LW Schedule
Early
00:00
Midnight News—03/05/2011
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
00:30
Millions Like Us: Women's Lives in War and Peace 1939-1949 by Virginia Nicholson—1. The Conflict Begins
1/5As the conflict begins, women learn first-aid and witness Dunkirk's horrors first hand.
00:48
Shipping Forecast—03/05/2011
The latest shipping forecast.
01:00
Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—03/05/2011
BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
05:20
Shipping Forecast—03/05/2011
The latest shipping forecast.
05:30
News Briefing—03/05/2011
News from BBC Radio 4.
05:43
Prayer for the Day—03/05/2011
With Dr Michael Ford.
05:45
Farming Today—03/05/2011
Gorse fires rage and crops are drying up in the driest spring for 50 years.
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Morning
06:00
Today—03/05/2011
Cameron and Clegg on AV and local elections, plus the myth behind Bin Laden.
09:00
The Jam Generation Takes Power—Episode 1
1/3Anne McElvoy meets leading figures from the new generation at the top of British politics.
09:30
The Prime Ministers—Series 2, Herbert Asquith
4/8Nick Robinson looks at how Asquith handled the top job in politics.
09:45
Daily Service—03/05/2011
Christian worship with a bible reading, prayer and music, led by the Rev Tony Burnham.
10:00
Woman's Hour—03/05/2011
Presented by Jane Garvey. The tyranny of children's parties.
10:45
15 Minute Drama—Writing the Century 17: The Iron Curtain, Episode 2
2/5Nell Leyshon's drama inspired by the letters and diaries of Paula Kirby.
11:00
Saving Species—Series 2, Episode 2
2/30The programme follows a pair of beavers in Devon.
11:30
The Walpole Chronicle
Eric Robson asks why bestselling 1920s author Hugh Walpole has been forgotten.
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Afternoon
12:00
News Headlines; Shipping Forecast—03/05/2011
National and international news and the shipping forecast.
12:04
You and Yours—03/05/2011
Julian Worricker invites listeners to share their views on tickets and touting.
12:57
Weather—03/05/2011
The latest weather forecast.
13:00
World at One—03/05/2011
Thirty minutes of news, analysis and comment from the UK and around the world.
13:30
The Music Group—Series 5, Episode 2
2/5Phil Hammond's guests are John Cooper Clarke, Sube Banerjee and Samantha Morton.
14:00
The Archers—02/05/2011
Ruth tries a distraction technique.
14:15
Drama on 4—Katie Hims - Lost Property, The Wrong Label
1/3Alice knows that to stop your children being evacuated is tantamount to siding with Hitler
15:00
Making History—03/05/2011
Helen Castor with your stories that are changing the way we see the past.
15:30
Daphne Du Maurier—The Doll: Short Stories, 1. East Wind
1/3On the shores of The Isles of Scilly, a young couple are beguiled by shipwrecked strangers
15:45
Russia: The Wild East—Series 1, Rebellion and Punishment
12/25Martin Sixsmith tells how a fierce rebellion turns Catherine from reformer to reactionary.
16:00
Word of Mouth—03/05/2011
Michael Rosen tackles the art of the interview; at college, at work and in pursuit of love
16:30
Great Lives—Lewis Carroll
Writer Lynne Truss chooses the creator of Alice in Wonderland, Lewis Carroll.
17:00
PM—03/05/2011
Eddie Mair presents the day's top stories.
17:54
Shipping Forecast—03/05/2011
The latest shipping forecast.
17:57
Weather—03/05/2011
The latest weather forecast.
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Evening
18:00
Six O'Clock News—03/05/2011
National and international news from BBC Radio 4.
18:26
Referendum Campaign Broadcast
A campaign broadcast for the referendum on changing the UK voting system on 5th May.
18:30
Clare in the Community—Series 6, Liar, Liar, Pants on Fire
1/6Caring social worker Clare Barker is now Acting Team Leader at the Family Centre.(R)
19:00
The Archers—03/05/2011
The candidates square up for battle.
19:15
Front Row—Saoirse Ronan and Cate Blanchett in the film Hanna
Mark Lawson with arts news, interviews and reviews.
19:45
15 Minute Drama—Writing the Century 17: The Iron Curtain, Episode 2
2/5Nell Leyshon's drama inspired by the letters and diaries of Paula Kirby.
20:00
Lebanon: The Next Generation
20 years on John McCarthy returns to Lebanon, in search of signs of the Arab spring.
20:40
In Touch—Football Focus and DLA updates
Football Focus - we hear from the FA's first blind football manager and DLA updates.
21:00
All in the Mind—Personal Space - Suicide and Bereavement - Reporting Neuroscience
Claudia Hammond on personal space and claustrophobia. What can brain scans tell us?
21:30
The Jam Generation Takes Power—Episode 1
1/3Anne McElvoy meets leading figures from the new generation at the top of British politics.
21:58
Weather—03/05/2011
Weather information.
22:00
The World Tonight—03/05/2011
Daily news and current affairs programme bringing you global news and analysis.
22:45
Book at Bedtime—The Absolutist, Episode 7
7/10A harrowing event shakes Will's attitude to war.
23:00
Jon Ronson On—Series 6, Spying
2/5What are the qualities that make a good spy? Jon Ronson talks to spies to find out.
23:30
Today in Parliament—03/05/2011
Sean Curran presents the top news stories from Westminster.
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Late
00:00
Midnight News—04/05/2011
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
00:30
Millions Like Us: Women's Lives in War and Peace 1939-1949 by Virginia Nicholson—2. Torpedo
2/5A ship's hit by a torpedo and one woman's terrifying recollections.
00:48
Shipping Forecast—04/05/2011
The latest shipping forecast.
01:00
Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—04/05/2011
BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
05:20
Shipping Forecast—04/05/2011
The latest shipping forecast.
05:30
News Briefing—04/05/2011
News from BBC Radio 4.
05:43
Prayer for the Day—04/05/2011
With the Rev Prof Peter Galloway.
05:45
Farming Today—04/05/2011
Farmers try to cope with impact of the warmest April on record. Presented by Anna Hill.
