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BBC Radio 4   -   Saturday, 11 September

 

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0600 : News and Papers

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

0604 : Weather

The latest weather forecast.

0607 : Open Country

Helen Mark explores the Leeds and Liverpool Canal and hears from some of the people whose lives revolve around it in various ways.

0630 : Farming Today This Week

News and issues in rural Britain with Charlotte Smith.

0657 : Weather

The latest weather forecast.

0700 : Today

With Sarah Montague and John Humphrys. Including Sports Desk at 7.25am, 8.25am; Weather at 7.57am; Thought for the Day at 7.48am.

0900 : Saturday Live

Fi Glover is joined by poet Kate Fox.

1000 : Excess Baggage

Sandi Toksvig explores the adventures, frustrations and joys of travel.

1030 : Hits of the Blitz

Paul Morley tries to discover what people were really listening to during the Blitz, and finds that there is much more to it than We'll Meet Again.

1100 : Beyond Westminster

Elinor Goodman looks behind the scenes at Westminster as Parliament returns for a two-week sitting before the main party conferences.

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.

1230 : Chain Reaction

Chat show in which last week's interviewee becomes this week's interviewer. 5/6: Political satirist Harry Shearer interviews co-creator of The Office Stephen Merchant.

1257 : Weather

The latest weather forecast.

1300 : News

The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.

1310 : Any Questions?

Shaun Ley chairs the topical discussion from Sheffield High School.

1400 : Any Answers?

Shaun Ley takes listeners' calls and emails in response to this week's edition of Any Questions? Call 03700 100 444 [calls cost no more than to 01, 02 landline numbers].

1430 : The Saturday Play: Spitfire!

Spitfire! Moving drama by Mike Walker about the most famous British fighter aircraft in history, with recollections from Battle of Britain veteran Geoffrey Wellum.

1530 : Soul Music

Famous pieces of music and their emotional appeal. 1/5: Stephen Sondheim's Send in the Clowns, from the musical A Little Night Music, which went on to become an independent hit.

1600 : Weekend Woman's Hour

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

1700 : Saturday PM

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

1730 : iPM

The news programme that starts with its listeners. Presented by Jennifer Tracey and Eddie Mair.

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.

1815 : Loose Ends

Clive Anderson and guests with an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy. Clive is joined by Peter Hain MP, Russell Tovey and Will Self. With music from Imelda May.

1900 : Profile

Series of profiles of people who are currently making headlines.

1915 : Saturday Review

Tom Sutcliffe and guests review the week's cultural highlights.

2000 : Archive on 4: Alexei at the Seaside...

...with the Unions. Alexei at the Seaside with the Unions: Alexei Sayle on his boyhood seaside holidays - at trade union conferences in their 1960s heyday.

2100 : The Classic Serial: My Family and...

...Other Animals. Janys Chambers's dramatisation of Gerald Durrell's classic comic tale, set on the sunny island of Corfu in the 1930s. 1: Meet the Family... Plus a Few Animals.

2200 : News and Weather

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

2215 : Has the Taliban Won in Afghanistan?

in Afghanistan? Eddie Mair chairs a debate at Chatham House in London on the progress of the conflict in Afghanistan and Pakistan.

2300 : Round Britain Quiz

Tom Sutcliffe chairs the cryptic general knowledge quiz, featuring teams from the Midlands and Northern Ireland.

2330 : Crazy For Love: Layla and the Mad Poet

The story of what is said by some to be the most beautiful poem in the Arab world, Layla and Majnun, which was also the inspiration for Eric Clapton's seminal pop song.

0000 : News and Weather

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

0030 : Three Stories by Haruki Murakami

Series of three short stories by the Japanese novelist Haruki Murakami. 3/3. The Mirror: A caretaker catches sight of himself in a mirror and sees more than he bargained for.

0048 : Shipping Forecast

The latest shipping forecast.

0100 : As BBC World Service

BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.

0520 : Shipping Forecast

The latest shipping forecast.

0530 : News Briefing

The latest news from BBC Radio 4.

0543 : Bells on Sunday

The sound of bells from St John the Baptist Church, Loughton in Essex.

0545 : Profile

Series of profiles of people who are currently making headlines.



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