LW Schedule
Early
00:00
Midnight News—19/08/2013
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
00:15
Thinking Allowed—Drug users and enforcement; 'Militant' Liverpool
Laurie Taylor considers the impact of drug enforcement operations.(R)
00:45
Bells on Sunday—18/08/2013
The bells of St Peter and St Paul, Shiplake, Oxfordshire.(R)
00:48
Shipping Forecast—19/08/2013
The latest shipping forecast.
01:00
Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—19/08/2013
BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
05:20
Shipping Forecast—19/08/2013
The latest shipping forecast.
05:30
News Briefing—19/08/2013
News from BBC Radio 4.
05:43
Prayer for the Day—19/08/2013
A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with the Rev Dr Michael Ford.
05:45
Farming Today—19/08/2013
The gene which could lead to more sustainable transport fuel from crops and plant waste.
05:56
Weather—19/08/2013
The latest weather forecast for farmers.
05:58
Tweet of the Day—Icterine Warbler
Michaela Strachan presents the story and sound of the icterine warbler.
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Morning
06:00
Today—19/08/2013
Morning news, including the UK foreign secretary on the Egypt crisis.
09:00
The Sins of Literature—Thou Shalt Not Steal
3/3Robert and guests examine the shifting sands of plagiarism, influence and originality.
09:30
Wow! How Did They Do That?—2. Ingenuity and Skill
2/5Roger Law meets two creators with contrasting methods.
09:45
Daily Service—19/08/2013
Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music, led by the Rev Clair Jaquiss.
10:00
Woman's Hour—Women in Publishing
Author Kate Mosse presents a themed edition of Woman's Hour on publishing.
10:45
The One About The Social Worker—Series 1, 1. Suspension
1/5A social worker is on suspension, on SSRIs - who’s shouting her name in the supermarket?
11:00
The Slow Coach—Episode 2
2/2'Slow coach' Carl asks the volunteers to step back and reflect on the bigger picture.
11:30
Births, Deaths and Marriages—Series 2, Team Bonding
6/6The office reluctantly takes part in a bonding exercise in the grounds of a country house.
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Afternoon
12:00
News Headlines; Shipping Forecast—19/08/2013
National and international news and the shipping forecast.
12:04
You and Yours—Corporate degrees, circus animals and Commonwealth Games tickets 19 August 2013
How to get tickets to the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games. With Julian Worricker.
12:57
Weather—19/08/2013
The latest weather forecast.
13:00
World at One—19/08/2013
National and international news.
13:45
A View Through a Lens—Series 3, Taking the Plunge
1/5Wildlife cameraman John Aitchison watches leopard seals hunting young penguins.(R)
14:00
The Archers—18/08/2013
Shula is finalising details.(R)
14:15
Drama on 4—A Sleepwalk on the Severn
By Alice Oswald. An extraordinary poetic evocation of moonrise over the Severn Estuary.(R)
15:00
Quote... Unquote—19/08/2013
Guests this week are Jenni Murray, Matt Barbet, David Wood and Katharine Whitehorn.
15:30
The Food Programme—Feeding the Detectives
Dan Saladino looks at how food has increasingly become a big ingredient in crime fiction.(R)
16:00
I Can't Stand Up for Falling Down
Rich Morton gathers comedians' tales of their all-time nightmare stand-up shows.
16:30
Beyond Belief—Buddhism and Violence
Ernie Rea and his guests debate whether violence is permitted within Buddhism.
17:00
PM—19/08/2013
Coverage and analysis of the day's news.
17:54
Shipping Forecast—19/08/2013
The latest shipping forecast.
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Evening
18:00
Six O'Clock News—19/08/2013
National and international news from BBC Radio 4.
18:30
Just a Minute—Series 67, Episode 2
2/7Nicholas Parsons hosts the popular panel game, recorded at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival.
19:00
The Archers—19/08/2013
Oliver is reassuring.
19:15
Front Row—Tom Stoppard, Elysium review, Charlaine Harris
Mark Lawson talks to Tom Stoppard about his new Radio 2 drama, inspired by Pink Floyd.
19:45
The One About The Social Worker—Series 1, 1. Suspension
1/5A social worker is on suspension, on SSRIs - who’s shouting her name in the supermarket?(R)
20:00
Monogamy and the Rules of Love
Does true love have to be monogamous? We hear three very modern love stories.
20:30
Crossing Continents—Kazakhstan's Living Gulags
Rayhan Demeytrie investigates allegations of torture in Kazakhstan's prisons.(R)
21:00
Bragg on the Braggs
Melvyn Bragg tells the story of the Nobel-winning physicists William and Lawrence Bragg.(R)
21:30
The Sins of Literature—Thou Shalt Not Steal
3/3Robert and guests examine the shifting sands of plagiarism, influence and originality.(R)
21:58
Weather—19/08/2013
Weather information.
22:00
The World Tonight—19/08/2013
Greenwald, UN Baghdad bomb anniversary, political soundbites, Kurdistan. With Ritula Shah.
22:45
Book at Bedtime—Red or Dead, Episode 6
6/101973. Liverpool win their first European trophy, but Bill is shaken by his wife's illness.
23:00
Summer Nights—Series 1, Does Sport Matter?
6/10Late-night conversation. Jane Garvey asks whether sport matters.
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Late
00:00
Midnight News—20/08/2013
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
00:30
Book of the Week—Operation Massacre, Episode 1
1/5On an evening in 1956, a group of men gather in an apartment in Buenos Aires to play cards(R)
00:48
Shipping Forecast—20/08/2013
The latest shipping forecast.
01:00
Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—20/08/2013
BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
05:20
Shipping Forecast—20/08/2013
The latest shipping forecast.
05:30
News Briefing—20/08/2013
News from BBC Radio 4.
05:43
Prayer for the Day—20/08/2013
A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with the Rev Dr Michael Ford.
05:45
Farming Today—20/08/2013
Why the House of Commons canteen has stopped making omelettes with fresh eggs.
05:58
Tweet of the Day—Northern Wheatear
Michaela Strachan presents the story and sound of the northern wheatear.
