LW Schedule
Early
00:00
Midnight News—08/02/2024
The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4.
00:30
Food for Life by Tim Spector—8. Telling Dairy Tales
Essential for bone strength or the cause of weight gain? What is the truth about dairy?
00:48
Shipping Forecast—08/02/2024
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
01:00
Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—World Service
BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
05:20
Shipping Forecast—08/02/2024
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
05:30
News Briefing—08/02/2024
National and international news from BBC Radio 4
05:43
Prayer for the Day—08/02/2024
A reflection and prayer to start the day with the Rev Dr Mark Clavier.
05:45
Farming Today—08/02/24 Morecambe Bay cockle picking tragedy: changes to the industry 20 years on; new DAERA minister, working horses.
The Morecambe Bay disaster: we look changes it led to in the rights of migrant workers.
05:58
Tweet of the Day—Shelduck
David Attenborough presents the shelduck.
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Morning
06:00
Today—08/02/2024
News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
08:31
Yesterday in Parliament—08/02/2024
Sean Curran reports on Prime Minister's Questions - and more.
09:00
In Our Time—Hormones
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the chemical signals that control the ways our bodies work
09:45
Daily Service—God's word - Admonish one another
Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music led by Rev Laura Darrall.
10:00
Woman's Hour—Vapes, Phoebe Dynevor and Amelia Earhart's legacy
The Children’s Commissioner for England Dame Rachel de Souza joins Emma in the studio.
11:00
From Our Own Correspondent—America’s Fentanyl Epidemic
The synthetic opioid poisoning young lives on both sides of the US-Mexico border.
11:30
A Good Read—Rachel Brown-Finnis and Anna Bogutskaya
A former professional footballer and a film critic pick their favourite books.
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Afternoon
12:00
Shipping Forecast—08/02/2024
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
12:04
You and Yours—Gap Finders - Jonny 'Bongo'
How a game of Bingo changed a night out into a new experience.
12:32
Sliced Bread—Face Creams
Are more expensive face creams worth it?
12:57
Weather—08/02/2024
The latest weather forecast
13:00
World at One—08/02/2024
Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment.
13:45
Forgiveness: Stories from the Front Line—Jayne
Jayne's story is of childhood sexual abuse. Can she forgive her father now he's dying?
14:00
The Archers—07/02/2024
A new arrival causes problems at Bridge Farm.
14:15
Drama on 4—Sick
Funny and dark 'vom com' about hyperemesis gravidarum by Annalisa Dinnella.
15:00
Open Country—Tales from the Quoile Riverbank
Flooding, steamboats and Vikings - Helen Mark charts colourful times on the River Quoile.
15:27
Radio 4 Appeal—In Place of War
Radiohead's Ed O'Brien makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of In Place of War.
15:30
Bookclub—Graeme Macrae Burnet: His Bloody Project
Graeme Macrae Burnet discusses his novel, His Bloody Project.
16:00
Wokewash—Race
Satirist Heydon Prowse delves into brands who are trumpeting their opposition to racism.
16:30
BBC Inside Science—Ancient Roman writings revealed
Thanks to AI, scientists can now read charred scrolls from Herculaneum for the first time.
17:00
PM—08/02/2024
Afternoon news and current affairs programme
17:54
Shipping Forecast—08/02/2024
The latest shipping forecast
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Evening
18:00
Six O'Clock News—08/02/2024 Labour ditches £28bn a year green pledge
Sir Keir Starmer confirmed his party's U-turn on green investment
18:30
Olga Koch: OK Computer—Series 1, 3. Health
3/4Olga tries to compute 'health'.
19:00
The Archers—08/02/2024
Alice is in the firing line.
19:15
Front Row—One Day, American Fiction, Beyond Form
Netflix's version of' One Day, Oscar-nominated American Fiction, Beyond Form exhibition.
20:00
The Briefing Room—The crisis in dentistry: why is it happening and what should we do about it?
Dental decay - the struggle to find an NHS dentist.
20:30
The Bottom Line—Feedback
Tips on how to dish it out, and how to take it.
21:00
BBC Inside Science—Ancient Roman writings revealed
Thanks to AI, scientists can now read charred scrolls from Herculaneum for the first time.
21:30
In Our Time—Hormones
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the chemical signals that control the ways our bodies work
22:00
The World Tonight—Ukraine's top general replaced for war 'reset'
President Zelensky replacing his commander-in-chief comes at precarious time for Ukraine
22:45
The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller—9: 'You will not be loved for this.'
9/10Tom Hollander continues Madeline Miller's breath-taking retelling of Homer's Iliad.
23:00
Radical with Amol Rajan—Why we need to talk about cancer ft. Stephen Fry
Amol and Nick ask people affected by cancer why it’s so important to talk about it.
23:30
Today in Parliament—08/02/2024
New laws on protests.
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Late
00:00
Midnight News—09/02/2024
The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4.
00:30
Food for Life by Tim Spector—9. The Future of Food
How can we feed the planet and what will need to change for us to do it?
00:48
Shipping Forecast—09/02/2024
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
01:00
Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—World Service
BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
05:20
Shipping Forecast—09/02/2024
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
05:30
News Briefing—09/02/2024
National and international news from BBC Radio 4
05:43
Prayer for the Day—09/02/2024
A reflection and prayer to start the day with the Rev Dr Mark Clavier.
05:45
Farming Today—09/02/2024 NFU Scotland Conference, Cumbrian rainforests, working goats
Farmers say the Scottish government should return more than £60m of deferred funding.
05:58
Tweet of the Day—Great Northern Diver
Chris Packham presents the great northern diver.
