BBC Radio 4 LW Schedule Saturday 17 August 2013

LW Schedule

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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—17/08/2013
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Book of the Week—Lloyd Bradley - Sounds Like London: 100 Years of Black Music in the Capital, Episode 5
  5/5Jungle and garage pave the way for grime, a style which has crossed into the mainstream.(R)
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—17/08/2013
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—17/08/2013
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—17/08/2013
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—17/08/2013
  The latest news from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—17/08/2013
  A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with the Rev Dr Michael Ford.
8. 05:45
  iPM—17/08/2013
  'ADHD has its benefits' - an iPM listener tells us why she won't be taking her medication.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  News and Papers—17/08/2013
  News headlines, plus a look at the papers.
2. 06:04
  Weather—17/08/2013
  The latest weather forecast.
3. 06:07
  Open Country—The Ants of Longshaw Estate
  Helen Mark visits Longshaw Estate in Derbyshire to meet some very special ants.(R)
4. 06:30
  Farming Today—Farming Today This Week
  What happens when the harvest gets rained off? Caz Graham finds out.
5. 06:57
  Weather—17/08/2013
  The latest weather forecast.
6. 07:00
  Today—17/08/2013
  Includes Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
7. 09:00
  Saturday Live—Tom Robinson; Inheritance Tracks of Django Bates
  Richard Coles and Suzy Klein meet musician and broadcaster Tom Robinson.
8. 10:30
  Punt PI—Series 6, The Case of the Vanishing Machine Gun Maker
  1/4Steve Punt investigates the vanishing machine gun inventor, William Cantelo.
9. 11:00
  The Forum—Peering into Space
  Cutting-edge space science from the 2013 Aspen Ideas Festival in Colorado.
10. 11:30
  From Our Own Correspondent—72 Snipers
  Hugh Sykes is in Cairo where, at the end of a troubled week, the mood is bleak.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  News Headlines; Shipping Forecast—17/08/2013
  National and international news and the shipping forecast.
2. 12:04
  How You Pay for the City—Episode 3
  3/4David Grossman looks at the byzantine worlds of derivatives and high-frequency trading.
3. 12:30
  Bremner's One Question Quiz—What Is Britishness?
  1/6Rory Bremner and team return with a new satirical show looking at one big issue each week.(R)
4. 12:57
  Weather—17/08/2013
  The latest weather forecast.
5. 13:00
  News—17/08/2013
  The latest news from BBC Radio 4.
6. 13:10
  Any Questions?—Jacqui Smith, Ken Olisa, John Mills, Alex Deane
  Martha Kearney presents political debate and discussion from Bethnal Green, London.(R)
7. 14:00
  Any Answers?—17/08/2013
  Should the West intervene in Egypt? Is Labour's policy message clear enough?
8. 14:30
  Saturday Drama—Statement of Regret
  By Kwame Kwei-Armah. Kwaku's latest misjudged policy proposal is about to explode.(R)
9. 16:00
  Woman's Hour—Weekend Woman's Hour
  Actress Hayley Atwell on changing attitudes to sexuality. Presented by Jane Garvey.
10. 17:00
  PM—Saturday PM
  Full coverage of the day's news.
11. 17:30
  iPM—17/08/2013
  'ADHD has its benefits' - an iPM listener tells us why she won't be taking her medication.(R)
12. 17:54
  Shipping Forecast—17/08/2013
  The latest shipping forecast.
13. 17:57
  Weather—17/08/2013
  The latest weather forecast.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—17/08/2013
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 18:15
  Loose Ends—Omid Djalili, Liz Lochhead, Beardyman, Kieran Hurley, Arthur Smith, Young Fathers
  Clive Anderson and guests with an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy.
3. 19:00
  Profile—Mo Farah
  Jane Deith profiles the double Olympic and World champion, Mo Farah.
4. 19:15
  Saturday Review—2 Guns; Chimerica; What Remains
  New film 2 Guns, new drama Chimerica, and the latest BBC1 drama What Remains.
5. 20:00
  Archive on 4—Scrambled
  Allegra McEvedy reflects on our complex, even scrambled, relationship with the humble egg.
6. 21:00
  Jane Austen - Sense and Sensibility—Episode 2
  2/2Elinor and Marianne are invited to stay at Mrs Jennings' house in London.(R)
7. 22:00
  News and Weather—17/08/2013
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
8. 22:15
  Inside the Ethics Committee—Series 9, End of Life and Islam
  2/4What happens when Muslim beliefs are at odds with medical decisions?(R)
9. 23:00
  Quote... Unquote—12/08/2013
  Nigel Rees hosts the quiz with Janie Dee, Richard Ingrams, Vivienne Parry and Robin Ince.(R)
10. 23:30
  The Sonnet and the Sword
  The secrets behind the poetry at the court of Elizabeth I, as revealed by Peggy Reynolds.(R)
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—18/08/2013
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Under the Skin—Correspondence
  1/3A story in letters between a Pakistani father and his British Asian daughter.(R)
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—18/08/2013
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—18/08/2013
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—18/08/2013
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—18/08/2013
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Bells on Sunday—18/08/2013
  The bells of St Peter and St Paul, Shiplake, Oxfordshire.
8. 05:45
  Profile—Mo Farah
  Jane Deith profiles the double Olympic and World champion, Mo Farah.(R)

Sunday 18 August 2013