BBC Radio 4 LW Schedule Saturday 16 November 2013

LW Schedule

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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—16/11/2013
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Book of the Week—Martin Sandler - The Letters of John F Kennedy, Episode 5
  5/5Kennedy receives a vivid missive listing the pros and cons of nuclear fallout shelters.(R)
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—16/11/2013
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—16/11/2013
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—16/11/2013
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—16/11/2013
  The latest news from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—16/11/2013
  A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Frances Finn.
8. 05:45
  iPM—16/11/2013
  'I'm here to rescue this family' - an iPM listener attempts to save his alcoholic wife.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  News and Papers—16/11/2013
  News headlines, plus a look at the papers.
2. 06:04
  Weather—16/11/2013
  The latest weather forecast.
3. 06:07
  Open Country—Moseley Bog
  Felicity Evans visits the Birmingham bog that inspired Tolkien's Middle Earth.(R)
4. 06:30
  Farming Today—Farming Today This Week
  Can rural schools be successful? We visit one of the smallest secondaries in Herefordshire
5. 06:57
  Weather—16/11/2013
  The latest weather forecast.
6. 07:00
  Today—16/11/2013
  Including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
7. 09:00
  Saturday Live—Owen Sheers, Molly Crabapple, Rose and Douglas Hadfield, Mat Horne
  Richard Coles and Suzy Klein with poet Owen Sheers; actor Mat Horne's Inheritance Tracks.
8. 10:30
  How I Stopped Worrying and Learned to Love My Albatross
  Pete Paphides talks to musicians about five stages of grief following a huge hit record.(R)
9. 11:00
  The Forum—The Forum in Beijing: Digital China
  Does the explosion of social media in China empower the individual or the state?
10. 11:30
  From Our Own Correspondent—The Noise of the Typhoon
  The doughty victims of Typhoon Haiyan, and other despatches from around the world.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  News Headlines; Shipping Forecast—16/11/2013
  National and international news and the shipping forecast.
2. 12:04
  Money Box—Interest rates rising; Postcode jitters; Frontier investing
  Are interest rates going to rise in 2014, 2015 or 2016? And postcode muddles on insurance.
3. 12:30
  The News Quiz—Series 82, Episode 2
  2/7A satirical review of the week's news, chaired by Sandi Toksvig.(R)
4. 12:57
  Weather—16/11/2013
  The latest weather forecast.
5. 13:00
  News—16/11/2013
  The latest news from BBC Radio 4.
6. 13:10
  Any Questions?—Margaret Hodge MP, David Starkey, Dame Helen Ghosh, Jeremy Hunt MP
  Jonathan Dimbleby presents political debate and discussion from Chartwell in Kent.(R)
7. 14:00
  Any Answers?—Sri Lanka; Dedicated GPs; Horse welfare
  A chance for Radio 4 listeners to have their say on the issues discussed on Any Questions?
8. 14:30
  Saturday Drama—Christopher Lee - Air-Force One
  What really happened after JFK's murder, in the hospital and on the presidential jet?
9. 15:30
  Tim Key's Easy USSR
  Tim Key explores the strange sounds that became the Soviet soundtrack to the space race.(R)
10. 16:00
  Woman's Hour—Weekend Woman's Hour; Oprah Winfrey; Lilly Allen video
  Oprah Winfrey, Biddy Baxter, WH power-lister Ann Cairns and singer-songwriter Nadine Shah.
11. 17:00
  PM—Saturday PM
  Full coverage of the day's news.
12. 17:30
  The Bottom Line—Shipping
  It's the lifeblood of the world's economy - Evan Davis and guests discuss shipping.(R)
13. 17:54
  Shipping Forecast—16/11/2013
  The latest shipping forecast.
14. 17:57
  Weather—16/11/2013
  The latest weather forecast.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—16/11/2013
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 18:15
  Loose Ends—Robert Vaughn, Anne Reid, Russell Kane, Zawe Ashton, the Pedrito Martinez Group, Lizzo
  Clive Anderson and guests with an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy.
3. 19:00
  Profile—Sachin Tendulkar
  Tim Franks profiles the man who embodied the Indian dream, cricketer Sachin Tendulkar.
4. 19:15
  Saturday Review—Mojo revived; The Counselor; Paul Smith at the Design Museum
  Jez Butterworth's play Mojo, Cormac McCarthy's The Counselor and Paul Smith exhibition.
5. 20:00
  Archive on 4—The Kennedy Book Depository
  Mark Lawson explores the literary and cultural responses to JFK's assassination.
6. 21:00
  Classic Serial—Evelyn Waugh - Sword of Honour, Unconditional Surrender
  7/7Guy believes his wartime experience is at an end, but then he receives new orders.(R)
7. 22:00
  News and Weather—16/11/2013
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
8. 22:15
  Moral Maze—Should charity begin at home?
  Should charity begin at home? Provocative and engaging debate chaired by Michael Buerk.(R)
9. 23:00
  Round Britain Quiz—11/11/2013
  Tom Sutcliffe chairs the game of lateral thinking and cryptic connections.(R)
10. 23:30
  The Echo Chamber—Series 2, City Streets and Seashores
  2/4Paul Farley meets poets Roy Fisher and Michael Longley.(R)
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—17/11/2013
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Afternoon Reading—Alexandros Papadiamandis - The Boundless Garden, The Gleaner
  2/3It is Christmas, and Achtitsa has no food or money. Then she hears from her long-lost son.(R)
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—17/11/2013
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—17/11/2013
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—17/11/2013
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—17/11/2013
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Bells on Sunday—17/11/2013
  The bells of St Thomas the Martyr, Oxford.
8. 05:45
  Profile—Sachin Tendulkar
  Tim Franks profiles the man who embodied the Indian dream, cricketer Sachin Tendulkar.(R)

Sunday 17 November 2013