LW Schedule
Early
00:00
Midnight News—30/01/2013
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
00:30
Book of the Week—Return of a King: The Battle for Afghanistan, Episode 2
2/5Now re-established on the throne, Shah Shuja announces a fresh start for Afghanistan.
00:48
Shipping Forecast—30/01/2013
The latest shipping forecast.
01:00
Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—30/01/2013
BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
05:20
Shipping Forecast—30/01/2013
The latest shipping forecast.
05:30
News Briefing—30/01/2013
News from BBC Radio 4.
05:43
Prayer for the Day—30/01/2013
A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Rabbi Jonathan Wittenberg.
05:45
Farming Today—30/01/2013
Horse DNA is found in Spanish beef burgers. Anna Hill reports.
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Morning
06:00
Today—30/01/2013
Police recruitment plans, plus UK cancer rates and poet Seamus Heaney.
08:31
Yesterday in Parliament—30/01/2013
Susan Hulme with the latest news from Westminster.
09:00
Midweek—Jimmy Osmond; Sir Michael Parker; Hannah Lowe; Rob Forkan
Libby Purves is joined by Jimmy Osmond and royal events organiser Sir Michael Parker.
09:45
Daily Service—30/01/2013
Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music. Led by the Rev Dr Kirsty Thorpe.
10:00
Woman's Hour—Misogyny in comedy, domestic violence in China, Make Me a Muslim
Shanna Bukhari has been talking to UK women converting to Islam. She joins Jenni Murray.
10:45
Armistead Maupin - Tales of the City—Tales of the City, Episode 3
3/5Mary Ann is considering going home while Michael hopes that Jon is moving in.
11:00
In Living Memory—Series 17, Episode 2
2/4How South African secret police bombed the London HQ of the African National Congress.
11:30
Clare in the Community—Series 8, The Scapegoat
5/6Clare is in deep water at work, after an unprofessional mishap.
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Afternoon
12:00
News Headlines; Shipping Forecast—30/01/2013
National and international news and the shipping forecast.
12:04
You and Yours—Prices on the forecourt, mediation at work and finding love online
Petrol and diesel prices, mediation at work and online dating. With Winifred Robinson.
12:57
Weather—30/01/2013
The latest weather forecast.
13:00
World at One—30/01/2013
National and international news.
13:45
Technicolour—3. Feeling Colour
3/5Does colour change the way we feel and behave?
14:00
The Archers—29/01/2013
Vicky makes some introductions.
14:15
Drama on 4—Michael Butt - Albert Speer's Walk Around the World
Held for 20 years in Spandau prison, Albert Speer invented global journeys to keep sane.(R)
15:00
Money Box Live—Insurance
Vincent Duggleby presents a financial phone-in on insurance.
15:30
Inside Health—Alcohol, cancer treatments, hair, halitosis
Dr Mark Porter on alcohol, caffeine shampoo, targeted cancer therapies and halitosis.
16:00
Thinking Allowed—Rock climbing in conflict; women in Russian prisons
With Laurie Taylor. Featuring Russian women prisoners and rock climbers in conflict.
16:30
The Media Show—Premier League Football; Sir Harold Evans
Former Sunday Times Editor Sir Harold Evans on press regulation and the Leveson Inquiry.
17:00
PM—30/01/2013
Coverage and analysis of the day's news.
17:54
Shipping Forecast—30/01/2013
The latest shipping forecast.
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Evening
18:00
Six O'Clock News—30/01/2013
National and international news from BBC Radio 4.
18:30
Cabin Pressure—Series 4, Wokingham
4/6Captain Martin Crieff's mum is sick. Can he deal with the consequences?
19:00
The Archers—30/01/2013
Ruth feels left out.
19:15
Front Row—Rowan Atkinson on stage, Costa winner Hilary Mantel, and Samuel West
Rowan Atkinson on stage, Costa-winner Hilary Mantel and Samuel West in Hyde Park on Hudson
19:45
Armistead Maupin - Tales of the City—Tales of the City, Episode 3
3/5Mary Ann is considering going home while Michael hopes that Jon is moving in.
20:00
Moral Maze—Nimbyism and HS2
The morality behind Nimbyism and the HS2 project. Debate chaired by David Aaronovitch.
20:45
Pop-Up Economics—War-gaming Armageddon
3/5Tim Harford tells the story of Thomas Schelling, who used economics to avert war.
21:00
Costing the Earth—Berlin's Big Gamble
Can Germany produce all its power from green energy? Tom Heap investigates.
21:30
Midweek—Jimmy Osmond; Sir Michael Parker; Hannah Lowe; Rob Forkan
Libby Purves is joined by Jimmy Osmond and royal events organiser Sir Michael Parker.
21:58
Weather—30/01/2013
Weather information.
22:00
The World Tonight—30/01/2013
David Cameron visits Algeria for talks on Islamist militants in North and West Africa.
22:45
The Real George Orwell—Down and Out in Paris and London, Episode 3
3/10Penniless in Paris, Orwell gets a job as a plongeur - a slave's slave.
23:00
Sarah Millican's Support Group—Series 2, 5. 'I'm a mother in need of quiet'
5/6Agony aunt Sarah tackles more problems, including the case of a mother in need of quiet.(R)
23:30
Today in Parliament—30/01/2013
Susan Hulme with the day's top news stories from Westminster.
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Late
00:00
Midnight News—31/01/2013
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
00:30
Book of the Week—Return of a King: The Battle for Afghanistan, Episode 3
3/5Shah Shuja has not been back in power long before the Afghans rise up in revolution.
00:48
Shipping Forecast—31/01/2013
The latest shipping forecast.
01:00
Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—31/01/2013
BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
05:20
Shipping Forecast—31/01/2013
The latest shipping forecast.
05:30
News Briefing—31/01/2013
News from BBC Radio 4.
05:43
Prayer for the Day—31/01/2013
A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Rabbi Jonathan Wittenberg.
05:45
Farming Today—31/01/2013
British demands that the European Commission gets tough over the sows stall ban.
