LW Schedule
Early
00:00
Midnight News—28/11/2021
The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4.
00:15
Artworks—The Poetry Detective, Episode One
Vanessa Kisuule explores the stories behind people's most treasured poems.
00:48
Shipping Forecast—28/11/2021
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
01:00
Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—28/11/2021
A selection of BBC World Service news and current affairs, arts and science programmes.
05:20
Shipping Forecast—28/11/2021
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
05:30
News Briefing—28/11/2021
The latest news from BBC Radio 4
05:43
Bells on Sunday—The church of St Lawrence Jewry, in London
Bells on Sunday comes from the church of St Lawrence Jewry, in London
05:45
Profile—Peppa Pig
Mark Coles profiles the PM’s favourite fictional pig.
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Morning
06:00
News Summary—28/11/2021
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4
06:05
Something Understood—Having Enough
Rabbi Shoshana Boyd Gelfand examines the prevalent feeling of not having enough.
06:35
On Your Farm—Cheese-making on Mull
Nancy Nicolson meets the Reade family, who farm on the Hebridean island of Mull.
06:57
Weather—28/11/2021
The latest weather reports and forecast
07:00
News and Papers—28/11/2021
The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers.
07:10
Sunday—The Bible in BSL, the Rabbi and Kim Kardashian, and Rev Dr John Sentamu
The Bible in sign language, the rabbi and Kim Kardashian, and Lord Bishop Sentamu
07:54
Radio 4 Appeal—United World Schools
Vee Kativhu presents the BBC Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of United World Schools.
07:57
Weather—28/11/2021
The latest weather reports and forecast
08:00
News and Papers—28/11/2021
The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers.
08:10
Sunday Worship—Advent 1: Asking to see God face to face
Marking the start of Advent at St Salvator's Chapel, St Andrews with Rev Dr Donald MacEwan
08:48
A Point of View—More Questions Than Answers
Tom Shakespeare on University Challenge and a starter for ten.
08:58
Tweet of the Day—Wader roost
Martin Hughes-Games tells the story of waders which are drawn to the UK's estuaries.
09:00
Broadcasting House—28/11/2021
The Sunday morning news magazine programme. Presented by Paddy O'Connell
10:00
The Archers Omnibus—28/11/2021
Lynda’s feeling a cut above the rest and Chelsea lends a hand.
11:00
Desert Island Discs—Neil Gaiman, writer
Neil Gaiman, writer, shares the soundtrack of his life with Lauren Laverne.
11:45
Four Thought—Depolarizing
Ali Goldsworthy explains why campaigns that succeed by polarising can cause long-term harm
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Afternoon
12:00
Shipping Forecast—28/11/2021
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
12:04
The Museum of Curiosity—Series 16, Episode 6
6/6John Lloyd and Holly Walsh with Daliso Chaponda, Dr Sabrina Cohen-Hatton and Dr Kevin Fong
12:32
Food and Farming Awards—2021, First Course
1/2The winners of this year's BBC Food and Farming Awards are announced.
12:57
Weather—28/11/2021
The latest weather forecast
13:00
The World This Weekend—28/11/2021
James Naughtie looks at the week’s big stories from both home and around the world.
13:30
The Listening Project—Life Experiences
Three chats on asylum seekers and homelessness; marriage; men working in a woman's world.
14:00
Gardeners' Question Time—GQT at Home: Rooftop Trees and Frilly Leaves
Kathy Clugston hosts the horticultural programme featuring a group of gardening experts.
14:45
A Home of Our Own—Garrick Street, Liverpool
Lynsey Hanley speaks to Chris who bought his house in Liverpool for just £1.
15:00
Electric Decade—Leave it to Psmith, 1. Poets at Blandings
1/2Martin Jarvis and Rosalind Ayres direct a star cast in a new PG Wodehouse laugh-fest.
16:00
Open Book—Love, relationships, and road trips with Elizabeth Strout
Elizabeth Strout talks to Elizabeth Day about her new novel, Oh William!
16:30
The Language Exchange—Daljit Nagra and Erica McAlister
Meetings between poets and scientists who share language and ideas and create new work.
17:00
File on 4 Investigates—Am I in a Cult?
How do you know if you’ve been recruited by a cult? Rachel Stonehouse investigates.
17:40
Profile—Peppa Pig
Mark Coles profiles the PM’s favourite fictional pig.
17:54
Shipping Forecast—28/11/2021
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
17:57
Weather—28/11/2021
The latest weather reports and forecast
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Evening
18:00
Six O'Clock News—28/11/2021 Third case of Covid Omicron variant confirmed in UK
Officials say the infected individual visited London but has since left the country
18:15
Pick of the Week—Elizabeth Alker
Elizabeth Alker chooses the best of BBC audio this week.
19:00
The Archers—28/11/2021
Chelsea struggles to keep control.
19:15
It's Not What You Know—Series 5, Episode 2
2/4Joe Lycett tests Gyles Brandreth, Sarah Kendall and Phil Wang on who they know, not what.
19:45
Gambits—5: Check
5/10The next story in series set in a seemingly dull village, now gripped by a game of chess.
20:00
Feedback—26/11/2021
Radio 4's forum for comments, queries, criticisms and congratulations.
20:30
Last Word—Ian Wallace, Rossana Banti, Ivy Nicholson (pictured), Cedric Robinson MBE
Matthew Bannister on an ornithologist, a partisan, a model, a guide
21:00
Money Box—Money Box wins back £145,000 for a vulnerable customer after his bank said no
Money Box helps a vulnerable victim of authorised push payment fraud get back £145,000.
21:25
Radio 4 Appeal—United World Schools
Vee Kativhu presents the BBC Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of United World Schools.
21:30
Loosening the Old School Tie
Ben Wright asks whether a privileged education is under threat.
22:00
Westminster Hour—28/11/2021
Carolyn Quinn hosts Radio 4's Sunday night political discussion programme.
23:00
Think with Pinker—Methinks it is a weasel
Looking for patterns in the random kaleidoscope of everyday experiences can be dangerous
23:30
Something Understood—Having Enough
Rabbi Shoshana Boyd Gelfand examines the prevalent feeling of not having enough.
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Late
00:00
Midnight News—29/11/2021
The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4.
00:15
Sideways—20. An appointment with Dr Leech
Matthew Syed explores how knowledge is lost and found.
00:45
Bells on Sunday—The church of St Lawrence Jewry, in London
Bells on Sunday comes from the church of St Lawrence Jewry, in London
00:48
Shipping Forecast—29/11/2021
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
01:00
Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—29/11/2021
A selection of BBC World Service news and current affairs, arts and science programmes.
05:20
Shipping Forecast—29/11/2021
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
05:30
News Briefing—29/11/2021
The latest news from BBC Radio 4
05:43
Prayer for the Day—29/11/2021
Spiritual reflection to start the day with writer and broadcaster, Anna Magnusson
05:45
Farming Today—29/11/21 - Seasonal Worker Pilot, water sustainability and public sector food procurement
Azerbaijan, Ukraine and Nepal - three countries where people are keen to work on UK farms.
05:56
Weather—29/11/2021
The latest weather forecast for farmers.
05:58
Tweet of the Day—Jane Smith on the Ringed Plover
Wildlife artist Jane Smith is captivated by a party of ringed plovers on a beach.












































