BBC Radio 4 LW Schedule Saturday 18 April 2015

LW Schedule

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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—18/04/2015
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  The Shepherd's Life by James Rebanks—5. Spring
  5/5Lake District shepherd James Rebanks prepares for lambing season.(R)
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—18/04/2015
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—18/04/2015
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—18/04/2015
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—18/04/2015
  The latest news from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—18/04/2015
  A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with the Rev Dr Martyn Atkins.
8. 05:45
  iPM—18/04/2015
  'These are moving sands, and it's getting very interesting.'.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  News and Papers—18/04/2015
  News headlines, plus a look at the papers.
2. 06:04
  Weather—18/04/2015
  The latest weather forecast.
3. 06:07
  Open Country—Sheffield Wild at Heart
  Helen Mark discovers why adults aged 50 to 105 are feeling wild at heart in Sheffield.(R)
4. 06:30
  Farming Today—Farming Today This Week: Countryfile Farming Hero Finalist - Joan Bomford
  Charlotte Smith meets a lady who started to farm during WW2 and is still going strong.
5. 06:57
  Weather—18/04/2015
  The latest weather forecast.
6. 07:00
  Today—18/04/2015
  Including Sports Desk, Thought for the Day and Weather.
7. 09:00
  Saturday Live—Paul Merton
  The comedian, writer and presenter Paul Merton joins Aasmah Mir and Richard Coles.
8. 10:30
  World War One: The Cultural Front—Series 2, Glimpses of a Modern World
  1/3Francine Stock continues her exploration of the culture of World War I in 1915.
9. 11:00
  Campaign Sidebar—18/04/2015
  A quirky, irreverent take on the twists and turns of the election, with Hugo Rifkind.
10. 11:30
  From Our Own Correspondent—Risking Everything
  Migrants attempting to cross the Mediterranean from Libya, plus other despatches.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  News Headlines; Shipping Forecast—18/04/2015
  National and international news and the shipping forecast.
2. 12:04
  Money Box—Labour's Plans for Tax and Benefits
  Money Box talks to Ed Balls about Labour's plans for taxation, pensions and other benefits
3. 12:30
  Dead Ringers—Series 14, Episode 2
  2/5Satire meets silliness in the comedy for hard-working families up and down the country.(R)
4. 12:57
  Weather—18/04/2015
  The latest weather forecast.
5. 13:00
  News—18/04/2015
  The latest news from BBC Radio 4.
6. 13:10
  Any Questions?—Sadiq Khan, Mark Reckless, Liz Truss, Humza Yousaf
  Jonathan Dimbleby presents debate and discussion from Eltham in South London.(R)
7. 14:00
  Any Answers?—CPS, Lampedusa Migrants, Foreign Aid
  Listeners have their say on the issues discussed on Any Questions? With Anita Anand.
8. 14:30
  Drama on 4—The Raft of the Medusa
  By Simon Armitage, inspired by Derek Jarman. Preceded by Jonathan Watts on Jarman and art.
9. 15:30
  Soul Music—Hallelujah
  How an obscure track on a Leonard Cohen album became a global anthem.(R)
10. 16:00
  Woman's Hour—Weekend Woman's Hour: Carey Mulligan, Paul and Coral Jones, Noomi Rapace
  Carey Mulligan on Far from the Madding Crowd. Paul and Coral Jones. Noomi Rapace.
11. 17:00
  PM—Saturday PM
  Full coverage of the day's news.
12. 17:30
  iPM—18/04/2015
  'These are moving sands, and it's getting very interesting.'.(R)
13. 17:54
  Shipping Forecast—18/04/2015
  The latest shipping forecast.
14. 17:57
  Weather—18/04/2015
  The latest weather forecast.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—18/04/2015
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 18:15
  Loose Ends—Christopher Eccleston, Mary Wilson, Cathal Smyth, Louise Osmond, Marker Starling
  Emma Freud, Danny Wallace and guests with conversation, music and comedy.
3. 19:00
  Profile—Ronnie O'Sullivan
  Mark Coles profiles snooker legend Ronnie 'The Rocket' O'Sullivan.
4. 19:15
  Saturday Review—Carmen Disruption, Home From Home, Caryl Phillips, Sonia Delaunay
  Simon Stephens's Carmen Disruption and Home from Home, the prequal to Heimat.
5. 20:00
  Archive on 4—Who's Your Father, Referee?
  Clive Anderson searches for a golden age of respect for the football referee.
6. 21:00
  Drama on 4—Ursula Le Guin - The Left Hand of Darkness, Episode 1
  1/2Ursula Le Guin's groundbreaking novel set on an ice-age world. Adapted by Judith Adams.(R)
7. 22:00
  News and Weather—18/04/2015
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
8. 22:15
  Two Rooms—15/04/2015
  Fi Glover finds out what people really feel about society as election day looms.(R)
9. 23:00
  Brain of Britain—Semi-Final 4, 2015
  Russell Davies chairs the last semi-final of the 2015 series.(R)
10. 23:30
  The (Half) Life of Strontium
  A poetic meditation on the element uniting Nagasaki, Argyll and a mutant bounty hunter.(R)
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—19/04/2015
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Ballads of Thin Men—People Carry Roses
  3/3By Toby Litt. A teenager searches for his missing Bob Dylan record all over the village.(R)
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—19/04/2015
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—19/04/2015
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—19/04/2015
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—19/04/2015
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Bells on Sunday—19/04/2015
  The bells of St Peter's Cathedral in Adelaide, Australia.
8. 05:45
  Profile—Ronnie O'Sullivan
  Mark Coles profiles snooker legend Ronnie 'The Rocket' O'Sullivan.(R)

Sunday 19 April 2015