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  5. Schedule, Saturday 31 October 2009

'Factual: Arts, Culture & the Media' schedule for Saturday 31 October 2009

  1. 00:32–01:00
    BBC World Service
    Hazhir Teimourian asks whether youth, as with spring and summer, is not overrated.
  2. 00:40–00:45
    BBC One (Northern Ireland only)
    Linley Hamilton talks about how life as a musician influences his weekly radio programme. (R)
  3. 01:00–02:00
    BBC Four
    Examines the 1959 albums of Miles Davis, Dave Brubeck, Charles Mingus and Ornette Coleman. (R)
  4. 01:00–01:30
    BBC Radio 7
    4/5. Jeffrey Richards looks at how the Harley St psychiatrist-turned detective solved his cases
  5. 02:00–02:15
    BBC Radio 7
    Peter Reed discovers how the BBC's mammoth tape archive arrives on Radio 7.
  6. 02:15–03:00
    BBC Radio 7
    The story of pioneering BBC Radiophonic Workshop music composer Delia Derbyshire.
  7. 03:32–04:00
    BBC World Service
    Samuel Maoz's film Lebanon, Michael Feinstein, Stalin, John Kani.
  8. 05:15–05:30
    BBC Three
    5/13. Behind the scenes on location in France, the programme gatecrashes a right royal wedding. (R)
  9. 09:00–12:00
    BBC Asian Network
    Bollywood music, star interviews and reviews with Raj and Pablo.
  10. 09:03–10:00
    BBC Radio Cymru
    Rhaglen yn cynnwys darnau o'r archif. Archive clips and recordings with John Hardy.
  11. 09:05–09:30
    BBC World Service
    The best of the world's arts, film, music, literature and music brought to you every day.
  12. 09:32–10:00
    BBC World Service
    The best of the world's arts, film, music, literature and music brought to you every day.
  13. 10:03–12:00
    BBC Radio Foyle
    John Toal takes on life, relationships, health and well-being.
  14. 10:03–12:00
    BBC Radio Ulster
    John Toal takes on life, relationships, health and well-being.
  15. 10:45–11:00
    BBC News Channel
    News from the world of entertainment, presented by James Dagwell.
  16. 11:32–11:40
    BBC World Service
    Clive James reflects on the postal workers' current dispute.
  17. 13:00–14:00
    BBC Radio 3
    1/2. Catherine Bott presents music from the Orlando Consort, Stevie Wishart and Crawford Young.
  18. 15:30–16:00
    BBC Radio 4
    Pete Townshend talks about the influence on his songwriting of composer Henry Purcell.
  19. 16:30–17:00
    BBC Radio Foyle
    A colourful mix of Ulster-Scots history, language, culture and crack.
  20. 17:45–18:00
    BBC News Channel
    News from the world of entertainment, presented by James Dagwell. (R)
  21. 18:02–18:30
    BBC Radio Cymru
    Celfyddyd a thrafodaeth. Arts discussion programme.
  22. 18:15–19:00
    BBC Radio 4
    Clive Anderson is joined by Chris Evans and Ginger Baker. With music from Jamie Cullum.
  23. 19:00–19:30
    BBC Four
    2/4. David Heathcote uncovers the controversial story of the London Transport HQ. (R)
  24. 19:15–20:00
    BBC Radio 4
    Bidisha is joined by Natalie Haynes, histrian Tristram Hunt and Michael Simkins.
  25. 19:32–20:00
    BBC World Service
    Hazhir Teimourian asks whether youth, as with spring and summer, is not overrated.
  26. 20:45–21:00
    BBC Parliament
    Mark D'Arcy in discussion with David Kynaston about his book Family Britain: 1951-1957.
  27. 21:00–22:35
    BBC Four
    Documentary about the painter Francis Bacon, whose life was as colourful as his art. (R)
  28. 22:00–00:00
    BBC Radio 2
    Cerys Matthews takes a tour through the BBC's Maida Vale Studios.
  29. 22:05–22:30
    BBC World Service
    The best of the world's arts, film, music, literature and music brought to you every day.
  30. 22:32–23:00
    BBC World Service
    The best of the world's arts, film, music, literature and music brought to you every day.
  31. 22:35–23:00
    BBC Four
    Collection of BBC archive on artist Francis Bacon, including an unseen 1965 interview.
  32. 23:00–23:30
    BBC ALBA
    Boston's Crooked Still, Gaelic singer Margaret Stewart and the John Goldie Band.
  33. 23:30–00:00
    BBC Radio 4
    Roger McGough introduces poems about snow and solitude.
  34. 00:32–00:40
    BBC World Service
    Clive James reflects on the postal workers' current dispute.
  35. 01:05–01:30
    BBC World Service
    The best of the world's arts, film, music, literature and music brought to you every day.
  36. 01:32–02:00
    BBC World Service
    The best of the world's arts, film, music, literature and music brought to you every day.
  37. 01:50–02:50
    BBC Four
    How the American jazz music of the 1940s and 50s gave birth to the notion of 'cool'. (R)
  38. 02:50–03:15
    BBC Four
    Collection of BBC archive on artist Francis Bacon, including an unseen 1965 interview. (R)
  39. 03:15–03:45
    BBC Four
    2/4. David Heathcote uncovers the controversial story of the London Transport HQ. (R)
  40. 03:32–03:40
    BBC World Service
    Clive James reflects on the postal workers' current dispute.

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