BBC Radio 4 LW Schedule Saturday 27 January 2018

LW Schedule

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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—27/01/2018
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Book of the Week—Reading Europe: Geert Mak's In Europe, Episode 5
  5/5It is 1999, and Geert Mak meets a cosmonaut in Moscow and reflects on Yeltsin's legacy.(R)
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—27/01/2018
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—27/01/2018
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—27/01/2018
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—27/01/2018
  The latest news from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—27/01/2018
  A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with Rabbi Jonathan Wittenberg.
8. 05:45
  iPM—Policing domestic violence
  Plus a listener's suggestion for our outside broadcast.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  News and Papers—27/01/2018
  The latest news headlines. Including the weather and a look at the papers.
2. 06:07
  Open Country—Vikings on the Isle of Lewis
  Eleanor Rosamund Barraclough explores the legacy of the vikings on the Isle of Lewis.(R)
3. 06:30
  Farming Today—Farming Today This Week: Farm diversification
  Charlotte Smith finds out about the many ways in which farmers are diversifying.
4. 06:57
  Weather—27/01/2018
  The latest weather forecast.
5. 07:00
  Today—27/01/2018
  Including Yesterday in Parliament, Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
6. 08:51
  Yesterday in Parliament—27/01/2018
  Mark D'Arcy reports from Westminster as peers debate private members bills.
7. 09:00
  Saturday Live—Jo Wood
  Jo Wood and the Inheritance Tracks of Tony Blackburn.
8. 10:30
  The Kitchen Cabinet—Series 19, New Malden
  Jay Rayner invites his panel to New Malden in south west London.
9. 11:00
  The Week in Westminster—27/01/2018
  Isabel Hardman of The Spectator looks behind the scenes at Westminster.
10. 11:30
  From Our Own Correspondent—La Lucha
  Turkey's assault on Afrin, Colombian rebels still at war and a fight over French grammar.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  News Headlines; Shipping Forecast—27/01/2018
  National and international news and the shipping forecast.
2. 12:04
  Money Box—Lord Bird on his Creditworthiness Assessment Bill
  Credit scores don't include rent - the founder of The Big Issue thinks they should.
3. 12:30
  The News Quiz—Series 95, 26/01/2018
  A satirical review of the week's news, chaired by Miles Jupp.(R)
4. 12:57
  Weather—27/01/2018
  The latest weather forecast.
5. 13:00
  News—27/01/2018
  The latest news from BBC Radio 4.
6. 13:10
  Any Questions?—Stephen Dorrell, Frances O'Grady, Gisela Stuart, Pete Waterman
  Jonathan Dimbleby presents political debate from the University of Chester's Molloy Hall.(R)
7. 14:00
  Any Answers?—Brexit and Harassment
  Have your say on the issues discussed on Any Questions?
8. 14:30
  Moll Flanders—Episode 2
  2/2Jessica Hynes plays the woman who inspired Daniel Defoe's eponymous heroine.(R)
9. 15:30
  Moving Pictures—Series 2, Men of the Docks by George Bellows
  A long, slow look at great artworks, photographed in extraordinary detail.(R)
10. 16:00
  Woman's Hour—Weekend Woman's Hour: Lesley Manville, big feet, men-only spaces
  Oscar nominated Lesley Manville. Denise Fergus, 25 years after the murder of James Bulger.
11. 17:00
  PM—Saturday PM
  Full coverage of the day's news with Caroline Wyatt.
12. 17:30
  iPM—Policing domestic violence
  Plus a listener's suggestion for our outside broadcast.(R)
13. 17:54
  Shipping Forecast—27/01/2018
  The latest shipping forecast.
14. 17:57
  Weather—27/01/2018
  The latest weather forecast.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—27/01/2018 Kabul blast kills 95+
  Taliban attack crowded area using ambulance packed with explosives
2. 18:15
  Loose Ends—Stephen Mangan, Juliet Stevenson, Arabella Weir, Luke Wright, GoGo Penguin, Poppy Ackroyd, Phil Gayle, Clive Anderson
  Clive Anderson and guests with an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy.
3. 19:00
  Profile—George Weah
  Edward Stourton profiles the football legend who has become president of Liberia.
4. 19:15
  Saturday Review—Peter Carey, Gursky, Last Flag Flying, John, Altered Carbon
  Peter Carey, Gursky at The Hayward, Last Flag Flying, John at The Dorfman, Altered Carbon.
5. 20:00
  Archive on 4—Back to Vietnam
  Julian Pettifer reflects on the Tet Offensive of 1968 as a turning point in world history.
6. 21:00
  Elif Shafak - The Bastard of Istanbul—1. The Visitor
  1/2Elif Shafak's tale of two families bound by the same horrific past.(R)
7. 22:00
  News and Weather—27/01/2018
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
8. 22:15
  Across the Red Line—Series 1, Can physical force and violence be politically justified?
  Anne McElvoy and Gabrielle Rifkind are joined by Timothy Stanley and Mark Serwotka.(R)
9. 23:00
  Round Britain Quiz—Programme 10, 2017-18
  Tom Sutcliffe chairs the ever-popular contest of lateral thinking and cryptic connections.(R)
10. 23:30
  Poetry Please—Alice Oswald
  Roger McGough is joined by Alice Oswald, who picks her favourite poems for the programme.(R)
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—28/01/2018
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Short Works—Series 1, Moderate to Poor, Occasionally Good by Eley Williams
  A continuity announcer veers drastically off course while reading The Shipping Forecast.(R)
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—28/01/2018
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—28/01/2018
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 03:00
  International Cricket—Australia v England. The 5th ODI from Perth
  Coverage of the fifth One Day International between Australia and England, from Perth.

Sunday 28 January 2018