LW Schedule
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Early
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00:00
Midnight News—16/12/2011
The latest national and international news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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00:30
Book of the Week—Craig Taylor - Londoners, Episode 4
4/5 London through the voices of Londoners - a registrar and a bicycle mechanic.
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—16/12/2011
The latest shipping forecast.
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01:00
Selection of Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service Programmes—16/12/2011
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 joins the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—16/12/2011
The latest shipping forecast.
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05:30
News Briefing—16/12/2011
News from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—16/12/2011
Prayer and reflection with the Rev Canon Stephen Shipley.
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05:45
Farming Today—16/12/2011
Charlotte Smith hears that the first British cranberries are in the shops. Why now?
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Morning
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06:00
Today—16/12/2011
Including Yesterday in Parliament, Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
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08:30
Yesterday in Parliament—16/12/2011
David Cornock with the latest news from Westminster and beyond.
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09:00
Desert Island Discs—Eve Pollard
Eve Pollard is interviewed by Kirsty Young for Desert Island Discs.
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09:45
Act of Worship—16/12/2011
An act of worship.
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10:00
Woman's Hour—The case for free child care; How not to nag; The agony and ecstasy of the school play
The case for free child care; How not to nag; The agony and ecstasy of the school play.
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10:45
15 Minute Drama—Legacy: High Green Walls, Episode 5
5/5 Dan and Rachel's search for reclusive artist Susie P's heir is finally over.
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11:00
The Bob Graham Round
Can the beauty of the Lake District and the grit of fell running inspire a composer?
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11:30
North by Northamptonshire—Series 2, Episode 3
3/6 A visiting choir sets hearts aflutter among the ladies of Wadenbrook.
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Afternoon
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12:00
News Headlines; Shipping Forecast—16/12/2011
National and international news and the shipping forecast.
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12:04
You and Yours—16/12/2011
What's actually an emergency when it comes to your travel insurance policy?
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12:57
Weather—16/12/2011
The latest weather forecast.
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13:00
World at One—16/12/2011
Shaun Ley presents national and international news.
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13:45
The People's Post: A Narrative History of the Post Office—The Postal Worker's Strike
10/15 Dominic Sandbrook investigates the industrial action of the postmen in 1890.
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14:00
The Archers—15/12/2011
There's serious news at Brookfield.
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14:15
Drama on 4—Mike Walker - Beyond Borders
How, in 1950, secret French plans created the organisation that became the European Union.
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15:00
Gardeners' Question Time—Sutton Coldfield
Eric Robson chairs a Q&A with Anne Swithinbank, Bob Flowerdew and Matthew Wilson.
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15:45
Afternoon Reading—A Little More Love in the Afternoon, Thursdays
3/3 By Adele Parks. A single friend's advice causes married Ginny to make a startling decision
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16:00
Last Word—Christopher Hitchens, Lynn Margulis, George Whitman and Jerry Robinson
John Wilson on Christopher Hitchens, Lynn Margulis, George Whitman and Jerry Robinson.
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16:30
More or Less—16/12/2011
Higgs boson statistics; how to corner a market; and Fibonacci's medieval mathematics.
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17:00
PM—16/12/2011
Full coverage and analysis of the day's news with Eddie Mair.
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17:54
Shipping Forecast—16/12/2011
The latest shipping forecast.
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17:57
Weather—16/12/2011
The latest weather forecast.
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Evening
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18:00
Six O'Clock News—16/12/2011
National and international news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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18:30
The Now Show—Series 35, Episode 6
6/6 Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis in the last of the current series.
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19:00
The Archers—16/12/2011
Pat is stunned at the proposal.
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19:15
Front Row—Former Python Terry Jones, young James Herriot and Morse on TV
Former Python Terry Jones; young James Herriot and Morse on TV; old carols in new clothes.
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19:45
15 Minute Drama—Legacy: High Green Walls, Episode 5
5/5 Dan and Rachel's search for reclusive artist Susie P's heir is finally over.
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20:00
Any Questions?—Stepney, London
Jonathan Dimbleby presents a panel discussion of news and politics from Stepney in London.
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20:50
A Point of View—Climate Change Belief
Lisa Jardine thinks selective hearing skews the debate over climate change.
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21:00
The People's Post: A Narrative History of the Post Office—Becoming the People's Post
2/3 Dominic Sandbrook looks at the arrival of Universal Penny Postage in 1840.
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21:58
Weather—16/12/2011
Weather information.
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22:00
The World Tonight—16/12/2011
Ritula Shah presents national and international news and analysis.
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22:45
Book at Bedtime—Major Pettigrew's Last Stand, Episode 10
10/10 The Major is injured during a showdown at the cliff top - but finally wins his prize.
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23:00
Great Lives—Ludwig Wittgenstein
Ludwig Wittgenstein, fascinating and misunderstood thinker, is chosen by Raymond Tallis.
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23:30
Today in Parliament—16/12/2011
Mark D'Arcy with the day's top news stories from Westminster.
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Late
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00:00
Midnight News—17/12/2011
The latest national and international news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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00:30
Book of the Week—Craig Taylor - Londoners, Episode 5
5/5 A lost property clerk - how honest does he think Londoner's are?
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—17/12/2011
The latest shipping forecast.
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01:00
Selection of Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service Programmes—17/12/2011
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 joins the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—17/12/2011
The latest shipping forecast.
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05:30
News Briefing—17/12/2011
The latest news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—17/12/2011
Prayer and reflection with Bishop Dr Joe Aldred.
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05:45
iPM—17/12/2011
'The sea's a monster, if you love it, you're an idiot!': A yachting couple finally moor up
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