LW Schedule
Early
00:00
Midnight News—30/08/2011
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
00:30
Book of the Week—All Made Up, Episode 1
1/5Janice Galloway remembers her turbulent adolescence in a small Scottish town in the 1970s.
00:48
Shipping Forecast—30/08/2011
The latest shipping forecast.
01:00
Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—30/08/2011
BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
05:20
Shipping Forecast—30/08/2011
The latest shipping forecast.
05:30
News Briefing—30/08/2011
News from BBC Radio 4.
05:43
Prayer for the Day—30/08/2011
Short reflection and prayer with Glenn Jordan.
05:45
Farming Today—30/08/2011
Anna Hill hears how demand for venison could lead to 500 more deer farms in the UK.
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Morning
06:00
Today—30/08/2011
Investigating a mass grave in Libya, plus home ownership and English history.
09:00
Secret Britain—Living with Secrets
Part of the Secret Britain series. Peter Taylor meets people who have kept state secrets.
09:30
The Tribes of Science—More Tribes of Science, Volcanologists
5/5Peter Curran meets the scientists who are drawn to study volcanoes.
09:45
Daily Service—30/08/2011
Christian worship with a bible reading, prayer and music, led by Monsignor Tony Rogers.
10:00
Woman's Hour—Women in Somalia, swimming with whales, stay at home dads
Discussing swimming with killer whales, women in Somalia and stay-at-home dads.
10:45
Talking About Jane Austen in Baghdad—2. Secrets
2/5A curious friendship has grown up between journalist Bee Rowlatt and May Witwit.
11:00
Saving Species—Series 2, Episode 15
15/30Saving Species reports from the Wailing Wall in Jerusalem on the conservation of swifts.
11:30
Cat Women of the Moon—Episode 1
1/2How science fiction has been used to examine relationships between the sexes.
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Afternoon
12:00
News Headlines; Shipping Forecast—30/08/2011
National and international news and the shipping forecast.
12:04
You and Yours—30/08/2011
Can't get the staff, or can't get a job? Have your say [email protected].
12:45
Domesday Reloaded - Me and My Square—Episode 2
2/5Sheila Dillon returns to Hoghton, 25 years on.
12:57
Weather—30/08/2011
The latest weather forecast.
13:00
World at One—30/08/2011
With Martha Kearney. National and international news.
13:30
Soul Music—Spiegel im Spiegel
Exploring the impact of Arvo Pärt's Spiegel im Spiegel on listeners' lives.
14:00
The Archers—29/08/2011
James and Leonie make some enemies. Meanwhile there are vandals at work in Ambridge.
14:15
Drama on 4—Arabian Afternoons, The Porter and the Three Ladies
2/3By Rachel Joyce. If Joe doesn't find an exclusive to please his editor, he'll lose his job(R)
15:00
Making History—30/08/2011
Helen Castor hosts Radio 4's popular history magazine.
15:30
Afternoon Reading—F Scott Fitzgerald - The Pat Hobby Stories, Pat Hobby's Secret
1/3Pat has secret information about a film script idea. Can he make some dollars out of it?
15:45
Generation E—Series 1, Life in a Spanish Ghost Town
2/5Spain's economic crisis has pushed record numbers to default on their mortgages.
16:00
Word of Mouth—English As a Lingua Franca
What kind of English is being used among non-native speakers?
16:30
Great Lives—William Shakespeare
Poetry curator Daisy Goodwin nominates the Bard himself, William Shakespeare.
17:00
PM—30/08/2011
Eddie Mair presents the day's top stories.
17:54
Shipping Forecast—30/08/2011
The latest shipping forecast.
17:57
Weather—30/08/2011
The latest weather forecast.
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Evening
18:00
Six O'Clock News—30/08/2011
National and international news from BBC Radio 4.
18:30
Fags, Mags and Bags—Series 3, Jack Black's Black Jacks
1/6Sanjay finds a girlfriend and embraces the arts, much to Ramesh and Dave's amusement.(R)
19:00
The Archers—30/08/2011
There's a nightmare in store for Nic, and Jazzer shares his woes.
19:15
Front Row—Dame Judi Dench discusses her illustrious career
Dame Judi Dench talks to Mark Lawson.
19:45
Talking About Jane Austen in Baghdad—2. Secrets
2/5A curious friendship has grown up between journalist Bee Rowlatt and May Witwit.
20:00
The Kill Factor
Stephen Evans examines how soldiers are taught to kill and asks what it does to them.
20:40
In Touch—Visually impaired British Asians. 30/08/2011
The services offered to visually impaired Britons who come from an Asian background.
21:00
The First 1000 Days: A Legacy for Life—Future Generations
Can an adult's health - programmed in early life - be passed on to their children?
21:30
Secret Britain—Living with Secrets
Part of the Secret Britain series. Peter Taylor meets people who have kept state secrets.
21:58
Weather—30/08/2011
Weather information.
22:00
The World Tonight—30/08/2011
National and international news and analysis.
22:45
Book at Bedtime—Mohsin Hamid - The Reluctant Fundamentalist, Episode 7
7/10Changez's sense of alienation increases.
23:00
Old Harry's Game—Series 7, Episode 1
1/6Hell faces confusion when a dog turns up, as animals are not evil... except dolphins.(R)
23:30
The Last of The Last of the Summer Wine
Broadcaster Ian McMillan pays tribute to television's longest running situation comedy.(R)
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Late
00:00
Midnight News—31/08/2011
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
00:30
Book of the Week—All Made Up, Episode 2
2/5Newly arrived at Ardrossan Academy, whole worlds of learning are opening up.
00:48
Shipping Forecast—31/08/2011
The latest shipping forecast.
01:00
Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—31/08/2011
BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
05:20
Shipping Forecast—31/08/2011
The latest shipping forecast.
05:30
News Briefing—31/08/2011
News from BBC Radio 4.
05:43
Prayer for the Day—31/08/2011
Short reflection and prayer with Glenn Jordan.
05:45
Farming Today—31/08/2011
In the future cars could run on a new biofuel made from straw and other farming waste.
