LW Schedule
Early
00:00
Midnight News—30/08/2012
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
00:30
Book of the Week—Ross King - Leonardo and the Last Supper, Episode 3
3/5Da Vinci sets about capturing one of the Bible's most dramatic scenes in paint and plaster
00:48
Shipping Forecast—30/08/2012
The latest shipping forecast.
01:00
Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—30/08/2012
BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
05:20
Shipping Forecast—30/08/2012
The latest shipping forecast.
05:30
News Briefing—30/08/2012
News from BBC Radio 4.
05:43
Prayer for the Day—30/08/2012
A reading and a reflection to start the day, with the Rev Dr Craig Gardiner.
05:45
Farming Today—30/08/2012
The UK's biggest fresh milk processor says it will change the way it decides milk prices.
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Morning
06:00
Today—30/08/2012
The West's options on Afghanistan, plus student visas and President Hollande's love-life.
09:00
Fry's English Delight—Series 5, Conversation
3/4Stephen Fry celebrates the important verbal art and social tool of conversation.
09:30
Twin Nation—Episode 3
3/5We assume twins' lives will follow similar patterns, but what happens when one is gay?(R)
09:45
Daily Service—30/08/2012
Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music, led by Christopher Landau.
10:00
Woman's Hour—Gender Marketing Pens; Free Childcare; Intimacy
Are pens for women really necessary? Plus preparing a child for school, and real intimacy.
10:45
Craven—Craven: Series 3, Episode 4
4/5A call from Craven's mother interrupts this case of modern-day slavery.
11:00
Crossing Continents—Gold and Governance in Romania
Tessa Dunlop investigates why a plan for a massive gold mine is dividing Romania.
11:30
The Floating World of Hokusai
Audrey Niffenegger catches Hokusai's 'Great Wave' to trace his far-reaching influence...
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Afternoon
12:00
News Headlines; Shipping Forecast—30/08/2012
National and international news and the shipping forecast.
12:04
You and Yours—Payday Loans and Identity Fraud
Consumer news with Winifred Robinson. Are payday lenders doing rigorous enough checks?
12:45
The New Elizabethans—Diana, Princess of Wales
James Naughtie reflects on the glamorous life and untimely death of the Princess of Wales.
12:57
Weather—30/08/2012
The latest weather forecast.
13:00
World at One—30/08/2012
National and international news with Martha Kearney.
13:45
Poetic Justice—Reflection
4/5Former prisoners pass on, in poetry, the result of many years of contemplation.
14:00
The Archers—29/08/2012
There's news at last for Vicky.
14:15
Drama on 4—Mark Lawson - The Artist is Thinking
A painter's work is decoded by someone who seems to know his exact thought processes.(R)
15:00
Open Country—Yorkshire
Jules Hudson is in North Yorkshire discovering the fascinating history of Richmond Castle.
15:27
Radio 4 Appeal—Dementia UK
Award-winning actor Jim Broadbent makes an appeal on behalf of Dementia UK.
15:30
Open Book—Dreda Say Mitchell presents a special on Tartan Noir
Dreda Say Mitchell presents a special on Tartan Noir and the thriving Scottish crime scene
16:00
The Film Programme—30/08/2012
Matthew Sweet meets actor Toby Jones about the weird world of the Berberian Sound Studio.
16:30
Material World—30/08/2012
Piano tuners' brains, exo-planets and chimp justice. Quentin Cooper presents science news.
17:00
PM—30/08/2012
Eddie Mair with interviews, context and analysis.
17:54
Shipping Forecast—30/08/2012
The latest shipping forecast.
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Evening
18:00
Six O'Clock News—30/08/2012
National and international news from BBC Radio 4.
18:30
Fags, Mags and Bags—Series 4, John Craven's Fjällräven
6/6Dave and the boys organise a surprise 50th birthday for Ramesh.(R)
19:00
The Archers—30/08/2012
David and Ruth make plans.
19:15
Front Row—Bobby Womack, with Damon Albarn and Peter Guralnick
John Wilson talks to soul survivor Bobby Womack, with views from collaborator Damon Albarn
19:45
Craven—Craven: Series 3, Episode 4
4/5A call from Craven's mother interrupts this case of modern-day slavery.
20:00
The Report—Forensic Science
Hannah Barnes investigates the state of the forensic science industry in the UK.
20:30
In Business—Face the Music
Peter Day explores the impossible economics of the concert hall.
21:00
Helping Hamlet: Can Science Cure Procrastination?
Rowan Pelling searches for a cure for the problem which blights her life, procrastination.
21:30
Fry's English Delight—Series 5, Conversation
3/4Stephen Fry celebrates the important verbal art and social tool of conversation.
21:58
Weather—30/08/2012
Weather information.
22:00
The World Tonight—30/08/2012
The latest on the South African mining crisis, and how unified is the Syrian opposition?
22:45
Book at Bedtime—Andrew Miller - Pure, Episode 9
9/10Following the rape, Lecoeur is hiding with a pistol in the charnels of Les Innocents.
23:00
Lucy Montgomery's Variety Pack—Series 2, Episode 4
4/4The human chameleon's host of comic characters, from deluded teen to nonagenarian diva.(R)
23:30
4 Extra Comedy Club—Cowards, Episode 3
3/3Sketch comedy from Tom Basden, Stefan Golaszewski, Tim Key and Lloyd Woolf.(R)
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Late
00:00
Midnight News—31/08/2012
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
00:30
Book of the Week—Ross King - Leonardo and the Last Supper, Episode 4
4/5While he was painting the Last Supper, Leonardo found many distractions from the job.
00:48
Shipping Forecast—31/08/2012
The latest shipping forecast.
01:00
Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—31/08/2012
BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
05:20
Shipping Forecast—31/08/2012
The latest shipping forecast.
05:30
News Briefing—31/08/2012
News from BBC Radio 4.
05:43
Prayer for the Day—31/08/2012
A reading and a reflection to start the day, with the Rev Dr Craig Gardiner.
05:45
Farming Today—31/08/2012
Eleventh-hour negotiations on a new fairness code between farmers and milk processors.
