LW Schedule
Early
00:00
Midnight News—12/11/2012
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
00:15
Thinking Allowed—Couchsurfing - Trauma Advocacy
Laurie Taylor looks at how the internet lets us encounter strangers, as well as friends.
00:45
Bells on Sunday—11/11/2012
The bells of Westminster Abbey.
00:48
Shipping Forecast—12/11/2012
The latest shipping forecast.
01:00
Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—12/11/2012
BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
05:20
Shipping Forecast—12/11/2012
The latest shipping forecast.
05:30
News Briefing—12/11/2012
News from BBC Radio 4.
05:43
Prayer for the Day—12/11/2012
A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with the Rev Chris Bennett.
05:45
Farming Today—12/11/2012
It's make or break for turkey farmers as they prepare for the Christmas rush.
05:57
Weather—12/11/2012
The latest weather forecast for farmers.
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Morning
06:00
Today—12/11/2012
Morning news and current affairs. Includes Sports Desk; Weather; Thought for the Day.
09:00
Start the Week—Award-winning film director Kevin Macdonald
Andrew Marr talks to Kevin Macdonald, Roger Graef, Jenny Uglow and Aman Sethi.
09:45
Daily Service—12/11/2012
Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music, led by Canon Steve Williams.
10:00
Woman's Hour—Singer songwriter Beth Orton; Allegra Stratton on the Power List; David Lammy on absent dads
Power List and politics, perfectionism, Beth Orton, absent dads. Presented by Jane Garvey.
10:45
15 Minute Drama—Children in Need: Jess's Story, Episode 1
1/5Jess needs help when worry about exams becomes an overwhelming obsession.
11:00
The Naughty Pictures Committees
Laurie Taylor seeks out the local censors who privately vetted controversial films
11:30
55 and Over—1. Out of Tune
1/4Ray and Jane's marriage is rocked by some very bad singing, and late-life crises take hold
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Afternoon
12:00
News Headlines; Shipping Forecast—12/11/2012
National and international news and the shipping forecast.
12:04
You and Yours—Getting more people on trains, the living wage and the Food and Farming Awards.
Getting more people on trains, the Food and Farming Awards, and the living wage.
12:57
Weather—12/11/2012
The latest weather forecast.
13:00
World at One—12/11/2012
National and international news presented by Edward Stourton.
13:45
In Pursuit of the Ridiculous—Water Beetle
1/5Matthew Oates meets Andy Foster, a man obsessed by a rare and elusive water beetle.
14:00
The Archers—11/11/2012
Romance is in the air.
14:15
Drama on 4—All the Blood in My Veins
By Katie Hims. Viola, a 14-year-old girl, has responsibilities beyond her age.(R)
15:00
Round Britain Quiz—12/11/2012
Northern Ireland take on the Welsh, in the penultimate clash of the current series.
15:30
The Food Programme—Street food heroes
Valentine Warner and Charles Campion eat with the Food Award's 'Best Takeaway' finalists.
16:00
Tim Key and Gogol's Overcoat
Comedian Tim Key spins his own surreal tale of one of Russia's greatest short stories.
16:30
The Digital Human—Series 2, Last Word
Aleks Krotoski looks at whether our online lives are transforming our experience of death.
17:00
PM—12/11/2012
Eddie Mair with interviews, context and analysis.
17:54
Shipping Forecast—12/11/2012
The latest shipping forecast.
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Evening
18:00
Six O'Clock News—12/11/2012
National and international news from BBC Radio 4.
18:30
I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue—Series 58, Episode 1
1/6Fifty-eighth series of the award-winning comedy panel game chaired by Jack Dee.
19:00
The Archers—12/11/2012
Rhys feels surplus to requirements.
19:15
Front Row—Quentin Blake interviewed; Hitler's dark charisma discussed
Quentin Blake on his career as he approaches 80, and the dark charisma of Adolf Hitler.
19:45
15 Minute Drama—Children in Need: Jess's Story, Episode 1
1/5Jess needs help when worry about exams becomes an overwhelming obsession.
20:00
Document—The BBC and the Hungarian Holocaust
Mike Thomson investigates the role of the BBC Hungarian Service in World War II.
20:30
Analysis—Green Shoots from the Arab Spring
How the Arab Spring has affected the mindset of ordinary people in the Middle East.
21:00
Material World—08/11/2012
Coffee extinction, evidence of the earliest human society, and migratory birds dying.
21:30
Start the Week—Award-winning film director Kevin Macdonald
Andrew Marr talks to Kevin Macdonald, Roger Graef, Jenny Uglow and Aman Sethi.
21:58
Weather—12/11/2012
Weather information.
22:00
The World Tonight—12/11/2012
Round-up of the day's news, with Ritula Shah.
22:45
Book at Bedtime—The Liars' Gospel, Episode 1
1/10Years after the storming of Jerusalem's walls, a mother mourns her preacher son's death.
23:00
Mastertapes—Series 1, Suzanne Vega (the B-Side)
4/14Suzanne Vega answers questions about her platinum-selling album, Solitude Standing.
23:30
Today in Parliament—12/11/2012
Sean Curran reports on criticism of the payout to the outgoing BBC Director-General.
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Late
00:00
Midnight News—13/11/2012
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
00:30
Book of the Week—Former People, Episode 1
1/5Late 19th century. Russia races towards industrialisation, and the people want change.
00:48
Shipping Forecast—13/11/2012
The latest shipping forecast.
01:00
Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—13/11/2012
BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
05:20
Shipping Forecast—13/11/2012
The latest shipping forecast.
05:30
News Briefing—13/11/2012
News from BBC Radio 4.
05:43
Prayer for the Day—13/11/2012
A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with the Rev Chris Bennett.
05:45
Farming Today—13/11/2012
Huge numbers of migrating birds flocking to the UK will find very little winter food.






































