LW Schedule
Early
00:00
Midnight News—12/03/2011
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
00:30
Book of the Week—To Miss With Love, Episode 5
5/5A third of teachers leave within their first term on the job. This one would not quit.
00:48
Shipping Forecast—12/03/2011
The latest shipping forecast.
01:00
Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—12/03/2011
BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
05:20
Shipping Forecast—12/03/2011
The latest shipping forecast.
05:30
News Briefing—12/03/2011
The latest news from BBC Radio 4.
05:43
Prayer for the Day—12/03/2011
With the Rev Dr Gordon Gray.
05:45
iPM—12/03/2011
'I'm a right Jack.' Listener John Craven tells us about the dying language of the sea.
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Morning
06:00
News and Papers—12/03/2011
News headlines, plus a look at the papers.
06:04
Weather—12/03/2011
The latest weather forecast.
06:07
Ramblings—Series 17, Birmingham - Lickey Hills
Stuart Maconie walks the Lickey Hills near Birmingham.
06:30
Farming Today—Farming Today This Week
Anna Hill takes a look at the British beef industry.
06:57
Weather—12/03/2011
The latest weather forecast.
07:00
Today—12/03/2011
Fear of a possible meltdown at a Japanese nuclear plant.
08:45
International Cricket—12/03/2011
Coverage of India v South Africa at Nagpur.
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Afternoon
17:00
PM—12/03/2011
A fresh perspective on the day's news with sports headlines.
17:30
The Bottom Line—Slow Growth
Stephanie Flanders and guests discuss slow growth and Germany's current economic success.
17:54
Shipping Forecast—12/03/2011
The latest shipping forecast.
17:57
Weather—12/03/2011
The latest weather forecast.
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Evening
18:00
Six O'Clock News—12/03/2011
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
18:15
Loose Ends—12/03/2011
Clive Anderson is joined by Monty Don, Michael Cockerell and Phyllida Law.
19:00
Profile—William Hague
William Hague, the Foreign Secretary, who's been criticised over Libya this week.
19:15
Saturday Review—12/03/2011
Tom Sutcliffe and his guests review the week's cultural highlights.
20:00
Archive on 4—Divorce - British Style
40 years after the Divorce Act came into force, what was the impact on British society?
21:00
Anna of the Five Towns by Arnold Bennett—1. Inheritance
1/2Anna Tellwright inherits a fortune and provokes her father.
22:00
News and Weather—12/03/2011
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
22:15
Moral Maze—Intervening in Libya
What, if anything, should Britain do about Libya? Michael Buerk chairs the debate.
23:00
The 3rd Degree—Series 1, Stirling
3/6Three students from Stirling University take on their professors in a battle of wits.
23:30
Poetry Please—06/03/2011
Roger McGough introduces requests for poems that could inspire athletes at the Olympics.
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Late
00:00
Midnight News—13/03/2011
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
00:30
Circus Bears
Ian Holm reads Mick Jackson's mythical tale about the day the Circus Bears rebelled.(R)
00:48
Shipping Forecast—13/03/2011
The latest shipping forecast.
01:00
Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—13/03/2011
BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
05:20
Shipping Forecast—13/03/2011
The latest shipping forecast.
05:30
News Briefing—13/03/2011
News from BBC Radio 4.
05:43
Bells on Sunday—13/03/2011
The bells of St Olave's, Hart Street, London.
05:45
Profile—William Hague
William Hague, the Foreign Secretary, who's been criticised over Libya this week.


























