BBC Radio 4 LW Schedule Thursday 13 October 2022

LW Schedule

Skip to:

Early
Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—13/10/2022
  The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  The Premonitions Bureau by Sam Knight—The Jet
  The Bureau receives its first major hit.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—13/10/2022
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—13/10/2022
  A selection of BBC World Service news and current affairs, arts and science programmes.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—13/10/2022
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—13/10/2022
  The latest news from BBC Radio 4
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—13/10/2022
  A reflection and prayer to start the day with Andrea Rea
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—13/10/22 High tech horticulture, Spanish veg, Ground source heat pump
  Growing Britain's growing: the Environment Secretary has been to Holland.
9. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Heather Bennett on the Lapwing
  The RSPB's Heather Bennett recalls her first sighting of a lapwing for Tweet of the Day.
Back to top
Morning
1. 06:00
  Today—13/10/2022
  News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
2. 08:31
  Yesterday in Parliament—13/10/2022
  News, views and features on yesterday's stories in Parliament
3. 09:00
  In Our Time—Berthe Morisot
  Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the innovative artist at the heart of French impressionism
4. 09:45
  Daily Service—13/10/2022 Loss and Hope - The Way
  Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music led Lyndall Bywater.
5. 10:00
  Woman's Hour—Actor Juliet Stevenson. 40 years after Adrian Mole the legacy of Sue Townsend. Paralympian now dancer Ellie Simmonds
  Actor Juliet Stevenson. The legacy of Sue Townsend. Ellie Simmonds on Strictly.
6. 11:00
  From Our Own Correspondent—Mahsa Amini's Kurdish Heritage
  Iran's authorities issue death threats to Mahsa Amini's family along with other protestors
7. 11:30
  Raiders of the Lost Archive
  Keith Wickham hunts for lost BBC radio shows and finds some true classics.
Back to top
Afternoon
1. 12:00
  Shipping Forecast—13/10/2022
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
2. 12:04
  You and Yours—You and Yours Gap Finders: Ben Lebus
  You and Yours Gap Finders: Ben Lebus from Mob.
3. 12:32
  All Consuming—Funerals
  How social and financial pressures are changing the way we do funerals.
4. 12:57
  Weather—13/10/2022
  The latest weather forecast
5. 13:00
  World at One—13/10/2022
  Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment, with Sarah Montague.
6. 13:45
  The Boy in the Woods—9. A Web of Lies
  Police and prosecutors engage in a cat and mouse game to catch the killer of Rikki Neave.
7. 14:00
  The Archers—12/10/2022
  Are things about to bubble over for Helen and Lee?
8. 14:15
  Drama on 4—War of Words, Alecs's Story
  3/3Neil Brand's epic new espionage drama about weaponised narrative and conspiracy.
9. 15:00
  Open Country—Gedling Colliery: From Pit to Park
  Rose Ferraby visits Gedling Country Park near Nottingham.
10. 15:27
  Radio 4 Appeal—Arthritis Action
  Candida Doyle makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Arthritis Action.
11. 15:30
  Open Book—Celeste Ng; Grief and modern masculinity with Bobby Palmer and Michael Pedersen; Rediscovering 20th century classic Baron Bagge
  Octavia Bright speaks to Celeste Ng about her new book, Our Missing Hearts.
12. 16:00
  Made of Stronger Stuff—Ovaries
  Kimberley Wilson and Dr Xand van Tulleken take a journey around the human body.
13. 16:30
  BBC Inside Science—Avian flu
  A new strain of the virus is taking a toll on both wild birds and poultry.
14. 17:00
  PM—13/10/2022
  Afternoon news and current affairs programme
15. 17:54
  Shipping Forecast—13/10/2022
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
Back to top
Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—13/10/2022 A defiant response from the Chancellor
  The chancellor, Kwasi Kwarteng, has insisted he is "not going anywhere"
2. 18:30
  Gemma Arrowsmith's Sketched Out—Series 1, E-Host!
  4/4Last in the series. Gemma is replaced as host by an artificial intelligence, E-Host!
3. 19:00
  The Archers—13/10/2022
  George is being strangely considerate.
4. 19:15
  Front Row—Hieroglyphs at the British Museum, Emily Brontë biopic, Shehan Karunatilaka
  Hieroglyphs at the British Museum, Emily Brontë biopic, Shehan Karunatilaka.
5. 20:00
  The Briefing Room—Public Spending
  What does the current economic turmoil mean for government expenditure?
6. 20:30
  The Bottom Line—Changing Tack
  What do you do when your business vision isn't working? Evan Davis and guests discuss
7. 21:00
  BBC Inside Science—Avian flu
  A new strain of the virus is taking a toll on both wild birds and poultry.
8. 21:30
  In Our Time—Berthe Morisot
  Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the innovative artist at the heart of French impressionism
9. 22:00
  The World Tonight—Chancellor says he's “not going anywhere”
  Kwasi Kwarteng is in Washington for meeting of IMF
10. 22:45
  Open Water by Caleb Azumah Nelson—Episode 4: The seed planted so long ago has grown, roots clutching in the darkness.
  4/5Caleb Azumah Nelson’s award-winning novel about identity, masculinity, love and loss.
11. 23:00
  The Dream Factory—Daydream Believer
  Joz Norris is now a dream delivery boy. It's his first day in the office. He's useless.
12. 23:30
  Today in Parliament—13/10/2022
  All the news from today's sitting at Westminster.
Back to top
Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—14/10/2022
  The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  The Premonitions Bureau by Sam Knight—The Spacecraft
  A daring Russian space mission is foreseen to end fatally.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—14/10/2022
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—14/10/2022
  A selection of BBC World Service news and current affairs, arts and science programmes.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—14/10/2022
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—14/10/2022
  The latest news from BBC Radio 4
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—14/10/2022
  A reflection and prayer to start the day with Andrea Rea
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—14/10/22 Bird flu threatens free range production, tenant farmer report, grain trade, farm film diversification
  Today, the impact of the bird flu lockdown.
9. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Sue Patterson on the Great Spotted Woodpecker
  BirdLife International's Sue Patterson on the great spotted woodpecker.

Friday 14 October 2022