LW Schedule
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Early
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00:00
Midnight News—22/05/2012
The latest national and international news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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00:30
Book of the Week—Hedge Britannia, Episode 1
1/5 The checkerboard pattern of lowland Britain reveals a history of boundaries and enclosures
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—22/05/2012
The latest shipping forecast.
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01:00
Selection of Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service Programmes—22/05/2012
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 joins the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—22/05/2012
The latest shipping forecast.
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05:30
News Briefing—22/05/2012
News from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—22/05/2012
A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Sister Gemma Simmonds.
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05:45
Farming Today—22/05/2012
UK trials of GM crops could be in peril after protests over GM wheat, with Anna Hill.
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Morning
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06:00
Today—22/05/2012
Debating new nuclear and the energy bill, Everest, ASBOs and Paul Simon's Graceland.
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08:31
Yesterday in Parliament—22/05/2012
The day's top news stories from Westminster with Sean Curran.
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09:00
The Life Scientific—Lloyd Peck
Jim Al-Khalili meets Antarctic scientist Lloyd Peck and discovers giant sea spiders.
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09:30
One to One—Fi Glover talks to Tom Allason
Fi Glover talks to internet entrepreneurs who have made London a global start-up centre.
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09:45
Daily Service—22/05/2012
Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music, led by Father Philip Sumner.
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10:00
Woman's Hour—22/05/2012
Female breadwinners, politics of gardening and Dr Lucy Worsley. Presented by Jane Garvey.
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10:45
15 Minute Drama—In the Van, Episode 2
2/5 MI5 agents Yasmin and Jonathan continue eavesdropping on targets Rachid and Samira.
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11:00
Extinct!—Episode 2
2/3 Are humans causing the sixth great mass extinction event in Earth's history?
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11:30
Tales from the Stave—Series 8, Hummel's Trumpet Concerto
2/3 Hummel's trumpet concerto is the subject of Frances Fyfield's forensic musical study.
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Afternoon
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12:00
News Headlines; Shipping Forecast—22/05/2012
National and international news and the shipping forecast.
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12:04
You and Yours—Call You and Yours
Why is childcare so costly in the UK? Consumer phone-in with Julian Worricker.
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12:57
Weather—22/05/2012
The latest weather forecast.
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13:00
World at One—22/05/2012
Martha Kearney presents the national and international news.
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13:45
Our Daily Bread—Bread Kills
2/5 Considering the impact food has on health by looking at two deadly loaves from history.
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14:00
The Archers—21/05/2012
Alan tries his powers of persuasion.
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14:15
Drama on 4—The Eggy Doylers
Jane Purcell's riotous comedy follows a hapless school field trip in the un-PC 1970s.
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15:00
Making History—22/05/2012
Tom Holland presents the popular history magazine.
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15:30
Costing the Earth—Jellyfish Invasion!
Miranda Krestovnikoff examines claims that jellyfish are taking over the world's oceans.
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16:00
Reading between the Lines—Easy as ABC?
1/2 Michael Morpurgo finds out what Systematic Synthetic Phonics are.
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16:30
Great Lives—Sebastian Walker
Lynn Barber talks to Matthew Parris about Sebastian Walker of Walker Books.
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17:00
PM—22/05/2012
Eddie Mair presents full coverage and analysis of the day's news.
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17:54
Shipping Forecast—22/05/2012
The latest shipping forecast.
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Evening
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18:00
Six O'Clock News—22/05/2012
National and international news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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18:30
Cabin Pressure—Series 3, Paris
2/6 A bottle of expensive whisky goes missing so Martin becomes the Miss Marple of MJN Air. (R)
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19:00
The Archers—22/05/2012
Adam enjoys the simple life and Tracy gets a present.
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19:15
Front Row—Actor John Simm, author George RR Martin
Mark Lawson with actor John Simm, author George RR Martin and a Eurovision song review.
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19:45
15 Minute Drama—In the Van, Episode 2
2/5 MI5 agents Yasmin and Jonathan continue eavesdropping on targets Rachid and Samira.
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20:00
The End of Drug Discovery
Geoff Watts asks why the source of new medical drugs is drying up.
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20:40
In Touch—22/05/2012
An update on the government's Personal Independence Payments proposals. With Peter White.
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21:00
All in the Mind—22/05/2012
3D body scanners and eating disorders, rise of the 'neuro-novel', and teenagers' brains.
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21:30
The Life Scientific—Lloyd Peck
Jim Al-Khalili meets Antarctic scientist Lloyd Peck and discovers giant sea spiders.
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21:58
Weather—22/05/2012
Weather information.
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22:00
The World Tonight—22/05/2012
What impact will the eurozone's troubles have on the global economy? With Ritula Shah.
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22:45
Book at Bedtime—Fitzgerald Short Stories, Babylon Revisited: Part 2
2/5 Charles Wales has returned to Paris to meet with his dead wife's family.
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23:00
The Pickerskill Reports—Series 2, Paul Whitney Beauchamp
1/4 Dr Henry Pickerskill recalls a bullied day boy and his mother. Stars Ian McDiarmid. (R)
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23:30
Today in Parliament—22/05/2012
Sean Curran reports on events at Westminster.
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Late
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00:00
Midnight News—23/05/2012
The latest national and international news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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00:30
Book of the Week—Hedge Britannia, Episode 2
2/5 How the Neolithic art of coppicing is renewing itself in 21st-century competitions.
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—23/05/2012
The latest shipping forecast.
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01:00
Selection of Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service Programmes—23/05/2012
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 joins the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—23/05/2012
The latest shipping forecast.
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05:30
News Briefing—23/05/2012
News from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—23/05/2012
A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Sister Gemma Simmonds.
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05:45
Farming Today—23/05/2012
A merger of two dairy co-ops could mean better milk prices for some UK dairy farmers.
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