BBC Radio 4 LW Schedule Saturday 23 January 2016

LW Schedule

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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—23/01/2016
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  The Outrun by Amy Liptrot—5. Personal Geology
  5/5Amy questions why she became an alcoholic.(R)
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—23/01/2016
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—23/01/2016
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—23/01/2016
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—23/01/2016
  The latest news from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—23/01/2016
  A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with Julia Neuberger.
8. 05:45
  iPM—Sleeping with Trollope
  One listener on how audiobooks stopped their insomnia. Robin Lustig reads Your News.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  News and Papers—23/01/2016
  News headlines, plus a look at the papers.
2. 06:04
  Weather—23/01/2016
  The latest weather forecast.
3. 06:07
  Open Country—Somerset Peat: Past, Present and Future
  Helen Mark uncovers why peat makes the Somerset Levels a special place to visit.(R)
4. 06:30
  Farming Today—Farming Today This Week
  Charlotte Smith reports from the UK's biggest agricultural machinery show, Lamma.
5. 06:57
  Weather—23/01/2016
  The latest weather forecast.
6. 07:00
  Today—23/01/2016
  Morning news, with Yesterday in Parliament, Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
7. 08:15
  Test Match Special—South Africa v England: Fourth Test, Pretoria - Day 2
  Commentary on day two of the fourth Test between South Africa and England, from Pretoria.
8. 08:51
  Yesterday in Parliament—23/01/2016
  Mark D'Arcy reports from Westminster.
9. 09:00
  Test Match Special—South Africa v England: Fourth Test, Pretoria - Day 2
  Commentary on day two of the fourth Test between South Africa and England, from Pretoria.
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Afternoon
1. 12:01
  Shipping Forecast—23/01/2016
  The latest shipping forecast.
2. 12:04
  Test Match Special—South Africa v England: Fourth Test, Pretoria - Day 2
  Commentary on day two of the fourth Test between South Africa and England, from Pretoria.
3. 16:15
  Woman's Hour—Learning English to integrate; Living with less stuff; Illness and friends
  As the prime minister urges more Muslim women to learn English, does it help integration?
4. 17:00
  PM—Saturday PM
  News presented by Shaun Ley including Google tax, China expansion and punk rock.
5. 17:30
  iPM—Sleeping with Trollope
  One listener on how audiobooks stopped their insomnia. Robin Lustig reads Your News.(R)
6. 17:54
  Shipping Forecast—23/01/2016
  The latest shipping forecast.
7. 17:57
  Weather—23/01/2016
  The latest weather forecast.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—23/01/2016 More multi-national companies could pay back taxes
  Osborne hints that others could follow Google, which is paying £130 million to HMRC.
2. 18:15
  Loose Ends—Clive Anderson, Scottee, Rafe Spall, Tom Allen, Janet McTeer, Charlotte Cooper, Tindersticks, Vieux Farka Toure
  Clive Anderson and guests with an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy.
3. 19:00
  From Fact to Fiction—Series 19, Top Trumps
  Hardeep Singh Kohli pictures a future where Donald Trump flies to a private airfield.
4. 19:15
  Saturday Review—AS Byatt and Russell Kane review The Big Short, Julian Barnes, Champagne Life, 4000 Days, HG Wells on TV
  AS Byatt and Russell Kane review The Big Short, Julian Barnes, Champagne Life and HG Wells
5. 20:00
  Archive on 4—Utopias
  Michael Symmons Roberts examines the book behind one of our most influential ideas: Utopia
6. 21:00
  Drama on 4—John Steinbeck - East of Eden, Episode 3
  3/3John Steinbeck’s epic tale inspired by the story of Cain and Abel.(R)
7. 22:00
  News and Weather—23/01/2016
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
8. 22:15
  Four Thought—Reaching Out
  Charlie Howard argues that public services should find their users, not wait to be found.(R)
9. 22:30
  Three Pounds in My Pocket—Series 2, Episode 3
  3/3Early pioneers to Britain from the Indian subcontinent in conversation with their children(R)
10. 23:00
  Brain of Britain—Heat 2, 2016
  Russell Davies asks the questions in the prestigious general knowledge quiz.(R)
11. 23:30
  Poetry Please—Home
  Roger McGough presents a selection of listeners' poetry on the subject of home.(R)
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—24/01/2016
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Four Bare Legs in a Bed—Send One Up for Me
  3/3The hellish trials and tribulations Tess experiences living in bedsit land.(R)
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—24/01/2016
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—24/01/2016
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—24/01/2016
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—24/01/2016
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Bells on Sunday—24/01/2016
  Church bells from St Mary Magdalene, Mortehoe in Devon.
8. 05:45
  Four Thought—Reaching Out
  Charlie Howard argues that public services should find their users, not wait to be found.(R)

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