—06/07/2013
  The latest weather forecast.
3. 06:07
  Open Country—A Tale of Three Piers
  Helen Mark promenades with Timothy West along the pier at Clevedon and Weston-super-Mare.(R)
4. 06:30
  Farming Today—Farming Today This Week
  A fifth of fatal injuries at work happen in the farming sector. Charlotte Smith asks why.
5. 06:57
  Weather—06/07/2013
  The latest weather forecast.
6. 07:00
  Today—06/07/2013
  Includes Yesterday in Parliament, Sports Desk, Weather, Thought for the Day.
7. 08:51
  Yesterday in Parliament—06/07/2013
  Mark D'Arcy has the best of a lively day in the Commons.
8. 09:00
  Saturday Live—Composer Debbie Wiseman and Gryff Rhys Jones's Inheritance Tracks
  Sian Williams and Richard Coles with composer Debbie Wiseman.
9. 10:30
  Zeitgeisters—Series 1, Daphne Koller and Andrew Ng
  4/4Will Gompertz with Daphne Koller and Andrew Ng - taking education into the internet age.
10. 11:00
  The Week in Westminster—06/07/2013
  Sue Cameron of the Telegraph looks behind the scenes at Westminster.
11. 11:30
  From Our Own Correspondent—You Can't Hug on Facebook
  Portuguese are emigrating in their thousands in search of work, plus other despatches.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  News Headlines; Shipping Forecast—06/07/2013
  National and international news and the shipping forecast.
2. 12:04
  Money Box—Uncoupling your financial affairs; Who makes the most out of plastic; Mobile phone charges; Investigating insurance renewals
  Insurance renewals, financial break-ups, the cost of plastic, why a second costs a minute.
3. 12:30
  The News Quiz—Series 81, Episode 2
  2/7With Jeremy Hardy, Susan Calman, Jason Cook and Hugo Rifkind. Sandi Toksvig chairs.(R)
4. 12:57
  Weather—06/07/2013
  The latest weather forecast.
5. 13:00
  News—06/07/2013
  The latest news from BBC Radio 4.
6. 13:10
  Any Questions?—Graham Brady, Tim Farron, Emma Reynolds, Paul Nuttall
  Jonathan Dimbleby presents political debate and discussion from the Lake District.(R)
7. 14:00
  Any Answers?—06/07/2013
  Should foreigners be charged for using the NHS?
8. 14:30
  Saturday Drama—The Martin Beck Killings, Murder at The Savoy
  6/10The 1960s Swedish detective series Martin Beck returns with Murder at the Savoy drama.
9. 15:30
  Soul Music—Lili Marlene
  The impact of wartime favourite 'Lili Marlene', made famous by Marlene Dietrich.(R)
10. 16:00
  Woman's Hour—Weekend Woman's Hour: Being powerful; Sigrid Rausing; Baby names
  How to be a powerful woman. Sigrid Rausing. Later motherhood. Old-fashioned baby names.
11. 17:00
  PM—Saturday PM
  Full coverage of the day's news.
12. 17:30
  The Bottom Line—Managing in a Crisis
  Managing corporations through crisis is the discussion for Evan Davis and his guests.(R)
13. 17:54
  Shipping Forecast—06/07/2013
  The latest shipping forecast.
14. 17:57
  Weather—06/07/2013
  The latest weather forecast.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—06/07/2013
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 18:15
  Loose Ends—Derren Brown, Rich Hall, Richard Madeley, Isy Suttie, To Be Frank, Ralfe Band
  Clive Anderson is joined by Derren Brown, Richard Madeley, Rich Hall and Isy Suttie.
3. 19:00
  From Fact to Fiction—Series 14, Desperately Seeking Snowden
  8/8A down-at-heel journalist gets a lucky break when he bonds with a fellow traveller.
4. 19:15
  Saturday Review—Kenneth Branagh in Macbeth
  Kenneth Branagh and Alex Kingston in Macbeth at the Manchester International Festival.
5. 20:00
  Archive on 4—Churchill's Secret Cabinet
  A humble wooden cabinet reveals secrets about how Churchill developed his oratorical style
6. 21:00
  The Stuarts—To Make the Plough Go before the Horse
  Mike Walker's epic chronicle of the Stuarts considers James I and VI. With Bill Paterson.(R)
7. 22:00
  News and Weather—06/07/2013
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
8. 22:15
  Moral Maze—Transparency and Secrets
  Combative debate examining the moral issues behind one of the week's news stories.(R)
9. 23:00
  Counterpoint—Series 27, 2013 Heat 9
  9/13Paul Gambaccini chairs the eclectic general knowledge music quiz.(R)
10. 23:30
  Poetry Please—Homer Made Anew
  Roger McGough introduces poems after Homer by Alice Oswald and Michael Longley.(R)
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—07/07/2013
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Afternoon Reading—Face It, Together
  1/3By Naomi Alderman. A love story involving eight loosely networked friends.(R)
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—07/07/2013
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—07/07/2013
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—07/07/2013
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—07/07/2013
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Bells on Sunday—07/07/2013
  The bells of the Church of Holy Trinity, Penn, Buckinghamshire.
8. 05:45
  Four Thought—Series 4, Kevin Allen
  14/3Kevin Allen explains how missing airline cutlery shows where business leaders go wrong.(R)

Sunday 7 July 2013