BBC Radio 4 LW Schedule Saturday 7 March 2015

LW Schedule

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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—07/03/2015
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Book of the Week—Anna Lyndsey - Girl in the Dark, Relapse
  5/5Anna Lyndsey's account of finding light in the darkness after illness changed her life.(R)
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—07/03/2015
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—07/03/2015
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—07/03/2015
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—07/03/2015
  The latest news from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—07/03/2015
  A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with the Rev Preb Edward Mason.
8. 05:45
  iPM—07/03/2015
  iPM explores what happens when a lorry driver blacks out on the road.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  News and Papers—07/03/2015
  News headlines, plus a look at the papers.
2. 06:04
  Weather—07/03/2015
  The latest weather forecast.
3. 06:07
  Ramblings—Series 29, Cardiac Walkers
  Clare Balding walks with a group of retired medics who have all suffered a 'cardiac event'(R)
4. 06:30
  Farming Today—Farming Today This Week: Pests and Predators
  Charlotte Smith goes to a south Gloucestershire farm to talk pests and predators.
5. 06:57
  Weather—07/03/2015
  The latest weather forecast.
6. 07:00
  Today—07/03/2015
  Including Yesterday in Parliament, Sports Desk, Thought for the Day and Weather.
7. 08:51
  Yesterday in Parliament—07/03/2015
  Susan Hulme with the latest news from Westminster and beyond.
8. 09:00
  Saturday Live—Kirstie Allsopp
  TV presenter Kirstie Allsopp joins Richard Coles and Aasmah Mir.
9. 10:30
  Ben Ainslie's Big Gamble
  Can sailor Sir Ben Ainslie lead the first British team to win the America's Cup?
10. 11:00
  The Week in Westminster—07/03/2015
  George Parker of the Financial Times looks behind the scenes at Westminster.
11. 11:30
  From Our Own Correspondent—The Death of Gypsy Music
  The music that was once the heartbeat of central and eastern Europe may soon be gone.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  News Headlines; Shipping Forecast—07/03/2015
  National and international news and the shipping forecast.
2. 12:04
  Money Box—Charity Donation Websites, Pension Liberation Tax Demands, Smart Meters, Transferring Child Trust Funds.
  Paul Lewis looks at charity donation websites and pension liberation tax demands.
3. 12:30
  The News Quiz—Series 86, Episode 3
  3/7Sandi Toksvig and Jeremy Hardy are joined by Susan Calman, Camilla Long and Bob Mills.(R)
4. 12:57
  Weather—07/03/2015
  The latest weather forecast.
5. 13:00
  News—07/03/2015
  The latest news from BBC Radio 4.
6. 13:10
  Any Questions?—Sal Brinton, Chris Bryant MP, Mark Harper MP, Elfyn Llwyd MP
  Debate from Monmouth with Sal Brinton, Chris Bryant MP, Mark Harper MP and Elfyn Llwyd MP.(R)
7. 14:00
  Any Answers?—Reporting Suspected Child Abuse, Election Debates on TV, Social Care v Health Care
  Listeners' responses to this week's Any Questions?
8. 14:30
  Drama on 4—Unmade Movies, Harold Pinter's The Dreaming Child
  Pinter's screenplay based on Karen Blixen's intriguing 19thC story of love and loss.
9. 16:00
  Woman's Hour—Weekend Woman's Hour: Live from the Women of the World Festival
  Your ideal pants, women in science, Sabrina Mahfouz, Call the Midwife and Feminista Jones.
10. 17:00
  PM—Saturday PM
  Full coverage of the day's news.
11. 17:30
  The Bottom Line—Whatever Happened To?
  Sock Shop, Golden Wonder and Lehman Brothers: big names that faded but have not vanished.(R)
12. 17:54
  Shipping Forecast—07/03/2015
  The latest shipping forecast.
13. 17:57
  Weather—07/03/2015
  The latest weather forecast.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—07/03/2015
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 18:15
  Loose Ends—Arthur Smith, David Mitchell, Arlene Phillips, Sandi Toksvig, Yasmin Evans, John Shuttleworth, Spoek Mathambo, Fantasma
  Clive Anderson and guests with a special Comic Relief edition of Loose Ends.
3. 19:00
  Profile—Qassem Suleimani
  Iranian General Qassem Suleimani, possibly the most powerful operative in the Middle East.
4. 19:15
  Saturday Review—Still Alice, Game, Nurse, David Vann, Forensics
  Oscar-winning Still Alice, Mike Bartlett's Game, Nurse, David Vann, Forensics exhibition.
5. 20:00
  Archive on 4—A Brief History of Anger
  American satirist Joe Queenan presents spats, tantrums and explosions from the archive.
6. 21:00
  War and Peace—Episode 10
  10/10Pierre recalls his time in prison, Kutuzov reluctantly leads the Battle of Tarutino.(R)
7. 22:00
  News and Weather—07/03/2015
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
8. 22:15
  Moral Maze—The Morality of the Imagination
  Combative, provocative and engaging debate chaired by Michael Buerk.(R)
9. 23:00
  Brain of Britain—Heat 10, 2015
  Russell Davies chairs the tenth heat of the nationwide general knowledge quiz.(R)
10. 23:30
  Poetry Please—Journeys
  Roger McGough presents listeners' requests for poetry about journeys.(R)
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—08/03/2015
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Annika Strandhed—Series 1, An Echo
  3/3A body is found in a metro carriage, but Annika's judgment is clouded by personal matters.(R)
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—08/03/2015
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—08/03/2015
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—08/03/2015
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—08/03/2015
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Bells on Sunday—08/03/2015
  The bells of the Church of St Mary the Virgin, Hanbury, Worcestershire.
8. 05:45
  Lent Talks—Kate Saunders
  Novelist and actor Kate Saunders reflects on the Passion story.(R)

Sunday 8 March 2015