BBC Radio 4 LW Schedule Saturday 28 September 2013

LW Schedule

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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—28/09/2013
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Book of the Week—Empress Dowager Cixi: The Concubine Who Launched Modern China, Episode 5
  5/5Cixi faces her greatest challenge as ruler, when anti-Western feeling leads to violence.(R)
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—28/09/2013
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—28/09/2013
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—28/09/2013
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—28/09/2013
  The latest news from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—28/09/2013
  A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with Canon Simon Doogan.
8. 05:45
  iPM—28/09/2013
  A man convicted of viewing images of child abuse tells iPM why he wasn't sent to prison.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  News and Papers—28/09/2013
  News headlines, plus a look at the papers.
2. 06:04
  Weather—28/09/2013
  The latest weather forecast.
3. 06:07
  Ramblings—Series 25, Werca's Folk, Warkworth in Northumberland
  Clare Balding walks with Werca's Folk, a women's choir from Warkworth in Northumberland.(R)
4. 06:30
  Farming Today—Farming Today This Week
  Charlotte Smith takes a look at British beverage making - the harvest in a bottle.
5. 06:57
  Weather—28/09/2013
  The latest weather forecast.
6. 07:00
  Today—28/09/2013
  News and current affairs. Including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
7. 09:00
  Saturday Live—Nicholas Parsons; the inheritance tracks of Steve Earle
  Richard Coles and Anita Anand meet chairman extraordinaire Nicholas Parsons.
8. 10:30
  Blind Man Roams the Globe—1. San Francisco
  1/2Hear the world's cities through the ears of blind BBC presenter and traveller, Peter White
9. 11:00
  The Forum—Second Chances
  How different are our second attempts at something compared to the first time?
10. 11:30
  From Our Own Correspondent—The President's Golden Scissors
  Behind the scenes at the UN, and other reporters' stories from around the world.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  News Headlines; Shipping Forecast—28/09/2013
  National and international news and the shipping forecast.
2. 12:04
  Money Box—Closed accounts, another banking divorce, flight compensation, Royal Mail shares
  Personal finance news. Will the Royal Mail sell-off be a 1st or 2nd class investment?
3. 12:30
  The Now Show—Series 41, Episode 1
  1/6Steve Punt, Susan Calman and the Now Show team present a comedic look at the week's news.(R)
4. 12:57
  Weather—28/09/2013
  The latest weather forecast.
5. 13:00
  News—28/09/2013
  The latest news from BBC Radio 4.
6. 13:10
  Any Questions?—Ken Clarke, Lord Falconer, Caroline Lucas, Neil Hamilton
  Jonathan Dimbleby presents political debate and discussion from Nottingham.(R)
7. 14:00
  Any Answers?—Climate change, energy bills, sleeping pilots
  The certainties of climate change, a freeze on energy bills and over-tired pilots.
8. 14:30
  Mark Twain - The Million Pound Bank Note
  Can a man given a £1m banknote survive a month without spending a single penny of it?(R)
9. 15:30
  The Secret Life of JS Bach
  Rev Richard Coles returns to his childhood musical hero, with some unexpected twists.(R)
10. 16:00
  Woman's Hour—Beverley Knight; Harriet Harman; Women in Space
  Featuring Beverley Knight, Harriet Harman, dealing with colourism, and women in space.
11. 17:00
  PM—Saturday PM
  Full coverage of the day's news.
12. 17:30
  iPM—28/09/2013
  A man convicted of viewing images of child abuse tells iPM why he wasn't sent to prison.(R)
13. 17:54
  Shipping Forecast—28/09/2013
  The latest shipping forecast.
14. 17:57
  Weather—28/09/2013
  The latest weather forecast.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—28/09/2013
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 18:15
  Loose Ends—Clive Anderson, Roy Harper, Frederick Forsyth, Steven Berkoff, Lucy Worsley, Miranda Sawyer, Rafiki
  Clive Anderson and guests with an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy.
3. 19:00
  Profile—Hassan Rouhani
  Mary Ann Sieghart asks, is Hassan Rouhani a completely new kind of Iranian leader?
4. 19:15
  Saturday Review—Blue Jasmine, Serpentine Sackler Gallery
  Cate Blanchett in Woody Allen's Blue Jasmine, and Zaha Hadid's Serpentine Sackler Galler.
5. 20:00
  Archive on 4—A Brief History of Irony
  Satirist Joe Queenan charts the rise and fall of the 'nudge nudge wink wink' epidemic.
6. 21:00
  Classic Serial—Jerome K Jerome - Three Men in a Boat, Episode 2
  2/2Unable to recollect words or tune, Harris attempts a comic song to the dismay of all.(R)
7. 22:00
  News and Weather—28/09/2013
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
8. 22:15
  Unreliable Evidence—Taking the Government to Court
  Is our legal right to challenge the power of government under threat? With Clive Anderson.(R)
9. 23:00
  Round Britain Quiz—23/09/2013
  Reigning champions Wales begin the defence of their title against the North of England.(R)
10. 23:30
  Poetry Please—RS Thomas at 100
  Roger McGough presents a selection of listeners' requests for the poems of RS Thomas.(R)
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—29/09/2013
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Afternoon Reading—Tales from the Casino, Ten Miles High
  1/3After being converted to northern soul, David plans to hitchhike to the casino in Wigan.(R)
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—29/09/2013
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—29/09/2013
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—29/09/2013
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—29/09/2013
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Bells on Sunday—29/09/2013
  The bells of St Helen's Parish Church, Sefton, Merseyside.
8. 05:45
  Profile—Hassan Rouhani
  Mary Ann Sieghart asks, is Hassan Rouhani a completely new kind of Iranian leader?(R)

Sunday 29 September 2013