LW Schedule
Early
00:00
Midnight News—09/05/2019
National and international news from BBC Radio 4
00:30
Book of the Week—The Corner Shop: Shopkeepers, the Sharmas and Modern Britain, Episode 3
The Sharmas plunge into retail in a move that will shape the course of the family's life.(R)
00:48
Shipping Forecast—09/05/2019
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
01:00
Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—09/05/2019
BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
05:20
Shipping Forecast—09/05/2019
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
05:30
News Briefing—09/05/2019
National and international news from BBC Radio 4.
05:43
Prayer for the Day—09/05/2019
A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Latifa Akay.
05:45
Farming Today—09/05/2019 - DNA tracing meat, wild wheat and home grown flowers
Could new DNA technology help prevent a re-run of the horsemeat scandal?
05:58
Tweet of the Day—Great Bustard
Chris Packham presents the great bustard.(R)
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Morning
06:00
Today—09/05/2019
News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
08:31
Yesterday in Parliament—09/05/2019
Yesterday in Parliament
09:00
In Our Time—Bergson and Time
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Henri Bergson's ideas about our experience of time passing
09:45
Daily Service—09/05/19 When the world seems against me
Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music led by Bishop David Walker.
10:00
Woman's Hour—Potty training, Going away with friends, Jude
How to potty train, going away with friends, and a new adaptation of Jude the Obscure
10:45
Katarina Bivald - The Readers of Broken Wheel Recommend—4. Success
4/5Sara's bookstore in Broken Wheel is going so well the residents are keen for her to stay.
11:00
Crossing Continents—Abandoned in the Amazon
The dangers of flying in the great wilderness of the Brazilian rainforest.
11:30
Concerts Inside
Ex-inmate Carl Cattermole discovers stories about concerts that have taken place in jails
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Afternoon
12:00
News Headlines; Shipping Forecast—09/05/2019
The latest national and international news headlines, followed by the shipping forecast.
12:04
Machines Like Me by Ian McEwan—Episode 9
9/10Charlie and Miranda plan to adopt young Mark, but Adam makes an untimely intervention.
12:18
You and Yours—Bridal trousers, Student halls debt, Plane tax
Here come the strides - the brides swapping white dresses for white trousers.
12:57
Weather—09/05/2019
The latest weather forecast
13:00
World at One—09/05/2019
News, analysis and comment from BBC Radio 4.
13:45
Encounters with Victoria—4. The Governess
4/10Lucy Worsley looks into Queen Victoria's governess, who was like a second mother.
14:00
The Archers—08/05/2019
Mia's worries increase(R)
14:15
Drama on 4—Keeping the Wolf Out, Waiting by the River
Crime drama from behind the Iron Curtain. Leo Bill stars as Special Investigator Lazar.(R)
15:00
Open Country—Stonehenge and its community
The makers and trades people of Stonehenge, whose lives are shaped by their landscape.
15:27
Radio 4 Appeal—Street Child
Foreign correspondent Colin Freeman makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Street Child(R)
15:30
Bookclub—Louise Doughty - Apple Tree Yard
Louise Doughty talks about Apple Tree Yard with James Naughtie and readers(R)
16:00
The Film Programme—Mads Mikkelsen and Claire Denis
Mads Mikkelsen on Arctic
16:30
BBC Inside Science—Forensic science provision, optimal garden watering strategy, and a mystery knee bone
Forensic science provision, an optimal garden watering strategy, and a mystery knee bone.
17:00
PM—09/05/2019
Afternoon news and current affairs programme.
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Evening
18:00
Six O'Clock News—09/05/2019 Church abuse inquiry criticised
The Church of England has been severely criticised for its handling of an abuse inquiry
18:30
Meet David Sedaris—Series 7, Episode 6
6/6Globetrotting, trash-picking, aisle-rolling storyteller returns with more wit and wisdom.
19:00
The Archers—09/05/2019
Jazzer's up for a fight
19:15
Front Row—Mark Haddon, Jimmie Durham controversy, Anglo-Saxon burial, Michelle Terry
Mark Haddon on The Porpoise, his new novel based on Shakespeare's Pericles
19:45
Katarina Bivald - The Readers of Broken Wheel Recommend—4. Success
4/5Sara's bookstore in Broken Wheel is going so well the residents are keen for her to stay.(R)
20:00
The Briefing Room—Should vaccinations be compulsory?
With measles infections on the rise in the UK, should vaccinations be made compulsory?
20:30
In Business—Beijing to Belarus - A new Silk Road to Europe
Will a giant industrial zone in Belarus become the European hub of China's new Silk Road?
21:00
BBC Inside Science—Forensic science provision, optimal garden watering strategy, and a mystery knee bone
Forensic science provision, an optimal garden watering strategy, and a mystery knee bone.(R)
21:30
In Our Time—Bergson and Time
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Henri Bergson's ideas about our experience of time passing(R)
22:00
The World Tonight—09/05/2019
In depth reporting, intelligent analysis and breaking news from a global perspective
22:45
Machines Like Me by Ian McEwan—Episode 9
9/10Charlie and Miranda plan to adopt young Mark, but Adam makes an untimely intervention.(R)
23:00
Alone—Series 1, The Big Match
5/6Mitch's plan to watch the Aussie tennis final alone goes up in smoke. Stars Angus Deayton.(R)
23:30
Today in Parliament—09/05/2019
All the news from Westminster with Susan Hulme
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Late
00:00
Midnight News—10/05/2019
National and international news from BBC Radio 4
00:30
Book of the Week—The Corner Shop: Shopkeepers, the Sharmas and Modern Britain, Episode 4
In the early 80s the far right becomes popular as the Sharmas move to their second shop.(R)
00:48
Shipping Forecast—10/05/2019
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
01:00
Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—10/05/2019
BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
05:20
Shipping Forecast—10/05/2019
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
05:30
News Briefing—10/05/2019
National and international news from BBC Radio 4.
05:43
Prayer for the Day—10/05/2019
A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Latifa Akay
05:45
Farming Today—10/05/2019 - General shooting licences, animal CSI and home grown flowers
MPs investigate Natural England's revocation of general shooting licences.
05:58
Tweet of the Day—Shoveler
Chris Packham presents the shoveler.(R)
