LW Schedule
Early
00:00
Midnight News—26/03/2011
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
00:30
Book of the Week—John Julius Norwich - The Popes, Episode 5
5/5John XXIII was expected to be a caretaker pope but his pontificate shook the world.
00:48
Shipping Forecast—26/03/2011
The latest shipping forecast.
01:00
Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—26/03/2011
BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
05:20
Shipping Forecast—26/03/2011
The latest shipping forecast.
05:30
News Briefing—26/03/2011
The latest news from BBC Radio 4.
05:43
Prayer for the Day—26/03/2011
With the Reverend Prebendary Edward Mason, Rector of Bath Abbey.
05:45
iPM—26/03/2011
The programme that starts with its listeners.
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Morning
06:00
News—26/03/2011
News headlines, plus a look at the papers.
06:04
Weather—26/03/2011
The latest weather forecast.
06:07
Open Country—Edgelands
Richard Uridge explores the Edgelands around Manchester.
06:30
Farming Today—Farming Today This Week
Paying the price for a rural idyll - many rural services cost more than urban ones.
06:57
Weather—26/03/2011
The latest weather forecast.
07:00
Today—26/03/2011
Debating today's anti-cuts march in London, plus is this 'the golden age of the placard'?
08:45
International Cricket—26/03/2011
Commentary on the fourth quarter final from Colombo.
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Afternoon
17:00
PM—26/03/2011
A fresh perspective on the day's news with sports headlines.
17:30
The Bottom Line—Fashion
Evan Davis asks his guests how clothing and fashion differ from other businesses.
17:54
Shipping Forecast—26/03/2011
The latest shipping forecast.
17:57
Weather—26/03/2011
The latest weather forecast.
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Evening
18:00
Six O'Clock News—26/03/2011
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
18:15
Loose Ends—26/03/2011
Peter Curran is joined by Fern Britton, Arlene Phillips, Emma Freud and Yasmine Smart.
19:00
Profile—Amr Moussa
Morland Sanders profiles the Secretary General of the Arab League, Amr Moussa.
19:15
Saturday Review—26/03/2011
Tom Sutcliffe's guests are Adam Mars Jones, Amanda Vickery and James Runcie.
20:00
Archive on 4—Walls of Sound
Sean Street on how our sound archive is being saved and opened up by the British Library.
21:00
Classic Serial—Arthur Conan Doyle - The Lost World, A Bridge to the Unknown
1/2Professor Challenger sets out to find a lost race of creatures in the heart of the Amazon.
22:00
News and Weather—26/03/2011
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
22:15
Unreliable Evidence—Terrorism
Clive Anderson and guests discuss issues raised by anti-terror legislation.
23:00
The 3rd Degree—Series 1, Salford
5/6Three students from Salford University take on their professors in a battle of wits.
23:30
Make Perhaps This Out Sense Of Can You
Iain Sinclair, Peter Finch and Alan Brownjohn discuss sound and visual poet Bob Cobbing.
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Late
00:00
Midnight News—27/03/2011
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
00:30
Lent Talks—Austen Ivereigh
Austen Ivereigh reflects on ending the cycle of conflict by becoming the forgiving victim.
00:48
Shipping Forecast—27/03/2011
The latest shipping forecast.
02:00
Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—27/03/2011
BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
05:20
Shipping Forecast—27/03/2011
The latest shipping forecast.
05:30
News Briefing—27/03/2011
News from BBC Radio 4.
05:43
Bells on Sunday—27/03/2011
The bells of Westminster Abbey.
05:45
Profile—Amr Moussa
Morland Sanders profiles the Secretary General of the Arab League, Amr Moussa.
06:00
News Headlines—27/03/2011
The latest national and international news.
06:05
Something Understood—Trains
'Trains are made for meditation' - Mark Tully celebrates the beauty of rail travel.
06:35
On Your Farm—27/03/2011
Caz Graham looks at new eco-friendly farming techniques at Aberystwyth University.
06:57
Weather—27/03/2011
The latest weather forecast.





























