LW Schedule
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Early
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00:00
Midnight News—24/10/2009
The latest national and international news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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00:30
Afternoon Reading—Dilemmas of Modern Martyrs, The Big the Beautiful Nanda Gray
4/5 Waiting offstage, a singer recalls her life and loves before stepping into the limelight. (R)
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—24/10/2009
The latest shipping forecast.
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01:00
Selection of Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service Programmes—25/10/2009
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 joins the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—25/10/2009
The latest shipping forecast.
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05:30
News Briefing—25/10/2009
News from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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05:43
Bells on Sunday—25/10/2009
The sound of bells from the church of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Wambrook in Somerset.
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05:45
Profile—Armando Iannucci
Mary Ann Sieghart profiles comedian and writer Armando Iannucci.
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Morning
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06:00
News Headlines—25/10/2009
The latest national and international news.
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06:05
Something Understood—The Consolations of Autumn
Hazhir Teimourian asks if youth, as with spring and summer, is not overrated.
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06:35
On Your Farm—25/10/2009
Alex James and Chris Haskins visit one of the 2009 Farmer of the Year nominees.
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06:57
Weather—25/10/2009
The latest weather forecast.
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07:00
News and Papers—25/10/2009
The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers.
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07:10
Sunday—25/10/2009
Roger Bolton discusses the religious and ethical news of the week.
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07:55
Radio 4 Appeal—Asylum Aid
Baroness Neuberger appeals on behalf of Asylum Aid.
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07:58
Weather—25/10/2009
The latest weather forecast.
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08:00
News and Papers—25/10/2009
The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers.
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08:10
Sunday Worship—A Word in Season
A service for Bible Sunday from St Martin-in-the-Fields, Trafalgar Square, London.
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08:50
A Point of View—Clive James: The Golf Ball Potato Crisp
Clive James reflects on the importance of scepticism in every walk of life.
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09:00
Broadcasting House—25/10/2009
The story of the real balloon boy, and Paddy O'Connell visits conciliation service ACAS.
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10:00
The Archers Omnibus—25/10/2009
The week's events in Ambridge.
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11:15
Desert Island Discs—Professor Colin Pillinger
Kirsty Young's castaway is scientist Professor Colin Pillinger.
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Afternoon
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12:00
News Headlines; Shipping Forecast—25/10/2009
National and international news and the shipping forecast.
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12:04
The Unbelievable Truth—Series 4, Episode 3
3/6 David Mitchell chairs. With Arthur Smith, Phill Jupitus, Tony Hawks and Graeme Garden.
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12:32
The Food Programme—Omega 3
Sheila Dillon explores the issues surrounding our intake of omega 3 fatty acids.
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12:57
Weather—25/10/2009
The latest weather forecast.
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13:00
The World This Weekend—25/10/2009
A look at events around the world with Shaun Ley.
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13:30
Beyond This Life—Episode 2
2/2 Tim Gardam visits the National Funeral Exhibition.
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14:00
Gardeners' Question Time—23/10/2009
Peter Gibbs chairs the horticultural forum, with Aileymill Primary Group in Greenock.
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14:45
Brother Mine—Birth Order
1/5 Does birth order make a difference? Do the youngest siblings remain babies forever? (R)
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15:00
Classic Serial—Howards End, Episode 2
2/2 Helen Schlegel is unhappy that her sister Margaret has agreed to marry Henry Wilcox.
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16:00
Open Book—Dame Beryl Bainbridge, Howard Jacobson, Joanna Trollope, Michael Morpurgo and Val McDermid nominate their Neglected Classics
Five more leading novelists nominate books they think have been unfairly neglected.
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16:30
Poetry Please—25/10/2009
Roger McGough introduces poems about snow and solitude.
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16:56
1989: Day by Day—25th October 1989
The Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ's Panorama programme asks whether Britain is about to face a crack epidemic.
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17:00
Return from Guantanamo
Journalist Sami al-Hajj talks to Gavin Esler about the years he was held in Guantanamo Bay
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17:40
Profile—Armando Iannucci
Mary Ann Sieghart profiles comedian and writer Armando Iannucci.
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17:54
Shipping Forecast—25/10/2009
The latest shipping forecast.
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17:57
Weather—25/10/2009
The latest weather forecast.
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Evening
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18:00
Six O'Clock News—25/10/2009
The latest national and international news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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18:15
Pick of the Week—25/10/2009
Gerry Northam introduces his selection of highlights from the past week on Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ radio.
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19:00
The Archers—25/10/2009
Cuckoos at Brookfield.
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19:15
Americana—25/10/2009
Matt Frei examines what some might call the engine of Wall Street: greed.
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19:45
Afternoon Reading—Stories from the Bath Literature Festival, Out of Time
2/5 By Joe Hollins. The cargo of an old shipwreck rises from the ashes in a very modern manner (R)
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20:00
Feedback—23/10/2009
Roger Bolton airs listeners' views on Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ radio programmes and policy.
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20:30
Last Word—23/10/2009
Matthew Bannister presents the obituary series.
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21:00
Money Box—24/10/2009
Paul Lewis with the latest news from the world of personal finance.
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21:26
Radio 4 Appeal—Asylum Aid
Baroness Neuberger appeals on behalf of Asylum Aid.
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21:30
Analysis—Ayatollogy
Ed Stourton asks if a battle over theology could bring an end to Iran's Islamic Republic.
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21:58
Weather—25/10/2009
The latest weather forecast.
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22:00
Westminster Hour—25/10/2009
Reports from behind the scenes at Westminster.
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23:00
1989: Day by Day Omnibus—Week ending 24th October 1989
Another chance to look back at the events making the news in 1989, with Sir John Tusa.
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23:30
Something Understood—The Consolations of Autumn
Hazhir Teimourian asks if youth, as with spring and summer, is not overrated.
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Late
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00:00
Midnight News—26/10/2009
The latest national and international news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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00:15
Thinking Allowed—Suburbia Planning - Modernity Forgets
From suburbia to housing estates, Laurie Taylor discusses town and city planning.
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00:45
Bells on Sunday—25/10/2009
The sound of bells from the church of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Wambrook in Somerset.
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—26/10/2009
The latest shipping forecast.
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01:00
Selection of Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service Programmes—26/10/2009
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 joins the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service.
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