LW Schedule
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Early
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00:00
News and Weather—02/04/2008
The latest national and international news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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00:30
Book of the Week—The Making of Mr Hai's Daughter, Episode 3
3/5 Mr Hai selects the right secondary school for his eldest daughter.
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—02/04/2008
The latest shipping forecast.
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01:00
Selection of Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service Programmes—03/04/2008
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 joins the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service for a selection of programmes.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—03/04/2008
The latest shipping forecast.
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05:30
News Briefing—03/04/2008
News from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—03/04/2008
Daily prayer and reflection with Kevin Franz of the Religious Society of Friends.
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05:45
Farming Today—03/04/2008
News and issues in rural Britain with Mark Holdstock.
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Morning
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06:00
Today—03/04/2008
Including Yesterday in Parliament; Sports Desk; Weather; Thought for the Day.
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09:00
In Our Time—The Laws of Motion
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Isaac Newton’s Laws of Motion.
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09:45
Daily Service—03/04/2008
Christian worship and music led by Stephen Shipley.
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10:00
Woman's Hour—Sophie Andrews; Uniforms
Samaritans' chair Sophie Andrews on her abusive childhood.
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11:00
Crossing Continents—Uzbekistan
Natalia Antelava asks whether the Ilkhom Theatre can survive after its founder was killed.
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11:30
1968: Notes from the Underground
Rosie Boycott considers the origins, impact and legacy of the underground press in Britain
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Afternoon
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12:00
News Headlines; Shipping Forecast—03/04/2008
National and international news and the shipping forecast.
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12:04
You and Yours—03/04/2008
Consumer news and issues with Liz Barclay and John Waite.
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12:57
Weather—03/04/2008
The latest weather forecast.
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13:00
World at One—03/04/2008
National and international news with Martha Kearney.
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13:30
Open Country—29/03/2008
Helen Mark investigates willows grown on the Somerset Levels.
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14:00
The Archers—02/04/2008
Bad news from Bournemouth.
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14:15
Drama on 4—Out of Season
By Anne-Marie O'Connor. Four Blackpool residents seek refuge in an empty promenade cafe. (R)
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15:00
Questions, Questions—03/04/2008
Stewart Henderson answers those niggling questions from everyday life.
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15:27
Radio 4 Appeal—30/03/2008
Honor Blackman appeals on behalf of the National Domestic Violence Helpline.
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15:30
Afternoon Reading—Countryman's Cooking, Salmon and the Salad Queen
4/5 Willie considers salad, an obstruction in everyone's path through life.
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15:45
Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen's History of Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ—Eco-houses
9/10 Laurence explores new ways to build and run a home at an eco-community in Nottingham.
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16:00
Open Book—Jo Brand, The Literature of Armageddon, and Julia Donaldson
Mariella Frostrup looks at the works of Nobel Laureate VS Naipaul.
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16:30
Material World—Redefining the Kilogram - Mapping Membrane Proteins
Quentin Cooper investigates plans to redefine the standard measure of a kilogram.
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16:56
1968 Day by Day—3rd April 1968
Dr Martin Luther King delivers a speech in Memphis, Tennessee.
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17:00
PM—03/04/2008
Full coverage and analysis of the day's news with Eddie Mair.
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17:54
Shipping Forecast—03/04/2008
The latest shipping forecast.
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17:57
Weather—03/04/2008
The latest weather forecast.
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Evening
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18:00
Six O'Clock News—03/04/2008
The latest national and international news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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18:30
Banter—Series 3, Episode 1
1/6 Guests include Richard Herring and Russell Howard.
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19:00
The Archers—03/04/2008
Worse news from Wolverhampton.
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19:15
Front Row—03/04/2008
With Kirsty Lang, who examines how seances inspired Victorian and Edwardian writers.
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19:45
15 Minute Drama—What I Think of my Husband, Episode 4
4/5 Florence has to witness Hardy's increasing obsession with writing poems about Emma.
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20:00
Investigation—Series 4, Episode 2
2/4 Simon Cox investigates statins, promoted as the wonder drugs for heart disease.
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20:30
Analysis—The Wrong Road to a Warmer World
Kenan Malik asks whether we are approaching climate change from the wrong direction.
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21:00
Leading Edge—The Earliest Americans
Geoff Watts reports on the discovery of human fossil faeces from a cave in Oregon.
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21:30
In Our Time—The Laws of Motion
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Isaac Newton’s Laws of Motion.
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21:58
Weather—03/04/2008
Weather information.
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22:00
The World Tonight—03/04/2008
News and analysis with Robin Lustig in Bucharest and Ritula Shah in London.
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22:45
Book at Bedtime—Mister Pip, Episode 4
4/10 As news of reprisals reaches the village, Matilda's mother turns to prayer.
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23:00
Look Away Now—Series 2, Episode 1
1/6 With Laurence Howarth, Richie Webb, Dave Lamb, Mark Evans, Katherine Jakeways and guests.
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23:30
Today in Parliament—03/04/2008
News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament with David Wilby.
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Late
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00:00
News and Weather—03/04/2008
The latest national and international news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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00:30
Book of the Week—The Making of Mr Hai's Daughter, Episode 4
4/5 Yasmin's father dies when she is just 17.
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—03/04/2008
The latest shipping forecast.
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01:00
Selection of Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service Programmes—04/04/2008
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 joins the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service for a selection of programmes.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—04/04/2008
The latest shipping forecast.
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05:30
News Briefing—04/04/2008
News from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—04/04/2008
Daily prayer and reflection with Kevin Franz of the Religious Society of Friends.
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05:45
Farming Today—04/04/2008
News and issues in rural Britain with Mark Holdstock.
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