BBC Radio 4 LW Schedule Saturday 3 January 2015

LW Schedule

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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—03/01/2015
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:15
  Comic Fringes—Series 10, Bad Fairytale by Grainne Maguire
  Comedian Grainne Maguire reads her story in front of an audience at the Edinburgh Fringe.(R)
3. 00:30
  Book of the Week—Ian Bostridge - Schubert's Winter Journey, Episode 5
  5/5Literature, religion and the hurdy-gurdy man. Ian Bostridge concludes his exploration.(R)
4. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—03/01/2015
  The latest shipping forecast.
5. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—03/01/2015
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
6. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—03/01/2015
  The latest shipping forecast.
7. 05:30
  News Briefing—03/01/2015
  The latest news from BBC Radio 4.
8. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—03/01/2015
  A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with the Rev Sharon Grenham-Toze.
9. 05:45
  iPM—03/01/2015
  'Come on mum, it's just death, just relax.' Presented by Eddie Mair and Jennifer Tracey.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  News and Papers—03/01/2015
  News headlines, plus a look at the papers.
2. 06:04
  Weather—03/01/2015
  The latest weather forecast.
3. 06:07
  Open Country—Suffolk Coast
  Helen Mark explores the landscape of the Suffolk coast.
4. 06:30
  Farming Today—Looking back at 2014 and forward to 2015
  Charlotte Smith looks back at 2014, and ahead to what 2015 might hold for farmers.
5. 06:57
  Weather—03/01/2015
  The latest weather forecast.
6. 07:00
  Today—03/01/2015
  Including Sports Desk, Thought for the Day and Weather.
7. 09:00
  Saturday Live—Marcus Wareing and Alison Hammond
  Marcus Wareing and Alison Hammond join Aasmah Mir and Richard Coles.
8. 10:30
  The Kitchen Cabinet—Series 9, St Albans
  4/7Jay Rayner hosts the culinary panel programme from St Albans.
9. 11:00
  The Forum—Lines
  How a spark of inspiration is transformed into a line on canvas or a line of verse.
10. 11:30
  From Our Own Correspondent—Everything to Play For
  Everything to play for amid the countdown to the Sri Lankan election.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  News Headlines; Shipping Forecast—03/01/2015
  National and international news and the shipping forecast.
2. 12:04
  Money Box—A nation of renters. Mortgages for older people. Payday lending capped.
  Paul Lewis with personal finance news, including mortgages for older people.
3. 12:30
  Dead Ringers—Series 13, Episode 2
  2/2The classic impression show takes a fair and reasoned look back at 2014.(R)
4. 12:57
  Weather—03/01/2015
  The latest weather forecast.
5. 13:00
  News—03/01/2015
  The latest news from BBC Radio 4.
6. 13:10
  Correspondents' Look Ahead—2015
  Mark Mardell invites BBC correspondents to discuss the major news stories to come in 2015.
7. 14:00
  Faultline Scotland
  Aasmah Mir asks if Scottish society has been split in two by the independence referendum.(R)
8. 14:30
  Drama on 4—Cocktail Sticks
  Alan Bennett's autobiographical play. With strong language.
9. 15:30
  Speak Low, Speak Weill
  Ute Lemper explores the political and musical legacy of Mack the Knife composer Kurt Weill
10. 16:00
  Woman's Hour—Jane Hawking, Women's sport, Friendship pruning, Judith Weir
  Jane Hawking and summer fashion. Presented by Jane Garvey.
11. 17:00
  PM—Saturday PM
  Full coverage of the day's news.
12. 17:30
  iPM—03/01/2015
  'Come on mum, it's just death, just relax.' Presented by Eddie Mair and Jennifer Tracey.(R)
13. 17:54
  Shipping Forecast—03/01/2015
  The latest shipping forecast.
14. 17:57
  Weather—03/01/2015
  The latest weather forecast.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—03/01/2015
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 18:15
  Loose Ends—Danny Wallace, Clare Balding, Will Self, Richard Wilson, Rebecca Front, Rob Heron and the Teapad Orchestra
  Clive Anderson and guests with an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy.
3. 19:00
  From Fact to Fiction—Series 17, The Year That I Was Wrong
  3/8Writer Rose Heiney creates a topical comedy about the failures of modern transport.
4. 19:15
  Saturday Review—Birdman; 10:04 by Ben Lerner; Golem at Young Vic; Crisis TV drama; Kentucky Route Zero computer game
  Birdman, 10:04 by Ben Lerner, Golem, TV drama Crisis, Kentucky Route Zero computer game.
5. 20:00
  Archive on 4—The Art of Filibustering
  Ann Trenneman asks whether the filibuster has reached the end of its time.
6. 21:00
  War and Peace—Episode 1
  1/10Prince Vassily and Anna battle over Count Bezukhov's Will. Stars John Hurt.(R)
7. 22:00
  News and Weather—03/01/2015
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
8. 22:15
  Four Thought—Best of Four Thought
  Kamin Mohammadi presents three of the best recent episodes of Four Thought.(R)
9. 23:00
  Brain of Britain—Heat 1, 2015
  The nationwide general knowledge quiz, chaired by Russell Davies.(R)
10. 23:30
  Found at Sea
  Andrew Greig's sequence of poems about two men who take a voyage to a remote Orkney island(R)
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—04/01/2015
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:15
  The Wood Pushers
  A close encounter with the street chess players of Washington Square park, New York.
3. 00:30
  Comic Fringes—Series 10, The Gospel According to Judas
  Irreverent story by satirist John O'Farrell. What if Judas had written the Gospels?
4. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—04/01/2015
  The latest shipping forecast.
5. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—04/01/2015
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
6. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—04/01/2015
  The latest shipping forecast.
7. 05:30
  News Briefing—04/01/2015
  News from BBC Radio 4.
8. 05:43
  Bells on Sunday—04/01/2015
  The bells from the church of St Edith in the village of Monks Kirby, near Rugby.
9. 05:45
  Four Thought—Series 4, Keeping It Personal
  79/3Paralympian Darren Harris argues for a person-centred approach in the age of big data.(R)

Sunday 4 January 2015