LW Schedule
Early
00:00
Midnight News—28/04/2017
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
00:30
The Odyssey Project: My Name Is Nobody—Series 1, Odysseus in Kabul
In Reza Mohammadi's response to Homer, Odysseus is doomed to witness carnage in Kabul.(R)
00:48
Shipping Forecast—28/04/2017
The latest shipping forecast.
01:00
Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—28/04/2017
BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
05:20
Shipping Forecast—28/04/2017
The latest shipping forecast.
05:30
News Briefing—28/04/2017
News from BBC Radio 4.
05:43
Prayer for the Day—28/04/2017
A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with the Reverend Roger Hutchings.
05:45
Farming Today—Pulse grower, lupins, vegan nutrition
Charlotte Smith speaks to a producer who sources UK-grown pulses and beans.
05:58
Tweet of the Day—Sandwich Tern
Steve Backshall presents the story and sound of the sandwich tern.(R)
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Morning
06:00
Today—28/04/2017
Including Yesterday in Parliament, Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
08:31
Yesterday in Parliament—28/04/2017
Sean Curran reports from Westminster.
09:00
The Reunion—The Challenger Disaster
Sue MacGregor's guests discuss the Challenger space shuttle disaster of 1986.(R)
09:44
Daily Service—28/04/2017
Spiritual reflection and prayers on a topical subject, led by Calvin T Samuel.
10:00
Woman's Hour—Artist blacksmith Agnes Jones; Author Rachel Malik and the WI in prisons
Artist blacksmith Agnes Jones; author Rachel Malik; and the WI prison branch.
10:45
EV Crowe - I Confess—Anna
5/5Henry's fiancee Anna tells him that she does not want to marry him anymore.
11:00
The Lost Cockney Voice
Cole Moreton searches for the unique but vanishing East End voice of his nan's generation.
11:30
Gloomsbury—Series 4, Bosom Chums
4/6Attempting to win back Vera's affection, Ginny installs an aeolian harp at Sizzlinghurst.
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Afternoon
12:00
News Headlines; Shipping Forecast—28/04/2017
National and international news and the shipping forecast.
12:04
Home Front—28 April 1917 - Ralph Winwood
The Winwoods host a dinner party.
12:15
You and Yours—Bank accounts for elderly people; Pub and restaurant smoking ban
Bank accounts for elderly people, the effect of the smoking ban on pubs and restaurants.
12:57
Weather—28/04/2017
Weather information.
13:00
World at One—28/04/2017
Analysis of news and current affairs.
13:45
One to One—Sathnam Sanghera speaks to Alpesh Chauhan
Sathnam Sanghera regards himself as middle class. Others do not. He explores why.(R)
14:00
The Archers—27/04/2017
Pip finds the comfort she needs.(R)
14:15
Where This Service Will...—2. Where This Service Will Continue
2/5By Katherine Jakeways. Romantic comedy about a couple who met on a train.
15:00
Gardeners' Question Time—Cirencester
The panel of experts answer horticultural questions from an audience in Cirencester.
15:45
Short Works—Series 1, On the Beach
An elderly veteran makes an unexpected request of his son: a trip to the seaside.
16:00
Last Word—Jonathan Demme, Robert Taylor, Cathy Hopkins, Peter Farrer, Dorothy Torry
Matthew Bannister on a director, a computer pioneer, a campaigner, a tax inspector.
16:30
More or Less—Fact-checking Boris Johnson
Giant bombs, a war hero and the foreign secretary's stats.
16:55
The Listening Project—Eedie and Bethan - It's Debatable
It's important to back up your opinion with logical reasoning.
17:00
PM—28/04/2017
Eddie Mair with interviews, context and analysis.
17:54
Shipping Forecast—28/04/2017
The latest shipping forecast.
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Evening
18:00
Six O'Clock News—28/04/2017 Breast surgeon who carried out "needless" operations facing long prison sentence
It's thought Ian Paterson performed hundreds of unnecessary procedures
18:30
The News Quiz—Series 93, 28/04/2017
Satirical review of the week's news, chaired by Miles Jupp.
19:00
The Archers—28/04/2017
Brookfield needs to dig deeper.
19:15
Front Row—Christian Bale, Ella Fitzgerald, Theatre artistic directors
Kirsty Lang looks at the careers of Christian Bale and Ella Fitzgerald.
19:45
EV Crowe - I Confess—Anna
5/5Henry's fiancee Anna tells him that she does not want to marry him anymore.(R)
20:00
Any Questions?—Lord Falconer, Jeane Freeman MSP, Mark Littlewood, Professor Adam Tomkins MSP
Jonathan Dimbleby presents political debate and discussion from South Lanarkshire.
20:50
A Point of View—Trust in Voices
A L Kennedy commends paying attention to voices as a way to discern truth telling.
21:00
Home Front - Omnibus—24-28 April 1917
The week when the food controller's Wheat, Rye and Rice Restriction Order came into effect
21:58
Weather—28/04/2017
Weather information.
22:00
The World Tonight—North Korea must give up nuclear ambitions - US
Nuclear programme could lead to 'catastrophic consequences'.
22:45
Rabbit, Run by John Updike—10. Return
10/10Harry prays for his daughter - before returning to his old ways.
23:00
Woman's Hour—Late Night Woman's Hour: Breakups
Emma Barnett and guests discuss break-ups.
23:30
A Good Read—Russell Kane and Peter Lord
Russell Kane and Peter Lord talk about their favourite books with Harriett Gilbert.(R)
23:55
The Listening Project—Faiza and Lauren - Two Sides of the Same Coin
Their post went viral when they showed that, beneath the headscarf, they were the same.
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Late
00:00
Midnight News—29/04/2017
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
00:30
The Odyssey Project: My Name Is Nobody—Series 1, The Day of the Daag
In the final response to Homer, Daljit Nagra takes on Odysseus sorting out the suitors.(R)
00:48
Shipping Forecast—29/04/2017
The latest shipping forecast.
01:00
Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—29/04/2017
BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
05:20
Shipping Forecast—29/04/2017
The latest shipping forecast.
05:30
News Briefing—29/04/2017
The latest news from BBC Radio 4.
05:43
Prayer for the Day—29/04/2017
A reading and a reflection to start the day, with George Craig.
05:45
iPM—Pressure to be positive
A mother on raising three children with autism.
