LW Schedule
Morning
06:30
Today—06/01/2011
Investigating falling pay, death row drugs sold from the UK, plus the US in Afghanistan.
09:00
In Our Time—Childe Harold's Pilgrimage
Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss Byron's poem Childe Harold's Pilgrimage.
09:45
Daily Service—06/01/2011
Christian worship with a bible reading, prayer and music, led by Rev Dr Martyn Atkins.
10:00
Woman's Hour—06/01/2011
Presented by Jenni Murray. Listeners phone-in with their experiences of dieting.
10:45
15 Minute Drama—A Small Town Murder, series 3, Episode 4
4/5DC Jackie Hartwell is now totally convinced George Brant killed his daughter.
11:00
Crossing Continents—Palliative Care in India
Linda Pressly travels to Kerala to examine the silent revolution in palliative care.
11:30
In Search of the Villa Noel Fleuri
What was David Dodge's inspiration for To Catch A Thief, filmed by Hitchcock?
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Afternoon
12:00
News Headlines; Shipping Forecast—06/01/2011
National and international news and the shipping forecast.
12:04
You and Yours—06/01/2011
Why web developers are being asked to close down free mobile phone apps for commuters.
12:30
Face the Facts—Care workers
The foreign workers abused and exploited by agencies placing them in UK care homes.
12:57
Weather—06/01/2011
The latest weather forecast.
13:00
World at One—06/01/2011
National and international news.
13:30
Questions, Questions—06/01/2011
Stewart Henderson presents the programme which answers listener questions.
14:00
The Archers—05/01/2011
Alan tries to help and Ian makes a new friend.
14:15
Drama on 4—Mark Burgess - A King's Speech
Newly crowned George VI battles to defeat his stammer ahead of his broadcast to the Nation(R)
15:00
Open Country—River Thames
Helen Mark discovers a dramatic transformation to the waters of the River Thames.
15:27
Radio 4 Appeal—The Sequal Trust
Hannah and Jackie Cheetham present the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of The Sequal Trust.
15:30
Shorts—Series 12, Matryoshka
3/3By Kirsty Logan. A spoilt princess craves possession of the one thing she can't have.
15:45
Five Guys Named Mohammed—Episode 4
4/5Five men called Mohammed talk about their lives in Britain today.
16:00
Bookclub—Howard Jacobson
James Naughtie talks to Howard Jacobson about his comic novel The Mighty Walzer.
16:30
Material World—06/01/2011
2011 International Year of Chemistry: the largest molecule; green chemistry, rare elements
17:00
PM—06/01/2011
Full coverage and analysis of the day's news.
17:54
Shipping Forecast—06/01/2011
The latest shipping forecast.
17:57
Weather—06/01/2011
The latest weather forecast.
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Evening
18:00
Six O'Clock News—06/01/2011
National and international news from BBC Radio 4.
18:30
Mark Thomas: The Manifesto—Series 3, Episode 1
1/4The freethinking funny man chooses shame-based pay for footballers and relationship MOTs
19:00
The Archers—06/01/2011
Tony reflects upon the new situation and Joe faces opposition to his money-making scheme.
19:15
Front Row—Alan Bleasdale and The Next Three Days
Alan Bleasdale on The Sinking of the Laconia and Russell Crowe in The Next Three Days.
19:45
15 Minute Drama—A Small Town Murder, series 3, Episode 4
4/5DC Jackie Hartwell is now totally convinced George Brant killed his daughter.
20:00
The Report—Bats, Balls and Bungs
As the tribunal into fixing allegations opens, we investigate corruption in cricket.
20:30
In Business—China Dispossessed
Peter Day looks at China's vast urbanisation plan to take Chinese people out of poverty.
21:00
Saving Species—Series 1, Episode 36
36/40In this weeks programme "Top Goose", how BBC geese generated new science.
21:30
In Our Time—Childe Harold's Pilgrimage
Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss Byron's poem Childe Harold's Pilgrimage.
21:58
Weather—06/01/2011
Weather information.
22:00
The World Tonight—06/01/2011
National and international news and analysis.
22:45
Test Match Special—06/01/2011
Test Match Special. The final day of the fifth Ashes Test from Sydney.
