BBC Radio 4 LW Schedule Tuesday 15 March 2011

LW Schedule

Skip to:

Early
Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—15/03/2011
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Letters to the Arab World—Episode 1
  1/5Egyptian writer Ahdaf Soueif writes a letter to her family in Cairo.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—15/03/2011
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—15/03/2011
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—15/03/2011
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—15/03/2011
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—15/03/2011
  Prayer and reflection.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—15/03/2011
  Anna Hill hears how changing tastes in the far East have led to record UK food exports.
Back to top
Morning
1. 06:00
  Today—15/03/2011
  Including Yesterday in Parliament, Sports Desk and Thought for the Day.
2. 09:00
  On the Ropes—Professor David Nutt
  The sacked Government drugs advisor, Professor David Nutt, talks to John Humphrys.
3. 09:30
  The Narrowcasters—The Money Channel
  2/5Nigel Cassidy visits The Money Channel, Romania's 24-hour business TV network.
4. 09:45
  Daily Service—15/03/2011
  Christian worship with a bible reading, prayer and music, led by Monsignor Tony Rogers.
5. 10:00
  Woman's Hour—15/03/2011
  With Jane Garvey. Including legendary American jazz singer Dee Dee Bridgewater.
6. 10:45
  15 Minute Drama—The Paris Wife, A First Anniversary
  2/5Paula McLain's fictional memoir told by Hadley, Ernest Hemingway's first wife.
7. 11:00
  The Search for Growth—Episode 1
  1/2Stephanie Flanders sets out on the search for growth in Britain's economy.
8. 11:30
  The Way Out: The Disabled Avant-Garde
  Can art give the disability movement its own revolution? Aaron Williamson investigates.
Back to top
Afternoon
1. 12:00
  News Headlines; Shipping Forecast—15/03/2011
  National and international news and the shipping forecast.
2. 12:04
  You and Yours—15/03/2011
  Is the government doing enough to tackle alcohol abuse?
3. 12:57
  Weather—15/03/2011
  The latest weather forecast.
4. 13:00
  World at One—15/03/2011
  Thirty minutes of news, analysis and comment from the UK and around the world.
5. 13:30
  Soul Music—The Impossible Dream
  Lesley Garrett and yachtsman Geoff Holt on the inspiring song, The Impossible Dream.
6. 14:00
  The Archers—14/03/2011
  Jill and David are feeling helpless.
7. 14:15
  Drama on 4—Trevor Preston - Small Acts of Kindness
  Charlie's former art teacher continues to shape his life, even in death.
8. 15:00
  Making History—15/03/2011
  Tom Holland with your stories that are changing the way we see the past.
9. 15:30
  Afternoon Reading—Extremely Entertaining Short Stories, The Brown Wallet
  1/3Giles Meiklejohn finds a locked, brown wallet in the back of a taxi.
10. 15:45
  Churchill's Other Lives—Appetite
  2/10Historian Sir David Cannadine enjoys Winston Churchill's prodigious appetite for food.
11. 16:00
  The Law Show—Interview with Attorney General Dominic Grieve
  Joshua Rozenberg talks to the Attorney General about contempt of court and prisoner voting
12. 16:30
  A Good Read—Russell Kane and Hilary Bradt
  Russell Kane and Hilary Bradt talk to Harriett Gilbert about their favourite books.
13. 17:00
  PM—15/03/2011
  Eddie Mair presents the day's top stories.
14. 17:54
  Shipping Forecast—15/03/2011
  The latest shipping forecast.
15. 17:57
  Weather—15/03/2011
  The latest weather forecast.
Back to top
Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—15/03/2011
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 18:30
  Down the Line—Series 4, Episode 1
  1/7The ground-breaking phone-in show, hosted by the legendary Gary Bellamy.
3. 19:00
  The Archers—15/03/2011
  The Grundys have a day at the races.
4. 19:15
  Front Row—Garrison Keillor, Submarine and Enhanced E-Books
  Garrison Keillor on his love poems; a review of the film Submarine; and enhanced e-books.
5. 19:45
  15 Minute Drama—The Paris Wife, A First Anniversary
  2/5Paula McLain's fictional memoir told by Hadley, Ernest Hemingway's first wife.
6. 20:00
  File on 4 Investigates—Egypt's Missing Millions
  Fran Abrams investigates the corruption that lay behind the Mubarak regime.
7. 20:40
  In Touch—15/03/2011
  Peter White and Cheryl Gabriel meet Kenyan blind people during the trek for Comic Relief.
8. 21:00
  The Herschel Space Telescope—Episode 1
  1/2The engineers and astronomers approach the biggest milestone in their 20-year project.(R)
9. 21:30
  On the Ropes—Professor David Nutt
  The sacked Government drugs advisor, Professor David Nutt, talks to John Humphrys.
10. 21:58
  Weather—15/03/2011
  Weather information.
11. 22:00
  The World Tonight—15/03/2011
  Daily news and current affairs programme bringing you global news and analysis.
12. 22:45
  Book at Bedtime—Pigeon English, Episode 7
  7/10Harri has got on the wrong side of the Dell Farm Crew as his hunt for the killer goes on.
13. 23:00
  The Music Group—Comic Relief Special
  Una Stubbs and Ade Edmondson go 'doo-dah' discussing music in a Comic Relief Special.
14. 23:30
  Today in Parliament—15/03/2011
  Rachel Byrne reports on events at Westminster.
Back to top
Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—16/03/2011
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Letters to the Arab World—Episode 2
  2/5Five writers consider the momentous events that are reshaping the Arab world.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—16/03/2011
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—16/03/2011
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—16/03/2011
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—16/03/2011
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—16/03/2011
  With Andrew Graystone.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—16/03/2011
  Anna Hill hears that 10,000 farmers are still waiting for overdue subsidy payments.

Wednesday 16 March 2011