BBC Radio 4 LW - Schedules, Saturday 16 February 2013

Early
1. 00:00 – 00:30
  
  Midnight News 16/02/2013
  
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30 – 00:48
  
  Book of the Week Mad Girl's Love Song, Episode 5
  
  5/5 Sylvia Plath wins a Fulbright scholarship and starts at Cambridge University.
3. 00:48 – 01:00
  
  Shipping Forecast 16/02/2013
  
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00 – 05:20
  
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes 16/02/2013
  
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20 – 05:30
  
  Shipping Forecast 16/02/2013
  
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30 – 05:43
  
  News Briefing 16/02/2013
  
  The latest news from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43 – 05:45
  
  Prayer for the Day 16/02/2013
  
  A reading and a reflection to start the day on Radio 4 with the Rev Johnston McKay.
8. 05:45 – 06:00
  
  iPM 16/02/2013
  
  'Throwing them into work ill-equipped.' A critique of British education for the workplace.
Morning
Afternoon
1. 12:00 – 12:04
  
  News Headlines; Shipping Forecast 16/02/2013
  
  National and international news and the shipping forecast.
2. 12:04 – 12:30
  
  Money Box Child Trust Fund charges, Get Cash app re-launches, long-term care, pension liberalisation
  
  Child Trust Fund charges spark a row, and Money Box saves a man from a pension mistake.
3. 12:30 – 12:57
  
  The Now Show Series 39, Episode 1
  
  1/8 Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis present the week via topical stand-up and sketches.
4. 12:57 – 13:00
  
  Weather 16/02/2013
  
  The latest weather forecast.
5. 13:00 – 13:10
  
  News 16/02/2013
  
  The latest news from BBC Radio 4.
6. 13:10 – 14:00
  
  Any Questions? Margaret Hodge, John Hayes, Nick Harvey, Ruth Davis
  
  Guests include Margaret Hodge MP, Nick Harvey MP, John Hayes MP and Ruth Davis.
7. 14:00 – 14:30
  
  Any Answers? 16/02/2013
  
  Topics include the horsemeat scandal, gay parenting, and the selection of a new Pope.
8. 14:30 – 15:45
  
  Saturday Drama The Wind in the Willows
  
  Kenneth Grahame's classic story with script for actors and score for BBCSO by Neil Brand.
9. 15:45 – 16:00
  
  A Scribbled Aside
  
  Writer Ian Sansom explores his own and others' enduring obsession with notebooks.
10. 16:00 – 17:00
  
  Woman's Hour Weekend Woman's Hour
  
  Highlights from Woman's Hour. Jane Garvey talks to the women behind the Power List.
11. 17:00 – 17:30
  
  PM Saturday PM
  
  Full coverage of the day's news presented by Eddie Mair.
12. 17:30 – 17:54
  
  The Bottom Line Alternative Finance
  
  Evan Davis chairs a discussion providing insight into business from the people at the top.
13. 17:54 – 17:57
  
  Shipping Forecast 16/02/2013
  
  The latest shipping forecast.
14. 17:57 – 18:00
  
  Weather 16/02/2013
  
  The latest weather forecast.
Evening
Late
1. 00:00 – 00:30
  
  Midnight News 17/02/2013
  
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30 – 00:48
  
  A Dalmatian Trilogy Dalmatian Muse
  
  2/3 Danko takes Polyanna on his boat at night to look for phosphorescence. (R)
3. 00:48 – 00:59
  
  Shipping Forecast 17/02/2013
  
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 00:59 – 12:01
  
  International Cricket 17/02/2013
  
  New Zealand v England first ODI, followed by the ICC Women's World Cup Final.

Sunday 17 February 2013

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BBC Radio 4, LW schedule Saturday 16 February 2013 

Early

00:00 – 00:30

Midnight News 16/02/2013

00:30 – 00:48

Book of the Week Mad Girl's Love Song, Episode 5

00:48 – 01:00

Shipping Forecast 16/02/2013

01:00 – 05:20

Selection of BBC World Service Programmes 16/02/2013

05:20 – 05:30

Shipping Forecast 16/02/2013

05:30 – 05:43

News Briefing 16/02/2013

05:43 – 05:45

Prayer for the Day 16/02/2013

05:45 – 06:00

iPM 16/02/2013

Morning

06:00 – 06:04

News and Papers 16/02/2013

06:04 – 06:07

Weather 16/02/2013

06:07 – 06:30

Ramblings Series 23, Walking for Spiritual Renewal

06:30 – 06:57

Farming Today Farming Today This Week

06:57 – 07:00

Weather 16/02/2013

07:00 – 09:00

Today 16/02/2013

09:00 – 10:30

Saturday Live Billy Bragg, John McCarthy at the Arirang Games, Debbie Wiseman plays snooker, Dawn O'Porter's Inheritance Tracks

10:30 – 11:00

And The Academy Award Goes To ... Series 4, Amadeus

11:00 – 11:30

Week in Westminster 16/02/2013

11:30 – 12:00

From Our Own Correspondent Wild Horse Chase

Afternoon

12:00 – 12:04

News Headlines; Shipping Forecast 16/02/2013

12:04 – 12:30

Money Box Child Trust Fund charges, Get Cash app re-launches, long-term care, pension liberalisation

12:30 – 12:57

The Now Show Series 39, Episode 1

12:57 – 13:00

Weather 16/02/2013

13:00 – 13:10

News 16/02/2013

13:10 – 14:00

Any Questions? Margaret Hodge, John Hayes, Nick Harvey, Ruth Davis

14:00 – 14:30

Any Answers? 16/02/2013

14:30 – 15:45

Saturday Drama The Wind in the Willows

15:45 – 16:00

A Scribbled Aside

16:00 – 17:00

Woman's Hour Weekend Woman's Hour

17:00 – 17:30

PM Saturday PM

17:30 – 17:54

The Bottom Line Alternative Finance

17:54 – 17:57

Shipping Forecast 16/02/2013

17:57 – 18:00

Weather 16/02/2013

Evening

18:00 – 18:15

Six O'Clock News 16/02/2013

18:15 – 19:00

Loose Ends Clive Anderson, Ginger Baker, Sinead O'Connor, Oliver James, Jamie Kilstein, Nikki Bedi, Villagers

19:00 – 19:15

Profile Tom Ford

19:15 – 20:00

Saturday Review A Life of Galileo at Stratford; Maggie O'Farrell's latest novel