LW Schedule
Early
00:00
Midnight News—31/01/2020
National and international news from BBC Radio 4
00:30
Motherwell—Episode 4
4/5Siobhan Redmond reads Deborah Orr's memoir about the Scottish steel town of Motherwell.
00:48
Shipping Forecast—31/01/2020
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
01:00
Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—31/01/2020
BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
05:20
Shipping Forecast—31/01/2020
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
05:30
News Briefing—31/01/2020
National and international news from BBC Radio 4.
05:43
Prayer for the Day—31/01/2020
A spiritual comment and prayer to start the day with Baroness Julia Neuberger.
05:45
Farming Today—31/01/20 Environment Bill, Cheesemakers and Brexit, US Agriculture Secretary, Sustainable scallops.
Today the UK leaves the EU. We ask how environmental regulation will work post-Brexit.
05:58
Tweet of the Day—Golden Pheasant
John Aitchison presents the golden pheasant.
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Morning
06:00
Today—31/01/2020
News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
08:31
Yesterday in Parliament—31/01/2020
News, views and features on yesterday's stories in Parliament
09:00
Desert Island Discs—Anne Enright, writer
Anne Enright, writer, shares the soundtrack of her life with Lauren Laverne.
09:45
Daily Service—31/01/2020 New every morning
Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music led by Becky Silver
10:00
Woman's Hour—Rachel Clarke, DBS Checks, Home Schooling
The programme that offers a female perspective on the world
10:45
Riot Girls—Trumpet, Episode 5
5/5Colman opens the letter left to him by his dead father - his father who used to be a woman
11:00
Curating the Future—Museum of the Future
3/3V&A Director Tristram Hunt asks how museums are changing
11:30
Roots by Ava Pickett
Businessman Craig wants to help disadvantaged kids. Problem is they don’t want his help.
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Afternoon
12:00
News Headlines; Shipping Forecast—31/01/2020
The latest national and international news headlines, followed by the shipping forecast.
12:04
The Second Sleep, by Robert Harris—Episode Five
5/10By Robert Harris. The scholar Nicholas Shadwell holds a meeting.
12:18
You and Yours—Crowdfunded weddings; West Midlands trains; Debt advice
The couples asking their wedding guests to help fund their upcoming nuptials.
12:57
Weather—31/01/2020
The latest weather forecast
13:00
World at One—31/01/2020
News, analysis and comment from BBC Radio 4.
13:45
Lies My Teacher Told Me—5. Northern Ireland-Healing History?
5/5In the 1970's, a new kind of history teaching began in Northern Ireland.
14:00
The Archers—30/01/2020
Neil faces a dilemma
14:15
Drama on 4—The Lights
Eoin McNamee's thriller starring Denise Gough
15:00
Gardeners' Question Time—The Cotswolds
Peter Gibbs and the team are in the Cotswolds answering the audience's questions.
15:45
Short Works—Something Less Than Our Best by Max Sydney Smith
A funny and forlorn tale about working in a bar.
16:00
Last Word—Nicholas Parsons CBE, Mary Craig, Lord Maclennan of Rogart, Kobe Bryant
Matthew Bannister on a broadcaster, a writer, a politician, a basketball star
16:30
More or Less—Coronavirus, emotions and guns
Numbers that matter in measuring outbreaks, smelly stats around scent and more.
16:55
The Listening Project—Mandy and Sharon - The power of tea
Friends discuss the power of tea and solace volunteering at the local community centre.
17:00
PM—31/01/2020
Afternoon news and current affairs programme.
17:54
Shipping Forecast—31/01/2020
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
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Evening
18:00
Six O'Clock News—31/01/2020 Brexit Day
The UK will leave the European Union at 11pm tonight
18:30
The News Quiz—Series 101, Episode 4
4/8A satirical review of the week's news, chaired by Nish Kumar
19:00
The Archers—31/01/2020
Kirsty faces a shock
19:15
Front Row—Agnieszka Holland on Mr Jones, Risk Season - Failure, Timur Vermes
Director Agnieszka Holland on her film Mr Jones starring James Norton.
19:45
Riot Girls—Trumpet, Episode 5
5/5Colman opens the letter left to him by his dead father - his father who used to be a woman
20:00
Any Questions?—Bell Ribeiro-Addy MP, Ken Clarke, Richard Holden MP, Lord Mann
Chris Mason chairs political debate from Aston Parish Church in Birmingham
20:50
A Point of View—Saving the planet - on hands and knees
Howard Jacobson on why he’s taken to folding plastic bags.
21:00
Archive on 4—Backwards Brexit
This week's Archive on 4 goes backwards in time to find the roots and routes of Brexit.
22:00
The World Tonight—UK leaves the European Union
Prime Minister describes Brexit as "dawn of a new era"
23:00
Brexitcast
Radio 4's assessment of developments at Westminster
23:30
Today in Parliament—31/01/2020
News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament
23:55
The Listening Project—Eugene and Christopher- Being male social workers
Friends and fellow social workers talk about how they might appear to the kids they help.
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Late
00:00
Midnight News—01/02/2020
National and international news from BBC Radio 4
00:30
Motherwell—Episode 5
5/5Deborah Orr's memoir about growing up working-class in Motherwell, south-east of Glasgow.
00:48
Shipping Forecast—01/02/2020
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
01:00
Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—01/02/2020
BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
05:20
Shipping Forecast—01/02/2020
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
05:30
News Briefing—01/02/2020
National and international news from BBC Radio 4.
05:43
Prayer for the Day—01/02/2020
A spiritual comment and prayer to start the day with Dr Rachel Mann.
05:45
Four Thought—Digital Sadness
Alice Moloney discusses how best to express negative emotions in the digital realm.
