LW Schedule
Early
00:00
Midnight News—08/05/2013
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
00:30
Book of the Week—A Sting in the Tale, Episode 2
2/5Dave investigates the navigational abilities of bees and why they visit particular flowers(R)
00:48
Shipping Forecast—08/05/2013
The latest shipping forecast.
01:00
Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—08/05/2013
BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
05:20
Shipping Forecast—08/05/2013
The latest shipping forecast.
05:30
News Briefing—08/05/2013
News from BBC Radio 4.
05:43
Prayer for the Day—08/05/2013
A reading and reflection with the Rev Dr Peter McGrail of Liverpool Hope University.
05:45
Farming Today—08/05/2013
Controlling harmful caterpillars by aerial spraying - Anna Hill looks at the controversy.
05:58
Tweet of the Day—Swift
David Attenborough presents the sounds and story of the swift.
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Morning
06:00
Today—08/05/2013
Queen's Speech previewed, plus what is sexosomnia? And Ray Harryhausen remembered.
09:00
Midweek—Johnny Mars, Alan Johnson MP, Amanda Waring, Brendan Walker
Libby Purves meets former Home Secretary Alan Johnson MP and blues musician Johnny Mars.
09:45
Daily Service—08/05/2013
A Bible reading, prayer and Christian music. Led by the Rev Sharon Grenham Toze.
10:00
Woman's Hour—Botox for 20-somethings; Kate Figes on infidelity
Botox for 20-somethings, Kate Figes on infidelity, extreme porn laws. With Jenni Murray.
10:45
15 Minute Drama—The Diary of Samuel Pepys: Series 7, Episode 3
3/5Sam is furious when Lizzie innocently invites her drawing teacher Mr Brown for dinner.
11:00
Don't Log Off—Series 3, Connection & Separation
Gunfight in Cairo, a nervous French woman and a Brazilian man's troubled love affair.
11:30
Wordaholics—Series 2, Episode 5
5/6Milton Jones, Natalie Haynes, Lloyd Langford and Robin Ince vie for verbal supremacy.
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Afternoon
12:00
News Headlines; Shipping Forecast—08/05/2013
National and international news and the shipping forecast.
12:04
You and Yours—DNA mapping, free music downloads, collective energy buying
Winifred Robinson hears how DNA is being used to create new treatments for cancer patients
12:30
Face the Facts—Who wants to be a trader millionaire?
John Waite enters the world of the DIY financial traders.
12:57
Weather—08/05/2013
The latest weather forecast.
13:00
World at One—08/05/2013
Analysis of HM the Queen's speech, presented by Martha Kearney.
13:45
In a Prince's Footsteps—Jerusalem
3/10John McCarthy revisits the sites of the Prince of Wales' tour of 1862.
14:00
The Archers—07/05/2013
Clarrie's looking forward to her birthday.(R)
14:15
Drama on 4—The Fox
Adventure story about one the world's most successful drug smugglers. By Robin Brooks.
15:00
Money Box Live—Financial Fraud
Have you been the victim of a money scam? Email [email protected] or call on Wednesday.
15:30
All in the Mind—DSM-5; Should therapists cry? Sleep and mental illness
Sleep and mental illness - Claudia Hammond on research looking into a shared mechanism.(R)
16:00
Thinking Allowed—Middle Class Enclaves and Escapes
Special edition recorded at the British Sociological Association's 2013 conference.
16:30
The Media Show—Harriet Harman, football coverage
Banning of football reporters, plus Labour's Harriet Harman on media ownership.
17:00
PM—08/05/2013
Full coverage and analysis of the day's news.
17:54
Shipping Forecast—08/05/2013
The latest shipping forecast.
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Evening
18:00
Six O'Clock News—08/05/2013
National and international news from BBC Radio 4.
18:30
Down the Line—Series 5, Episode 2
2/4Spoof phone-in show from the creators of The Fast Show, starring Rhys Thomas.
19:00
The Archers—08/05/2013
Eddie's out to impress.
19:15
Front Row—Mud reviewed; Howard Jacobson's Cultural Exchange; MD Villiers
Mud reviewed; Howard Jacobson reveals his Cultural Exchange; crime author MD Villiers.
19:45
15 Minute Drama—The Diary of Samuel Pepys: Series 7, Episode 3
3/5Sam is furious when Lizzie innocently invites her drawing teacher Mr Brown for dinner.(R)
20:00
Leader Conference—Series 3, Episode 3
3/4Journalists debate with Andrew Rawnsley what leading articles about the news should say.
20:45
Four Thought—Series 4, Stewart Henderson: Poetry in Politics
6/3Stewart Henderson makes the case for putting poetry back in political rhetoric.
21:00
Costing the Earth—Bees Fight Back
Are modern 'neonicotinoid' pesticides behind the collapse of bee colonies?(R)
21:30
Midweek—Johnny Mars, Alan Johnson MP, Amanda Waring, Brendan Walker
Libby Purves meets former Home Secretary Alan Johnson MP and blues musician Johnny Mars.
21:58
Weather—08/05/2013
Weather information.
22:00
The World Tonight—08/05/2013
The Queen's Speech focuses on tougher rules for immigrants. News round-up with Ritula Shah
22:45
Book at Bedtime—This Is Where I Am, Episode 13
13/15Unbeknown to Abdi, Debs is in Dadaab searching for news of his wife Azira.
23:00
Can't Tell Nathan Caton Nothing—Series 2, About Careful Driving
2/6Nathan Caton acknowledges that his dad loves his car more than him.
23:15
One—Series 2, Episode 2
2/6Guests include Graeme Garden, Johnny Daukes, Deborah Norton and Katie Maskell.(R)
23:30
Today in Parliament—08/05/2013
Susan Hulme reports as Cameron and Miliband clash over the latest proposals for new laws.
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Late
00:00
Midnight News—09/05/2013
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
00:30
Book of the Week—A Sting in the Tale, Episode 3
3/5Dave embarks on a mission to train a bumblebee sniffer-dog.(R)
00:48
Shipping Forecast—09/05/2013
The latest shipping forecast.
01:00
Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—09/05/2013
BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
05:20
Shipping Forecast—09/05/2013
The latest shipping forecast.
05:30
News Briefing—09/05/2013
News from BBC Radio 4.
05:43
Prayer for the Day—09/05/2013
A reading and reflection with the Rev Dr Peter McGrail of Liverpool Hope University.
05:45
Farming Today—09/05/2013
Floods, hotter summers and lots of rats. Scientists predict the effects of climate change.
05:58
Tweet of the Day—Wood Warbler
David Attenborough presents the wood warbler.
