LW Schedule
Morning
07:30
Today—04/01/2014
Including Sports Desk, Thought for the Day and Weather.
09:00
Saturday Live—Ian Rosenblatt and the Inheritance Tracks of Jennifer Saunders
Richard Coles and Suzy Klein and founder of the Rosenblatt Opera Recitals, Ian Rosenblatt.
10:30
Piano Pilgrimage—Episode 1
1/3Jazz pianist Jamie Cullum explores the piano's place in modern life.
11:00
The Forum—Hands
Do our hands mark us out as human? Bridget Kendall and guests discuss.
11:30
From Our Own Correspondent—Somalis on Ice
Stories from correspondents in South Sudan, Ukraine, India, Sweden and Egypt.
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Afternoon
12:00
News Headlines; Shipping Forecast—04/01/2014
National and international news and the shipping forecast.
12:04
Money Box—Payouts for storm power cuts; Insurer data breach alert; Bank customers in group action; The Faberge Mystery
Personal finance news with Paul Lewis. Who compensates you for storm power cuts?
12:30
Chain Reaction—Series 9, Kevin Bridges talks to Frankie Boyle
2/6Scottish comedian Kevin Bridges talks to his comedy mentor Frankie Boyle.(R)
12:57
Weather—04/01/2014
The latest weather forecast.
13:00
News—04/01/2014
The latest news from BBC Radio 4.
13:10
Correspondents' Look Ahead—2014
The BBC's top correspondents predict what they think will happen around the world in 2014.(R)
14:00
Saturday Drama—Secrets of the Small Hours
A married couple confront each other after the husband attempted to have his wife murdered
15:30
About the Boys
Why the singing voice of a boy is inspirational(R)
16:00
Woman's Hour—Weekend Woman's Hour: Malala Yousafzai; Feminism in 2013; Life after divorce; Elizabeth Jane Howard; Chloe Howl
Highlights from the Woman's Hour week, including feminism in 2013 and hopes for 2014.
17:00
PM—Saturday PM
Full coverage of the day's news.
17:30
iPM—04/01/2014
'They have built their country from scratch, I hope they don't destroy it'.(R)
17:54
Shipping Forecast—04/01/2014
The latest shipping forecast.
17:57
Weather—04/01/2014
The latest weather forecast.
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Evening
18:00
Six O'Clock News—04/01/2014
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
18:15
Loose Ends—Clive Anderson with his pick of the Loose Ends year 2013
Clive Anderson revisits the best chat, music and comedy on Loose Ends in 2013.
19:00
Profile—Janet Yellen
Mary Ann Sieghart profiles Janet Yellen, Obama's choice to lead the US Federal Reserve.
19:15
Saturday Review—Redford in All Is Lost, How to Be a Heroine, TV drama 7.39
The week's cultural highs. Robert Redford is adrift in the Indian Ocean in All Is Lost.
20:00
Archive on 4—The Long, Long Trail
Roy Hudd explores the forgotten radio masterpiece that inspired Oh What a Lovely War.
21:00
Classic Serial—Ernest Hemingway - The Old Man and the Sea
Set in Cuba, the thrilling epic battle between an old man and a large marlin.(R)
22:00
News and Weather—04/01/2014
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
22:15
Immigration: Good for Whom?
Residents of Birmingham discuss the impact of mass migration on community life in Britain.(R)
23:00
Test Match Special—Fifth Ashes Test, the SCG in Sydney: Day 3
Commentary on the third day of the fifth Ashes Test between Australia and England.
