LW Schedule
Early
00:00
Midnight News—10/05/2011
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
00:30
Book of the Week—Lost in Shangri-La: Escape from a Hidden World - A True Story, Episode 1
1/5The plane is forced down in empty, verdant nowhere. But are there any survivors?
00:48
Shipping Forecast—10/05/2011
The latest shipping forecast.
01:00
Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—10/05/2011
BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
05:20
Shipping Forecast—10/05/2011
The latest shipping forecast.
05:30
News Briefing—10/05/2011
News from BBC Radio 4.
05:43
Prayer for the Day—10/05/2011
Prayer and reflection with Dr Mike Ford.
05:45
Farming Today—10/05/2011
Anna Hill hears how farmers could cash in on solar power.
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Morning
06:00
Today—10/05/2011
Including Sports Desk; Weather; Yesterday in Parliament; Thought for the Day.
09:00
The Jam Generation Takes Power—Episode 2
2/3Anne McElvoy meets leading figures from the new generation at the top of British politics.
09:30
The Prime Ministers—Series 2, Ramsay MacDonald
5/8Nick Robinson looks at how Ramsay MacDonald handled the top job in British politics.
09:45
Daily Service—10/05/2011
Christian worship with a bible reading, prayer and music, led by the Rev Clair Jaquiss.
10:00
Woman's Hour—10/05/2011
Jane Garvey presents. Restorative justice; Mad Men's designer; author Sofi Oksanen.
10:45
15 Minute Drama—Ancient Mysteries, Episode 2
2/5A series of monologues adapted from conversations with dementia sufferers.
11:00
Saving Species—Series 2, Episode 3
3/30Saving Species reports from the Congo and the future of Lowland Gorillas.
11:30
The Mystery of Father Brown: Ann Widdecombe Investigates
Ann Widdecombe goes on the trail of GK Chesterton's crime-solving priest Father Brown.
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Afternoon
12:00
News Headlines; Shipping Forecast—10/05/2011
National and international news and the shipping forecast.
12:04
You and Yours—10/05/2011
With Julian Worricker. Are disabled people really 'The Hardest Hit' by cuts?
12:57
Weather—10/05/2011
The latest weather forecast.
13:00
World at One—10/05/2011
Thirty minutes of news, analysis and comment from the UK and around the world.
13:30
The Music Group—Series 5, Episode 3
3/5Phil Hammond's guests are Konnie Huq, Mark Stephens and Dr Irving Finkel.
14:00
The Archers—09/05/2011
Will has an ulterior motive.
14:15
Drama on 4—Katie Hims - Lost Property, The Year My Mother Went Missing
2/3It's not the first time Ruthie's mother has gone missing, but usually she leaves a note.
15:00
Making History—10/05/2011
Tom Holland with your stories that are changing the way we see the past.
15:30
Afternoon Reading—EM Forster Short Stories, The Story of the Siren
1/3A Sicilian tells an unsettling story about an ill fated young man. Read by Dan Stevens.(R)
15:45
Russia: The Wild East—Series 1, The Murder of the Tsar
17/25Martin Sixsmith describes how liberal intentions ended in the Tsar's murder.
16:00
Word of Mouth—10/05/2011
Michael Rosen looks at the mysterious art of shorthand.
16:30
Great Lives—Petra Kelly
Green MP Caroline Lucas nominates Petra Kelly, the German Green superstar politician.
17:00
PM—10/05/2011
Eddie Mair presents the day's top stories.
17:54
Shipping Forecast—10/05/2011
The latest shipping forecast.
17:57
Weather—10/05/2011
The latest weather forecast.
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Evening
18:00
Six O'Clock News—10/05/2011
National and international news from BBC Radio 4.
18:30
Clare in the Community—Series 6, Luck of the Irish
2/6Caring social worker Clare Barker is delighted to discover she has an Irish ancestor.(R)
19:00
The Archers—10/05/2011
Ed makes his feelings known.
19:15
Front Row—Hugh Laurie, Attack the Block, Conrad Shawcross
With Mark Lawson, including Hugh Laurie on his debut album, a disc of New Orleans blues.
19:45
15 Minute Drama—Ancient Mysteries, Episode 2
2/5A series of monologues adapted from conversations with dementia sufferers.
20:00
Giving Voice to the Victims
Winifred Robinson investigates what more could be done for the victims of crime.
20:40
In Touch—Is it possible to earn a living as a blind artist? And the latest report on drugs for AMD
Is it possible to earn a living as a blind artist? And the latest report on drugs for AMD.
21:00
All in the Mind—Ostracism - Anorexia
Rejected, dejected. Claudia Hammond discusses ostracism with Prof Kip Williams.
21:30
The Jam Generation Takes Power—Episode 2
2/3Anne McElvoy meets leading figures from the new generation at the top of British politics.
21:58
Weather—10/05/2011
Weather information.
22:00
The World Tonight—10/05/2011
Daily news and current affairs programme bringing you global news and analysis.
22:45
Book at Bedtime—The Yacoubian Building, Episode 2
2/10As Zaki Bey's feud with his sister escalates, he contemplates his messy life.
23:00
Jon Ronson On—Series 6, The Fine Line Between Good and Bad
3/5Jon meets the sisters who were part of the girl group from the 1960s, 'The Shaggs'.
23:30
Today in Parliament—10/05/2011
Sean Curran with the day's top news stories from Westminster.
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Late
00:00
Midnight News—11/05/2011
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
00:30
Book of the Week—Lost in Shangri-La: Escape from a Hidden World - A True Story, Episode 2
2/5The three survivors, Margaret, McCollum and Decker, find out they are not alone.
00:48
Shipping Forecast—11/05/2011
The latest shipping forecast.
01:00
Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—11/05/2011
BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
05:20
Shipping Forecast—11/05/2011
The latest shipping forecast.
05:30
News Briefing—11/05/2011
News from BBC Radio 4.
05:43
Prayer for the Day—11/05/2011
Prayer and reflection with Dr Mike Ford.
05:45
Farming Today—11/05/2011
How food waste becomes fuel at an one of the UK's 54 Anaerobic Digestion plants.
