BBC Radio 4 LW Schedule Saturday 26 August 2023

LW Schedule

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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—26/08/2023
  The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  What We Fear Most: Reflections on a Life in Forensic Psychiatry by Dr Ben Cave—Book of the Week: Episode 5 - In praise of nurses
  5/5Dr Ben Cave recalls one nurse's bravery, and he reaches a turning point in his career.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—26/08/2023
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—World Service
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—26/08/2023
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—26/08/2023
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—26/08/2023
  A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Shaunaka Rishi Das
8. 05:45
  Witness History—The Chile Coup
  In September 1973 General Pinochet launched a coup in Chile. Ariel Dorfman was there.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  News and Papers—26/08/2023
  The latest news headlines. Including the weather and a look at the papers.
2. 06:07
  Open Country—Highlands with Horses
  Mary-Ann Ochota joins a group of walkers, riders and horses in the Scottish Highlands.
3. 06:30
  Farming Today—26/08/23 Farming Today This Week: The Countryside Code; sheep embryo exports; salads; bird species returns to Northern Ireland
  The Countryside Code has been around for 70 years - how can it be better followed?
4. 06:57
  Weather—26/08/2023
  The latest weather reports and forecast
5. 07:00
  Today—26/08/2023
  Including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
6. 09:00
  Saturday Live—Rory Cellan-Jones, Amanda Hone, Sam Talo (aka El Sam), Rose Matafeo, Bethany Handley...in nature
  Radio 4's Saturday morning show brings you extraordinary stories and remarkable people.
7. 10:00
  You're Dead to Me—Leonardo da Vinci (Live)
  Comedian Dara Ó Briain joins Greg Jenner to learn about Leonardo da Vinci.
8. 11:00
  The Kitchen Cabinet—Series 41, Tunbridge Wells
  5/14Jay Rayner hosts a culinary panel show packed full of tasty titbits.
9. 11:30
  From Our Own Correspondent—Drug cartel violence spreads through Ecuador
  Ecuador was once a peaceful country in a dangerous region, but not any more.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  Shipping Forecast—26/08/2023
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
2. 12:04
  Money Box—Surviving to Thriving? The High Street
  How one high street is trying to thrive, despite the cost of living rising.
3. 12:30
  Too Long; Didn't Read—Catherine Bohart: TL;DR
  No time for news? Catherine Bohart presents a topical show that goes beyond the headlines
4. 12:57
  Weather—26/08/2023
  The latest weather forecast
5. 13:00
  News and Weather—26/08/2023
  The latest national and international news and weather reports from BBC Radio 4
6. 13:10
  Any Questions?—Stephen Flynn MP, Rachael Hamilton MSP, Daniel Johnson MSP, Alex Salmond
  Alex Forsyth presents political discussion from Peterhead Theatre in Aberdeenshire.
7. 14:00
  Any Answers?—26/08/2023
  Call Any Answers? to have your say on the big issues in the news this week
8. 14:45
  The Museums That Make Us—The Ashmolean Museum, Oxford
  Neil MacGregor tours Britain's museums to explore how the past tells us who we want to be.
9. 15:00
  Hardy's Women—Tess of the D'Urbervilles, Episode 3
  3/3Dramatisation of Hardy's novel about beautiful, poor, virtuous Tess Durbeyfield.
10. 16:00
  Woman's Hour—Listener Week: Psychedelics, Strongwomen, Kleptomania, Living funerals, Being a refugee, Women in heavy metal
  A selection of the best content inspired by our listeners for Listener Week.
11. 17:00
  PM—26/08/2023
  Full coverage of the day's news
12. 17:30
  All Consuming—Cameras
  Charlotte Stavrou and Amit Katwala zoom into our changing relationship with cameras.
13. 17:54
  Shipping Forecast—26/08/2023
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
14. 17:57
  Weather—26/08/2023
  The latest weather forecast
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—26/08/2023 The former Culture Secretary, Nadine Dorries, has resigned as the Conservative MP for Mid Bedfordshire
  The former Culture Secretary, Nadine Dorries, has resigned as an MP
2. 18:15
  Loose Ends—Eddi Reader, Sumayya Usmani, Kieran Hodgson, Ben Hart, Rachel Sermanni, Robin Ashcroft, Michelle McManus, Clive Anderson
  Clive Anderson and guests with an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy.
3. 19:00
  Reith Revisited—Series 1, Grayson Perry on Nikolaus Pevsner
  4/5Sarah Montague and Grayson Perry discuss Nikolaus Pevsner's lectures on 'English Art'.
4. 19:15
  This Cultural Life—Melvyn Bragg
  Writer and broadcaster Melvyn Bragg reveals his formative creative influences.
5. 20:00
  Archive on 4—The Holy Blood
  The unexpected origins of a global conspiracy theory... in the vaults of the BBC.
6. 21:00
  GF Newman's The Corrupted—Series 5, Episode 9
  9/10There is a suggestion that Tony Wednesday might be corrupt and in the pay of Sir Joseph.
7. 21:45
  Short Works—Madwoman's Milk by Louise Kennedy
  From the award-winning author of Trespasses, a new story set on Ireland's northwest coast.
8. 22:00
  News—26/08/2023
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4
9. 22:15
  Screenshot—Brits Abroad
  Ellen and Mark explore Brits abroad in the movies, from Carry On Abroad to Morvern Callar.
10. 23:00
  Brain of Britain—Heat 2, 2023
  The nationwide general knowledge contest chaired by Russell Davies.
11. 23:30
  Yeti—9. Into the Yeti’s Lair
  Andy and Richard’s search continues in the heart of Bhutan’s yeti country.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—27/08/2023
  The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:15
  Four Sides of Seamus Heaney—Seamus Heaney - Poet of Place
  1/4John Kelly digs into the roots of Seamus Heaney's poetry in his birthplace, Bellaghy.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—27/08/2023
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—World Service
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—27/08/2023
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—27/08/2023
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4
7. 05:43
  Bells on Sunday—St Vedast, Foster Lane in London
  Bells on Sunday comes from St Vedast, Foster Lane in London.
8. 05:45
  Reith Revisited—Series 1, Grayson Perry on Nikolaus Pevsner
  4/5Sarah Montague and Grayson Perry discuss Nikolaus Pevsner's lectures on 'English Art'.

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