BBC Radio 4 LW Schedule Saturday 11 July 2015

LW Schedule

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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—11/07/2015
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Book of the Week—All Day Long, The Quiz Writer and the Potter
  5/5Joanna Biggs' portrait of Britain at work concludes with the quiz writer and the potter.(R)
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—11/07/2015
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—11/07/2015
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—11/07/2015
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—11/07/2015
  The latest news from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—11/07/2015
  A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with the Rev Elizabeth Adekunle.
8. 05:45
  iPM—11/07/2015
  Christopher Humphrys talks with his father John about living in Greece.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  News and Papers—11/07/2015
  News headlines, plus a look at the papers.
2. 06:04
  Weather—11/07/2015
  The latest weather forecast.
3. 06:07
  Open Country—Celebrating Golowan in Cornwall
  Helen Mark lights the midsummer bonfires on Bodmin Moor in Cornwall to celebrate Golowan.(R)
4. 06:30
  Farming Today—Farming Today This Week: Affordable Rural Housing
  Charlotte Smith visits a new affordable housing development in the heart of the Cotswolds.
5. 06:57
  Weather—11/07/2015
  The latest weather forecast.
6. 07:00
  Today—11/07/2015
  Morning news. Includes Yesterday in Parliament, Sports Desk, Weather, Thought for the Day.
7. 09:00
  Saturday Live—Phill Jupitus
  Aasmah Mir and Richard Coles are joined by comedian and actor Phill Jupitus.
8. 10:25
  Test Match Special—The Ashes. England v Australia. The First Test from Cardiff - Day 4
  Commentary on the fourth day of the first Test between England and Australia.
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Afternoon
1. 12:01
  Shipping Forecast—11/07/2015
  The latest shipping forecast.
2. 12:04
  Test Match Special—The Ashes. England v Australia. The First Test from Cardiff - Day 4
  Commentary on the fourth day of the first Test between England and Australia.
3. 17:40
  The Bottom Line—Newspapers - to pay or not to pay?
  How are newspapers adapting to digital technologies? Evan Davis and guests discuss.
4. 17:54
  Shipping Forecast—11/07/2015
  The latest shipping forecast.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—11/07/2015 Will Greece get a another bailout?
  Eurozone ministers deciding whether to authorise a third bailout for Greece.
2. 18:15
  Loose Ends—Danny Wallace, Sandie Shaw, Stephen Merchant, Konnie Huq, Luisa Omielan, 47SOUL, Matthew E White
  Clive Anderson, Danny Wallace and guests with a mix of conversation, music and comedy.
3. 19:00
  From Fact to Fiction—Series 18, Episode 7
  7/8Naomi Alderman's short story responds to news of a big item in the week's Budget.
4. 19:15
  Saturday Review—Dear White People, Citizen, Invisible, The Outcast, Soundscapes
  American college comedy Dear White People and Claudia Rankine's book Citizen.
5. 20:00
  Archive on 4—Destroyer of Worlds
  How Britain developed the world's first atomic bomb only to lose it to the Americans.
6. 21:00
  The Stuarts—Queen Anne: Myself Alone
  Fenella Woolgar is Queen Anne, the last Stuart monarch, in Mike Walker's epic chronicle.(R)
7. 22:00
  News and Weather—11/07/2015
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
8. 22:15
  Moral Maze—Moral Luck and the Budget
  Combative, provocative and engaging debate chaired by Michael Buerk.(R)
9. 23:00
  Counterpoint—Series 29, Heat 5, 2015
  5/13Paul Gambaccini chairs heat five in the 2015 series of the wide-ranging music quiz.(R)
10. 23:30
  The King's Muse
  Peggy Reynolds delves into the world of Henry VIII's poetry.(R)
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—12/07/2015
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Made in Bristol—Series 2, Birdsong Man
  1/3Every morning in the forest Birdsong Man fixes microphones to the trees.(R)
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—12/07/2015
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—12/07/2015
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—12/07/2015
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—12/07/2015
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Bells on Sunday—12/07/2015
  The sound of church bells from St Erme, Cornwall.
8. 05:45
  Four Thought—A Response to Terror
  Hashi Mohamed re-interprets a recent British response to terrorism.(R)

Sunday 12 July 2015