LW Schedule
Early
00:00
Midnight News—27/03/2018
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
00:30
The Channel—Series 1, 1. From Landscape to Seascape
The view from the famous White Cliffs through millennia.(R)
00:48
Shipping Forecast—27/03/2018
The latest shipping forecast.
01:00
Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—27/03/2018
BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
05:20
Shipping Forecast—27/03/2018
The latest shipping forecast.
05:30
News Briefing—27/03/2018
News from BBC Radio 4.
05:43
Prayer for the Day—27/03/2018
Spiritual comment and prayer with Sarah Teather, director of the Jesuit Refugee Service UK
05:45
Farming Today—Funding for Welsh Abattoirs, Dog Attacks on Sheep, Flexitarianism
Dog owners are warned to control their pets as farmers feel the impact of sheep worrying.
05:58
Tweet of the Day—Mark Cocker on the Twite
Mark Cocker laments on the loss of the twite, once a familiar sight during his schooldays.
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Morning
06:00
Today—27/03/2018
Including Yesterday in Parliament, Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
08:31
Yesterday in Parliament—27/03/2018
Susan Hulme reports from Westminster.
09:00
Citizens of Nowhere?
Harvard philosopher Michael Sandel asks if a citizen of the world is a citizen of nowhere.
09:44
Daily Service—Death Defeated: A Challenge to Authority
Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music. Led by Rev Dr Kirsty Thorpe.
10:00
Woman's Hour—Coercive Control
Woman's Hour explores the subject of coercive control and what to do about it.
10:45
15 Minute Drama—Judas, Episode 2
2/5Judas struggles to weigh his love for his master against growing impatience and doubts.
11:00
The Vet with Two Brains
Claudia Hammond follows the 'vet with two brains' before, during and after brain surgery.
11:30
What a Performance
Deborah Coughlin explores the influence of performance art upon popular culture.
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Afternoon
12:00
News Headlines; Shipping Forecast—27/03/2018
National and international news and the shipping forecast.
12:04
Home Front—27 March 1918 - Adeline Lumley
Adeline Lumley is distracted by something in the newspaper.
12:15
You and Yours—Call You and Yours
The programme asks listener about their experience of maternity care.
12:56
Weather—27/03/2018
The latest weather forecast.
13:00
World at One—27/03/2018
Analysis of news and current affairs.
13:45
Encounters—Landlords and Tenants
Landlords and tenants: who holds the power?(R)
14:00
The Archers—26/03/2018
Ruth faces a dilemma.(R)
14:15
Drama on 4—Oliver Emanuel - A History of Paper
A love story held together by paper by Oliver Emanuel.(R)
15:00
Short Cuts—Series 15, Cinema
7/8Josie Long presents short documentaries drawn from the silver screen.
15:30
Costing the Earth—Microfibre Detectives
Tom Heap asks how dangerous plastic microfibres from clothes are and explores solutions.
16:00
The Funeral Singer
Reverend Kate Bottley investigates the growth of professional funeral singers in Britain.(R)
16:30
A Good Read—Phill Jupitus and Robin Ince
Phill Jupitus and Robin Ince talk to Harriett Gilbert about books they love. Dada, anyone?
17:00
PM—27/03/2018
Eddie Mair with interviews, context and analysis.
17:54
Shipping Forecast—27/03/2018
The latest shipping forecast.
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Evening
18:00
Six O'Clock News—Fire service response to Manchester bombing criticised
A report revealed that it took nearly two hours for firefighters to be deployed.
18:30
Love in Recovery—Series 2, Gillian
2/6The group have a visitor with a story to tell.(R)
19:00
The Archers—27/03/2018
Will takes a step backwards.
19:15
Front Row—Ready Player One, Church Ministers for the Arts, Mental Institutions in Film, The York Realist
Ready Player One, Steven Spielberg's return to the sci-fi genre, is reviewed.
19:45
15 Minute Drama—Judas, Episode 2
2/5Judas struggles to weigh his love for his master against growing impatience and doubts.(R)
20:00
The Brexit Lab
How could Britain change after Brexit?
20:40
In Touch—Stem cell trials for macular degeneration, Thena Heshel obituary
Pete Coffey and Cathy Yelf discuss Macular Degeneration stem cell trials.
21:00
Inside Health—Acid Attacks and Corneal Grafts, Bowel Cancer Screening, Sports Prosthesis for Children
Dr Mark Porter talks to Andrew who was blinded by a robber in an acid attack.
21:30
Citizens of Nowhere?
Harvard philosopher Michael Sandel asks if a citizen of the world is a citizen of nowhere.(R)
22:00
The World Tonight—NATO expels 7 Russian officials and refuses to accredit 3 others
Britain has been joined by 26 countries in expelling diplomats after Salisbury attack.
22:45
Book at Bedtime—Reservoir 13, The Curse of the Missing Girl
7/10The story of a disappearance. Lee Ingleby reads Jon McGregor's award-winning novel.
23:00
Rude Not To
Bobby's 63-year-old mum turns up unannounced, seeking the Sex and the City lifestyle.
23:30
Today in Parliament—27/03/2018
A whistle-blower has claimed the Brexit referendum outcome was influenced by 'cheating'.
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Late
00:00
Midnight News—28/03/2018
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
00:30
The Channel—Series 1, 2. Literary Passages
From Dickens to Barnes, Professor Dominic Rainsford explores the literature of the Channel(R)
00:48
Shipping Forecast—28/03/2018
The latest shipping forecast.
01:00
Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—28/03/2018
BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
05:20
Shipping Forecast—28/03/2018
The latest shipping forecast.
05:30
News Briefing—28/03/2018
News from BBC Radio 4.
05:43
Prayer for the Day—28/03/2018
Spiritual comment and prayer with Sarah Teather, director of the Jesuit Refugee Service UK
05:45
Farming Today—Healthier food, UK Free Trade Fears and Suckling Pigs.
Anna Hill asks who should be responsible for making sure the food we eat is healthier.
05:58
Tweet of the Day—Mark Cocker on the Wood Warbler
For nature writer Mark Cocker spring has not arrived until he hears his first wood warbler
