LW Schedule
Early
00:00
Midnight News—25/09/2015
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
00:30
Book of the Week—The White Road, Tregonning Hill
4/5In Cornwall, the author explores William Cookworthy's contribution to porcelain's history.(R)
00:48
Shipping Forecast—25/09/2015
The latest shipping forecast.
01:00
Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—25/09/2015
BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
05:20
Shipping Forecast—25/09/2015
The latest shipping forecast.
05:30
News Briefing—25/09/2015
News from BBC Radio 4.
05:43
Prayer for the Day—25/09/2015
A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Imam Monawar Hussain.
05:45
Farming Today—McDonalds Fries Go British, EU Farm Aid Update, Herb Growing in Scotland
McDonalds say their fast food fries go 100% British, but will this help potato producers?
05:58
Tweet of the Day—Hawaiian Crow
Miranda Krestovnikoff presents the Hawaiian crow, now extinct in the wild.(R)
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Morning
06:00
Today—25/09/2015
Morning news. Includes Sports Desk; Weather; Thought for the Day.
09:00
Desert Island Discs—Dame Judi Dench
Kirsty Young talks to actress Dame Judi Dench.(R)
09:45
Act of Worship—25/09/2015
An act of worship and music from Cardiff, led by the Rev Mary Stallard.
10:00
Woman's Hour—Drew Barrymore and Toni Collette
Drew Barrymore and Toni Collette discuss the film Miss You Already. Jenni Murray presents.
10:45
Shardlake—Sovereign, Episode 5
5/10Humiliated by Henry VIII, Shardlake returns to York and crosses the path of an old enemy.
11:00
Sugar, Saris and Green Bananas—Indo-Guyanese and Proud
2/2Journalist Lainy Malkani shakes off the invisibility of being Indo-Guyanese in Britain.
11:30
Shush!—Series 1, Mobile Library
2/4An intruder, an ice-cream van and Daniel Barenboim make life difficult for Snoo and Alice.
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Afternoon
12:00
News Headlines; Shipping Forecast—25/09/2015
National and international news and the shipping forecast.
12:04
Home Front—25 September 1915 - Ralph Winwood
It is a day of ceremonies for the vicar of St Jude's.
12:15
You and Yours—Downsizing, Hospital parking, Fish fingers
Is persuading last-time buyers to downsize the answer to our so-called housing drought?
12:57
Weather—25/09/2015
The latest weather forecast.
13:00
World at One—25/09/2015
Rigorous analysis of news and current affairs, presented by Mark Mardell.
13:45
Computing Britain—Mobile Revolution
10/12Hannah Fry explores how a British company shrunk chips and made the mobile revolution.
14:00
The Archers—24/09/2015
Eddie stirs up some community spirit.(R)
14:15
Brief Lives—Series 8, Episode 6
6/6Frank's suspicions about Ronnie's boyfriend Nick come to a head.
15:00
Gardeners' Question Time—Eden Project
Eric Robson chairs the programme from the Eden Project.
15:30
BBC National Short Story Award—BBC National Short Story Award 2015, Do It Now, Jump the Table
By Jeremy Page. A young man prepares to meet his girlfriend's parents for the first time.
16:00
Last Word—Brian Sewell, Jackie Collins, Ted Smith CBE, PJ Kavanagh, Yogi Berra
Matthew Bannister on an art critic, a novelist, a naturalist, a poet and a baseball player
16:30
More or Less—Dementia, Psychology science, John Conway, Red cards, Decimate
Tim Harford asks whether one in three people born in the UK this year will get dementia.
16:55
The Listening Project—Stephanie and John - The View From the Bike
How the 'pilot' can be the eyes for the 'stoker' in a successful tandem team for the blind
17:00
PM—25/09/2015
Eddie Mair with interviews, context and analysis.
17:54
Shipping Forecast—25/09/2015
The latest shipping forecast.
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Evening
18:00
Six O'Clock News—25/09/2015 Swiss prosecutors begin criminal investigation into Sepp Blatter
Swiss criminal investigation begins into Sepp Blatter. VW appoints new Chief Executive.
18:30
The News Quiz—Series 88, Episode 2
2/8Satirical review of the week's news, chaired by Miles Jupp.
19:00
The Archers—25/09/2015
Will the truth ever be understood?
19:15
Front Row—Ridley Scott, Mark Wigglesworth, Ceramics in Stoke
Ridley Scott on The Martian, ENO's Mark Wigglesworth, and ceramics in Stoke.
19:45
Shardlake—Sovereign, Episode 5
5/10Humiliated by Henry VIII, Shardlake returns to York and crosses the path of an old enemy.(R)
20:00
Any Questions?—Sir Vince Cable, John Hayes MP, Emily Thornberry MP, Dr Ruth Lea
Jonathan Dimbleby chairs debate from South Downs College in Waterlooville, Portsmouth.
20:50
A Point of View—Will Self: A Life of Habit
Will Self sees a love of habit as a shield against the unexpected in life.
21:00
Home Front - Omnibus—21-25 September 1915
Folkestone seems to be poisoned by the war.
21:58
Weather—25/09/2015
Weather information.
22:00
The World Tonight—FIFA boss under suspicion of misusing funds
Swiss prosecutors investigating Sepp Blatter over issue of "criminal mismanagement"
22:45
Book at Bedtime—Sweet Caress: The Many Lives of Amory Clay, Episode 5
5/10The new novel by William Boyd, bestselling author of 'Any Human Heart' and 'Restless'
23:00
Great Lives—Nick Stadlen on Bram Fischer
Nick Stadlen champions the life of the Afrikaner Revolutionary Bram Fischer.(R)
23:27
With Great Pleasure—John Finnemore
John Finnemore presents his favourite readings, with Stephanie Cole and Geoffrey Whitehead(R)
23:55
The Listening Project—Charlotte and Deborah – People and Ponies
Horses can sometimes be easier to manage than people.
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Late
00:00
Midnight News—26/09/2015
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
00:30
Book of the Week—The White Road, Allach
5/5The author journeys to Dachau to uncover Allach porcelain's dark history.(R)
00:48
Shipping Forecast—26/09/2015
The latest shipping forecast.
01:00
Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—26/09/2015
BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
05:20
Shipping Forecast—26/09/2015
The latest shipping forecast.
05:30
News Briefing—26/09/2015
The latest news from BBC Radio 4.
05:43
Prayer for the Day—26/09/2015
A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day.
05:45
iPM—Who killed Elsie Frost?
Final report on listener Anne Cleave's attempt to find out more about her sister's murder.
