LW Schedule
Early
00:00
Midnight News—04/07/2013
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
00:30
Book of the Week—The Cooked Seed, Episode 3
3/5Anchee Min copes with the culture shock of her luxurious American dorm.
00:48
Shipping Forecast—04/07/2013
The latest shipping forecast.
01:00
Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—04/07/2013
BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
05:20
Shipping Forecast—04/07/2013
The latest shipping forecast.
05:30
News Briefing—04/07/2013
News from BBC Radio 4.
05:43
Prayer for the Day—04/07/2013
A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with the Rev Roger Hutchings.
05:45
Farming Today—04/07/2013
Charlotte Smith reports from the Livestock Event 2013.
05:58
Tweet of the Day—Sandwich Tern
Steve Backshall presents the story and sound of the sandwich tern.
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Morning
06:00
Today—04/07/2013
Including Yesterday in Parliament, Sports Desk and Thought for the Day.
08:31
Yesterday in Parliament—04/07/2013
Susan Hulme hears David Cameron attack the influence of the Unite union on Labour.
09:00
In Our Time—The Invention of Radio
Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the invention of radio.
09:45
Daily Service—04/07/2013
Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music. Led by Claire Campbell Smith.
10:00
Woman's Hour—Old-Fashioned Baby Names
Old-fashioned baby names are back, women on Boards, and a rape survior in India speaks out
10:45
Elizabeth Jane Howard - The Cazalets—Casting Off, Episode 4
4/10Archie finds himself the unexpected confidant for what seems like the whole family.
11:00
From Our Own Correspondent—A House in Damascus
A house in Damascus and other correspondents' tales from around the world.
11:30
Arthur in the Underworld
Horatio Clare explores the landscapes - real and imagined - of horror writer Arthur Machen
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Afternoon
12:00
News Headlines; Shipping Forecast—04/07/2013
National and international news and the shipping forecast.
12:04
You and Yours—A better mobile phone contract, and a celebration of the telegram
Product placement, how to save on your mobile contract, and the history of the telegram.
12:57
Weather—04/07/2013
The latest weather forecast.
13:00
World at One—04/07/2013
National and international news.
13:45
Food for Thought—Series 3, James Cracknell
4/5Rower and adventurer James Cracknell on endurance food and losing senses.
14:00
The Archers—03/07/2013
Pip has a good suggestion.
14:15
Drama on 4—A Nursery Tale
Kate Clanchy's tough and touching play exposes the truth about two women.(R)
15:00
Open Country—A Tale of Three Piers
Helen Mark promenades with Timothy West along the pier at Clevedon and Weston-super-Mare.
15:27
Radio 4 Appeal—Acid Survivors Trust International
Samira Ahmed presents an appeal on behalf of Acid Survivors Trust International.
15:30
Open Book—Evie Wyld on her latest novel All the Birds, Singing
Evie Wyld on her novel All the Birds, Singing, plus fiction inspired by JFK's shooting.(R)
16:00
The Film Programme—Ben Wheatley on A Field in England; Mark Gatiss on TV classics on the big screen
Sightseers director Ben Wheatley talks to Matthew Sweet about new film A Field in England.
16:30
BBC Inside Science—Bovine TB; Coral sunscreen; Space junk
Bovine TB, sunscreens from nature, and cleaning up space junk.
17:00
PM—04/07/2013
Full coverage and analysis of the day's news.
17:54
Shipping Forecast—04/07/2013
The latest shipping forecast.
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Evening
18:00
Six O'Clock News—04/07/2013
National and international news from BBC Radio 4.
18:30
My First Planet—Series 1, Hairdresser from Space
2/4Day seven on the colony and Mason faces an ethical nightmare.(R)
19:00
The Archers—04/07/2013
Rob has his own ideas.
19:15
Front Row—Michael Simkins on acting, A Field in England, Brian Sewell's Cultural Exchange
Arts news and reviews with Mark Lawson. Michael Simkins offers a guide for aspiring actors
19:45
Elizabeth Jane Howard - The Cazalets—Casting Off, Episode 4
4/10Archie finds himself the unexpected confidant for what seems like the whole family.(R)
20:00
The Report—Tension in Woolwich
How is Woolwich in south-east London coping with the killing of drummer Lee Rigby?
20:30
The Bottom Line—Managing in a Crisis
Managing corporations through crisis is the discussion for Evan Davis and his guests.
21:00
BBC Inside Science—Bovine TB; Coral sunscreen; Space junk
Bovine TB, sunscreens from nature, and cleaning up space junk.(R)
21:30
In Our Time—The Invention of Radio
Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the invention of radio.(R)
21:58
Weather—04/07/2013
Weather information.
22:00
The World Tonight—04/07/2013
Egypt, Falkirk and South Georgia. News and analysis with David Eades.
22:45
Book at Bedtime—The Professor of Truth, Episode 9
9/10Tealing battles with Parroulet to save the house from the approaching bush fires.
23:00
The Show What You Wrote—Series 1, Crime and Thriller
2/4John Thomson, Helen Moon, Fiona Clarke and Gavin Webster in sketches sent by the public.
23:30
Today in Parliament—04/07/2013
Susan Hulme reports from Westminster.
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Late
00:00
Midnight News—05/07/2013
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
00:30
Book of the Week—The Cooked Seed, Episode 4
4/5Can Anchee Min juggle several jobs, her studies and debt while being desperately homesick?
00:48
Shipping Forecast—05/07/2013
The latest shipping forecast.
01:00
Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—05/07/2013
BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
05:20
Shipping Forecast—05/07/2013
The latest shipping forecast.
05:30
News Briefing—05/07/2013
News from BBC Radio 4.
05:43
Prayer for the Day—05/07/2013
A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with the Rev Roger Hutchings.
05:45
Farming Today—05/07/2013
The government sets out a new plan to eradicate TB from England in the next 25 years.
05:58
Tweet of the Day—Common Buzzard
Steve Backshall presents the story and sound of the common buzzard.
