BBC Radio 4 LW Schedule Saturday 2 February 2019

LW Schedule

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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—02/02/2019
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Book of the Week—Silence, Episode 5
  Philosopher and explorer Erling Kagge examines the important role of silence in music.(R)
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—02/02/2019
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—02/02/2019
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—02/02/2019
  The latest shipping forecast
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—02/02/2019
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—02/02/2019
  With Canon Simon Doogan, Church of Ireland rector of Ballyholme in Bangor, Co Down
8. 05:45
  iPM—'It's taken all the stress out of the relationship'
  Having an affair saved my marriage.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  News and Papers—02/02/2019
  The latest news headlines. Including the weather and a look at the papers.
2. 06:07
  Open Country—The Pub at the End of Easdale
  Helen Mark learns what it takes to run a pub on the tiny Scottish island of Easdale.(R)
3. 06:30
  Farming Today—Farm Medicines
  Anna Jones visits a pig farm in Gloucestershire that's drastically cut its antibiotic use.
4. 06:57
  Weather—02/02/2019
  The latest weather forecast.
5. 07:00
  Today—02/02/2019
  News headlines and sport. Including Yesterday in Parliament and Thought for the Day.
6. 08:51
  Yesterday in Parliament—02/02/2019
  Mark D'Arcy reports on the best of Friday at Westminster.
7. 09:00
  Saturday Live—Jim Al-Khalili
  Author Kimberley Chambers, netball champion Eboni Beckford-Chambers, writer Natasha Gordon
8. 10:30
  The Kitchen Cabinet—Series 23, Kendal
  Jay Rayner and the panel are in Kendal.
9. 11:00
  The Week in Westminster—02/02/2019
  Isabel Hardman of the Spectator looks behind the scenes at Westminster.
10. 11:30
  From Our Own Correspondent—The Sound of Danger in Yemen
  Face to face with Islamic State group fighters at the site of a US drone strike in Yemen.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  News Headlines; Shipping Forecast—02/02/2019
  The latest national and international news headlines, followed by the shipping forecast.
2. 12:04
  Money Box—Mini-bond firm calls in administrators
  The cash of 14,000 investors at risk as London Capital & Finance Plc enters administration
3. 12:30
  The News Quiz—Series 98, Episode 6
  Andy Hamilton, Ayesha Hazarika, Tim Shipman and Lucy Porter join host Miles Jupp.(R)
4. 12:57
  Weather—02/02/2019
  The latest weather forecast.
5. 13:00
  News—02/02/2019
  The latest news from BBC Radio 4.
6. 13:10
  Any Questions?—Rory Stewart MP, Barry Gardiner MP, Ian Dunt, Laura Perrins
  Jonathan Dimbleby presents political debate from Altwood School in Maidenhead, Berkshire.(R)
7. 14:00
  Any Answers?—Knife Crime
  Should 12-year-olds be given Crime Prevention Orders to get them off the streets?
8. 14:30
  Drama on 4—By Grand Central Station I Sat Down And Wept
  The story of Elizabeth Smart's fated and intense love-affair with the poet George Barker.
9. 16:00
  Woman's Hour—Weekend Woman's Hour - Feeding Your Baby, Skin from Skunk Anansie, Body Hair Heirachy
  Experiences of baby feeding, Skin from Skunk Anansie and the heirachy of female body hair.
10. 17:00
  PM—02/02/2019
  Full coverage of the day's news.
11. 17:30
  The Bottom Line—The Internet of Things
  Can the Internet of Things transform how we work and live? Evan Davis and guests discuss.(R)
12. 17:54
  Shipping Forecast—02/02/2019
  The latest shipping forecast.
13. 17:57
  Weather—02/02/2019
  The latest weather forecast.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—02/02/2019 Nissan 'set to cancel expansion'
  Nissan is understood to have decided to shelve its expansion plans.
2. 18:15
  Loose Ends—Rich Hall, Tamara Harvey, Layton Williams, Michelle Collins, Adrianne Lenker, Tiny Ruins, Emma Freud, Clive Anderson
  Clive Anderson and guests with an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy.
3. 19:00
  Profile—Juan Guaidó
  Edward Stourton profiles Venezuela’s self-declared interim president, Juan Guaido.
4. 19:15
  Saturday Review—Can You Ever Forgive Me? You Know You Want This, Cost of Living, A Place That Exists Only in Moonlight, Eating With My Ex
  Can You Ever Forgive Me? You Know You Want This, A Place That Exists Only in Moonlight
5. 20:00
  Archive on 4—American Civility: Year Zero
  Michael Goldfarb looks at the history of rude, violent debate that has marked US politics.
6. 21:00
  Dangerous Visions—Darkness at Noon
  Adaptation of Arthur Koestler's nightmarish portrait of a totalitarian state.(R)
7. 22:00
  News and Weather—02/02/2019
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4
8. 22:15
  Moral Maze—The Moral Duty of MPs
  Combative, provocative and engaging debate chaired by Paddy O'Connell.
9. 23:00
  Round Britain Quiz—Programme 5, 2019
  Tom Sutcliffe chairs radio's most fiendish quiz.(R)
10. 23:30
  Body of Work
  Poet Andrew McMillan takes us inside the world of the gym.(R)
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—03/02/2019
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Short Works—Incident at the Zia Sun
  A new short story by acclaimed American author Kirstin Valdez Quade.(R)
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—03/02/2019
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—03/02/2019
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—03/02/2019
  The latest shipping forecast
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—03/02/2019
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4
7. 05:43
  Bells on Sunday—St John the Baptist, Bollington, Cheshire
  The bells of St John the Baptist, Bollington, Cheshire.
8. 05:45
  Profile—Juan Guaidó
  Edward Stourton profiles Venezuela’s self-declared interim president, Juan Guaido.(R)

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