LW Schedule
Early
00:00
Midnight News—04/11/2010
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
00:30
Book of the Week—Philip Larkin - Letters to Monica, Episode 3
3/5Poet Philip Larkin successfully gains the Head Librarianship in Hull.
00:48
Shipping Forecast—04/11/2010
The latest shipping forecast.
01:00
Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—04/11/2010
BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
05:20
Shipping Forecast—04/11/2010
The latest shipping forecast.
05:30
News Briefing—04/11/2010
News from BBC Radio 4.
05:43
Prayer for the Day—04/11/2010
With Shaunaka Rishi Das, Director of the Oxford Centre for Hindu Studies.
05:45
Farming Today—04/11/2010
38 people died working on British farms last year. We ask how farming can be made safer.
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Morning
06:00
Today—04/11/2010
Including Sports Desk, Weather, Thought for the Day; Yesterday in Parliament.
09:00
In Our Time—Women and Enlightenment Science
Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the role played by women in Enlightenment science.
09:45
Daily Service—04/11/2010
Christian worship with a bible reading, prayer and music, led by Andrew Graystone.
10:00
Woman's Hour—04/11/2010
With Jane Garvey. Including the actress Lesley Manville on her latest film 'Another Year'.
10:45
15 Minute Drama—So Much For That, Episode 9
9/10A dramatisation of Lionel Shriver's unflinching new novel. How much money is a life worth?
11:00
From Our Own Correspondent—04/11/2010
Analysis, colour and wit. The context and background to those foreign news stories.
11:30
He Belonged to Glasgow - The Will Fyffe Story
Ricky Ross looks at the life and work of the Scottish comedian and actor, Will Fyffe.
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Afternoon
12:00
News Headlines; Shipping Forecast—04/11/2010
National and international news and the shipping forecast.
12:04
You and Yours—04/11/2010
Consumer affairs with Winifred Robinson. GP links with private firms.
12:57
Weather—04/11/2010
The latest weather forecast.
13:00
World at One—04/11/2010
National and international news.
13:30
Off the Page—Living Cheap
Is it painful to economise? Debate with David Collins, Laurie Penny and Pauline Black.
14:00
The Archers—03/11/2010
Pat tries to take her mind off her worries and Lynda's panto casting reaches crisis point.
14:15
Drama on 4—Boniface and Me
By Gillian Plowman. A recently widowed woman begins to write to an African child.
15:00
Open Country—Pluckley: The Most Haunted Village in Britain
What is life like in Britain's most haunted village? Helen Mark is in Pluckley to find out
15:27
Radio 4 Appeal—LEPRA Health in Action
Fergus Walsh presents the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of the charity LEPRA Health in Action.
15:30
Afternoon Reading—Red Herrings, Catch 13
3/3James Fleet reads Catch-13 by Andrew Taylor.
15:45
Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen's Escape to the Country—The Brotherhood of Ruralists, part 2
9/12How John Seymour's 1976 Complete Book of Self-Sufficiency proved a hit with city dwellers.
16:00
Open Book—31/10/2010
Mariella Frostrup talks to author and historian Amanda Foreman about her new book.
16:30
Material World—04/11/2010
The International Space Station; Giant Dragonflies; Objects that changed the World.
17:00
PM—04/11/2010
Full coverage and analysis of the day's news.
17:54
Shipping Forecast—04/11/2010
The latest shipping forecast.
17:57
Weather—04/11/2010
The latest weather forecast.
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Evening
18:00
Six O'Clock News—04/11/2010
National and international news from BBC Radio 4.
18:30
Richard Herring's Objective—Series 1, Dolly the Sheep
4/4Richard Herring examines why we hate the idea of cloning without really understanding it.
19:00
The Archers—04/11/2010
Lynda does some creative thinking and Jazzer tries a new experience.
19:15
Front Row—04/11/2010
With Mark Lawson, including an interview with South African playwright Athol Fugard.
19:45
15 Minute Drama—So Much For That, Episode 9
9/10A dramatisation of Lionel Shriver's unflinching new novel. How much money is a life worth?
20:00
The Law Show—Military Justice
Joshua Rozenberg looks at the issue of military justice.
20:30
The Bottom Line—04/11/2010
Evan Davis and guests discuss upstart companies versus incumbents, and company names.
21:00
Saving Species—Series 1, Episode 27
27/40Saving Species visits Islay in Scotland in the company of twenty five thousand geese.
21:30
In Our Time—Women and Enlightenment Science
Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the role played by women in Enlightenment science.
21:58
Weather—04/11/2010
Weather information.
22:00
The World Tonight—04/11/2010
National and international news and analysis.
22:45
Book at Bedtime—Crimson China, Episode 9
9/10Lili discovers the existence of Angie and her relationship with her brother Wen.
23:00
A Charles Paris Mystery—Cast in Order of Disappearance, Episode 3
3/4Someone is determined to kill Jodie, but can Charles save the day before it's too late?(R)
23:30
Today in Parliament—04/11/2010
Sean Curran reports on events at Westminster.
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Late
00:00
Midnight News—05/11/2010
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
00:30
Book of the Week—Philip Larkin - Letters to Monica, Episode 4
4/5Philip Larkin works on his poem about 'An Arundel Tomb'. An intimate insight into the poet
00:48
Shipping Forecast—05/11/2010
The latest shipping forecast.
01:00
Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—05/11/2010
BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
05:30
Shipping Forecast—05/11/2010
The latest shipping forecast.
05:43
Prayer for the Day—05/11/2010
With Shaunaka Rishi Das, Director of the Oxford Centre for Hindu Studies.
05:45
Farming Today—05/11/2010
The RSPCA claims chickens from Thailand enjoy better welfare than British birds.
