LW Schedule
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Early
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00:00
Midnight News—17/08/2011
The latest national and international news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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00:30
Book of the Week—Matthew Hollis - Now All Roads Lead to France, Episode 2
Edward Thomas and Robert Frost's first meeting begins a life-changing friendship.
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—17/08/2011
The latest shipping forecast.
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01:00
Selection of Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service Programmes—17/08/2011
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 joins the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—17/08/2011
The latest shipping forecast.
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05:30
News Briefing—17/08/2011
News from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—17/08/2011
With Rev Dr Trystan Owain Hughes.
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05:45
Farming Today—17/08/2011
Not-spots to hot-spots as the Government sets out its rural broadband plans.
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Morning
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06:00
Today—17/08/2011
Debating enterprize zones, the Goodman letter, gap years and jellyfish.
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09:00
Voices from the Old Bailey—Series 2, Whose Law Is It Anyway?
4/4 Amanda Vickery asks whether ordinary people got a fair trial in the 18th century.
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09:45
Daily Service—17/08/2011
Christian worship with a bible reading, prayer and music, led by Canon Stephen Shipley.
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10:00
Woman's Hour—Baby bores and advice on A-level options
Baby bores: what to do when your friends go baby mad. Bad advice on A-Levels?
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10:45
15 Minute Drama—The Diary of Samuel Pepys, Episode 3
3/5 Pepys is given the job of escorting the King's naughty spaniel ashore.
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11:00
In Living Memory—Series 14, Episode 3
3/4 Chris Ledgard revisits the scandal surrounding the notorious play The Romans in Britain.
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11:30
The Pickerskill Reports—Series 2, Richard and Gregory Severin
4/4 In the late 1940s, the master dupes two brothers entranced by Lenin, Marx and Trotsky.
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Afternoon
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12:00
News Headlines; Shipping Forecast
National and international news and the shipping forecast.
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12:04
You and Yours—17/08/2011
Consumer news with Winifred Robinson. Over 55s urged to put bright ideas into practice.
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12:30
Face the Facts—Bogus Jobs
'Bogus' jobs at the Jobcentre - John Waite investigates.
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12:57
Weather—17/08/2011
The latest weather forecast.
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13:00
World at One—17/08/2011
With Martha Kearney. National and international news.
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13:30
The Media Show—Phone Hacking and Big Brother
Phone hacking revelations, Big Brother on C5 and is Newsnight in trouble?
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14:00
The Archers—16/08/2011
Pat and Tony face a harrowing experience.
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14:15
Drama on 4—Ed Harris - Aromatherapy
Robert's girlfriend is back from Thailand with a 'cure' for his deep feelings of distress. (R)
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15:00
Poorer Than Their Parents—Housing
4/4 Alvin Hall assesses young people's housing needs.
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15:30
Summer Ghosts—The Queen of Craigielee by Louise Welsh
2/3 Photographing the deserted tower block means going to its 30th floor.
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15:45
A Guide to Farmland Birds—Episode 3
3/5 With Chris Watson, Brett Westwood and Stephen Moss identify birds in farmland hedgerows.
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16:00
Thinking Allowed—Blame the parents? - Chungking Mansions, Hong Kong
Blame the parents? New research on UK gangs. Also, Chungking Mansions in Hong Kong.
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16:30
The First 1000 Days: A Legacy for Life—In the Womb
Dr Mark Porter on if adult health is determined by the first thousand days of life: Womb.
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17:00
PM—17/08/2011
Eddie Mair presents the day's top stories.
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17:54
Shipping Forecast
The latest shipping forecast.
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17:57
Weather—17/08/2011
The latest weather forecast.
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Evening
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18:00
Six O'Clock News—17/08/2011
National and international news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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18:30
Wondermentalist Cabaret—Series 1, 4. Bristol
4/4 Matt Harvey and guests with a lively poetry cabaret recorded at Bristol's Comedy Box.
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19:00
The Archers—17/08/2011
Brian's blood pressure is rising.
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19:15
Front Row—In Edinburgh with AL Kennedy; Bobby Crush; Andy Zaltzman
Mark Lawson in Edinburgh with AL Kennedy, Bobby Crush, Andy Zaltzman, Sadia Azmat.
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19:45
15 Minute Drama—The Diary of Samuel Pepys, Episode 3
3/5 Pepys is given the job of escorting the King's naughty spaniel ashore.
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20:00
Iconoclasts—Series 4, Episode 2
2/3 Professor Julian Le Grand argues that inherited wealth is bad for the nation.
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20:45
Four Thought—Series 2, Owen Hatherley: The Decline of Architecture
Owen Hatherley attacks the architectural results of recent 'urban regeneration'.
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21:00
The Path of Least Resistance
As antibiotic resistance increases, Dr Stuart Flanagan investigates what the future holds.
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21:30
Voices from the Old Bailey—Series 2, Whose Law Is It Anyway?
4/4 Amanda Vickery asks whether ordinary people got a fair trial in the 18th century.
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21:58
Weather—17/08/2011
Weather information.
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22:00
The World Tonight—17/08/2011
With Ritula Shah. National and international news and analysis.
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22:45
Book at Bedtime—The Shielding of Mrs Forbes, Episode 3
3/7 Alan Bennett continues his delightful 'unseemly story' from his recently-published novella
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23:00
Verse Illustrated—The Ballad of Chris and Anne's Fish Bar; The Deadline
2/4 Two original story poems from spoken word artists Luke Wright and Zena Edwards.
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23:15
Mordrin McDonald: 21st Century Wizard—Series 2, The Root of All Evil
2/6 Mordrin enlists the help of an old ally to settle a garden dispute with his neighbour. (R)
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23:30
Rory Bremner's International Satirists—Victor Giacobbo - Switzerland
3/3 Rory meets Victor Giacobbo, a satirical presence in Switzerland for the last 30 years. (R)
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Late
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00:00
Midnight News—18/08/2011
The latest national and international news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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00:30
Book of the Week—Matthew Hollis - Now All Roads Lead to France, Episode 3
Inspired by Robert Frost, Thomas writes his first poem at the age of 36.
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—18/08/2011
The latest shipping forecast.
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01:00
Selection of Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service Programmes—18/08/2011
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 joins the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—18/08/2011
The latest shipping forecast.
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05:30
News Briefing—18/08/2011
News from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—18/08/2011
With Rev Dr Trystan Owain Hughes.
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05:45
Farming Today—18/08/2011
A bull's reprieve from slaughter for TB, and how garlic can reduce methane from cattle.
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