LW Schedule
Early
00:00
Midnight News—27/10/2017
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
00:30
Book of the Week—Daemon Voices, The Firework-Maker's Daughter on Stage
4/5Philip Pullman reflects on how he writes and how stories tell themselves.(R)
00:48
Shipping Forecast—27/10/2017
The latest shipping forecast.
01:00
Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—27/10/2017
BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
05:20
Shipping Forecast—27/10/2017
The latest shipping forecast.
05:30
News Briefing—27/10/2017
News from BBC Radio 4.
05:43
Prayer for the Day—27/10/2017
A short reflection and prayer with Canon Noel Battye.
05:45
Farming Today—Farm antibiotics, Harvest Home and rethinking UK agriculture
Caz Graham asks if more can be done to cut antibiotic use in livestock.
05:58
Tweet of the Day—Samuel West on the Turtle Dove
Actor and birdwatcher Samuel West laments the lost call of the turtle dove.
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Morning
06:00
Today—27/10/2017
Including Yesterday in Parliament, Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
08:31
Yesterday in Parliament—27/10/2017
Sean Curran reports from Westminster.
09:00
Desert Island Discs—Edna Adan Ismail
Campaigner Edna Adan Ismail is interviewed by Kirsty Young.(R)
09:44
Daily Service—27/10/2017
Spiritual reflection and prayers on a topical subject, led by the Rev Martyn Atkins.
10:00
Woman's Hour—Best Place, Lord Steel on 1967 Abortion Act, Textile design
What life is like for women in rural Wales in our Best Place to be a Woman series.
10:45
15 Minute Drama—How to Survive the Roman Empire, by Pliny and Me, Episode 5
Venta the slave is forced to fight in the Colosseum.
11:00
Savitri Devi: From the Aryans to the Alt-right
Maria Margaronis explores the life and legacy of right-wing thinker Savitri Devi.
11:30
Big Problems with Helen Keen—Series 2, Women
2/4Helen looks at our perception of women from the past and in the present.
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Afternoon
12:00
News Headlines; Shipping Forecast—27/10/2017
National and international news and the shipping forecast.
12:04
Four Thought—Sensitive Souls
Hannah Jane Walker makes the case for being a bit sensitive.(R)
12:15
You and Yours—Charity Fraud, Tidal Power, Film Memorabilia Auctions
Tidal power, film memorabilia auctions and are universities good value? With Peter White.
12:57
Weather—27/10/2017
Weather information.
13:00
World at One—27/10/2017
Analysis of news and current affairs.
13:45
Book of the Week—Daemon Voices, Soft Beulah's Night - William Blake and Vision
5/5Philip Pullman recalls discovering William Blake as a teenager, via Alan Ginsberg's Howl.
14:00
The Archers—26/10/2017
Shula struggles to remain calm.(R)
14:15
Drama on 4—Nicholas Gleaves - Another Life
Two strangers collide in the bread aisle of the local supermarket. So too do their lives.(R)
15:00
Gardeners' Question Time—Exeter
Eric Robson and the panel pay a visit to Exeter.
15:45
Short Works—Series 1, The Midnight Sandwich
A story of twin sisters and midnight feasts from Irish writer-performer Eva O'Connor.
16:00
Last Word—Daphne Caruana Galizia, Fats Domino, Rodney Bickerstaffe, Geoffrey Schild, Rosemary Leach
Matthew Bannister on a journalist, a musician, a union leader, a virologist, an actress.
16:30
Feedback—27/10/2017
Should the World at One have dedicated a whole show to one subject?
16:55
The Listening Project—Mia and Luke - Our Siblings
Whether your sibling with Down's is older or younger, they have a lot to teach you.
17:00
PM—27/10/2017
Coverage and analysis of the day's news.
17:54
Shipping Forecast—27/10/2017
The latest shipping forecast.
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Evening
18:00
Six O'Clock News—27/10/2017 Catalonia's parliament declares independence from Spain
Catalonia's parliament declares independence, before Madrid imposes direct rule.
18:30
The News Quiz—Series 94, 27/10/2017
Miles Jupp is joined by Simon Evans, Angela Barnes, Hugo Rifkind and Zoe Lyons.
19:00
The Archers—27/10/2017
Matt makes a risky move.
19:15
Front Row—Annie Leibovitz, Andy Serkis, David Bomberg
Annie Leibovitz on her photographs of a turbulent decade.
19:45
Living with the Gods—Dependence or Dominion?
Neil MacGregor focuses on our relationship with the natural world and seasonal changes.(R)
20:00
Any Questions?—Dan Jarvis MP, Loveday Jenkin, Tim Martin, Sarah Wollaston MP
Jonathan Dimbleby with political debate from Solomon Browne Memorial Hall in Mousehole.
20:50
A Point of View—Ode to Space
Will Self on why he loves space.
21:00
Peter Snow Returns to the Future—Omnibus, Episode 1
1/2Peter Snow and guests board a time-travelling DeLorean to go back and forward in time.
22:00
The World Tonight—Spanish government takes control of Catalonia
Madrid dissolves Catalan parliament and announces new elections.
22:45
Book at Bedtime—The Book of Dust, Episode 5
5/10Malcolm discovers Bonneville and his terrifying hyena-dæmon lurking round the priory.
23:00
Woman's Hour—Late Night Woman's Hour: Work and Rest
Lauren and guests reflect on how we can find the right balance between work and rest.
23:30
Today in Parliament—27/10/2017
Mark D'Arcy reports from Westminster.
23:55
The Listening Project—Ibraheem and Amari - Just Be Yourself
Looking after Mum and staying true to yourself, even if you are in the Premier League.
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Late
00:00
Midnight News—28/10/2017
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
00:30
Book of the Week—Daemon Voices, Soft Beulah's Night - William Blake and Vision
5/5Philip Pullman recalls discovering William Blake as a teenager, via Alan Ginsberg's Howl.(R)
00:48
Shipping Forecast—28/10/2017
The latest shipping forecast.
01:00
Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—28/10/2017
BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
05:20
Shipping Forecast—28/10/2017
The latest shipping forecast.
05:30
News Briefing—28/10/2017
The latest news from BBC Radio 4.
05:43
Prayer for the Day—28/10/2017
A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Dr Elaine Storkey.
05:45
iPM—I loathe my stepsons
A listener on what she cannot tell her husband or her friends.
