BBC Radio 4 LW Schedule Saturday 21 September 2013

LW Schedule

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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—21/09/2013
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Book of the Week—Sandra Hempel - The Inheritor's Powder: A Cautionary Tale of Poison, Betrayal and Greed, Episode 5
  5/5A family is killed by arsenic, and the race is on for a test to catch the culprits.(R)
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—21/09/2013
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—21/09/2013
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—21/09/2013
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—21/09/2013
  The latest news from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—21/09/2013
  A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Sister Jane Livesey CJ.
8. 05:45
  iPM—21/09/2013
  'A student told me his brother shot his mother in the head' - hear from a prison teacher.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  News and Papers—21/09/2013
  News headlines, plus a look at the papers.
2. 06:04
  Weather—21/09/2013
  The latest weather forecast.
3. 06:07
  Ramblings—Series 25, The Tuesday Walkers of North Devon
  Clare Balding walks in Somerset with the Tuesday Walkers of North Devon.(R)
4. 06:30
  Farming Today—Farming Today This Week
  It's tupping time! Charlotte Smith chats to farmers at a ram sale in Leicestershire.
5. 06:57
  Weather—21/09/2013
  The latest weather forecast.
6. 07:00
  Today—21/09/2013
  News and current affairs. Including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
7. 09:00
  Saturday Live—Andi Peters; Aggie MacKenzie's Inheritance Tracks
  Anita Anand and JP Devlin welcome guests Andi Peters and Aggie MacKenzie.
8. 10:30
  Shine Like Tokyo - Northern Soul Goes East!
  DJ Annie Nightingale looks at how Northern Soul music has become popular in Japan.
9. 11:00
  The Forum—Dust and Ash
  Good or bad? Useful or just an annoyance? Bridget Kendall and guests discuss dust and ash.
10. 11:30
  From Our Own Correspondent—The Dry Bones of a Thousand Empires
  Kate Adie presents stories from Damascus, Flensburg, Hasankeyf, Toulouse and Copenhagen.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  News Headlines; Shipping Forecast—21/09/2013
  National and international news and the shipping forecast.
2. 12:04
  Money Box—Pension crackdown; Child benefit fine warning; Outing closet trackers
  Paul Lewis on the charity which had 60 fraudulent direct debits taken from accounts.
3. 12:30
  Bremner's One Question Quiz—What Does the Future Hold?
  6/6Rory Bremner and team are joined by journalist George Monbiot and author Mark Stevenson.(R)
4. 12:57
  Weather—21/09/2013
  The latest weather forecast.
5. 13:00
  News—21/09/2013
  The latest news from BBC Radio 4.
6. 13:10
  Any Questions?—Dominic Grieve, Sir Menzies Campbell, Emily Thornberry, Martin Lewis
  Jonathan Dimbleby presents political debate and discussion from Sunninghill in Berkshire.(R)
7. 14:00
  Any Answers?—Full-face veils and the spare room subsidy
  The right to wear a full-face veil, and the end of the spare room subsidy.
8. 14:30
  Saturday Drama—Rumours
  By Colin Shindler. Private Eye, the Profumo Affair and the end of a British Government.
9. 15:45
  Elizabeth Taylor Short Stories—The Blush
  3/3A middle class housewife suffers a rude awakening. Read by Joanna Tope.(R)
10. 16:00
  Woman's Hour—Weekend Woman's Hour: Stevie Nicks; Margaret Hodge; Great Men Value Women
  Stevie Nicks. Margaret Hodge. The school initiative for teen boys - Great Men Value Women.
11. 17:00
  PM—Saturday PM
  Full coverage of the day's news.
12. 17:30
  iPM—21/09/2013
  'A student told me his brother shot his mother in the head' - hear from a prison teacher.(R)
13. 17:54
  Shipping Forecast—21/09/2013
  The latest shipping forecast.
14. 17:57
  Weather—21/09/2013
  The latest weather forecast.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—21/09/2013
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 18:15
  Loose Ends—Martin Clunes, John Otway, Arthur Smith, Bernadine Evaristo, Cloud Control, Moya
  Clive Anderson and guests with an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy.
3. 19:00
  Profile—Billy Connolly
  Mark Coles explores how comedian Billy Connolly has tackled adversity with humour.
4. 19:15
  Saturday Review—Eleanor Catton's The Luminaries and A Midsummer Night's Dream
  The Luminaries, and Sheridan Smith and David Walliams in A Midsummer Night's Dream.
5. 20:00
  Archive on 4—How to Be, or Not to Be, a Politician
  Using ancient and modern inspiration Anne McElvoy asks how to be or not to be a politician
6. 21:00
  Classic Serial—Jerome K Jerome - Three Men in a Boat, Episode 1
  1/2In Edwardian London, three carefree young men and a dog take a mishap-ridden holiday.(R)
7. 22:00
  News and Weather—21/09/2013
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
8. 22:15
  Unreliable Evidence—Whistleblowers
  Clive Anderson and guests ask if the law offers enough protection to whistleblowers.(R)
9. 23:00
  Round Britain Quiz—16/09/2013
  Tom Sutcliffe chairs the game of lateral thinking and cryptic connections.(R)
10. 23:30
  Poetry Please—Story Poems 2
  Roger McGough presents some requested poems that tell a story.(R)
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—22/09/2013
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Opening Lines—Series 13, The Marzipan Husband
  3/3By Sarah Dunnakey. A wife discovers that her husband appears to be turning into marzipan.(R)
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—22/09/2013
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—22/09/2013
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—22/09/2013
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—22/09/2013
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Bells on Sunday—22/09/2013
  The bells of St Vedast, Foster Lane, London.
8. 05:45
  Profile—Billy Connolly
  Mark Coles explores how comedian Billy Connolly has tackled adversity with humour.(R)

Sunday 22 September 2013