LW Schedule
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Early
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00:00
Midnight News—15/01/2009
The latest national and international news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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00:30
Book of the Week—The Rest is Noise - Listening to the 20th Century, Episode 3
3/5 The Beatles and Stockhausen - and how he ended up on the cover of Sgt Pepper's.
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—15/01/2009
The latest shipping forecast.
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01:00
Selection of Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service Programmes—15/01/2009
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 joins the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—15/01/2009
The latest shipping forecast.
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05:30
News Briefing—15/01/2009
News from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—15/01/2009
Daily prayer and reflection with Denis Rice.
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05:45
Farming Today—15/01/2009
News and issues in rural Britain with Charlotte Smith.
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Morning
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06:00
Today—15/01/2009
Including Sports Desk; Weather; Thought for the Day; Yesterday in Parliament.
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09:00
In Our Time—Thoreau and the American Idyll
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the philosopher and naturalist Henry David Thoreau.
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09:45
Daily Service—15/01/2009
Christian worship and music, led by Becky Harris.
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10:00
Woman's Hour—Edna O'Brien on Byron; Women in Obama's government
Author Edna O'Brien on Lord Byron. Plus, the women in the Obama administration.
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11:00
From Our Own Correspondent—15/01/2009
Kate Adie introduces Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ foreign correspondents with the stories behind the headlines.
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11:30
Triple Espresso, Marinetti and the Futurists
The story of the Futurist movement and its founder, Filippo Tommaso Marinetti.
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Afternoon
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12:00
News Headlines; Shipping Forecast—15/01/2009
National and international news and the shipping forecast.
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12:04
You and Yours—15/01/2009
With Winifred Robinson. Who is behind Gazprom and what are its intentions?
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12:57
Weather—15/01/2009
The latest weather forecast.
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13:00
World at One—15/01/2009
National and international news with Martha Kearney.
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13:30
Costing the Earth—Black Monday, Green Tuesday?
Tom Heap considers how the recession is likely to affect attitudes towards the environment
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14:00
The Archers—14/01/2009
Gamblers not-so anonymous.
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14:15
Drama on 4—Torch No. 1
Exploring the mind of the young Czech student who set fire to himself in Prague in 1969.
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15:02
Open Country—10/01/2009
Helen Mark visits the Black Mountains.
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15:27
Radio 4 Appeal—RP Fighting Blindness
Jeremy Vine appeals on behalf of RP Fighting Blindness.
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15:30
Afternoon Reading—The Other Garden and Collected Stories by Francis Wyndham, Matchlight
3/3 After a dull night at the cinema, a woman is approached by someone on the way home.
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15:45
The Flight from Tehran: British-Iranians 30 Years On—Sister, Guard Your Veil
4/5 How women's lives changed under the new regime and why some women felt they had to leave.
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16:00
Open Book—Jay McInerney, crime writing from Scandinavia
Mariella Frostrup talks to the American novelist Jay McInerney about his new novel.
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16:30
Material World—Medical Micro Machines - The Superorganism
Quentin Cooper investigates the nature of superorganisms.
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17:00
PM—15/01/2009
Coverage and analysis of the day's news with Eddie Mair.
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17:54
Shipping Forecast—15/01/2009
The latest shipping forecast.
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17:57
Weather—15/01/2009
The latest weather forecast.
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Evening
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18:00
Six O'Clock News—15/01/2009
National and international news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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18:30
Ed Reardon's Week—Series 5, The CV of Dorian Gray
2/6 Try as the curmudgeon might to be hip, he is more a hip-replacement kind of guy. (R)
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19:00
The Archers—15/01/2009
Hard bargain.
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19:15
Front Row—15/01/2009
With Mark Lawson. Plus a review of Lionel Bart musical Oliver! starring Rowan Atkinson.
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19:45
15 Minute Drama—Dear Mr Spectator, Episode 4
4/5 Encouraged by Mr Spectator and Kitty, Gilbert buys some new-fangled Perspective Glasses.
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20:00
Investigation—Series 6, Episode 1
1/4 Simon Cox investigates the UN's principal human rights body, the Human Rights Council.
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20:30
In Business—Cracked China
Peter Day reports from China's industrial cities on the economic strains they are facing.
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21:00
The Line Between Life and Death—Episode 2
2/2 How controversies around defining death have impacted on organ donation.
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21:30
In Our Time—Thoreau and the American Idyll
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the philosopher and naturalist Henry David Thoreau.
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21:58
Weather—15/01/2009
Weather information.
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22:00
The World Tonight—15/01/2009
National and international news and analysis with Robin Lustig.
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22:45
Book at Bedtime—One Morning Like A Bird, Episode 4
4/10 Yuji meets the mysterious novelist Ishihara, as the war moves ever closer to home.
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23:00
Recorded for Training Purposes—Series 3, Episode 2
2/6 Fast-paced sketch show about modern communication, media noise and contemporary obsessions
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23:30
Today in Parliament—15/01/2009
News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament with Robert Orchard.
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Late
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00:00
Midnight News—16/01/2009
National and international news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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00:30
Book of the Week—The Rest is Noise - Listening to the 20th Century, Episode 4
4/5 The psychological realism of Peter Grimes and Britten's relationship with Peter Pears.
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—16/01/2009
The latest shipping forecast.
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01:00
Selection of Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service Programmes—16/01/2009
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 joins the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—16/01/2009
The latest shipping forecast.
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05:30
News Briefing—16/01/2009
News from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—16/01/2009
Daily prayer and reflection with Denis Rice.
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05:45
Farming Today—16/01/2009
News and issues in rural Britain with Charlotte Smith.
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