LW Schedule
Early
00:00
Midnight News—13/11/2014
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
00:30
Book of the Week—Forensics: The Anatomy of Crime, 3. Crime Scene Investigation
3/5Val McDermid explores how DNA evidence has transformed modern criminal investigations.(R)
00:48
Shipping Forecast—13/11/2014
The latest shipping forecast.
01:00
Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—13/11/2014
BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
05:20
Shipping Forecast—13/11/2014
The latest shipping forecast.
05:30
News Briefing—13/11/2014
News from BBC Radio 4.
05:43
Prayer for the Day—13/11/2014
A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, from the Rt Rev Nigel McCulloch.
05:45
Farming Today—Coastal farmer, Deer antlers, Flood tax
A Devon farmer says plans for a coastal recreation park could put him out of business.
05:58
Tweet of the Day—Plumbeous Antbird
Chris Packham presents the Plumbeous antbird in a Bolivian rainforest.
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Morning
06:00
Today—13/11/2014
Morning news. Includes Sports Desk, Weather, Thought for the Day.
09:00
In Our Time—Brunel
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Isambard Kingdom Brunel.
09:45
Daily Service—13/11/2014
Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music, led by Rev Sharon Grenham Toze.
10:00
Woman's Hour—Sophia Loren on her fairy tale life
Sophia Loren on her memoir. Plus Erin Pizzey, founder of the first refuge for women.
10:45
D for Dexter—Series 1, Episode 4
4/5Skye has learned to play a D. But now her Mum has come home drunk.
11:00
From Our Own Correspondent—The Missing Students
What really happened after police in Mexico abducted a group of student teachers?
11:30
A Mortal Work of Art
Mary Anne Hobbs explores the fusion of fine art and tattoos.(R)
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Afternoon
12:00
News Headlines; Shipping Forecast—13/11/2014
National and international news and the shipping forecast.
12:04
A History of Ideas—Theologian Giles Fraser on Religious Freedom
Theologian Giles Fraser believes true freedom comes from accepting constraints in life.
12:15
You and Yours—Tesco Kitchens; Missed Appointments; Indian Sweets
As Tesco closes its kitchen business, what now for the hundreds of customers affected?
12:57
Weather—13/11/2014
The latest weather forecast.
13:00
World at One—13/11/2014
Analysis of current affairs reports, presented by Mark Mardell.
13:45
World Agony—Egypt
4/5Agony aunt Irma Kurtz talks to her Egyptian counterpart Youssra el-Sharkawy about agony.(R)
14:00
The Archers—12/11/2014
Things are moving quickly at Brookfield.(R)
14:15
Sarah Wooley - Planning Permission
A comedy about neighbours, architecture, tradition versus modernism - and James Bond.
15:00
Open Country—Lee Valley
Helen Mark explores the Lee Valley's hybrid landscape of the natural and industrial.
15:27
Radio 4 Appeal—Epilepsy Research UK
Martin Kemp presents an appeal for Epilepsy Research UK.(R)
15:30
Open Book—Jane Smiley on Some Luck; Africa 39
Mariella Frostrup talks to novelist Jane Smiley about her new novel Some Luck.(R)
16:00
The Film Programme—Tommy Lee Jones in The Homesman, The Imitation Game and Roger Ebert remembered
Francine Stock talks to Tommy Lee Jones and the set designer of The Imitation Game.
16:30
BBC Inside Science—Rosetta; Thought-controlled genes; Biophonic Life; Arecibo message 40 years on
Adam Rutherford discovers what is happening now that Rosetta's lander has touched down.
17:00
PM—13/11/2014
Full coverage and analysis of the day's news.
17:54
Shipping Forecast—13/11/2014
The latest shipping forecast.
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Evening
18:00
Six O'Clock News—13/11/2014
National and international news from BBC Radio 4.
18:30
John Finnemore's Souvenir Programme—Series 4, Episode 5
5/6Featuring the only detectives who have not had their own TV show yet.
19:00
The Archers—13/11/2014
Peggy is off to Bridge Farm.
19:15
Front Row—Richard Ford; William Orbit; Kate Hewitt; Dylan Thomas's notebook
Richard Ford, William Orbit, Kate Hewitt and Dylan Thomas's notebook.
19:45
D for Dexter—Series 1, Episode 4
4/5Skye has learned to play a D. But now her Mum has come home drunk.(R)
20:00
The Report—Tesco: Trouble at the Top
Why is Tesco under investigation by the Serious Fraud Office? Simon Cox reports.
20:30
The Bottom Line—Family Rivals
The entrepreneurs who leave the family business to set up a rival brand of their own.
21:00
BBC Inside Science—Rosetta; Thought-controlled genes; Biophonic Life; Arecibo message 40 years on
Adam Rutherford discovers what is happening now that Rosetta's lander has touched down.(R)
21:30
In Our Time—Brunel
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Isambard Kingdom Brunel.(R)
21:58
Weather—13/11/2014
Weather information.
22:00
The World Tonight—13/11/2014
In-depth reporting and analysis from a global perspective.
22:45
Book at Bedtime—Sherlock Holmes: The Valley of Fear, Episode 4
4/10Watson is perturbed by an encounter with the victim's wife.
23:00
Another Case of Milton Jones—Series 5, Astronomer
1/6Move over Brian Cox, Milton Jones is now a world-famous astronomer and Sagittarian.(R)
23:30
The Art of the Nation—War
2/3Will Gompertz investigates the art-works in our homes, and the stories they tell about us.(R)
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Late
00:00
Midnight News—14/11/2014
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
00:30
Book of the Week—Forensics: The Anatomy of Crime, 4. Digital Forensics
4/5How anthropology and facial reconstruction aid criminal investigations. Val McDermid reads(R)
00:48
Shipping Forecast—14/11/2014
The latest shipping forecast.
01:00
Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—14/11/2014
BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
05:20
Shipping Forecast—14/11/2014
The latest shipping forecast.
05:30
News Briefing—14/11/2014
News from BBC Radio 4.
05:43
Prayer for the Day—14/11/2014
A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, from the Rt Rev Nigel McCulloch.
05:45
Farming Today—Sycamore Poisoning; Beef South West; Deer Welfare
Sycamore seeds risk to horses; Beef South West; Deer welfare.
05:58
Tweet of the Day—Bell Miner
Chris Packham presents the bell miner of eastern Australia.






































