LW Schedule
Early
00:00
Midnight News—04/11/2014
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
00:30
Germany: Memories of a Nation—The Germans Expelled
Neil MacGregor focuses on the forced movement of more than 12 million Germans after 1945.(R)
00:48
Shipping Forecast—04/11/2014
The latest shipping forecast.
01:00
Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—04/11/2014
BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
05:20
Shipping Forecast—04/11/2014
The latest shipping forecast.
05:30
News Briefing—04/11/2014
News from BBC Radio 4.
05:43
Prayer for the Day—04/11/2014
A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with Leslie Griffiths.
05:45
Farming Today—Dairy and Cheese Industry; Non-stun Slaughter; American Crayfish
The dairy and cheese industry under pressure.
05:58
Tweet of the Day—New Zealand Bellbird
Chris Packham presents the New Zealand bellbird.
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Morning
06:00
Today—04/11/2014
Morning news. Includes Sports Desk, Yesterday in Parliament, Weather, Thought for the Day.
08:31
Yesterday in Parliament—04/11/2014
Sean Curran reports from Westminster.
09:00
The Life Scientific—Dame Sally Davies on public health
Jim al-Khalili talks to Dame Sally Davies about looking after the nation's health.
09:30
One to One—Nihal Talks Dogs
Broadcaster Nihal owns a staffordshire bull terrier, but why is he stereotyped by his dog?
09:45
Daily Service—04/11/2014
Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music, led by Canon Stephen Shipley.
10:00
Woman's Hour—Debbie Harry and Chris Stein; women bosses; Equal Pay Day; Dilma Rouseff; Criminalising paying for sex
Debbie Harry and Chris Stein; Female Bosses; Equal Pay Day; Dilma Rouseff.
10:45
15 Minute Drama—Writing the Century: Passages from Empire, Episode 2
2/5Ina's friendship with the Mauritian housekeeper helps her to cope with her new posting.
11:00
Shared Planet—Beavers in Business
Beavers are busy saving us money on flood defences, but is this a good way to view nature?
11:30
The Yes, No, Don't Know Show
Yes. No. Don't Know: Three choices that sparked a 24-hour landmark in Scottish theatre.
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Afternoon
12:00
News Headlines; Shipping Forecast—04/11/2014
National and international news and the shipping forecast.
12:04
Witness History—The Death of Che Guevara
In October 1967, the Marxist revolutionary was captured and killed in Bolivia.
12:15
You and Yours—Call You and Yours: Have You Benefited or Lost Out from EU Freedom to Travel?
Winifred Robinson asks listeners about their experience of EU freedom to travel.
12:57
Weather—04/11/2014
The latest weather forecast.
13:00
World at One—04/11/2014
Analysis of current affairs reports, presented by Martha Kearney.
13:45
Voices of the First World War—Ypres
Recollections of the First Battle of Ypres in 1914 from those who fought it.
14:00
The Archers—03/11/2014
Jill has got a worry.(R)
14:15
Tommies—4 November 1914
Dr Celestine de Tullio returns from France to find that things are amiss.
15:00
Short Cuts—Series 6, Nothing
5/6Josie Long presents stories about absence and nothing.
15:30
Costing the Earth—Arctic Future
The melting sea ice of the Arctic creates opportunities and threats. Tom Heap reports.
16:00
The Law Show—Government on Trial
The British court case that could damage Britain's relations with the United States.
16:30
A Good Read—Eliza Manningham-Buller and Elif Shafak
Harriett Gilbert, Eliza Manningham-Buller and Elif Shafak discuss their favourite books.
17:00
PM—04/11/2014
Full coverage and analysis of the day's news.
17:54
Shipping Forecast—04/11/2014
The latest shipping forecast.
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Evening
18:00
Six O'Clock News—04/11/2014
National and international news from BBC Radio 4.
18:30
Mark Watson Talks a Bit About Life—Series 1, Longevity
4/4Despite the obsession with trying to defy age, is there a case for not living too long?
19:00
The Archers—04/11/2014
The pressure is on for Will.
19:15
Front Row—Babylon; Wendy Cope; border crossing theatre; North Korean art
Poet Wendy Cope talks about her new collection of prose and Roger Graef reviews Babylon.
19:45
Germany: Memories of a Nation—Out of the Rubble
Neil MacGregor talks to a woman who cleared rubble from the streets of Berlin in 1945.(R)
20:00
File on 4 Investigates—Private Equity: Winners and Losers
Did private equity takeovers play a role in the collapse of some major high street names?
20:40
In Touch—Access to Work, White Cane Rage
The problems some blind workers face dealing with the government's Access to Work scheme.
21:00
All in the Mind—Radicalisation; Bystander Effect; Recovery Letters
Claudia Hammond explores pioneering new research into radicalisation.
21:30
The Life Scientific—Dame Sally Davies on public health
Jim al-Khalili talks to Dame Sally Davies about looking after the nation's health.(R)
21:58
Weather—04/11/2014
Weather information.
22:00
The World Tonight—04/11/2014
In-depth reporting and analysis from a global perspective on the US mid-term elections.
22:45
Book at Bedtime—The Restoration of Otto Laird, Episode 7
7/10Otto reassesses his troubled relationship with his son Daniel.
23:00
Small Scenes—Series 2, Episode 4
4/4Sketch show with Daniel Rigby, Sara Pascoe, Mike Wozniak, Cariad Lloyd and Henry Paker.
23:30
Today in Parliament—04/11/2014
Sean Curran reports from Westminster.
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Late
00:00
Midnight News—05/11/2014
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
00:30
Germany: Memories of a Nation—Out of the Rubble
Neil MacGregor talks to a woman who cleared rubble from the streets of Berlin in 1945.(R)
00:48
Shipping Forecast—05/11/2014
The latest shipping forecast.
01:00
Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—05/11/2014
BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
05:20
Shipping Forecast—05/11/2014
The latest shipping forecast.
05:30
News Briefing—05/11/2014
News from BBC Radio 4.
05:43
Prayer for the Day—05/11/2014
A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with Leslie Griffiths.
05:45
Farming Today—Enforced Labour, Invasive Species
The man forced to work for 13 years on a Welsh farm without pay. Plus invasive species.
05:58
Tweet of the Day—Red-breasted Goose
Chris Packham presents the red breasted goose in Siberia.
