BBC Radio 4 LW Schedule Saturday 1 October 2016

LW Schedule

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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—01/10/2016
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Book of the Week—Another Day in the Death of America, Episode 5
  5/5Samuel Brightmon was shot aged 18. His death was counted. It just didn't count for much.(R)
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—01/10/2016
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—01/10/2016
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—01/10/2016
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—01/10/2016
  The latest news from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—01/10/2016
  A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with the Reverend Steve Chalke.
8. 05:45
  iPM—Living in Antarctica
  A listener has decided to quit his job to live and work in Antarctica.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  News and Papers—01/10/2016
  News headlines, plus a look at the papers.
2. 06:04
  Weather—01/10/2016
  The latest weather forecast.
3. 06:07
  Ramblings—Series 34, Hebden Bridge
  Clare Balding joins a family from Hebden Bridge for whom walking is a vital experience.(R)
4. 06:30
  Farming Today—Farming Today This Week: Livestock Reproduction
  Charlotte Smith visits a South Devon bull stud exporting cattle semen worldwide.
5. 06:57
  Weather—01/10/2016
  The latest weather forecast.
6. 07:00
  Today—01/10/2016
  News and current affairs. Including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
7. 09:00
  Saturday Live—Ian Wright
  Footballer and presenter Ian Wright, comedian David O'Doherty and writer India Knight.
8. 10:30
  The Kitchen Cabinet—Series 14, Windsor
  Jay Rayner and his culinary panel are in Windsor.
9. 11:00
  What Does Theresa Really Think?
  Nick Robinson examines Theresa May's political beliefs and underlying philosophy.
10. 11:30
  From Our Own Correspondent—The Last of the Founding Fathers
  Kate Adie presents reports from Israel, Syria, Hungary, Tibet and the Basque country.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  News Headlines; Shipping Forecast—01/10/2016
  National and international news and the shipping forecast.
2. 12:04
  Money Box—The energy deals which cut customers off
  Existing customers cut off from attractive energy deals.
3. 12:30
  The News Quiz—Series 91, Episode 4
  4/8Miles Jupp is joined by Susan Calman, Frankie Boyle, Baron Finkelstein and Angela Barnes.(R)
4. 12:57
  Weather—01/10/2016
  The latest weather forecast.
5. 13:00
  News—01/10/2016
  The latest news from BBC Radio 4.
6. 13:10
  Any Questions?—Kate Andrews, John Harris, Angela Rayner MP, Nadhim Zahawi MP
  Jonathan Dimbleby presents political debate from Newcastle-under-Lyme in Staffordshire.(R)
7. 14:00
  Any Answers?—Syria
  Listeners have their say on the issues discussed on Any Questions?
8. 14:30
  John Galsworthy - The Forsyte Saga—The Forsytes Returns, Episode 7
  7/7Soames fears history will repeat itself, as Fleur rushes headlong towards Jon.
9. 15:30
  Arthur Russell: Vanished into Music
  An imaginative portrait of the elusive musician Arthur Russell.(R)
10. 16:00
  Woman's Hour—Weekend Woman's Hour: The Girl on the Train, Jo Brand, Amanda Knox, Rosie Ayliffe
  Emily Blunt and author Paula Hawkins on book-turned-film The Girl on the Train.
11. 17:00
  PM—Saturday PM
  Full coverage of the day's news.
12. 17:30
  The Bottom Line—Theresanomics
  Theresa May wants a bigger role for government in business. Will it happen? Can it work?(R)
13. 17:54
  Shipping Forecast—01/10/2016
  The latest shipping forecast.
14. 17:57
  Weather—01/10/2016
  The latest weather forecast.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—Axing of benefits re-tests for chronically ill welcomed
  Charities welcome the scrapping of benefits re-tests for those with long-term conditions.
2. 18:15
  Loose Ends—Clive Anderson, Francesca Martinez, Paul Feig, Mark Ravenhill, David Essex, Mark Watson, Yann Tiersen, Skye Ross
  Clive Anderson and guests with an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy.
3. 19:00
  Profile—Fiona Hill and Nick Timothy
  Mark Coles profiles Theresa May's influential chiefs of staff.
4. 19:15
  Saturday Review—Free State of Jones, Abstract Expressionism, Transit, Crisis in Six Scenes, Villette
  Free State of Jones, Abstract Expressionism, Transit, Crisis in Six Scenes and Villette.
5. 20:00
  Archive on 4—Radio Dada
  Alexei Sayle on the cultural impact of the Dada movement, 100 years since it was founded.
6. 21:00
  Tsar—Peter the Great: the Gamblers
  Will Howard is the young Peter the Great in Mike Walker's epic chronicle of the Tsars.(R)
7. 22:00
  News and Weather—01/10/2016
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
8. 22:15
  Reporting Terror: A Dangerous Game
  Journalists debate terrorism in the news. Does the media need a new approach?(R)
9. 23:00
  Quote... Unquote—Arnold Brown, Lissa Evans, Christopher Frayling & Erica Wagner
  Nigel Rees quizzes Arnold Brown, Lissa Evans, Christopher Frayling and Erica Wagner.(R)
10. 23:30
  The Voices of...—Series 1, Annie Briggs
  An intimate portrait of the iconic but elusive English folksinger Annie Briggs.(R)
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—02/10/2016
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Food Chains—Reunited
  2/3By Edson Burton. Bandele chooses death over enslavement. But the gods do not let him go.(R)
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—02/10/2016
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—02/10/2016
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—02/10/2016
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—02/10/2016
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Bells on Sunday—St. Helen's Sefton
  Church bells from St. Helen's Sefton.
8. 05:45
  Profile—Fiona Hill and Nick Timothy
  Mark Coles profiles Theresa May's influential chiefs of staff.(R)

Sunday 2 October 2016