LW Schedule
Early
00:00
Midnight News—15/08/2012
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
00:30
Book of the Week—Kate Summerscale - Mrs Robinson's Disgrace, Episode 2
2/5Isabella Robinson cements her friendship with Edward Lane.
00:48
Shipping Forecast—15/08/2012
The latest shipping forecast.
01:00
Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—15/08/2012
BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
05:20
Shipping Forecast—15/08/2012
The latest shipping forecast.
05:30
News Briefing—15/08/2012
News from BBC Radio 4.
05:43
Prayer for the Day—15/08/2012
Spiritual reflection and prayer to begin the day with Richard Hill.
05:45
Farming Today—15/08/2012
The 2012 UK apple crop could be down almost a fifth on last year due to rain and hail.
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Morning
06:00
Today—15/08/2012
With Sarah Montague and Evan Davis. Includes Sports Desk; Weather; Thought for the Day.
09:00
What's the Point of...?—Series 4, University
2/3As A-level results come out, Quentin Letts asks, 'What's the point of university?'.
09:30
The Listening Project Omnibus—29/04/2012
Fi Glover presents encounters from Northern Ireland, Stoke-on-Trent and Reading.(R)
09:45
Daily Service—15/08/2012
Spiritual reflection with a Bible reading, prayer and a range of Christian music.
10:00
Woman's Hour—Cosmetic surgery review
Photos of veteran athletes that prove you don't have to be young to be athletic.
10:45
15 Minute Drama—Oliver Emanuel - The Other One, Episode 3
3/5Laura tracks down the medic in charge on the day she was born and swapped.
11:00
In Living Memory—Series 16, Co-education
3/4Chris Ledgard with 1960s school stories of the switch from single sex to co-education.
11:30
Brian Gulliver's Travels—Series 2, Chamanoa
1/6Brian relives his experiences in a land where genetics is pitted against education.
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Afternoon
12:00
News Headlines; Shipping Forecast—15/08/2012
National and international news and the shipping forecast.
12:04
You and Yours—Automatic car insurance renewal, and recovering from locked-in syndrome
When automatic car insurance renewal goes wrong, and recovering from locked-in syndrome.
12:45
The New Elizabethans—Billy Connolly
James Naughtie considers Scottish comedian Billy Connolly,
12:57
Weather—15/08/2012
The latest weather forecast.
13:00
World at One—15/08/2012
National and international news presented by Martha Kearney.
13:45
Generation E—Series 2, Italy's Five Star Idealist
3/5Lucy Ash is in Italy with Milan's youngest city councillor who wants to clean up politics.
14:00
The Archers—14/08/2012
Jamie expects the worst.
14:15
Drama on 4—Georges Simenon - The Other Simenon, In Case of Emergency
Drama about an obsessive affair between a lawyer and a jewel thief.(R)
15:00
Fixing Broken Banking—Local Banking
2/4Michael Robinson wonders if a return to the banking of yesteryear is a possible solution.
15:30
Inside Health—Over-diagnosis: Chronic Kidney Disease
Dr Mark Porter asks why some medical conditions are over-diagnosed, thanks to test results
16:00
Thinking Allowed—Breaking rules; Wall Street women
Inside the world of Wall Street women, and the role of morality in preventing crime.
16:30
The Media Show—Local TV: Birmingham's experience
Why does Birmingham Alabama have eight local TV stations, when Birmingham UK has none?
17:00
PM—15/08/2012
Full coverage and analysis of the day's news with Eddie Mair.
17:54
Shipping Forecast—15/08/2012
The latest shipping forecast.
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Evening
18:00
Six O'Clock News—15/08/2012
National and international news from BBC Radio 4.
18:30
When the Dog Dies—Series 2, Knock Down Ginger
2/6Delores has a moment of revelation as she feels really guilty for being late with the rent(R)
19:00
The Archers—15/08/2012
Lynda is reassuring.
19:15
Front Row—Edinburgh Festival, David Hayman, Virginia Ironside
Mark Lawson reports from Edinburgh on the talking points of the Festival and Fringe so far
19:45
15 Minute Drama—Oliver Emanuel - The Other One, Episode 3
3/5Laura tracks down the medic in charge on the day she was born and swapped.
20:00
In Pursuit of Dignity
Edward Stourton chairs a debate on issues surrounding human dignity.
20:45
Four Thought—Series 3, Katarina Skoberne: Family History Repeating
Katarina Skoberne describes how history repeating itself taught her valuable lessons.
21:00
Costing the Earth—Britain from 2060: The Land
What will Britain's landscape look like in 2060? Tom Heap on our changing climate.
21:30
What's the Point of...?—Series 4, University
2/3As A-level results come out, Quentin Letts asks, 'What's the point of university?'.
21:58
Weather—15/08/2012
Weather information.
22:00
The World Tonight—15/08/2012
National and international news and analysis, presented by Robin Lustig.
22:45
Book at Bedtime—The Greatcoat, Episode 3
3/5Helen Dunmore's new ghost story set after the Second World War. Read by Jasmine Hyde.
23:00
Political Animals—Series 1, Wilberforce
1/4The chief mouser to the Cabinet Office, 1973-1987, reflects on life with Margaret Thatcher
23:15
Before They Were Famous—Series 1, Episode 1
Ian Leslie with often surprising first literary attempts of the world's best-known writers
23:30
That Mitchell and Webb Sound—Series 4, Episode 1
1/6How to talk to an emperor and inventing Saturday night TV shows.(R)
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Late
00:00
Midnight News—16/08/2012
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
00:30
Book of the Week—Kate Summerscale - Mrs Robinson's Disgrace, Episode 3
3/5Isabella continues to see Edward Lane, but her feelings are not returned by him.
00:48
Shipping Forecast—16/08/2012
The latest shipping forecast.
01:00
Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—16/08/2012
BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
05:20
Shipping Forecast—16/08/2012
The latest shipping forecast.
05:30
News Briefing—16/08/2012
News from BBC Radio 4.
05:43
Prayer for the Day—16/08/2012
Spiritual reflection and prayer to begin the day with Richard Hill.
05:45
Farming Today—16/08/2012
A rainy and disease-hit harvest could mean less British wheat in our biscuits and cereals.
