BBC Radio 4 LW Schedule Saturday 7 July 2012

LW Schedule

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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—07/07/2012
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Book of the Week—The Old Ways, Episode 5
  5/5It's back to the chalk paths for Robert MacFarlane, and a ghostly encounter is in store.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—07/07/2012
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—07/07/2012
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—07/07/2012
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—07/07/2012
  The latest news from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—07/07/2012
  Spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with the Rev Peter Baker.
8. 05:45
  iPM—07/07/2012
  'Jimmy Carr? Let him get on with it.' A welfare adviser's view of tax avoidance.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  News and Papers—07/07/2012
  News headlines, plus a look at the papers.
2. 06:04
  Weather—07/07/2012
  The latest weather forecast.
3. 06:07
  Open Country—Eels
  Helen Mark is in Gloucestershire to find out about the mysterious eel.
4. 06:30
  Farming Today—Farming Today This Week
  Charlotte Smith asks if landowners are cashing in on England's forests and woodlands.
5. 06:57
  Weather—07/07/2012
  The latest weather forecast.
6. 07:00
  Today—07/07/2012
  Debating social care, plus the latest on the floods and Murray's chances of victory.
7. 08:51
  Yesterday in Parliament—07/07/2012
  The day's top news stories from Westminster.
8. 09:00
  Saturday Live—07/07/2012
  Sian Williams and Richard Coles with Mary Beard; Olivia Newton-John's Inheritance Tracks.
9. 10:30
  International Cricket—07/07/2012
  England v Australia in the fourth One Day International from Chester-le-Street.
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Afternoon
1. 12:01
  Shipping Forecast—07/07/2012
  The latest shipping forecast.
2. 12:04
  International Cricket—07/07/2012
  England v Australia in the fourth One Day International from Chester-le-Street.
3. 17:54
  Shipping Forecast—07/07/2012
  The latest shipping forecast.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  International Cricket—07/07/2012
  England v Australia in the fourth One Day International from Chester-le-Street.
2. 18:30
  Loose Ends—Neil Sedaka, Helena Kennedy QC, Sharon Horgan and Luke Goss
  Clive Anderson is joined by Neil Sedaka, Helena Kennedy QC, Sharon Horgan and Luke Goss.
3. 19:00
  From Fact to Fiction—Series 12, A Delicate Lie
  6/8Lemn Sissay responds to the recent banking scandal with a short drama about two bankers.
4. 19:15
  Saturday Review—07/07/2012
  Tom Sutcliffe and his guests review the week's cultural highlights including The Hunter.
5. 20:00
  Archive on 4—The Night of the Long Knives
  Peter Oborne revisits British history's most dramatic cabinet reshuffle in 1962.
6. 21:00
  Classic Serial—G&W Grossmith - The Diary of a Nobody, Episode 1
  1/2Johnny Vegas and Katherine Parkinson are Mr and Mrs Pooter in this classic adaptation.
7. 22:00
  News and Weather—07/07/2012
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
8. 22:15
  The Reith Lectures—Niall Ferguson - The Rule of Law and Its Enemies, The Landscape of the Law
  3/4Niall Ferguson asks if different systems of law are key to economic success.
9. 23:00
  Counterpoint—Series 26, 2012 Semi-final 2
  11/13Paul Gambaccini chairs the second semi-final of the general knowledge music quiz.
10. 23:30
  Poetry Please—01/07/2012
  Roger McGough marks the 200th anniversary of the publication of Byron's Childe Harold.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—08/07/2012
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Midsummer Tales—The Longest Day
  3/3By Alison Miller. Returning home to Orkney, lonely Jan seeks diversion in a blind date.(R)
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—08/07/2012
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—08/07/2012
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—08/07/2012
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—08/07/2012
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Bells on Sunday—08/07/2012
  The bells of Westminster Abbey.
8. 05:45
  Four Thought—Series 3, Alice Bell: Improving Public Understanding of Science
  Alice Bell tackles the myth of scientific literacy as a panacea to understanding science.

Sunday 8 July 2012