LW Schedule
Early
00:00
Midnight News—12/12/2019
National and international news from BBC Radio 4
00:30
Three-a-Penny—A Triumphant Beard
3/5Diana Quick reads the autobiography of Lucy Malleson, a detective writer of the 1930s.
00:48
Shipping Forecast—12/12/2019
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
01:00
Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—12/12/2019
BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
05:20
Shipping Forecast—12/12/2019
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
05:30
News Briefing—12/12/2019
National and international news from BBC Radio 4.
05:43
Prayer for the Day—12/12/2019
A spiritual comment and prayer to start the day with Revd Dr Calvin T Samuel
05:45
Farming Today—12/12/19: Bird flu, Dark sky park, Forest bathing, Forage Aid
A new outbreak of bird flu in Suffolk has led to 27,000 chickens being culled.
05:58
Tweet of the Day—YOLOBirder on the Redwing
Birdwatching's irreverent Tweeter YOLOBirder recalls rescuing redwings struggling in snow.
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Morning
06:00
Today—12/12/2019
News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
09:00
In Our Time—Coffee
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the history of coffee and its impact
09:45
Daily Service—12/12/2019 O Emmanuel: A Meditation
Rev Michaela Youngson reflects on the Advent Antiphons.
10:00
Woman's Hour—Unpicking the relationship between power and sex during Elizabeth I’s reign.
Unpicking the relationship between power and sex during Elizabeth I's reign.
10:45
Edna O'Brien - The Country Girls Trilogy—Girls in Their Married Bliss, Girls in Their Married Bliss 4/5
4/5The third book in Edna O'Brien's frank, funny and subversive Country Girls trilogy
11:00
Crossing Continents—A Fight for Light in Lebanon
Life in Lebanon is a daily battle to beat the power cuts. Now people have had enough.
11:30
Sketches: Stories of Art and People—On the Road
True stories of life-changing encounters with art in all its forms.
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Afternoon
12:00
News Headlines; Shipping Forecast—12/12/2019
The latest national and international news headlines, followed by the shipping forecast.
12:04
Dark Matter by Michelle Paver—4. Dark History
4/10Has Gruhuken a dark history?
12:18
You and Yours—Christmas Tables, Marston's Beer, Food Delivery Apps
How will you be decorating your Christmas table?
12:57
Weather—12/12/2019
The latest weather forecast
13:00
World at One—12/12/2019
News, analysis and comment from BBC Radio 4.
13:45
Witness History—El Salvador's stolen children
During El Salvador's civil war, soldiers abducted children in rebel areas
14:00
The Archers—11/12/2019
David gets fired up.
14:15
This Is Your Country Now, Too—Eve
5/7Stories seen through the eyes of child refugees as they leave home for the unknown.
15:00
Open Country—Painshill in Surrey - lost and found
Charles Hamilton's Painshill in Surrey was nearly lost. Helen Mark discovers more.
15:27
Radio 4 Appeal—Bhopal Medical Appeal
Jon Snow makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Bhopal Medical Appeal.
15:30
Open Book—2019 Books, André Aciman and David Bowie
Books of 2019, André Aciman, Bowie's Books
16:00
The Film Programme—My Crazy Year
My Crazy Year: Mark Jenkin and Dexter Fletcher
16:30
BBC Inside Science—Earliest hunting scene cave painting; animal domestication syndrome
Earliest prehistoric hunting scene; fox domestication study flaw
17:00
PM—12/12/2019
Afternoon news and current affairs programme.
17:54
Shipping Forecast—12/12/2019
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
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Evening
18:00
Six O'Clock News—12/12/2019 Myanmar's Leader Urges Court To Drop Genocide Charges
Aung San Suu Kyi calls for charges of genocide against Rohingya Muslims to be thrown out.
18:30
Tom Allen Is Actually Not Very Nice—Episode 2
2/4Exploring what happens when Tom Allen's calm and collected exterior collapses.
19:00
The Archers—12/12/2019
Tony makes a mistake
19:15
Front Row—Francesca Hayward on Cats and Romeo and Juliet, Joker composer Hildur Guðnadóttir
Ballet star Francesca Hayward on Romeo and Juliet and the new film version of Cats
19:45
Edna O'Brien - The Country Girls Trilogy—Girls in Their Married Bliss, Girls in Their Married Bliss 4/5
4/5The third book in Edna O'Brien's frank, funny and subversive Country Girls trilogy
20:00
The Briefing Room—Middle East Youthquake
Protests have swept through Iran, Iraq and Lebanon - what lies behind the unrest?
20:30
In Business—Women's work
Iceland has a radical approach to the gender pay gap. What lessons can others learn?
21:00
BBC Inside Science—Earliest hunting scene cave painting; animal domestication syndrome
Earliest prehistoric hunting scene; fox domestication study flaw
21:30
Dark Matter by Michelle Paver—4. Dark History
4/10Has Gruhuken a dark history?
21:45
Election 2019
James Naughtie and Emma Barnett present full coverage of the election results.
