BBC Radio 4 LW Schedule Saturday 22 March 2014

LW Schedule

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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—22/03/2014
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Book of the Week—Free at Last - The Benn Diaries 1991 to 2001, Episode 5
  5/5Tony's beloved wife Caroline's cancer starts to dominate both their lives.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—22/03/2014
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—22/03/2014
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—22/03/2014
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—22/03/2014
  The latest news from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—22/03/2014
  A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with the Rev Richard Littledale.
8. 05:45
  iPM—22/03/2014
  The programme that starts with its listeners.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  News and Papers—22/03/2014
  News headlines, plus a look at the papers.
2. 06:04
  Weather—22/03/2014
  The latest weather forecast.
3. 06:07
  Ramblings—Series 26, Over the Hill walkers, Windsor Great Park
  Clare Balding walks with the 'Over the Hill club', a group of veteran hockey players.(R)
4. 06:30
  Farming Today—Farming Today This Week: Hill Farming in the Peak District
  Making a living from the hills - Charlotte Smith looks at farming in the Peak District.
5. 06:57
  Weather—22/03/2014
  The latest weather forecast.
6. 07:00
  Today—22/03/2014
  Including Yesterday in Parliament, Sports Desk, Thought for the Day and Weather.
7. 09:00
  Saturday Live—Photographer Don McCullin
  John McCarthy and Suzy Klein are joined by photographer Don McCullin.
8. 10:30
  World War One: The Cultural Front—Series 1, Kandinsky, Khaki and Kisses
  3/3Francine Stock explores how artists and the publishing world responded to the war.
9. 11:00
  The Week in Westminster—22/03/2014
  Peter Oborne of the Daily Telegraph looks behind the scenes at Westminster.
10. 11:30
  From Our Own Correspondent—Hirsute History and Desert Verse
  Hirsute history, desert verse, rioting middle classes and Goan trash mobs.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  News Headlines; Shipping Forecast—22/03/2014
  National and international news and the shipping forecast.
2. 12:04
  Money Box—Pensions revolution; Cash is king; Paying for childcare
  People planning to retire will shortly have more freedom over their pension pots.
3. 12:30
  The News Quiz—Series 83, Episode 6
  6/9A satirical review of the week's news, chaired by Sandi Toksvig.(R)
4. 12:57
  Weather—22/03/2014
  The latest weather forecast.
5. 13:00
  News—22/03/2014
  The latest news from BBC Radio 4.
6. 13:10
  Any Questions?—Sajid Javid MP, Andy Street, Frances O'Grady, Rachel Reeves MP
  Jonathan Dimbleby presents political debate and discussion from Birmingham City University(R)
7. 14:00
  Any Answers?—Pensions; Teachers' Strike; Crimea
  Listeners' responses to this week's Any Questions? Presented by Anita Anand.
8. 14:30
  Saturday Drama—Trumbo
  Drama about Dalton Trumbo's ordeal in the Hollywood communist witch-hunts.(R)
9. 15:30
  Rejection Notes: The Movie Scores That Never Were
  Christopher Cook explores the history of rejected movie music.(R)
10. 16:00
  Woman's Hour—Men Who Pay for Sex; Grace Dent
  Men who pay for sex tell us why, and Grace Dent on Growing Up a Girl.
11. 17:00
  PM—Saturday PM
  Full coverage of the day's news.
12. 17:30
  The Bottom Line—Energy Upstarts
  New energy firms tell Evan Davis about the challenge of taking on established companies.(R)
13. 17:54
  Shipping Forecast—22/03/2014
  The latest shipping forecast.
14. 17:57
  Weather—22/03/2014
  The latest weather forecast.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—22/03/2014
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 18:15
  Loose Ends—Louis Theroux, Engelbert Humperdinck, Steve Brown, Tracy Chevalier, Arthur Smith, Button Eyes, LuAmi
  Clive Anderson and guests with an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy.
3. 19:00
  Profile—Matteo Renzi
  Edward Stourton asks if Matteo Renzi, Italy's dynamic new PM, can fulfil his promises.
4. 19:15
  Saturday Review—Angela Lansbury in the West End; Kate Winslet in Labor Day; Sebastian Barry's new novel
  Tom Sutcliffe chairs cultural discussion, including Angela Lansbury in Blithe Spirit.
5. 20:00
  Archive on 4—Captive Media: The Story of Patty Hearst
  How the kidnapping of a newspaper heiress captivated and transformed the American media.
6. 21:00
  Friday Drama—The Forbidden
  A run-down housing estate fizzes with supernatural forces. The original Candyman.(R)
7. 22:00
  News and Weather—22/03/2014
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
8. 22:15
  Moral Maze—Victimless Crime
  How do we use the law when there's a conflict between individual liberty and social norms?(R)
9. 23:00
  Brain of Britain—17/03/2014
  Russell Davies chairs the third semi-final of the nationwide general knowledge quiz.(R)
10. 23:30
  Poetry Please—Edward Thomas, Charlotte Mew, Walter de la Mare
  Roger McGough presents a selection of poems written one hundred years ago.(R)
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—23/03/2014
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  After Wonderland—Belle's Blog
  2/3Decades after Neverland, Tinkerbell the fairy is online, in panto and pining for Peter Pan
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—23/03/2014
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—23/03/2014
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—23/03/2014
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—23/03/2014
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Bells on Sunday—Mary the Virgin, Ilminster
  The bells of St Mary the Virgin, Ilminster, Somerset.
8. 05:45
  Lent Talks—Catherine Fox
  The Power and the Passion: Novelist Catherine Fox on the power of submission.(R)

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