BBC Radio 4 LW Schedule Saturday 24 January 2015

LW Schedule

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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—24/01/2015
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Book of the Week—Epilogue: A Memoir, Ambrosia
  5/5Jamie Parker reads Will Boast's moving account of loss and coming to terms with the past.(R)
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—24/01/2015
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—24/01/2015
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—24/01/2015
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—24/01/2015
  The latest news from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—24/01/2015
  A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with Ed Kessler from the Woolf Institute.
8. 05:45
  iPM—24/01/2015
  'We all took this money, we all partied.' John Humphrys on living in a debt-ridden country
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Morning
1. 06:00
  News and Papers—24/01/2015
  News headlines, plus a look at the papers.
2. 06:04
  Weather—24/01/2015
  The latest weather forecast.
3. 06:07
  Open Country—Churchill's Chartwell in Kent
  Helen Mark explores Sir Winston Churchill's family home of Chartwell in Kent.(R)
4. 06:30
  Farming Today—Farming Today This Week: Agricultural Machinery
  Charlotte Smith visits Lamma, the UK's largest agricultural machinery show.
5. 06:57
  Weather—24/01/2015
  The latest weather forecast.
6. 07:00
  Today—24/01/2015
  Including Yesterday in Parliament, Sports Desk, Thought for the Day and Weather.
7. 08:51
  Yesterday in Parliament—24/01/2015
  Susan Hulme with the latest news from Westminster and beyond.
8. 09:00
  Saturday Live—George Clarke
  Architect and TV presenter George Clarke joins Aasmah Mir and Richard Coles.
9. 10:30
  The Kitchen Cabinet—Series 9, York
  7/7Jay Rayner hosts the culinary panel programme from York.
10. 11:00
  The Week in Westminster—24/01/2015
  Isabel Hardman of the Spectator looks behind the scenes at Westminster.
11. 11:30
  From Our Own Correspondent—The Revolt Against Austerity
  Athens, Davos, Blantyre, Auschwitz and Grytviken - correspondents tell their stories.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  News Headlines; Shipping Forecast—24/01/2015
  National and international news and the shipping forecast.
2. 12:04
  Money Box—Is Citizens Advice ready for the pensions revolution? Cash savings and Lloyds bonds
  Is Citizens Advice ready for the pensions revolution? Currency jitters and Lloyds bonds.
3. 12:30
  The Now Show—Series 45, Episode 3
  3/6Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis present a comic take on the week's news.(R)
4. 12:57
  Weather—24/01/2015
  The latest weather forecast.
5. 13:00
  News—24/01/2015
  The latest news from BBC Radio 4.
6. 13:10
  Any Questions?—Bea Campbell, Peter Hain MP, Owen Paterson MP, Steve Webb MP
  Jonathan Dimbleby with Bea Campbell, Peter Hain MP, Owen Paterson MP and Steve Webb MP.(R)
7. 14:00
  Any Answers?—Leaders' Debates, Devolution, Wealth, Dairy
  Listeners' responses to this week's Any Questions?
8. 14:30
  Drama on 4—The Song of Hiawatha
  Drama of Longfellow's epic poem of Native American mythology concerning life and nature.
9. 15:30
  The True Story of Abner Jay
  Laura Barton pieces together the true story of Abner Jay, a most unusual musical talent.(R)
10. 16:00
  Woman's Hour—Weekend Woman's Hour: Secret Eating; Democracy Day
  Secret eating - when does it become a problem? Women and democracy. Coming-of-age films.
11. 17:00
  PM—Saturday PM
  Full coverage of the day's news.
12. 17:30
  iPM—24/01/2015
  'We all took this money, we all partied.' John Humphrys on living in a debt-ridden country(R)
13. 17:54
  Shipping Forecast—24/01/2015
  The latest shipping forecast.
14. 17:57
  Weather—24/01/2015
  The latest weather forecast.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—24/01/2015
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 18:15
  Loose Ends—Nikki Bedi, Tom Conti, Simon Nicol, Sue Webster, Bidisha, Fairport Convention and Rhiannon Giddens
  Clive Anderson and guests with an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy.
3. 19:00
  From Fact to Fiction—Series 17, My Turn for Lunch
  6/8Ex-Private Eye contributor Barry Fantoni creates a fictional response to the week's news.
4. 19:15
  Saturday Review—Oppenheimer, A Most Violent Year, Fortitude, Rubens, Sandip Roy
  RSC's Oppenheimer, Dont Let Him Know, A Most Violent Year and Rubens and His Legacy.
5. 20:00
  Can You Spot the Hidden Message?
  How did subliminal advertising begin, and does it work? David Aaronovitch investigates.(R)
6. 20:30
  The Infinite Monkey Cage—Series 11, Deception
  Brian Cox and Robin Ince tackle the science of deception.(R)
7. 21:00
  War and Peace—Episode 4
  4/10After Lise's death, Pierre tries to console a broken Andrei. John Hurt stars.(R)
8. 22:00
  News and Weather—24/01/2015
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
9. 22:15
  Unreliable Evidence—Human Rights at the Crossroads?
  Clive Anderson asks what difference a new Bill of Rights would make to UK citizens.(R)
10. 23:00
  Brain of Britain—19/01/2015
  Russell Davies chairs another heat of the general knowledge quiz.(R)
11. 23:30
  Poetry Please—Poems to Make You Laugh
  Roger McGough presents poetry to make you laugh.(R)
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—25/01/2015
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  The Showman's Parson: Tales from the Memoirs of the Rev Thomas Horne—The Mummer
  3/3Rev Thomas Horne tells the tale of a terrible fire in a travelling theatre in Rotherham.(R)
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—25/01/2015
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—25/01/2015
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—25/01/2015
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—25/01/2015
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Bells on Sunday—25/01/2015
  The bells of St Nicholas's Church in Leeds, Kent.
8. 05:45
  David Baddiel Tries to Understand—Derivatives
  David Baddiel explores derivatives. What are they and how do they work?(R)

Sunday 25 January 2015