BBC Radio 4 LW Schedule Saturday 16 January 2016

LW Schedule

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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—16/01/2016
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Book of the Week—The Vanishing Man, Episode 5
  5/5The Velasquez portrait, still in the possession of the Snare family, returns to Reading.(R)
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—16/01/2016
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—16/01/2016
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—16/01/2016
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—16/01/2016
  The latest news from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—16/01/2016
  A short reflection and prayer with Padraig O Tuama.
8. 05:45
  iPM—I Heart Podcasting
  Why some listeners love podcasting, and a step by step guide on how to get started.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  News and Papers—16/01/2016
  News headlines, plus a look at the papers.
2. 06:04
  Weather—16/01/2016
  The latest weather forecast.
3. 06:07
  Open Country—Yorkshire in the Dark
  Yorkshire looks different in the dark. Helen Mark looks into the heavens and underground.(R)
4. 06:30
  Farming Today—Direct selling
  Charlotte Smith looks at how farmers are selling their produce directly to the consumer.
5. 06:57
  Weather—16/01/2016
  The latest weather forecast.
6. 07:00
  Today—16/01/2016
  Morning news and current affairs.
7. 07:45
  Test Match Special—South Africa v England: Third Test, Johannesburg - Day 3
  Commentary on the third day of the third Test between South Africa and England.
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Afternoon
1. 12:01
  Shipping Forecast—16/01/2016
  The latest shipping forecast.
2. 12:04
  Test Match Special—South Africa v England: Third Test, Johannesburg - Day 3
  Commentary on the third day of the third Test between South Africa and England.
3. 16:15
  Woman's Hour—Tracey Ullman, Shami Chakrabarti
  Tracey Ullman on her new sketch show. How we learn to eat. A cycle courier's story.
4. 17:00
  PM—Saturday PM
  Full coverage of the day's news.
5. 17:30
  iPM—I Heart Podcasting
  Why some listeners love podcasting, and a step by step guide on how to get started.(R)
6. 17:54
  Shipping Forecast—16/01/2016
  The latest shipping forecast.
7. 17:57
  Weather—16/01/2016
  The latest weather forecast.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—16/01/2016 Iran deal due to be announced
  Iran and the United States have begun trading prisoners.
2. 18:15
  Loose Ends—Clive Anderson, Arthur Smith, Frank Skinner, Peter Richardson, Isy Suttie, Phoebe Waller-Bridge, The Milk, Reverieme
  Clive Anderson and guests with an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy.
3. 19:00
  From Fact to Fiction—Series 19, Changes
  By Graham White. Two kids learn about their parents' moments of Bowie-style rebellion.
4. 19:15
  Saturday Review—The Revenant, Annie Leibovitz, Nicholas Searle, The Rack Pack, Give Me Your Love
  Including a look at Oscar contender The Revenant and the Annie Leibovitz exhibition.
5. 20:00
  Archive on 4—The Stranger in the Mirror
  Does the history of our ideas about autism reveal more about ourselves than about autism?
6. 21:00
  Drama on 4—John Steinbeck - East of Eden, Episode 2
  2/3John Steinbeck’s epic tale inspired by the story of Cain and Abel.(R)
7. 22:00
  News and Weather—16/01/2016
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
8. 22:15
  Four Thought—Positively Medieval
  Lucy Allen argues that medieval society had a conflicted attitude towards women.(R)
9. 22:30
  Three Pounds in My Pocket—Series 2, Episode 2
  2/3Kavita Puri looks at the turbulent years from 1976 to 1981 for South Asians in Britain.(R)
10. 23:00
  Brain of Britain—Heat 1, 2016
  The nationwide general knowledge quiz, chaired by Russell Davies.(R)
11. 23:30
  Edinburgh at the Year's Midnight: A Winter Journey in Poetry through Scotland's Capital City
  A winter journey in poetry, sound and music through Scotland's capital by Stewart Conn.(R)
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—17/01/2016
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Four Bare Legs in a Bed—An Interesting Condition
  2/3Fear and loathing in an antenatal class. Read by Rosie Cavaliero.(R)
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—17/01/2016
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—17/01/2016
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—17/01/2016
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—17/01/2016
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Bells on Sunday—17/01/2016
  Bells from St Leonard's Church, Hythe in Kent.
8. 05:45
  Four Thought—Positively Medieval
  Lucy Allen argues that medieval society had a conflicted attitude towards women.(R)

Sunday 17 January 2016