LW Schedule
Early
00:00
Midnight News—10/04/2015
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
00:30
The Story of Alice—Episode 5
5/5Oxford gossip is catching up with Lewis Carroll and the ‘real’ Alice gets married.(R)
00:48
Shipping Forecast—10/04/2015
The latest shipping forecast.
01:00
Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—10/04/2015
BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
05:20
Shipping Forecast—10/04/2015
The latest shipping forecast.
05:30
News Briefing—10/04/2015
News from BBC Radio 4.
05:43
Prayer for the Day—10/04/2015
Spiritual reflection with the Rev Dr Ian Bradley of the University of St Andrews.
05:45
Farming Today—Cod Stocks, Young Farmers, Milk in 2020, Beef Backlog
A backlog of unsold Scottish beef means farmers cannot sell their cattle for weeks.
05:58
Tweet of the Day—Little Owl
Kate Humble presents the little owl.(R)
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Morning
06:00
Today—10/04/2015
Morning news. Includes Sports Desk, Weather, Thought for the Day.
09:00
The Reunion—Spycatcher
Sue MacGregor's guests remember the epic battle to ban the MI5 memoir Spycatcher.(R)
09:45
Act of Worship—10/04/2015
An act of worship and music from Cardiff led by the Rev Mary Stallard.
10:00
Woman's Hour—Women's Boat Race, Football Clubs' Sexual Consent Training, Becoming Deaf Aged Four
Women's Boat Race, football club offers sexual consent training, becoming deaf aged four.
10:45
15 Minute Drama—Le Donne, Episode 5
5/5Caterina makes a deal and contemplates a new life away from the Camorra.
11:00
Children of the Scattered Homes
Clare Jenkins tells the story of children cared for in 'scattered homes' of Sheffield.
11:30
Paul Temple—Paul Temple and the Gregory Affair, 4. Mr Davos Has an Alibi
4/10Another death, with the killer very close to home.(R)
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Afternoon
12:00
News Headlines; Shipping Forecast—10/04/2015
National and international news and the shipping forecast.
12:04
A History of Ideas—Historian Alice Taylor on Habeas Corpus
Historian Alice Taylor on the slippery justice of extrajudicial detention.
12:16
You and Yours—Productivity, Maps, Loyalty Cards
Why are Britain's workers so unproductive? Is it threatening the UK's future prosperity?
12:57
Weather—10/04/2015
The latest weather forecast.
13:00
World at One—10/04/2015
News and current affairs presented by Mark Mardell.
13:45
Codes that Changed the World—The Tower of Babel
5/5Aleks Krotoski explores how today's digital world is a reverse Tower of Babel.
14:00
The Archers—09/04/2015
Heather is heading home.(R)
14:15
Drama on 4—Mr Reasonable
By Fred D'Aguiar. John Reasonable is a freed black slave, and Shakespeare's costume maker.
15:00
Gardeners' Question Time—Forest of Bowland
Eric Robson hosts the horticultural panel programme from the Forest of Bowland.
15:45
Stories by Teffi—The Hat and My First Tolstoy
2/3After some neglect, Teffi's popular tales set in Moscow and Paris are being re-published.
16:00
Last Word—Frei Otto, Richie Benaud, Albert Maysles, Julio Cesar Strassera, Mary Clarke
Matthew Bannister on an architect, a cricket commentator, a director, a lawyer, a critic.
16:30
Feedback—10/04/2015
Listeners get into bed with MPs, but waking up with Sara Cox is not everyone's cup of tea.
16:56
The Listening Project—Jo and Hayley - Accepting Fate
A mother on the impact of the rare genetic disorder CDG1a on children and their families.
17:00
PM—10/04/2015
With the latest news interviews, context and analysis.
17:54
Shipping Forecast—10/04/2015
The latest shipping forecast.
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Evening
18:00
Six O'Clock News—10/04/2015
National and international news from BBC Radio 4.
18:30
Dead Ringers—Series 14, Episode 1
1/5Satire meets silliness in the comedy for hard-working families up and down the country.
19:00
The Archers—10/04/2015
The Brookfield cows go out.
19:16
Front Row—Michael Horovitz, The Jinx, Drone Warfare, Download Dead?
John Wilson talks to poet Michael Horovitz, plus the portrayal of drone warfare in film
19:45
15 Minute Drama—Le Donne, Episode 5
5/5Caterina makes a deal and contemplates a new life away from the Camorra.(R)
20:00
Any Questions?—Paddy Ashdown, Hilary Benn, Caroline Lucas, Grant Shapps
Jonathan Dimbleby presents political debate and discussion from Totnes.
20:50
A Point of View—Life's a Selfie
Howard Jacobson explains why he dislikes the narcissism of the selfie.
21:00
A History of Ideas—Omnibus, What Is Justice?
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss ideas about justice.
21:58
Weather—10/04/2015
Weather information.
22:00
The World Tonight—Leading aid agency abandons Frontex rescue mission for migrants
Medecins Sans Frontieres launches its own search and rescue mission
22:45
Book at Bedtime—The Ladies of the House, Episode 10
10/10The final instalment reveals what befell the inhabitants of the house in Primrose Hill.
23:00
Great Lives—Sir Trevor McDonald on Learie Constantine
The veteran broadcaster Sir Trevor McDonald chooses the life of Learie Constantine(R)
23:27
Good Omens—5. War, Famine, Pollution and Death
5/6The Four Horsepersons of the Apocalypse gather and Aziraphale inhabits an unexpected body.(R)
23:55
The Listening Project—Gill and Deb - Birth Partners
Deb shares a special friendship with Gill, who was there at the birth of her daughter.
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Late
00:00
Midnight News—11/04/2015
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
00:30
The Story of Alice—Episode 3
3/5Illness begins to take its toll on the author.(R)
00:48
Shipping Forecast—11/04/2015
The latest shipping forecast.
01:00
Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—11/04/2015
BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
05:20
Shipping Forecast—11/04/2015
The latest shipping forecast.
05:30
News Briefing—11/04/2015
The latest news from BBC Radio 4.
05:43
Prayer for the Day—11/04/2015
A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with the Rev Andrew Martlew.
05:45
iPM—11/04/2015
'I had to show the police my knife.' A man comes forward with an unusual offer of help.
