BBC Radio 4 LW Schedule Saturday 25 April 2015

LW Schedule

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Morning
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Evening
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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—25/04/2015
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Skyfaring: A Journey with a Pilot—Episode 5
  5/5Landing, flying blind, and coming home.(R)
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—25/04/2015
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—25/04/2015
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—25/04/2015
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—25/04/2015
  The latest news from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—25/04/2015
  A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with the Rev Dr Craig Gardiner.
8. 05:45
  iPM—25/04/2015
  'Life's too short to pretend to be somebody I'm not.'.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  News and Papers—25/04/2015
  News headlines, plus a look at the papers.
2. 06:04
  Weather—25/04/2015
  The latest weather forecast.
3. 06:07
  Open Country—The Solway Shore
  Caz Graham visits the shores of Solway Firth.(R)
4. 06:30
  Farming Today—Farming Today This Week: Countryfile Farming Hero Robert Bertram
  Charlotte Smith visits Northumberland, and a shepherd who saved his neighbour's life.
5. 06:57
  Weather—25/04/2015
  The latest weather forecast.
6. 07:00
  Today—25/04/2015
  Including Sports Desk, Thought for the Day and Weather.
7. 09:00
  Saturday Live—Conchita
  Conchita Wurst joins Aasmah Mir and Richard Coles in the studio.
8. 10:30
  World War One: The Cultural Front—Series 2, A Cubist War
  2/3Francine Stock explores a fragmented world through the prism of the art it created.
9. 11:00
  Campaign Sidebar—25/04/2015
  A quirky, irreverent take on the twists and turns of the election, with Hugo Rifkind.
10. 11:30
  From Our Own Correspondent—Sahafa BBC
  Dodging bullets to reach the Yemeni port of Aden, and other stories from around the world.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  News Headlines; Shipping Forecast—25/04/2015
  National and international news and the shipping forecast.
2. 12:04
  Money Box—UKIP's Personal Finance Plans, The Death of Cashback and Rewards?, Radical Housing Ideas.
  UKIP's personal finance plans, plus does a European ruling mean an end to cashback?
3. 12:30
  Dead Ringers—Series 14, Episode 3
  3/5Satire meets silliness in the comedy for hard-working families up and down the country.(R)
4. 12:57
  Weather—25/04/2015
  The latest weather forecast.
5. 13:00
  News—25/04/2015
  The latest news from BBC Radio 4.
6. 13:10
  Any Questions?—Lord Falconer, Dr Liam Fox, Stewart Hosie MSP, Jo Swinson
  Debate with Lord Falconer, Dr Liam Fox, Stewart Hosie MSP and Jo Swinson.(R)
7. 14:00
  Any Answers?—Libya, Lord Janner, Trident
  Listeners have their say on the issues discussed on Any Questions? With Anita Anand.
8. 14:30
  Mark McShane - Seance On A Wet Afternoon
  A medium stages a kidnap to draw attention to her psychic powers.
9. 14:45
  Test Match Special—West Indies v England: Second Test, Grenada. Day 5
  Commentary on the second Test between West Indies and England from Grenada.
10. 17:54
  Shipping Forecast—25/04/2015
  The latest shipping forecast.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Test Match Special—West Indies v England: Second Test, Grenada. Day 5
  Commentary on the second Test between West Indies and England from Grenada.
2. 23:00
  Brain of Britain—The Final, 2015
  The 2015 final of the general knowledge quiz, chaired by Russell Davies.(R)
3. 23:30
  We Real Cool: The Poetry of Gwendolyn Brooks
  A portrait of poet Gwendolyn Brooks, narrated by her daughter Nora Brooks Blakely.(R)
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—26/04/2015
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Go West—A Story to Be Told
  1/5Under post-operative anaesthetic, Jennifer judges it's time to convey a last secret.(R)
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—26/04/2015
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—26/04/2015
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—26/04/2015
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—26/04/2015
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Bells on Sunday—26/04/2015
  The bells of St Lawrence's Church in Towcester.
8. 05:45
  Profile—Aidan Turner
  Mark Coles profiles Aidan Turner, the Irish actor playing Poldark.(R)

Sunday 26 April 2015