BBC Radio 4 LW Schedule Monday 3 June 2013

LW Schedule

Skip to:

Early
Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—03/06/2013
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:15
  Thinking Allowed—Multicultural Prison; Jellied Eels
  Laurie Taylor discusses life in the modern male prison. Also, jellied eels and 'disgust'.(R)
3. 00:45
  Bells on Sunday—02/06/2013
  The bells of Westminster Abbey.(R)
4. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—03/06/2013
  The latest shipping forecast.
5. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—03/06/2013
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
6. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—03/06/2013
  The latest shipping forecast.
7. 05:30
  News Briefing—03/06/2013
  News from BBC Radio 4.
8. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—03/06/2013
  A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Canon Stephen Shipley.
9. 05:45
  Farming Today—03/06/2013
  Bringing back the bumblebees - a species extinct from the UK is reintroduced into Kent.
10. 05:56
  Weather—03/06/2013
  The latest weather forecast for farmers.
11. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Nightjar
  Miranda Krestovnikoff presents the story and sound of the nightjar.
Back to top
Morning
1. 06:00
  Today—03/06/2013
  Morning news and current affairs. Includes Sports Desk; Weather; Thought for the Day.
2. 09:00
  Start the Week—Fairy Tale Physics?
  Allan Little with Jon Butterworth, Jim Baggott, Hilary Rose and Stephen Minger.
3. 09:45
  Daily Service—03/06/2013
  Christian worship from St German's Church, Cardiff led by the Rev Roy Jenkins.
4. 10:00
  Woman's Hour—Women in Syria; Impact of Pornography; Playground Bullying
  The impact the Syrian conflict is having on women's lives. Presented by Jane Garvey.
5. 10:45
  15 Minute Drama—Kidnap, Abduction
  1/5The kidnapping of an aid worker in Pakistan is told from five different viewpoints.
6. 11:00
  Recycled Radio—Series 1, Power
  1/4What connects Adolf Hitler, John Humphrys and Jenny Murray? You are about to find out.
7. 11:30
  Bleak Expectations—Series 5, A Pleasant Yet Dull Life Re-Evilled
  1/6Pip Bin is beginning to miss the conflict with absent evil nemesis Mr Gently Benevolent.(R)
Back to top
Afternoon
1. 12:00
  News Headlines; Shipping Forecast—03/06/2013
  National and international news and the shipping forecast.
2. 12:04
  You and Yours—Doctors prescribing books, stolen phones, sun creams
  Julian Worricker asks if books can be an effective treatment for mental health problems.
3. 12:57
  Weather—03/06/2013
  The latest weather forecast.
4. 13:00
  World at One—03/06/2013
  National and international news.
5. 13:45
  Disability: A New History—Doing and Being
  6/10Peter White finds that disabled people were everywhere in the 19th-century workplace.
6. 14:00
  The Archers—02/06/2013
  Lilian is preoccupied.(R)
7. 14:15
  Drama on 4—William Trevor - The Hill Bachelors
  Paulie must choose between marrying his long-time love or caring for his widowed mother.
8. 15:00
  Counterpoint—Series 27, 2013 Heat 5
  5/13Paul Gambaccini chairs the general knowledge music quiz.
9. 15:30
  The Food Programme—Michael Pollan: Why Cooking Matters
  Sheila Dillon speaks to Michael Pollan on the craft, science and pleasures of cooking.
10. 16:00
  Rock 'n' Roll in Four Movements
  Stuart Maconie on rock musicians who combined symphony and pop music in the 60s and 70s(R)
11. 16:30
  Beyond Belief—Livingstone's Legacy
  Ernie Rea and guests debate the legacy of David Livingstone, 200 years after his death.
12. 17:00
  PM—03/06/2013
  Coverage and analysis of the day's news.
13. 17:54
  Shipping Forecast—03/06/2013
  The latest shipping forecast.
Back to top
Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—03/06/2013
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 18:30
  Just a Minute—Series 66, Episode 3
  3/6With panellists Paul Merton, Richard Herring, Gyles Brandreth and Russell Kane.
3. 19:00
  The Archers—03/06/2013
  Brian turns a bit frosty.
4. 19:15
  Front Row—Philip Glass; Michael Douglas plays Liberace; P D James on Philip Larkin
  Julian Clary reviews Michael Douglas as Liberace, composer Philip Glass, and PD James.
5. 19:45
  15 Minute Drama—Kidnap, Abduction
  1/5The kidnapping of an aid worker in Pakistan is told from five different viewpoints.(R)
6. 20:00
  Looking for Luddites
  Technology writer Bill Thompson examines the legacy of the 19th-century Luddites.
7. 20:30
  Analysis—Is Regional Policy a Waste of Time?
  As the gap grows between English north and south, is regional policy a waste of time?
8. 21:00
  Material World—Multiverses; Culture-driven Evolution; Lee Smolin on Time
  Observational evidence of universes beyond our own? Laura Mersini-Houghton and Lee Smolin.(R)
9. 21:30
  Start the Week—Fairy Tale Physics?
  Allan Little with Jon Butterworth, Jim Baggott, Hilary Rose and Stephen Minger.(R)
10. 21:58
  Weather—03/06/2013
  Weather information.
11. 22:00
  The World Tonight—03/06/2013
  News and analysis with Carolyn Quinn, including the latest from Turkey protests.
12. 22:45
  Book at Bedtime—Sarah Dunant - Blood and Beauty, Episode 6
  6/10The invading army arrives at the gates of Rome, aided by Lucrezia's traitorous husband.
13. 23:00
  Mastertapes—Series 2, Mike Scott and Steve Wickham of the Waterboys (the A-Side)
  3/10Mike Scott and Steve Wickham talk about Fisherman's Blues, the fourth Waterboys album.
14. 23:30
  Today in Parliament—03/06/2013
  Sean Curran reports from Westminster.
Back to top
Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—04/06/2013
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Book of the Week—Damian Barr - Maggie and Me, Episode 1
  1/5A boy in a steelworking town in the 1980s finds an unlikely heroine in Maggie Thatcher.(R)
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—04/06/2013
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—04/06/2013
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—04/06/2013
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—04/06/2013
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—04/06/2013
  A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Canon Stephen Shipley.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—04/06/2013
  Farmers count the cost of severe flooding in the Czech Republic, Germany and Austria.
9. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Kittiwake
  Miranda Krestovnikoff presents the story and sound of the kittiwake.

Tuesday 4 June 2013