BBC Radio 4 LW Schedule Friday 10 February 2017

LW Schedule

Skip to:

Early
Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—10/02/2017
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Book of the Week—Once Upon a Time in the East, Episode 4
  4/5Xiaolu is encouraged by her father to become a poet.(R)
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—10/02/2017
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—10/02/2017
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—10/02/2017
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—10/02/2017
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—10/02/2017
  Spiritual reflection and prayer to start the day, with the Rev Richard Frazer.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—Avian flu, Billy goat meat, Brexit imports and exports
  Avian flu restrictions, producing billy goat meat and Brexit imports and exports.
9. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Long-tailed Tit
  Michaela Strachan presents the story and sound of the long-tailed tit.(R)
Back to top
Morning
1. 06:00
  Today—10/02/2017
  Including Yesterday in Parliament, Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
2. 08:31
  Yesterday in Parliament—10/02/2017
  Susan Hulme reports from Westminster.
3. 09:00
  Desert Island Discs—Nigel Owens
  Kirsty Young talks to international rugby union referee Nigel Owens.(R)
4. 09:44
  Daily Service—10/02/2017
  Daily Service explores faith in the workplace.
5. 10:00
  Woman's Hour—Women cinematographers; Lifelong spousal maintenance payments?
  Should there be lifelong maintenance payments? Plus US playwright Kirsten Childs.
6. 10:45
  Isaac Asimov's I, Robot—5. The Evitable Conflict
  5/5Stevie’s meteoric rise sparks a final showdown revealing her secret.
7. 11:00
  The Split Second Decision
  Dr Kevin Fong asks how vulnerable our high-end decision-making is.(R)
8. 11:30
  Secrets and Lattes—Series 1, Spring Awakening
  3/6A Polish evening in the cafe ends with heart trauma and kleptomaniac Lizzie in charge.(R)
Back to top
Afternoon
1. 12:00
  News Headlines; Shipping Forecast—10/02/2017
  National and international news and the shipping forecast.
2. 12:04
  Brexit: A Guide for the Perplexed—Series 1, What about EU subsidies?
  Chris Morris visits Cornwall to ask what happens to EU subsidies after Brexit.
3. 12:15
  You and Yours—Shoplifting, Football grounds and disability, Ivory antiques
  Shoplifting, football ground access, the ivory antiques trade and seller rights on Paypal.
4. 12:57
  Weather—10/02/2017
  Weather information.
5. 13:00
  World at One—10/02/2017
  The Archbishop of Canterbury and the Bank of England governor discuss money and morality.
6. 13:45
  Friends & Foes - A Narrative History of Diplomacy—Small Nation, Big Diplomacy
  5/10Professor David Rothkopf examines Norway's pivotal role in Middle East peace.
7. 14:00
  The Archers—09/02/2017
  Kirsty receives an unexpected gift.(R)
8. 14:15
  Drama on 4—The Thickness
  Daniel Lawrence Taylor's first drama for radio is a razor-sharp satire on gender and power
9. 15:00
  Gardeners' Question Time—St Monans, Scotland
  Eric Robson and the panel are in St Monans in Scotland.
10. 15:45
  Still Life in the Old Dog
  A nonagenarian risks one last chance at love. By Thomas Lynch.
11. 16:00
  Last Word—Alan Simpson, Brunhilde Pomsel, Sir Ken Morrison, Buchi Emecheta
  Matthew Bannister on a comedy writer, a secretary, a businessman and an author.
12. 16:30
  Feedback—Melvyn Bragg, Feisty Moral Maze, Brexit agriculture
  Melvyn Bragg on 750 episodes of In Our Time and Hugh Sykes discusses scrutinised language.
13. 16:55
  The Listening Project—Fiona and Ursula - Missing Someone You Never Knew
  Even if you were too young to remember him before he died, you can still miss your brother
14. 17:00
  PM—10/02/2017
  Eddie Mair with interviews, context and analysis.
15. 17:54
  Shipping Forecast—10/02/2017
  The latest shipping forecast.
Back to top
Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—10/02/2017 Iraq abuse investigation unit to shut down
  Government to close unit investigating alleged misconduct by UK troops during Iraq war.
2. 18:30
  The News Quiz—Series 92, Episode 6
  6/8A satirical review of the week's news, chaired by Miles Jupp.
3. 19:00
  The Archers—10/02/2017
  Lilian is keen to enjoy herself.
4. 19:15
  Front Row—Keanu Reeves, Chad Stahelski, Petrograd Madonna, Rag'n'Bone Man
  Keanu Reeves on his three decade career, from Hamlet to action hero John Wick.
5. 19:45
  Isaac Asimov's I, Robot—5. The Evitable Conflict
  5/5Stevie’s meteoric rise sparks a final showdown revealing her secret.(R)
6. 20:00
  Any Questions?—Jenny Chapman MP, Matt Kelly, Jonathan Ruffer, Anne-Marie Trevelyan MP
  Jonathan Dimbleby presents political debate from Framwellgate School in Durham.
7. 20:50
  A Point of View—Protecting Our Way of Life
  John Gray examines what lies behind our desire to protect our "way of life".
8. 21:00
  Friends & Foes - A Narrative History of Diplomacy—Omnibus - Part 1
  Professor David Rothkopf discovers how modern history has changed the face of diplomacy.
9. 21:58
  Weather—10/02/2017
  Weather information.
10. 22:00
  The World Tonight—Iraq abuse inquiry scrapped
  Government announces Iraq troop abuse inquiry will close.
11. 22:45
  The Transition by Luke Kennard—Episode 5
  5/10Karl discovers that the web address carved into the attic bed harbours a shocking warning.
12. 23:00
  A Good Read—Victor Adebowale and Rachel Unthank
  Lord Victor Adebowale and musician Rachel Unthank join Harriett Gilbert to talk books.
13. 23:30
  Today in Parliament—10/02/2017
  Mark D'Arcy reports from Westminster.
14. 23:55
  The Listening Project—Sarah and Hasina - A Reborn Funeral Director
  Funeral directors reflect on the best support they can give the bereaved.
Back to top
Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—11/02/2017
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Book of the Week—Once Upon a Time in the East, Episode 5
  5/5Xiaolu determines upon a new career path.(R)
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—11/02/2017
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—11/02/2017
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—11/02/2017
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—11/02/2017
  The latest news from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—11/02/2017
  A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with the Reverend Marie-Elsa Bragg.
8. 05:45
  iPM—Every day I wonder what could have been
  A mother on her daughter's recovery from a drug addiction. [email protected].

Saturday 11 February 2017