BBC Radio 4 LW Schedule Saturday 3 August 2013

LW Schedule

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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—03/08/2013
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Book of the Week—Amana Fontanella-Khan - The Pink Sari Revolution, Episode 5
  5/5Sampat deploys all the might of the Pink Gang to help the unlawfully imprisoned Sheelu.(R)
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—03/08/2013
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—03/08/2013
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—03/08/2013
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—03/08/2013
  The latest news from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—03/08/2013
  A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, presented by the Rev Scott McKenna.
8. 05:45
  iPM—03/08/2013
  Will ants save us from superbugs? Research into antibiotic resistance.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  News and Papers—03/08/2013
  News headlines, plus a look at the papers.
2. 06:04
  Weather—03/08/2013
  The latest weather forecast.
3. 06:07
  Open Country—Salisbury Plain
  Felicity Evans visits the 'lost' village of Imber on Salisbury Plain.(R)
4. 06:30
  Farming Today—Farming Today This Week
  Charlotte Smith meets the Gloucester cows which make Gloucester cheese.
5. 06:57
  Weather—03/08/2013
  The latest weather forecast.
6. 07:00
  Today—03/08/2013
  Includes Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
7. 09:00
  Saturday Live—Nigel Kennedy
  Richard Coles and Suzy Klein meet violinist Nigel Kennedy.
8. 10:30
  Test Match Special—03/08/2013
  Commentary on the third day of the third Ashes Test between England and Australia.
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Afternoon
1. 12:01
  Shipping Forecast—03/08/2013
  The latest shipping forecast.
2. 12:04
  Test Match Special—03/08/2013
  Commentary on the third day of the third Ashes Test between England and Australia.
3. 17:54
  Shipping Forecast—03/08/2013
  The latest shipping forecast.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Test Match Special—03/08/2013
  Commentary on the third day of the third Ashes Test between England and Australia.
2. 18:30
  Loose Ends—Fazer, Nina Conti, Peter Carlton, Gerald Seymour, Jon Holmes, Vuvuvultures, Flash Pan Hunter
  Nikki Bedi and guests with an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy.
3. 19:00
  Profile—Haifaa Al-Mansour
  Mary Ann Sieghart profiles Saudi Arabia's first female film director.
4. 19:15
  Saturday Review—The Guts; Only God Forgives; Southcliffe; Titanic; Mass Observation
  Roddy Doyle's The Guts, and Ryan Gosling in Only God Forgives.
5. 20:00
  Meeting Myself Coming Back—David Trimble
  Former Ulster Unionist leader David Trimble meets his younger self in the archives.
6. 21:00
  Patrick O'Brian - Desolation Island—Episode 2
  2/2Jack Aubrey is pursued through the South Atlantic by a Dutch warship.(R)
7. 22:00
  News and Weather—03/08/2013
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
8. 22:15
  Moral Maze—31/07/2013
  Is Wagner's music morally tainted by his anti-semitism? Engaging debate with Michael Buerk(R)
9. 23:00
  Counterpoint—Series 27, 2013 Final
  13/13Paul Gambaccini chairs the 2013 Final of the general knowledge music quiz.(R)
10. 23:30
  The Namer of Clouds
  Lavinia Greenlaw pays poetic tribute to Luke Howard, the man who named the clouds.(R)
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—04/08/2013
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Byng Ballads: The Story of Douglas Byng—The Cabaret Boys
  2/3Byng tells of his first professional engagement as a member of a concert party in Hastings(R)
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—04/08/2013
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—04/08/2013
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—04/08/2013
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—04/08/2013
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Bells on Sunday—04/08/2013
  The bells of Solovetsky Monastery, Russia.
8. 05:45
  Profile—Haifaa Al-Mansour
  Mary Ann Sieghart profiles Saudi Arabia's first female film director.(R)

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