BBC Radio 4 LW Schedule Saturday 12 December 2009

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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—12/12/2009
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Book of the Week—The Pantomime Life of Joseph Grimaldi, Episode 5
  5/5Grimaldi is determined to fill the family's pockets with a final farewell performance.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—12/12/2009
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—12/12/2009
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—12/12/2009
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—12/12/2009
  The latest news from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—12/12/2009
  Daily prayer and reflection with Shaykh Ibrahim Mogra.
8. 05:45
  Running Away—Nitin Sawhney
  3/5Musician and composer Nitin Sawhney goes to the Science Museum.(R)
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Morning
1. 06:00
  News and Papers—12/12/2009
  News headlines, plus a look at the papers.
2. 06:04
  Weather—12/12/2009
  The latest weather forecast.
3. 06:07
  Open Country—Ripples of the Ballinderry River
  Helen Mark is in Northern Ireland to follow the Ballinderry River from source to lough.
4. 06:30
  Farming Today—Farming Today This Week
  Charlotte Smith visits the Defra Christmas fair to find out about protected foods.
5. 06:57
  Weather—12/12/2009
  The latest weather forecast.
6. 07:00
  Today—12/12/2009
  Including Sports Desk, Weather, Thought for the Day; Yesterday in Parliament.
7. 09:00
  Saturday Live—12/12/2009
  Fi Glover is joined by journalist Lynn Barber, author of An Education.
8. 10:00
  Excess Baggage—12/12/2009
  Sandi Toksvig finds out about travelling abroad with pets and a weekend in Hanoi.
9. 10:30
  Shelved
  How the politics of the late 1970s affected the most popular TV series' of the time.
10. 11:00
  The Week in Westminster—12/12/2009
  Steve Richards of the Independent looks behind the scenes at Westminster.
11. 11:30
  From Our Own Correspondent—12/12/2009
  Kate Adie presents stories from China, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Vanuatu and Singapore.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  News Headlines; Shipping Forecast—12/12/2009
  National and international news and the shipping forecast.
2. 12:04
  Money Box—12/12/2009
  Paul Lewis with the latest news from the world of personal finance.
3. 12:30
  The Now Show—Series 29, Episode 3
  3/6Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis present a satirical review of the week's news.
4. 12:57
  Weather—12/12/2009
  The latest weather forecast.
5. 13:00
  News—12/12/2009
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
6. 13:10
  Any Questions?—11/12/2009
  Eddie Mair chairs the topical debate from Bracknell in Berkshire.
7. 14:00
  Any Answers?—12/12/2009
  Eddie Mair takes listeners' responses to this week's Any Questions?
8. 14:30
  The Middle by Amelia Bullmore
  A family is brought to its knees, sparked by one mistake. Stars Emma Cunniffe.
9. 15:30
  Tales from the Stave—Series 5, Tippett: A Child of Our Time
  2/4Frances Fyfield and her team explore Tippett's pre-war masterpiece, A Child of Our Time.
10. 16:00
  Woman's Hour—Weekend Woman's Hour
  Highlights of this week's Woman's Hour programmes with Jane Garvey.
11. 16:56
  1989: Day by Day—12th December 1989
  US secretary of state James Baker meets East Germany's de facto leader Hans Modrow.
12. 17:00
  PM—Saturday PM
  Coverage and analysis of the day's news with Ritula Shah, plus sports headlines.
13. 17:30
  iPM—12/12/2009
  The weekly interactive current affairs magazine featuring online conversation and debate.
14. 17:54
  Shipping Forecast—12/12/2009
  The latest shipping forecast.
15. 17:57
  Weather—12/12/2009
  The latest weather forecast.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—12/12/2009
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 18:15
  Loose Ends—12/12/2009
  Clive Anderson is joined by Sir Christopher Meyer, Barry Cryer and Rupert Penry-Jones.
3. 19:00
  From Fact to Fiction—Series 7, What is the Custom of Your Grief?
  6/8Writer Timberlake Wertenbaker creates a fictional response to the week's news.
4. 19:15
  Saturday Review—Spike Jonze's Where the Wild Things Are and a review of Red by John Logan
  John Wilson is joined by writers Louise Doughty, Michael Arditti and James Runcie.
5. 20:00
  Archive on 4—The My Lai Tapes
  Robert Hodierne reveals the truth about the infamous My Lai massacre of 16 March 1968.(R)
6. 21:00
  Classic Serial—The Complete Smiley - The Karla Trilogy, Book 1: Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy, Part 2
  2/3George Smiley, called out of retirement, tries to piece together the events of the past.
7. 22:00
  News and Weather—12/12/2009
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
8. 22:15
  Moral Maze—09/12/2009
  Michael Buerk chairs. With Michael Portillo, Kenan Malik, Claire Fox and Clifford Longley.
9. 23:00
  Brain of Britain—07/12/2009
  Russell Davies chairs the ninth heat of the perennial general knowledge contest.
10. 23:30
  Adventures in Poetry—Series 10, My Last Duchess
  5/6Peggy Reynolds teases out the many layers of Robert Browning's chilling poem.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—13/12/2009
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Afternoon Reading—Pier Shorts, Ghost Train
  1/5By Ambreen Hameed. A young Muslim girl, haunted by the past, returns to the pier.(R)
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—13/12/2009
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—13/12/2009
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—13/12/2009
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—13/12/2009
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Bells on Sunday—13/12/2009
  The sound of bells from St Michael's Church, Kingsteignton in Devon.
8. 05:45
  Political Roots—Labour
  2/2Richard Reeves examines the intellectual and philosophical roots of the Labour leadership.

Sunday 13 December 2009