LW Schedule
Early
00:00
Midnight News—09/09/2016
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
00:30
Beryl Bainbridge: Love By All Sorts Of Means—4. When Beryl met Alan
4/5A biography of the novelist by Brendan King, read by James Fleet and Samantha Bond.(R)
00:48
Shipping Forecast—09/09/2016
The latest shipping forecast.
01:00
Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—09/09/2016
BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
05:20
Shipping Forecast—09/09/2016
The latest shipping forecast.
05:30
News Briefing—09/09/2016
News from BBC Radio 4.
05:43
Prayer for the Day—09/09/2016
A prayer to begin the day with the archbishop of Canterbury, the Most Rev Justin Welby.
05:45
Farming Today—Seaweed standards, Wild boar, Flood resilience review
What role do rural areas play in the government's national flood resilience review?
05:58
Tweet of the Day—Barred Warbler
Michaela Strachan presents the barred warbler.(R)
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Morning
06:00
Today—09/09/2016
Including Yesterday in Parliament, Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
08:31
Yesterday in Parliament—09/09/2016
Susan Hulme reports from Westminster.
09:00
The Matter of the North—Northern Power: Speaking From the North
10/10Melvyn Bragg on 'speaking from the north' and what the future might hold for the north.
09:30
Natural History Heroes—George Verrall
8/10Erica McAllister explains why entomologist George Verrall is her Natural History Hero.(R)
09:45
Daily Service—09/09/2016
The Daily Service led by the Rev John Bell and Catriona Robertson.
10:00
Woman's Hour—Generation M, The Archers' trial week, September blues?
Young women challenging cultural stereotypes.
10:45
15 Minute Drama—Pepys: After the Fire, Episode 5
5/5Sam, now close to death, looks back on the city he has loved - London.
11:00
Standing Up to the Sharing Economy
Mary Ann Sieghart on how hotel, music and car companies are fighting off the competition.
11:30
Deborah Frances-White Rolls the Dice—Series 1, Episode 1
1/4Comedian Deborah Frances-White tells the true story of the search for her birth mother.(R)
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Afternoon
12:00
News Headlines; Shipping Forecast—09/09/2016
National and international news and the shipping forecast.
12:04
Home Front—9 September 1916 - Jessie Moore
Jessie and Adam enter a singing contest on the pier.
12:15
You and Yours—Tumble dryer fires; Music box sets; Peter White at the Paralympics
Louise Minchin on fires connected to faulty tumble dryers, plus data allowance problems.
12:57
Weather—09/09/2016
Weather information.
13:00
World at One—09/09/2016
News with Mark Mardell including England education shake-up and North Korean bomb test.
13:45
In Search of Eden—Digital Eden
Paul Howard-Jones finds that the digital world is taking us further from Eden than ever.
14:00
The Archers—08/09/2016
Ian makes a quick exit.(R)
14:15
Drama on 4—The Other Simenon, Teddy Bear
1/3A society gynaecologist's infatuation with a young girl throws his life into freefall.(R)
15:00
Gardeners' Question Time—Stonyhurst College
Eric Robson and the panel visit Stonyhurst College, Lancashire.
15:45
In Austria, Riding Black
Short story reading.
16:00
Last Word—The Right Rev David Jenkins, Dame Margaret Anstee, Islam Karimov, Richard Neville
Matthew Bannister on a bishop, a diplomat, a president and an editor.
16:30
Feedback—09/09/2016
Listener reactions to coverage of the Olympic Games. And Archers fans debate the trial.
16:55
The Listening Project—Saph and Milly – Agents of Burlesque
A conversation that includes discussion of the hazards of removing nipple tassles...(R)
17:00
PM—09/09/2016
Eddie Mair with interviews, context and analysis.
17:54
Shipping Forecast—09/09/2016
The latest shipping forecast.
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Evening
18:00
Six O'Clock News—09/09/2016
National and international news from BBC Radio 4.
18:30
The News Quiz—Series 91, Episode 1
1/8Miles Jupp is joined by Jeremy Hardy, Lucy Porter, Andy Hamilton and Kerry Godliman.
19:00
The Archers—09/09/2016
Helen has questions for Anna.
19:15
Front Row—Hell or High Water, Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds, Aravind Adiga
Reviews of Hell or High Water and Nick Cave's album, and Aravind Adiga on his new novel.
19:45
15 Minute Drama—Pepys: After the Fire, Episode 5
5/5Sam, now close to death, looks back on the city he has loved - London.(R)
20:00
Any Questions?—Dan Jarvis MP, Peter Lilley MP, Kerry-Anne Mendoza, Steven Woolfe MEP
Jonathan Dimbleby presents political debate and discussion from Padiham in Lancashire.
20:50
A Point of View—My Idea of Heaven
John Gray muses on what his idea of heaven is - and why it shouldn't be a perfect world.
21:00
Home Front - Omnibus—5-9 September 1916
There are some notable firsts in Folkestone.
21:58
Weather—09/09/2016
Weather information.
22:00
The World Tonight—May's plans for new grammar schools under fire
Theresa May's grammar school plans are criticised by some of her Tory colleagues.
22:45
Book at Bedtime—Paradise Lodge, Episode 10
10/10Coming-of-age comedy by Nina Stibbe, author of Love, Nina.
23:00
The Matter of the North—Northern Power: Speaking From the North
10/10Melvyn Bragg on 'speaking from the north' and what the future might hold for the north.(R)
23:30
Today in Parliament—09/09/2016
Mark D'Arcy reports from Westminster.
23:55
The Listening Project—Sophie and Jan – Love Without Borders
The allure of the exotic - and the power of shoes and ironed jeans to attract(R)
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Late
00:00
Midnight News—10/09/2016
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
00:30
Beryl Bainbridge: Love By All Sorts Of Means—5. Accidental Meeting Sparks Success
5/5A biography of the novelist by Brendan King, read by James Fleet and Samantha Bond.(R)
00:48
Shipping Forecast—10/09/2016
The latest shipping forecast.
01:00
Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—10/09/2016
BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
05:20
Shipping Forecast—10/09/2016
The latest shipping forecast.
05:30
News Briefing—10/09/2016
The latest news from BBC Radio 4.
05:43
Prayer for the Day—10/09/2016
A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with Shaykh Ibrahim Mogra.
05:45
iPM—10/09/2016
'I can't switch off my army brain, so haven't slept properly in 30 years'.
