LW Schedule
Early
00:00
Midnight News—03/04/2014
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
00:30
Book of the Week—The Unexpected Professor, Episode 3
3/5National Service in Egypt was an odd sort of prelude to an Oxford degree.(R)
00:48
Shipping Forecast—03/04/2014
The latest shipping forecast.
01:00
Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—03/04/2014
BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
05:20
Shipping Forecast—03/04/2014
The latest shipping forecast.
05:30
News Briefing—03/04/2014
News from BBC Radio 4.
05:43
Prayer for the Day—03/04/2014
A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with the Rev Dr Janet Wootton.
05:45
Farming Today—Campylobacter, Fish wars, Dairy collaboration
Campylobacter gives half a million people food poisoning every year. What can be done?
05:58
Tweet of the Day—Willow Warbler
Kate Humble presents the willow warbler.
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Morning
06:00
Today—03/04/2014
Morning news. Includes Sports Desk; Yesterday in Parliament; Weather; Thought for the Day.
08:31
Yesterday in Parliament—03/04/2014
Susan Hulme reports from Westminster.
09:00
In Our Time—States of Matter
Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the states of matter, from solids to plasmas.
09:45
Daily Service—03/04/2014
Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music, led by Becky Harris.
10:00
Woman's Hour—Friendship
Baroness Shirley Williams, Dawn O'Porter and Jane Plume talk about friendship.
10:45
15 Minute Drama—Soloparentpals.com, Rosie Loves Tim
4/5With two days to go to their wedding, Tom's ex-wife Ginny has turned up on the doorstep.
11:00
Crossing Continents—Ukraine: The Paper Trail to Corruption
Lucy Ash reports from Ukraine on the paper trail leading to bribery and corruption.
11:30
A Tale Of Two Theatres
Director Mehmet Ergen returns home to lift the curtain on Turkish theatre. From 2014.
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Afternoon
12:00
News Headlines; Shipping Forecast—03/04/2014
National and international news and the shipping forecast.
12:04
You and Yours—Health and social care review, fake parking fines and handbags
News and discussion of consumer affairs
12:57
Weather—03/04/2014
The latest weather forecast.
13:00
World at One—03/04/2014
The badger cull plan to curb TB is suspended after a critical scientific report.
13:45
Five Hundred Years of Friendship—Comrades and Lovers
9/15Exploring the Victorian borderland between Platonic friendship and homosexual love.
14:00
The Archers—02/04/2014
Shula's speculating about Dan.(R)
14:15
Drama on 4—The Lighthouse
By Alan Harris. Two men become trapped on a lighthouse, 20 miles off the Welsh coast.(R)
15:00
Open Country—British Raj in the Peak District
Helen Mark discovers Indian heritage amongst the hills of the Peak District National Park.
15:27
Radio 4 Appeal—Sightsavers
Lorraine Kelly presents an appeal for Sightsavers.(R)
15:30
Open Book—Damon Galgut, Kate Colquhoun, Judith Flanders, AL Kennedy, Julian Gough, Stella Duffy
Man Booker-listed South African writer Damon Galgut on his latest novel Arctic Summer.(R)
16:00
The Film Programme—Darren Aronofsky on Noah; Mark Cousins on Children and Film
Francine Stock talks to director Darren Aronofsky about his controversial film Noah.
16:30
BBC Inside Science—Calorie Restriction; Moon Age; Mars Yard; IPCC.
Tracey Logan unpicks new research on calorie restriction.
17:00
PM—03/04/2014
Coverage and analysis of the day's news.
17:54
Shipping Forecast—03/04/2014
The latest shipping forecast.
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Evening
18:00
Six O'Clock News—03/04/2014
National and international news from BBC Radio 4.
18:30
Cabin Pressure—Series 4, Timbuktu
1/6It's Birling Day once more, where the crew traditionally swap their dignity for cash.(R)
19:00
The Archers—03/04/2014
Brian's on the back foot.
19:15
Front Row—Richard Ayoade; The Crimson Field; Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
Arts news with John Wilson, including Richard Ayoade on his film The Double.
19:45
15 Minute Drama—Soloparentpals.com, Rosie Loves Tim
4/5With two days to go to their wedding, Tom's ex-wife Ginny has turned up on the doorstep.(R)
20:00
The Report—The Mystery of Flight 370
How can a plane disappear, and why are we no nearer to solving the enigma of flight MH370?
20:30
In Business—The New Manufacturing
Peter Day reports from Sheffield on how manufacturing is evolving in globalising world.
21:00
BBC Inside Science—Calorie Restriction; Moon Age; Mars Yard; IPCC.
Tracey Logan unpicks new research on calorie restriction.(R)
21:30
In Our Time—States of Matter
Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the states of matter, from solids to plasmas.(R)
21:58
Weather—03/04/2014
Weather information.
22:00
The World Tonight—03/04/2014
Ritula Shah presents a special debate on Brazil's role in the world, from Rio de Janeiro.
22:45
Book at Bedtime—Unexploded, Episode 4
4/10Evelyn plans a brief diversion from everyday pressures.
23:00
So Wrong It's Right—Series 2, Episode 5
5/6Charlie Brooker hosts the comedy panel show about the wrong side of life.(R)
23:30
Today in Parliament—03/04/2014
Rachel Byrne and the BBC parliamentary team report from Westminster.
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Late
00:00
Midnight News—04/04/2014
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
00:30
Book of the Week—The Unexpected Professor, Episode 4
4/5Reviewing television programmes meant having to acquire one.(R)
00:48
Shipping Forecast—04/04/2014
The latest shipping forecast.
01:00
Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—04/04/2014
BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
05:20
Shipping Forecast—04/04/2014
The latest shipping forecast.
05:30
News Briefing—04/04/2014
News from BBC Radio 4.
05:43
Prayer for the Day—04/04/2014
A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with the Rev Dr Janet Wootton.
05:45
Farming Today—Badger cull, Chicken farming, Sheep shearing
The pilot badger cull will not be extended to more TB areas in 2015.
05:58
Tweet of the Day—Snipe
Kate Humble presents the snipe.
