BBC Radio 4 LW Schedule Saturday 31 October 2015

LW Schedule

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Evening
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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—31/10/2015
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Book of the Week—In Order to Live: A North Korean Girl's Journey to Freedom, A Place of Safety
  5/5Yeonmi Park struggles to adjust to liberty, and her sister is still missing.(R)
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—31/10/2015
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—31/10/2015
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—31/10/2015
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—31/10/2015
  The latest news from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—31/10/2015
  A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Father Tim Byron.
8. 05:45
  iPM—31/10/2015
  A childfree woman talks about her feelings of isolation.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  News and Papers—31/10/2015
  News headlines, plus a look at the papers.
2. 06:04
  Weather—31/10/2015
  The latest weather forecast.
3. 06:07
  Open Country—Big Chill in Llanthony
  Helen Mark visits Llanthony in Wales to hear how the Big Chill festival began 20 years ago(R)
4. 06:30
  Farming Today—Farming Today This Week: Genetic Modification
  David Gregory-Kumar discusses genetic modification in agriculture.
5. 06:57
  Weather—31/10/2015
  The latest weather forecast.
6. 07:00
  Today—31/10/2015
  Morning news. Includes Yesterday in Parliament, Sports Desk, Weather, Thought for the Day.
7. 08:51
  Yesterday in Parliament—31/10/2015
  Mark D'Arcy reports from Westminster.
8. 09:00
  Saturday Live—Adil Ray
  Adil Ray, star of Citizen Khan, joins Aasmah Mir and the Reverend Richard Coles.
9. 10:30
  Spanish Steps
  Clap those hands, stamp those feet! Chris Stewart goes on the trail of flamenco in Granada
10. 11:00
  The Week in Westminster—31/10/2015
  Helen Lewis of the New Statesman looks behind the scenes at Westminster.
11. 11:30
  From Our Own Correspondent—Turkey on Edge
  There is anxiety in Turkey as people to go to the polls for a second time this year.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  News Headlines; Shipping Forecast—31/10/2015
  National and international news and the shipping forecast.
2. 12:04
  Money Box—Pay day loan redress, Insurance premium tax
  A look at the payday loan redress, insurance premium tax and foreign payment troubles.
3. 12:30
  The News Quiz—Series 88, Episode 7
  7/8Satirical review of the week's news, chaired by Miles Jupp.(R)
4. 12:57
  Weather—31/10/2015
  The latest weather forecast.
5. 13:00
  News—31/10/2015
  The latest news from BBC Radio 4.
6. 13:10
  Any Questions?—Suzanne Evans, Lord Heseltine, Tristram Hunt MP, Zoe Williams
  Jonathan Dimbleby presents political debate from Shipston-on-Stour in the Cotswolds.(R)
7. 14:00
  Any Answers?—Population, Syria, Tax credits
  Have your say on the issues discussed on Any Questions? Presented by Anita Anand.
8. 14:30
  Drama on 4—Unmade Movies, Hitchcock's The Blind Man
  Alfred Hitchcock and Ernest Lehman’s unproduced follow-up script to North by Northwest.
9. 16:00
  Woman's Hour—Weekend Woman's Hour: Erica Jong, Joanna Trollope, Leaving care
  Presented by Jane Garvey. Erica Jong, Joanna Trollope, and leaving the care system.
10. 17:00
  PM—Saturday PM
  Full coverage of the day's news.
11. 17:30
  The Bottom Line—Financial Engineering
  Can clever maths create value from nothing? Evan Davis and guests look at modern finance.(R)
12. 17:54
  Shipping Forecast—31/10/2015
  The latest shipping forecast.
13. 17:57
  Weather—31/10/2015
  The latest weather forecast.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—31/10/2015 220 people killed as Russian plane crashes in Egypt: IS claim of responsibility dismissed by Russia
  BMA criticises plan to charge foreigners for emergency treatment. NZ win Rugby World Cup
2. 18:15
  Loose Ends—Clive Anderson, Nikki Bedi, Richard Eyre, Andy Hamilton, Penny Arcade, Stephen Tompkinson, Khruangbin, Father John Misty
  Clive Anderson and guests with an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy.
3. 19:00
  Profile—Baroness Tina Stowell
  Edward Stourton profiles the leader of the House of Lords Baroness Tina Stowell.
4. 19:15
  Saturday Review—Taxi Tehran, The Dresser, Cumberland Gallery, Slade House, Moderate Soprano
  Including a look at Jafar Panahi's Golden Bear-winning film Taxi Tehran.
5. 20:00
  Archive on 4—The Time Machine
  Comedian Doc Brown activates the flux capacitor back to the world of 21 January 1981.
6. 21:00
  The Penny Dreadfuls—The Odyssey
  Comedy trio Penny Dreadfuls transport us to ancient Greece. Robert Webb stars as Odysseus(R)
7. 22:00
  Drama on 4—Fright Night - The Stone Tape
  In 1979, a team of scientists begin to investigate some strange phenomena.
8. 23:00
  Koji Suzuki - Ring
  A British journalist living in Tokyo investigates the mysterious deaths of four teenagers.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—01/11/2015
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Feminine Mystiques—What to Expect
  2/3By Aminatta Forna. Surreal and funny story in which a woman rebels against expectations.(R)
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—01/11/2015
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—01/11/2015
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—01/11/2015
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—01/11/2015
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Bells on Sunday—01/11/2015
  Church bells from St Michael's, Angersleigh, in Somerset.
8. 05:45
  Test Match Special—Pakistan v England: Third Test, Sharjah - Day 1
  Commentary on the first day of the third Test between Pakistan and England, from Sharjah.

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