LW Schedule
Early
00:00
Midnight News—08/12/2015
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
00:30
Book of the Week—Alive, Alive Oh! And Other Things That Matter, Post War
1/5Diana Athill debunks the myth that Britain in the 1940s and 50s was dreary.(R)
00:48
Shipping Forecast—08/12/2015
The latest shipping forecast.
01:00
Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—08/12/2015
BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
05:20
Shipping Forecast—08/12/2015
The latest shipping forecast.
05:30
News Briefing—08/12/2015
News from BBC Radio 4.
05:43
Prayer for the Day—08/12/2015
A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Rabbi Dr Naftali Brawer.
05:45
Farming Today—Flooded farmers, Livestock rustling, Overuse of antibiotics in agriculture
Farmers in Cumbria face the floods, with livestock under water and land inaccessible.
05:58
Tweet of the Day—Blue Rock Thrush
Liz Bonnin presents the blue rock thrush, perched high on a Spanish castle.(R)
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Morning
06:00
Today—08/12/2015
Morning news. Includes Sports Desk, Yesterday in Parliament, Weather, Thought for the Day.
08:31
Yesterday in Parliament—08/12/2015
Liz Truss updates MPs on flooding in the north of England and the borders.
09:00
The Infinite Monkey Cage—An Infinite Monkey's Guide to General Relativity, Episode 1
Brian Cox and Robin Ince celebrate the 100th anniversary of Einstein's great theory.
09:30
The Misogyny Book Club—Unhappily Ever After
3/5What do fairy tales teach girls about what a woman should be?(R)
09:45
Daily Service—08/12/2015
Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music, led by Pastor Alex Robertson.
10:00
Woman's Hour—Profile of Marion Marechal-Le Pen, The Chain - Siofra Campbell, Seasonal dating
National Front MP Marion Marechal-Le Pen and her appeal to the far right in France.
10:45
15 Minute Drama—Ruth Prawer Jhabvala - Heat and Dust, The Husbands' Wedding Day
2/5Ruth Prawer Jhabvala's Booker award winning book set in two separate eras in India.
11:00
The Singing Fish of Batticaloa
The search for an elusive watery wonder in the aftermath of Sri Lanka's civil war.(R)
11:30
Soul Music—Mack the Knife
The Brecht/Weill song Mack the Knife written for The Threepenny Opera in 1928.
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Afternoon
12:00
News Headlines; Shipping Forecast—08/12/2015
National and international news and the shipping forecast.
12:04
One to One—Steve Backshall meets Leo Houlding
Steve Backshall speaks to professional rock climber Leo Houlding.(R)
12:15
You and Yours—Call You and Yours: Your Experiences of Flooding
Shari Vahl asks for listeners' experiences of flooding.
12:57
Weather—08/12/2015
The latest weather forecast.
13:00
World at One—08/12/2015
Iain Duncan Smith on Universal Credit, plus a floods update. Presented by Mark Mardell.
13:45
British Liberalism: The Grand Tour—Adam Smith and the Whigs
Anne McElvoy revisits the innovative ideas of the Scottish philosopher Adam Smith.
14:00
The Archers—07/12/2015
Helen is paid a special visit.(R)
14:15
Drama on 4—Pixie Juice
Comic play by Ed Harris. A tattooist finds herself in a fairytale - with real fairies.(R)
15:00
The Educators—Turning Schools Around
How does a school recover from failure after being put into special measures?
15:30
Shared Experience—Series 4, Was University the Right Choice?
Three graduates discuss their experience of university and whether it was the right choice
16:00
The Human Zoo—Series 7, The Other
Michael Blastland examines the psychology of us and them and perceptions of 'the other'.
16:30
Great Lives—Dickie Bird on the life of Sir Leonard Hutton
Dickie Bird champions his hero Sir Leonard Hutton.
17:00
PM—08/12/2015
PM at 5pm - Eddie Mair with interviews, context and analysis.
17:54
Shipping Forecast—08/12/2015
The latest shipping forecast.
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Evening
18:00
Six O'Clock News—08/12/2015 An opportunity to arrest the ring-leader of the Paris attacks may have been missed
Security agents missed an opportunity to capture the ring-leader of the Paris attacks
18:30
Gloomsbury—Series 2, The Theory and Practice of Hanky Panky
5/6Vera and Henry get into a stew about who should tell their sons the facts of life.(R)
19:00
The Archers—08/12/2015
Phoebe is under the spotlight.
19:15
Front Row—Andrew Graham-Dixon on the Mona Lisa, David Bowie's Lazarus and Andrew Lloyd Webber's School of Rock open in New York
Andrew Graham-Dixon discusses his TV documentary on the Mona Lisa. Samira Ahmed presents.
19:45
15 Minute Drama—Ruth Prawer Jhabvala - Heat and Dust, The Husbands' Wedding Day
2/5Ruth Prawer Jhabvala's Booker award winning book set in two separate eras in India.(R)
20:00
What Should We Teach Our Kids?
Robert Peston investigates the future for secondary education.
20:40
In Touch—Disabled Students' Allowance, Daniel Kish
The way blind students get support is changing, so will it work?
21:00
All in the Mind—Brain bank dismantling, Climate change psychology, Trigger warnings for books
Including a look at the dismantling of Europe's largest brain bank.
21:30
The Infinite Monkey Cage—An Infinite Monkey's Guide to General Relativity, Episode 1
Brian Cox and Robin Ince celebrate the 100th anniversary of Einstein's great theory.(R)
21:58
Weather—08/12/2015
Weather information.
22:00
The World Tonight—Outcry over Trump's 'Muslim ban'
Donald Trump rejects criticism of his call for complete ban on Muslims entering US
22:45
Dark Corners by Ruth Rendell—7. Relief?
7/10Dermot is gone but Carl's relief is fleeting.
23:00
The Show What You Wrote—Series 3, Work and Play
1/4The sketch show written by the public with Jason Manford and Janice Connolly.
23:30
Today in Parliament—08/12/2015
Susan Hulme reports from Westminster.
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Late
00:00
Midnight News—09/12/2015
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
00:30
Book of the Week—Alive, Alive Oh! And Other Things That Matter, Alive, Alive Oh!
2/5Diana describes the miscarriage that almost killed her, aged 43, in the early 1960s.(R)
00:48
Shipping Forecast—09/12/2015
The latest shipping forecast.
01:00
Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—09/12/2015
BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
05:20
Shipping Forecast—09/12/2015
The latest shipping forecast.
05:30
News Briefing—09/12/2015
News from BBC Radio 4.
05:43
Prayer for the Day—09/12/2015
A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Rabbi Dr Naftali Brawer.
05:45
Farming Today—Flood Prevention
A look at how farmers can be part of the solution to prevent flooding.
05:58
Tweet of the Day—Brown Skua
Liz Bonnin presents brown skua hunting over an Antarctic landscape.(R)
