LW Schedule
Early
00:00
Midnight News—19/12/2016
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
00:15
Thinking Allowed—Men and Violence - Stag Parties
Men, masculinities and violence. Also, stag parties, deviance and consumerism.(R)
00:45
Bells on Sunday—Worcester Cathedral
Church bells from Worcester Cathedral.(R)
00:48
Shipping Forecast—19/12/2016
The latest shipping forecast.
01:00
Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—19/12/2016
BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
03:45
Test Match Special—India v England: Fifth Test, Chennai - Day 4
Commentary on the fourth day of the fifth Test between India and England, from Chennai.
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Morning
09:44
Daily Service—19/12/2016
Good News to the Poor: An act of worship with prayers, reading and reflection.
10:00
Test Match Special—India v England: Fifth Test, Chennai - Day 4
Commentary on the fourth day of the fifth Test between India and England, from Chennai.
11:45
Cooking in a Bedsitter—Series 1, Potato Salad
4/4Trisha introduces Deepak to the British seaside.
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Afternoon
12:00
News Headlines; Shipping Forecast—19/12/2016
National and international news and the shipping forecast.
12:04
Home Front—19 December 1916 - Alan Lowther
Alan Lowther is increasingly caught in the middle at Marshalls'.
12:15
You and Yours—Hotel investments, successful high streets and a busy Santa
A look at hotel investments that go wrong and how to make high streets successful.
12:57
Weather—19/12/2016
The latest weather forecast.
13:00
World at One—19/12/2016
The programme hears from the man leading the operation against so-called Islamic State.
13:45
The History of Secrecy—1. The Age of Secrecy
1/5An exploration of the idea of secret knowledge.
14:00
The Archers—18/12/2016
Ruth clashes with Jill.(R)
14:15
Drama on 4—Fairytale of New Malden
By Katherine Jakeways. Festive comedy drama starring Geoffrey Palmer.
15:00
Round Britain Quiz—Programme 8, 2016
Tom Sutcliffe chairs the game of lateral thinking and cryptic connections.
15:30
The Food Programme—A Passion for Cake
Sheila Dillon takes an irreverent look at baking and the history of cake.(R)
16:00
Burn Slush! The Reindeer Grand Prix
Run, Rudolph, run! Cathy FitzGerald goes reindeer-racing in the Arctic Circle. From 2015.
16:30
Beyond Belief—Virgin Birth
Ernie Rea and guests discuss the belief that Jesus was born of a virgin birth.
17:00
PM—19/12/2016
Eddie Mair with interviews, context and analysis.
17:54
Shipping Forecast—19/12/2016
The latest shipping forecast.
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Evening
18:00
Six O'Clock News—19/12/2016 Russian ambassador shot dead in Turkey
The Russian ambassador to Turkey has been shot and killed in the capital, Ankara.
18:30
I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue—Series 66, Episode 6
6/6Barry Cryer, Tim Brooke-Taylor, Jeremy Hardy and Miles Jupp join Jack Dee.
19:00
The Archers—19/12/2016
Susan celebrates at Ambridge View.
19:15
Front Row—Sherlock, Albums of the Year, We're Going on a Bear Hunt, Mousehole's Christmas Lights
Martin Freeman and Mark Gatiss on the new Sherlock plus best albums of the year.
19:45
Jane Austen—Northanger Abbey, 1. The Season
1/10Jane Austen's satire on all things Gothic with Miriam Margolyes.(R)
20:00
The Sigh
Poet Imtiaz Dharker explores the history, cultural significance and psychology of sighing.
20:30
Crossing Continents—India's Silent Terror
Jill McGivering reports on the rising tide of Hindu extremism in India.(R)
21:00
The Listeners—Series 4, Episode 3
3/3A WWII transatlantic telephone line censor reveals what happens when you really listen.(R)
21:30
Start the Week—Scientific Discoveries: from the mind to the cosmos
Andrew Marr with Brian Cox, Saiful Islam, Andrea Wulf and Michael Lewis.(R)
21:58
Weather—19/12/2016
Weather information.
22:00
The World Tonight—Eight deaths at Berlin Christmas market
Investigation into "terror attack" after truck ploughs into market in central Berlin.
22:45
Book at Bedtime—Christmas Short Stories, Motordrome
A German widow takes her future into her own hands by making a generous bequest.
23:00
The Male Room—The Heroic Edition
Olly Mann and guests discuss heroism and role models.
23:30
Today in Parliament—19/12/2016
Sean Curran reports from Westminster.
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Late
00:00
Midnight News—20/12/2016
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
00:30
Book of the Week—Love of Country, Jura
1/5Feeling the pull of the north west, a journalist travels to the Hebridean island of Jura.(R)
00:48
Shipping Forecast—20/12/2016
The latest shipping forecast.
01:00
Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—20/12/2016
BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
03:45
Test Match Special—India v England: Fifth Test, Chennai - Day 5
Commentary on the fifth day of the fifth Test between India and England, from Chennai.


































