BBC Radio 4 LW Schedule Saturday 9 August 2014

LW Schedule

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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—09/08/2014
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Book of the Week—In Montmartre, Episode 5
  5/5Picasso eventually leaves Montmartre, with Fernande, for the sedate charms of Clichy.(R)
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—09/08/2014
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—09/08/2014
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—09/08/2014
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—09/08/2014
  The latest news from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—09/08/2014
  A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Canon Stephen Shipley.
8. 05:45
  iPM—09/08/2014
  'We keep referring to them as children, but they're not'.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  News and Papers—09/08/2014
  News headlines, plus a look at the papers.
2. 06:04
  Weather—09/08/2014
  The latest weather forecast.
3. 06:07
  Open Country—The Bournville Legacy
  Felicity Evans asks how George Cadbury's vision for Bournville, Birmingham, lives on today(R)
4. 06:30
  Farming Today—Farming Today This Week: World War One
  Fight at the front or work on the land? What happened to farmers during World War One?
5. 06:57
  Weather—09/08/2014
  The latest weather forecast.
6. 07:00
  Today—09/08/2014
  Including Sports Desk, Thought for the Day and Weather.
7. 09:00
  Saturday Live—Katy Brand
  Richard Coles and Aasmah Mir are joined by writer and comedian Katy Brand.
8. 10:25
  Test Match Special—England v India: Fourth Test, Old Trafford - Day Three
  Commentary on the fourth Test between England and India, from Old Trafford.
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Afternoon
1. 12:01
  Shipping Forecast—09/08/2014
  The latest shipping forecast.
2. 12:04
  Test Match Special—England v India: Fourth Test, Old Trafford - Day Three
  Commentary on the fourth Test between England and India, from Old Trafford.
3. 17:54
  Shipping Forecast—09/08/2014
  The latest shipping forecast.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Test Match Special—England v India: Fourth Test, Old Trafford - Day Three
  Commentary on the fourth Test between England and India, from Old Trafford.
2. 19:00
  Profile—Karren Brady
  The life and times of Karren Brady, successful in business and now rising political star.
3. 19:15
  Saturday Review—My Night With Reg, Wakolda, Home Front, Kevin Eldon, The Art and Science of Exploration
  Razia Iqbal and her guests discuss the cultural highlights of the week.
4. 20:00
  Archive on 4—Riding Into Town
  Samira Ahmed considers the British relationship with the western.(R)
5. 21:00
  Classic Serial—Honoré de Balzac - Eugenie Grandet, Episode 2
  2/2Will the miserly Monsieur Grandet be able to forgive his defiant daughter?(R)
6. 22:00
  News and Weather—09/08/2014
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
7. 22:15
  Inside the Ethics Committee—Series 10, Treating Smokers
  4/4Should patients with severe lung disease be given home oxygen if they continue to smoke?(R)
8. 23:00
  Round Britain Quiz—04/08/2014
  Tom Sutcliffe chairs the last in the 2014 series of the game of cryptic connections.(R)
9. 23:30
  Poetry Postcards
  Razia Iqbal shares poetry from around the Commonwealth sent to Glasgow for the Games.(R)
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—10/08/2014
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Sussex Scandals—Emma Carew
  1/3The repercussions of a naked dance come back to haunt Lady Hamilton 32 years later.(R)
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—10/08/2014
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—10/08/2014
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—10/08/2014
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—10/08/2014
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Bells on Sunday—St Thomas, Norbury
  The bells of the Parish Church of St Thomas, Norbury in Hazel Grove, Stockport.
8. 05:45
  Profile—Karren Brady
  The life and times of Karren Brady, successful in business and now rising political star.(R)

Sunday 10 August 2014