LW Schedule
Early
00:00
Midnight News—30/04/2014
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
00:30
Book of the Week—Richard Benson - The Valley, Episode 2
2/5On a summer evening in 1929, Winnie goes to her first dance at the Miners' Welfare Hall.(R)
00:48
Shipping Forecast—30/04/2014
The latest shipping forecast.
01:00
Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—30/04/2014
BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
05:20
Shipping Forecast—30/04/2014
The latest shipping forecast.
05:30
News Briefing—30/04/2014
News from BBC Radio 4.
05:43
Prayer for the Day—30/04/2014
A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with the Rev Andrew Martlew.
05:45
Farming Today—Badger cull, beavers and grass
An independent expert panel will not scrutinise the second year of badger culling pilots.
05:58
Tweet of the Day—Stone Curlew
Kate Humble presents the stone curlew.
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Morning
06:00
Today—30/04/2014
Morning news. Includes Sports Desk; Yesterday in Parliament; Weather; Thought for the Day.
08:31
Yesterday in Parliament—30/04/2014
Sean Curran reports from Westminster.
09:00
Midweek—Sir Richard Eyre, Andrew Fusek Peters, Abbie Ross, Peter Francis
Libby Purves meets director Sir Richard Eyre and wild swimmer Andrew Fusek Peters.
09:45
Daily Service—30/04/2014
Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music, led by Canon Steve Williams.
10:00
Woman's Hour—Woman's Hour Takeover, Naomi Alderman
Naomi Alderman guest edits, Jane Garvey presents.
10:45
15 Minute Drama—Le Donne, Episode 3
3/5Franco is released from prison for Antonella's 18th birthday party.
11:00
Voices from Our Industrial Past
Professor Emma Griffin unpicks the dark myth of Britain's Industrial Revolution.
11:30
Gloomsbury—Series 2, The Theory and Practice of Hanky Panky
5/6Vera and Henry get into a stew about who should tell their sons the facts of life.
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Afternoon
12:00
News Headlines; Shipping Forecast—30/04/2014
National and international news and the shipping forecast.
12:04
You and Yours—30/04/2014
Consumer news, with a look at NHS assessment centres, instant cameras and buying abroad.
13:00
World at One—30/04/2014
National and international news with Martha Kearney.
13:45
In Search of Ourselves: A History of Psychology and the Mind—The Snake Pit
Psychoses, neuroses and their manifestation in popular culture.
14:00
The Archers—29/04/2014
Peggy tries to build bridges.(R)
14:15
Drama on 4—Higher, Rebrand, Relaunch
3/3To Jim's dismay, Roland becomes vice-chancellor and image consultants are brought in.
15:00
Money Box Live—DIY Investing
Want to be a DIY investor? Call Ruth Alexander on Wed, or email moneybox@bbc.co.uk now.
15:30
All in the Mind—29/04/2014
Claudia hears from one pair of finalists in the All in the Mind mental health awards.(R)
16:00
Thinking Allowed—Ethnography Award: The Winner
Laurie Taylor presents the winning entry of Thinking Allowed's first Ethnography Award.
16:30
The Media Show—BBC Trust's review of News; Lachlan Murdoch
BBC director of news James Harding on the Trust's review into news and current affairs.
17:00
PM—30/04/2014
Full coverage and analysis of the day's news.
17:54
Shipping Forecast—30/04/2014
The latest shipping forecast.
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Evening
18:00
Six O'Clock News—30/04/2014
National and international news from BBC Radio 4.
18:30
Isy Suttie's Love Letters—Series 2, Eleanor and Mr Woodfield
1/5Two unhappily married colleagues find solace in their workplace friendship.
19:00
The Archers—30/04/2014
Shula is shopping with Dan.
19:15
Front Row—The Black Keys; Neil Jordan on Bob Hoskins; Joel Dicker
Neil Jordan on Bob Hoskins; The Black Keys; Next Goals Wins; author Joël Dicker.
19:45
15 Minute Drama—Le Donne, Episode 3
3/5Franco is released from prison for Antonella's 18th birthday party.(R)
20:00
Leader Conference—Series 4, Episode 1
1/4Top journalists debate live with Andrew Rawnsley what leading opinion articles should say.
20:45
Four Thought—Series 4, Philippa Perry
44/3Philippa Perry explains why the stories we tell to and about ourselves are so powerful.
21:00
Costing the Earth—Chemical Weapons: 100 Years On
Tom Heap finds out how Syria's chemical weapons are going to be disposed of.(R)
21:30
Midweek—Sir Richard Eyre, Andrew Fusek Peters, Abbie Ross, Peter Francis
Libby Purves meets director Sir Richard Eyre and wild swimmer Andrew Fusek Peters.(R)
21:58
Weather—30/04/2014
Weather information.
22:00
The World Tonight—30/04/2014
Nigeria protest over kidnapped girls, Iraq elections, Bob Hoskins dies, with Ritula Shah.
22:45
Book at Bedtime—A Lovely Way to Burn, Episode 3
3/10Following instructions left by her dead lover, Stevie sets out to find the mysterious Reah
23:00
Elvis McGonagall Takes a Look on the Bright Side—Series 1, A Dog's Dinner
1/4What's so good about haute cuisine and celebrity chefs?
23:15
Bunk Bed—Series 1, Episode 5
5/5Patrick Marber and Peter Curran lie in the darkness, sharing a bunk bed and wondering.
23:30
Today in Parliament—30/04/2014
Sean Curran reports, as David Cameron and Ed Miliband face each other for PMQs.
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Late
00:00
Midnight News—01/05/2014
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
00:30
Book of the Week—Richard Benson - The Valley, Episode 3
3/5Winnie's pregnancy, the catalyst for her marriage, turns out to be a false alarm.(R)
00:48
Shipping Forecast—01/05/2014
The latest shipping forecast.
01:00
Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—01/05/2014
BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
05:20
Shipping Forecast—01/05/2014
The latest shipping forecast.
05:30
News Briefing—01/05/2014
News from BBC Radio 4.
05:43
Prayer for the Day—01/05/2014
A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with the Rev Andrew Martlew.
05:45
Farming Today—Cheese ban, Oyster farming, grass
Presented by Charlotte Smith. China temporarily bans cheese imports from the UK.
05:58
Tweet of the Day—Woodland Dawn Chorus
David Attenborough presents a dawn chorus recorded in Rutland Water.
