BBC Radio 4 LW Schedule Saturday 31 December 2016

LW Schedule

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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—31/12/2016
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:15
  Shakespeare: Love Across the Racial Divide—5. Antony and Cleopatra
  5/5Yasmin Alibhai-Brown focuses on the relationship between Antony and Cleopatra.(R)
3. 00:30
  Snow by Marcus Sedgwick—5. Nature
  5/5Marcus Sedgwick concludes his meditation on the nature of snow.(R)
4. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—31/12/2016
  The latest shipping forecast.
5. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—31/12/2016
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
6. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—31/12/2016
  The latest shipping forecast.
7. 05:30
  News Briefing—31/12/2016
  The latest news from BBC Radio 4.
8. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—31/12/2016
  Spiritual reflection and prayer to start the day, with the Rev Duncan MacLaren.
9. 05:45
  iPM—The husband
  A husband explains why he cheated on his wife of 28 years.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  News and Papers—31/12/2016
  News headlines, plus a look at the papers.
2. 06:04
  Weather—31/12/2016
  The latest weather forecast.
3. 06:07
  Open Country—The Changing Face of Wind in the Willows Country
  Helen Mark explores the landscape that inspired Kenneth Grahame's The Wind in the Willows.(R)
4. 06:30
  Farming Today—Farming Today This Week: Agricultural Policy Post-Brexit
  Charlotte Smith and guests discuss what a new British Agricultural Policy might look like.
5. 06:57
  Weather—31/12/2016
  The latest weather forecast.
6. 07:00
  Today—31/12/2016
  News and current affairs. Including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
7. 09:00
  Saturday Live—Lucy Porter
  Lucy Porter joins Aasmah Mir and Kate Silverton, and Alan Carr's Inheritance Tracks.
8. 10:30
  Remembering Ronnie Corbett
  A tribute presented by Liza Tarbuck.
9. 11:00
  The Forum—The New Curators: Who Decides What's Culturally Important?
  How the idea of curation has radically changed.
10. 11:30
  From Our Own Correspondent—Cooking up 2016
  Correspondents reflect on a momentous year and what has happened in their region.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  News Headlines; Shipping Forecast—31/12/2016
  National and international news and the shipping forecast.
2. 12:04
  Money Box—The death of the single price?
  How does the trend away from a single price for a single product affect consumers?
3. 12:30
  Dead Ringers—Christmas Specials 2016, Episode 2
  2/2A look at the year that never was. What life would be like had Remain won and Trump lost?(R)
4. 12:57
  Weather—31/12/2016
  The latest weather forecast.
5. 13:00
  News—31/12/2016
  The latest news from BBC Radio 4.
6. 13:10
  Correspondents' Look Ahead—Looking Ahead to 2017
  The BBC's senior journalists forecast what is likely to happen over the coming year.(R)
7. 14:00
  Country Down Under
  How country music became a powerful form of expression for Australia’s Aboriginal peoples.(R)
8. 14:30
  Drama on 4—The Mysteries of Udolpho by Ann Radcliffe
  Hattie Naylor's version of the Gothic novel full of dark deeds and dastardly villains.
9. 15:30
  Soul Music—Auld Lang Syne
  Stories of love, loss and joy associated with Auld Lang Syne.
10. 16:00
  Woman's Hour—Andi Osho, Sofie Hagen and the Scummy Mummies help us celebrate 2016
  Andi Osho, Sofie Hagen and the Scummy Mummies help us celebrate 2016; Motherhood.
11. 17:00
  PM—Saturday PM
  Full coverage of the day's news.
12. 17:30
  iPM—The husband
  A husband explains why he cheated on his wife of 28 years.(R)
13. 17:54
  Shipping Forecast—31/12/2016
  The latest shipping forecast.
14. 17:57
  Weather—31/12/2016
  The latest weather forecast.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—31/12/2016 Ceasefire in Syria under threat
  Rebel groups say they'll resume fighting if attacks by the Syrian government continue.
2. 18:15
  Loose Ends—Dame Edna Everage, Rob Brydon, Leslie Caron, Micky Dolenz, Chris Difford, Tamsin Greig, Bridget Christie, Gregory Porter
  Clive Anderson with a sparkling array of some of the best guests from Loose Ends in 2016.
3. 19:00
  Profile—David Davis
  Chris Bowlby profiles David Davis - the man in charge of Brexit.
4. 19:15
  Saturday Review—Highlights of 2016
  Highlights of 2016, according to our panel and listeners, with a few surprises!
5. 20:00
  Archive on 4—The Bathrooms Are Coming: An Internal History of Corporate Comms
  In-house journals and industrial musicals, how firms have communicated to their workers.
6. 21:00
  David Sedaris: Death Knows No Season
  A special evening of music and stories with David Sedaris and the BBC Symphony Orchestra.
7. 22:00
  News and Weather—31/12/2016
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
8. 22:15
  FutureProofing—Intimacy
  Will intimacy survive the challenges it faces in the 21st century?(R)
9. 23:00
  Round Britain Quiz—Programme 9, 2016
  Tom Sutcliffe chairs the contest of cryptic connections.(R)
10. 23:30
  A Vision on Peckham Rye
  Levi Roots explores the story of William Blake's childhood vision of angels on Peckham Rye(R)
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Late
1. 00:01
  Midnight News—01/01/2017
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:15
  Thinking Allowed—Musicians Union - women heavy metal fans
  The Musicians Union. Also women heavy metal fans.(R)
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—01/01/2017
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—01/01/2017
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—01/01/2017
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—01/01/2017
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Bells on Sunday—St Anne's, Denton
  Church bells from St Anne's, Denton.
8. 05:45
  Profile—David Davis
  Chris Bowlby profiles David Davis - the man in charge of Brexit.(R)

Sunday 1 January 2017