BBC Radio 4 LW Schedule Saturday 26 January 2019

LW Schedule

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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—26/01/2019
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Book of the Week—Maid, Episode 5
  5/5Stephanie Land’s first-hand account of working as a low wage cleaner in today's America.(R)
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—26/01/2019
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—26/01/2019
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—26/01/2019
  The latest shipping forecast
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—26/01/2019
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—26/01/2019
  A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with Rabbi Alex Chapper.
8. 05:45
  iPM—Extreme hobbies
  26 marathons and weekly protests in a badger outfit. [email protected]
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Morning
1. 06:00
  News and Papers—26/01/2019
  The latest news headlines. Including the weather and a look at the papers.
2. 06:07
  Open Country—Journey into Space, in Sutherland
  Ian Marchant visits a boggy Highland wilderness that could be the UK's first spaceport.
3. 06:30
  Farming Today—Agricultural Technology
  From robot pickers to precision pest control, the future of farming is high-tech.
4. 06:57
  Weather—26/01/2019
  The latest weather forecast.
5. 07:00
  Today—26/01/2019
  News headlines and sport.
6. 09:00
  Saturday Live—Brenda Blethyn, Mo Gawdat and James Haskell's Inheritance Tracks
  Deborah Gould on her love for skydiving, and Harry Bibring on the Kindertransport.
7. 10:30
  The Kitchen Cabinet—Series 23, Colchester
  Jay Rayner hosts the culinary panel programme from Colchester.
8. 11:00
  The Week in Westminster—26/01/2019
  Anushka Asthana of The Guardian looks behind the scenes at Westminster.
9. 11:30
  From Our Own Correspondent—Smiling through the fear
  Queues for food and fuel return to Zimbabwe and so do violent crackdowns on protesters
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  News Headlines; Shipping Forecast—26/01/2019
  The latest national and international news headlines, followed by the shipping forecast.
2. 12:04
  Money Box—What makes an investment too good to be true?
  What warning signs should make you wary about an investment?
3. 12:30
  The News Quiz—Series 98, Episode 5
  Hugo Rifkind, Neil Delamere, Jen Brister and Nish Kumar join Miles Jupp.(R)
4. 12:57
  Weather—26/01/2019
  The latest weather forecast.
5. 13:00
  News—26/01/2019
  The latest news from BBC Radio 4.
6. 13:10
  Any Questions?—Prof Sue Black, Anneliese Dodds MP, Sir Rocco Forte, David Gauke MP
  Jonathan Dimbleby presents topical debate from The Exchange in Twickenham.(R)
7. 14:00
  Any Answers?—Brexit, Sex Offenders and Universities
  Have your say on the issues discussed on Any Questions?
8. 14:30
  Drama on 4—The Bottle Factory Outing
  Diane Morgan and Maxine Peake celebrate and perform Beryl Bainbridge's darkly comic novel.
9. 15:15
  One to One—Lynne Truss on travel: Is it worth it?
  Lynne Truss asks why travel can both delight and disappoint with travel writer Geoff Dyer(R)
10. 15:30
  Mamma M.I.A.: Influence of an Icon
  Comedian Jack Rooke profiles his idol, Sri Lankan-British rapper M.I.A.(R)
11. 16:00
  Woman's Hour—Lorraine Kelly, the Pelvic Floor Challenge, Women proposing
  ITV's Lorraine Kelly. The importance of pelvic floor exercises. Women proposing marriage.
12. 17:00
  PM—26/01/2019
  Full coverage of the day's news.
13. 17:30
  iPM—Extreme hobbies
  26 marathons and weekly protests in a badger outfit. [email protected](R)
14. 17:54
  Shipping Forecast—26/01/2019
  The latest shipping forecast.
15. 17:57
  Weather—26/01/2019
  The latest weather forecast.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—26/01/2019 US hail Taliban talks
  US diplomats say progress has been made to end war in Afghanistan.
2. 18:15
  Loose Ends—Ade Adepitan, Natalie Ibu, Kieran Hodgson, Jonathan Bailey, Eddi Reader, Ché Lingo, Arthur Smith, Clive Anderson
  Clive Anderson and guests with an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy.
3. 19:00
  Profile—Nick Boles
  Becky Milligan profiles Conservative MP Nick Boles.
4. 19:15
  Saturday Review—When We Have Sufficiently Tortured Each Other, Kafka's Last Trial, Bonnard, Destroyer
  When We Have Sufficiently Tortured Each Other, Kafka's Last Trial, Bonnard, Destroyer
5. 20:00
  Archive on 4—Powers of Persuasion: How Britain Learned to Sell
  Wayne Hemingway charts 100 years of British advertising examining how we learned to sell.
6. 21:00
  Drama on 4—Stardust by Ray Connolly
  Story charting the rise and fall of pop musician Jim Maclaine. Based on the 1974 film.(R)
7. 22:00
  News and Weather—26/01/2019
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4
8. 22:15
  We Need to Talk About Death—Series 3, Death Unexplained
  Why is a sudden, yet not unexpected, death of someone old or ill, referred to a coroner?
9. 23:00
  Round Britain Quiz—Programme 4, 2019
  Tom Sutcliffe chairs radio's most fiendish quiz(R)
10. 23:30
  A Dream Vision for Our Times
  Writer Henry Eliot explores Geoffrey Chaucer’s surreal Dream Vision poems.(R)
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—27/01/2019
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Short Works—Big House by Louise Hegarty
  An insurance company employee investigates a suspected arson at a stately home.(R)
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—27/01/2019
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—27/01/2019
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—27/01/2019
  The latest shipping forecast
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—27/01/2019
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4
7. 05:43
  Bells on Sunday—Winchester Cathedral
  Bells on Sunday from Winchester Cathedral
8. 05:45
  Profile—Nick Boles
  Becky Milligan profiles Conservative MP Nick Boles.(R)

Sunday 27 January 2019