BBC Radio 4 LW Schedule Saturday 24 August 2019

LW Schedule

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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—24/08/2019
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4
2. 00:30
  Coventry, by Rachel Cusk—Lions on Leashes
  Extracts from Rachel Cusk's new collection of witty and clear-sighted essays.(R)
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—24/08/2019
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—24/08/2019
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—24/08/2019
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—24/08/2019
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—24/08/2019
  A spiritual comment and prayer to start the day with Dr Marika Rose.
8. 05:45
  Four Thought—Preserving the Home Visit
  Dr Mark Williams believes we need to preserve the traditional GP home visit.(R)
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Morning
1. 06:00
  News and Papers—24/08/2019
  The latest news headlines. Including the weather and a look at the papers.
2. 06:07
  Open Country—The Centre of the Earth
  Helen Mark journeys to The Centre of the Earth, a hidden nature reserve in Birmingham.(R)
3. 06:30
  Farming Today—Farming goes 'Back to the Future'
  Sybil Ruscoe is on a mixed farm in Somerset.
4. 06:57
  Weather—24/08/2019
  The latest weather forecast.
5. 07:00
  Today—24/08/2019
  Including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
6. 09:00
  Saturday Live—PP Arnold, John Eliot Gardiner
  Singer PP Arnold, artist Mackenzie Thorpe, poet Charly Cox and the Reverend Peter Allen.
7. 10:30
  Test Match Special—The Ashes: England v Australia. Third Test, Headingley
  The Ashes: England v Australia. Commentary on the third Test, from Headingley.
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Evening
1. 19:30
  Saturday Review—Almodovar's Pain and Glory, Robert Icke's The Doctor, Brassic, Peter Pomerantsev
  Almodovar's Pain and Glory, Robert Icke's The Doctor, Brassic, Peter Pomerantsev.
2. 20:00
  Archive on 4—Losing My Voice
  Jan Ravens explores the fate of impressionists when their signature character retires.
3. 21:00
  Marcel Proust's In Search of Lost Time—Episode 3
  3/10After moving to Paris with his family, young Marcel falls in love for the first time.
4. 22:00
  News and Weather—24/08/2019
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4.
5. 22:15
  Unreliable Evidence—Anti-Social Behaviour
  Clive Anderson and guests ask whether laws to tackle anti-social behaviour are working.(R)
6. 23:00
  The 3rd Degree—Series 9, University of Brighton
  5/6Students from the University of Brighton take on their professors in the upbeat quiz.(R)
7. 23:30
  Poems for Idle Workers
  A series of small poems by Holly Pester, set in the brief pauses of work-breaks.(R)
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—25/08/2019
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4
2. 00:30
  Short Works—In The Mountains by Amanthi Harris
  Anya seeks escape in a Spanish village.(R)
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—25/08/2019
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—25/08/2019
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—25/08/2019
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—25/08/2019
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Bells on Sunday—St Andrew’s Church, Hurstbourne Priors in Hampshire
  Bells on Sunday comes from St Andrew’s Church, Hurstbourne Priors in Hampshire
8. 05:45
  Four Thought—Play the game, lads
  Ewan Flynn argues that grassroots football is more than just a game on a Sunday afternoon.(R)

Sunday 25 August 2019