BBC Radio 4 LW Schedule Saturday 11 May 2019

LW Schedule

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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—11/05/2019
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4
2. 00:30
  Book of the Week—The Corner Shop: Shopkeepers, the Sharmas and Modern Britain, Episode 5
  The Sharmas have tough decisions to make as the retail landscape changes into the 1990s.(R)
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—11/05/2019
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—11/05/2019
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—11/05/2019
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—11/05/2019
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—11/05/2019
  Spiritual reflection with Rev Philip Blackledge of Holy Trinity Episcopal Church, Melrose.
8. 05:45
  Curious Cases—Series 13, Jurassic Squawk
  6/6What sound did dinosaurs make?(R)
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Morning
1. 06:00
  News and Papers—11/05/2019
  The latest news headlines. Including the weather and a look at the papers.
2. 06:07
  Open Country—Stonehenge and its community
  The makers and trades people of Stonehenge, whose lives are shaped by their landscape.(R)
3. 06:30
  Farming Today—Farming Today This Week: Flowers at RHS Malvern
  Charlotte Smith visits RHS Malvern to discuss the UK flower industry.
4. 06:57
  Weather—11/05/2019
  The latest weather forecast.
5. 07:00
  Today—11/05/2019
  Including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
6. 09:00
  Saturday Live—David Harewood
  Honey sommelier Sarah Wyndham Lewis, stand up comedian Sindhu Vee and Thank You stories.
7. 10:30
  The Kitchen Cabinet—Series 24, The British Library
  Jay Rayner and his panel visit The British Library in London.
8. 10:45
  Test Match Special—England v Pakistan - 2nd ODI
  England v Pakistan - 2nd ODI
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Evening
1. 19:00
  Profile—Penny Mordaunt
  Penny Mordaunt is the UK's first female defence secretary.
2. 19:15
  Saturday Review—Death of a Salesman, The Hustle, The Virtues, Mark Haddon, David Nash
  Death of a Salesman, The Hustle, The Virtues, Mark Haddon, and David Nash in Cardiff.
3. 20:00
  Archive on 4—The New Philosophers and the Death of the Interview
  The story of how web-based polemicists bypassed old media and conquered the internet.
4. 21:00
  Ambler—Journey into Fear (Part 2)
  Eric Ambler's classic wartime thriller, about an English engineer on the run.
5. 22:00
  News and Weather—11/05/2019
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4.
6. 22:15
  Across the Red Line—Series 3, Is the mainstream media a force for good in society?
  Anne McElvoy invites Emma Tucker and Richard Seymour to explore each other's perspective.(R)
7. 23:00
  Brain of Britain—Heat 7, 2019
  The wide-ranging general knowledge quiz, chaired by Russell Davies
8. 23:30
  Poetry Please—Jean Sprackland
  Jean Sprackland joins Roger in the studio.(R)
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—12/05/2019
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4
2. 00:30
  Short Works—Cenacle
  A student in Belfast struggles to find his place in the local arts scene.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—12/05/2019
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—12/05/2019
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—12/05/2019
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—12/05/2019
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Bells on Sunday—St Martin-in-the-Fields, London
  Bells on Sunday comes from St Martin-in-the-Fields in London.
8. 05:45
  Profile—Penny Mordaunt
  Penny Mordaunt is the UK's first female defence secretary.(R)

Sunday 12 May 2019