LW Schedule
Early
00:00
Midnight News—04/03/2016
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
00:30
The Real Henry James—Encounters with Famous People
4/5Letters and memoirs recount encounters with Dickens, Tennyson and Thackeray.(R)
00:48
Shipping Forecast—04/03/2016
The latest shipping forecast.
01:00
Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—04/03/2016
BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
05:20
Shipping Forecast—04/03/2016
The latest shipping forecast.
05:30
News Briefing—04/03/2016
News from BBC Radio 4.
05:43
Prayer for the Day—04/03/2016
A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with Canon Dr Sarah Rowland Jones.
05:45
Farming Today—Lambing: a look ahead
Charlotte Smith asks sheep farmers Richard and Helen Roderick how the future looks to them
05:58
Tweet of the Day—Coot
Chris Packham presents the coot.(R)
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Morning
06:00
Today—04/03/2016
Morning news. Includes Sports Desk, Yesterday in Parliament, Weather, Thought for the Day.
08:31
Yesterday in Parliament—04/03/2016
Sean Curran reports from Westminster.
09:00
Desert Island Discs—Hugh Bonneville
Kirsty Young talks to actor Hugh Bonneville.(R)
09:45
Act of Worship—04/03/2016
An act of worship led by Monsignor Tony Rogers.
10:00
Woman's Hour—Iconic film legend Louise Brooks, Global childcare burdens, Kung Fu Panda 3
The legacy of iconic 1920s film star Louise Brooks.
10:45
Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte—5. Blood
5/10Everyone wakes to a ghastly cry in the night.
11:00
Glad to Be Grey
Grey-haired Professor Mary Beard investigates why fewer people are now "Glad to be Grey".
11:30
Dilemma—Series 3, Episode 3
3/6Sue Perkins with Tom Wrigglesworth, Lucy Beaumont, Anne McElvoy and Joel Morris.(R)
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Afternoon
12:00
News Headlines; Shipping Forecast—04/03/2016
National and international news and the shipping forecast.
12:04
Museum of Lost Objects—The Lion of al-Lat
The fearsome 2,000 year old statue, regarded as one of the symbols of Palmyra
12:15
You and Yours—Pork testing, Railway revivals, Second-hand vinyl values
Peter White on the checks to see if pork is British, and second-hand vinyl sales.
12:57
Weather—04/03/2016
Weather information.
13:00
World at One—04/03/2016
Analysis of news and current affairs, presented by Mark Mardell.
13:45
Incarnations: India in 50 Lives—Iqbal: Death for Falcons
Sunil Khilnani tells the story of the poet and philosopher Sir Muhammad Iqbal.
14:00
The Archers—03/03/2016
Johnny makes a decision.(R)
14:15
Pilgrim by Sebastian Baczkiewicz—Series 7, Bayldon Abbey
5/5The final episode of the final series of dark fantasies featuring the immortal Pilgrim
15:00
Gardeners' Question Time—Hadlow College, Kent
Eric Robson hosts the horticultural panel programme from Hadlow College in Kent.
15:45
Imagining Chekhov—The Death of Anton Chekhov by Alison MacLeod
3/3Now very ill, Chekhov travels with Olga to a spa town in Germany.
16:00
Last Word—Tony Warren, Louise Rennison, Lord Chorley, George Kennedy, John Chilton
Reeta Chakrabarti on a TV writer, an author, a conservationist, an actor and a musician
16:30
Feedback—Fear of Flying, Evan Davis
A new look for Radio 4 comedy and ten years of The Bottom Line.
16:55
The Listening Project—Nikola and Maris - Leaving Latvia
The cost that economic migrants pay in terms of family life.
17:00
PM—04/03/2016
Coverage and analysis of the day's news.
17:54
Shipping Forecast—04/03/2016
The latest shipping forecast.
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Evening
18:00
Six O'Clock News—04/03/2016 Facebook to pay millions more in UK tax
Facebook set to pay millions more pounds in UK tax after overhauling its tax structure
18:30
The Now Show—Series 48, Episode 1
1/6Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis present the week in news through stand-up and sketches.
19:00
The Archers—04/03/2016
Tony has concerns.
19:15
Front Row—Hail, Caesar!, Don Quixote, Thirteen, English Touring Opera
Including a review of the Coen brothers' Hail, Caesar!. Kirsty Lang presents.
19:45
Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte—5. Blood
5/10Everyone wakes to a ghastly cry in the night.(R)
20:00
Any Questions?—Juliet Davenport, Clive Lewis MP, Mark Littlewood, Jacob Rees Mogg MP
Jonathan Dimbleby presents political debate and discussion from Thornbury, Gloucestershire
20:50
A Point of View—The Love of Honours
Adam Gopnik reflects on our age-old love of honours and prizes in every walk of life.
21:00
Incarnations: India in 50 Lives—Incarnations: India in 50 Lives - Omnibus, Ramanujan, Tagore, Visvesvaraya, Periyar, Iqbal
Sunil Khilnani presents audio portraits of figures who have shaped Indian history.
21:58
Weather—04/03/2016
Weather information.
22:00
The World Tonight—Will Iran's Death Penalty Laws Change?
Will drug traffickers escape execution? Will Lula be charged? And why R2D2 is so loveable.
22:45
Book at Bedtime—We Have Always Lived in the Castle, Episode 5
5/5The fire at the Blackwoods' house draws the villagers, a vengeful mob.
23:00
A Good Read—Deborah Bull and Sam Leith
Harriett Gilbert and guests Sam Leith and Deborah Bull discuss their favourite books.(R)
23:30
Today in Parliament—04/03/2016
Mark D'Arcy reports from Westminster.
23:55
The Listening Project—Jean and Khursheed – Our Lives as Migrants
Whether you migrate to marry or to escape persecution, you are still an immigrant.
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Late
00:00
Midnight News—05/03/2016
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
00:30
The Real Henry James—Childhood and Family
5/5Henry James reflects on his extraordinary childhood and family in old age.(R)
00:48
Shipping Forecast—05/03/2016
The latest shipping forecast.
01:00
Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—05/03/2016
BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
05:20
Shipping Forecast—05/03/2016
The latest shipping forecast.
05:30
News Briefing—05/03/2016
The latest news from BBC Radio 4.
05:43
Prayer for the Day—05/03/2016
A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with Shirley Jenner.
05:45
iPM—How Not to Get Burgled
The programme speaks to a listener who was burgled.
