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BBC Radio 4   -   Saturday, 17 May

 

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0520 : Shipping Forecast

The latest shipping forecast.

0530 : News Briefing

The latest news from BBC Radio 4.

0543 : Prayer for the Day

Daily prayer and reflection led by the Rt Rev David Chillingworth, Bishop of St Andrews, Dunkeld and Dunblane.

0545 : The Rook and Me

Mark Cocker indulges his obsession as he follows a colony of rooks over the course of a year.

0600 : News and Papers

The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers.

0604 : Weather

The latest weather forecast.

0607 : Open Country

Countryside magazine.Helen Mark visits the Peak District to see the battle to save peat bogs vital to the area's ecosystem.

0635 : Farming Today This Week

Rural magazine programme with Charlotte Smith.

0657 : Weather

The latest weather forecast.

0700 : Today

With Evan Davis and John Humphrys. Including Yesterday in Parliament at 7.20am; Sports Desk at 7.25am, 8.25am; Thought for the Day at 7.48am; Weather at 7.57am.

0900 : Saturday Live

Real life stories in which listeners talk about the issues that matter to them. Presenter Fi Glover is joined by poet Murray Lachlan Young.

1000 : Excess Baggage

Travellers' tales, anecdotes and conversation with John McCarthy.

1030 : Punt PI

Steve Punt turns private investigator, examining little mysteries that perplex, amuse and beguile.

1100 : The Week in Westminster

A look behind the scenes at Westminster with Steve Richards.

1130 : From Our Own Correspondent

BBC foreign correspondents with the stories behind the world's headlines. Introduced by Kate Adie.

1200 : Money Box

Paul Lewis with the latest news from the world of personal finance plus advice for those trying to make the most of their money.

1230 : The News Quiz

Sandi Toksvig chairs the topical comedy quiz. Panellists include Jeremy Hardy, Sue Perkins and Kevin Day.

1257 : Weather

The latest weather forecast.

1300 : News

The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.

1310 : Any Questions?

Jonathan Dimbleby chairs the topical debate from Maidstone.

1400 : Any Answers?

Listeners' calls and emails in response to this week's edition of Any Questions? Call 08700 100 444 [calls from land lines cost no more than 8p a minute].

1430 : The Saturday Play

By Sebastian Baczkiewicz.Now that Andrei's business interests are legitimate, he never talks about how he made his millions. But when he is kidnapped by his estranged son Victor, who will stop at nothing to get answers, he is forced to reveal his secrets.

1530 : The Blues Dance

Don Letts tells the story of the Blues Dance or Jamaican private club in Britain. Crowds gathered to listen and dance to heavy bass lines of reggae, pumped out from huge speakers. The first wave of West Indian immigrants set up informal basement parties in West London, but the phenomenon would later gain prominence across the UK.

1600 : Weekend Woman's Hour

Highlights of this week's Woman's Hour programmes with Jane Garvey.

1656 : 1968: Day by Day

John Tusa looks back at the events making the news 40 years ago.

1700 : Saturday PM

Full coverage and analysis of the day's news, plus the sports headlines. With Ritula Shah.

1730 : iPM

Eddie Mair presents the weekly interactive current affairs magazine featuring online conversation and debate.

1754 : Shipping Forecast

The latest shipping forecast.

1757 : Weather

The latest weather forecast.

1800 : Six O'Clock News

The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4, followed by Weather.

1815 : Loose Ends

Peter Curran presents an eclectic mix of conversation, comedy and music.

1900 : From Fact to Fiction

Series in which writers create a fictional response to the week's news.

1915 : Saturday Review

Tom Sutcliffe and guests review the cultural highlights of the week.

2000 : The Archive Hour

Former Daily Mail Head of Sport Bryan Cooney chronicles the souring of the love affair between sports stars and the media. Journalists and sportsmen used to be good friends, but the relationships that once flourished between the two factions have foundered, to be replaced by suspicion and mistrust. When and why did it all go wrong?

2100 : Classic Serial

Michael Butt's dramatisation of Anthony Powell's epic series of novels.

2200 : News and Weather

The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4, followed by weather.

2215 : Embryology: The Science and Ethics

Highlights of a debate in which scientists and theologians discuss embryology and the right to life. Hosted by The Wellcome Trust and chaired by Edward Stourton, the debate is led by Prof Colin Blakemore and Archbishop Peter Smith.

2300 : Counterpoint

Paul Gambaccini chairs the eighth heat of the music quiz from the Royal Northern College of Music in Manchester.

2330 : Eternal Sunshine of ...

Actor and writer John Sessions goes in search of his poetic hero Alexander Pope.

0000 : News and Weather

The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4, followed by weather.

0030 : Original Shorts

New short stories created by well-known authors.

0048 : Shipping Forecast

The latest shipping forecast.

0100 : As BBC World Service

BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service, with news, reports and analysis from around the world. BBC Radio 4 resumes at 5.20am.



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