LW Schedule
Early
00:00
Midnight News—09/01/2015
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
00:30
Book of the Week—Different Every Time - Robert Wyatt, Episode 4
4/5The story of Robert Wyatt, celebrated as a cultish national treasure in the music world.(R)
00:48
Shipping Forecast—09/01/2015
The latest shipping forecast.
01:00
Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—09/01/2015
BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
05:20
Shipping Forecast—09/01/2015
The latest shipping forecast.
05:30
News Briefing—09/01/2015
News from BBC Radio 4.
05:43
Prayer for the Day—09/01/2015
A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with the Rev Sharon Grenham-Toze.
05:45
Farming Today—Oxford Farming Conference: Day 2
Anna Hill presents the programme from the second day of the Oxford Farming Conference.
05:58
Tweet of the Day—Montserrat Oriole
Liz Bonnin presents Montserrat oriole from the Caribbean island of Montserrat.
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Morning
06:00
Today—09/01/2015
Morning news. Includes Sports Desk, Yesterday in Parliament, Weather, Thought for the Day.
08:31
Yesterday in Parliament—09/01/2015
Sean Curran reports from Westminster.
09:00
Desert Island Discs—Professor Dame Nancy Rothwell
Kirsty Young interviews Prof Dame Nancy Rothwell.(R)
09:45
Act of Worship—09/01/2015
An act of worship and music led by Leslie Griffiths.
10:00
Woman's Hour—Goal of the Year, Cost of Childcare, Remarrying
Jenni Murray talks to Fifa goal of the year contender Stephanie Roche.
10:45
15 Minute Drama—The Corrections, Alfred's Patent
5/15Gary Lambert tries to talk some sense into his father Alfred.
11:00
Hip in a Hijab
Shelina Janmohamed explores what it means to be young, female and Muslim today.
11:30
Mark Steel's in Town—Series 5, Derry/Londonderry
2/6The history, local dialect and the new bridge.(R)
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Afternoon
12:00
News Headlines; Shipping Forecast—09/01/2015
National and international news and the shipping forecast.
12:04
Home Front—9 January 1915 - Kitty Lumley
The Graham household is a hive of activity as they await a special delivery.
12:15
You and Yours—Cross-Channel Ferries, Solar Farms
Peter White on solar farm subsidy cuts and mortgage problems on former council flats.
12:57
Weather—09/01/2015
The latest weather forecast.
13:00
World at One—09/01/2015
Analysis of current affairs reports, presented by Mark Mardell.
13:45
Self Orbits CERN—What Goes Around...
5/5Visiting Voltaire's chateau and an abandoned Cern experiment puts Will in a pensive mood.
14:00
The Archers—08/01/2015
Phoebe takes charge.(R)
14:15
Drama on 4—Operation Black Buck
Drama recreating the world's longest bombing raid, on Port Stanley runway in the Falklands(R)
15:00
Gardeners' Question Time—West Yorkshire
Eric Robson hosts the horticultural panel programme from West Yorkshire.
15:45
Irish International—An Ulsterman in New York by Nick Laird
1/3Writer Nick Laird explores the Irish and American love affair.
16:00
Last Word—Jean Cabut and Georges Wolinski, Luise Rainer, Edward Brooke and Chip Young
Matthew Bannister on two cartoonists, an actress, a senator and a session guitarist.
16:30
More or Less—A&E Waiting Times
Including NHS target data, bad luck and cancer, and statistics that are true and unfair.
16:55
The Listening Project—Alison and Shirley - Still the Same Person
Two sisters whose paths diverged geographically but whose ties remained strong.
17:00
PM—09/01/2015
Eddie Mair presents interviews, context and analysis.
17:54
Shipping Forecast—09/01/2015
The latest shipping forecast.
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Evening
18:00
Six O'Clock News—09/01/2015
National and international news from BBC Radio 4.
18:30
The Now Show—Series 45, Episode 1
1/6Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis present a comic take on the week's news.
19:00
The Archers—09/01/2015
Pat has got plenty to celebrate.
19:15
Front Row—Into the Woods, Sounds of 2015 Winners, Eva Dolan
Into the Woods, BBC Sound of 2015 winners, crime writer Eva Dolan, a film evoking January.
19:45
15 Minute Drama—The Corrections, Alfred's Patent
5/15Gary Lambert tries to talk some sense into his father Alfred.(R)
20:00
Any Questions?—Victoria Ayling, Jillian Creasy, Maajid Nawaz, Sir Keir Starmer, Tom Tugendhat
Victoria Ayling, Jillian Creasy, Maajid Nawaz, Sir Keir Starmer, Tom Tugendhat.
20:50
A Point of View—Charlie Hebdo
Adam Gopnick reflects on the Charlie Hebdo massacre.
21:00
Home Front - Omnibus—5-9 January 1915
Folkestone mourns one of its missing, and the Grahams await a special delivery.
21:58
Weather—09/01/2015
Weather information.
22:00
The World Tonight—French hostage sieges end.
French security forces kill 2 brothers at centre of massive police manhunt.
22:45
The Assassination of Margaret Thatcher—The Assassination of Margaret Thatcher
5/5A knock at the door announces an unexpected visitor.
23:00
Great Lives—Philippa Langley on Richard III
Matthew Parris talks to Philippa Langley about the life of Richard III.(R)
23:30
Today in Parliament—09/01/2015
Mark D'Arcy reports from Westminster.
23:55
The Listening Project—Alison and Shirley - Family Comes First
Two sisters come to terms with who they are and the importance of their family connection.
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Late
00:00
Midnight News—10/01/2015
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
00:30
Book of the Week—Different Every Time - Robert Wyatt, Episode 5
5/5The story of Robert Wyatt, celebrated as a cultish national treasure in the music world(R)
00:48
Shipping Forecast—10/01/2015
The latest shipping forecast.
01:00
Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—10/01/2015
BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
05:20
Shipping Forecast—10/01/2015
The latest shipping forecast.
05:30
News Briefing—10/01/2015
The latest news from BBC Radio 4.
05:43
Prayer for the Day—10/01/2015
A reflection and prayer with Richard Hill.
05:45
iPM—10/01/2015
'I feel like I'm in line for execution.' A listener creates an ethical dilemma for doctors
