LW Schedule
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Early
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00:00
Midnight News—30/08/2012
The latest national and international news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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00:30
Book of the Week—Ross King - Leonardo and the Last Supper, Episode 3
3/5 Da Vinci sets about capturing one of the Bible's most dramatic scenes in paint and plaster
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—30/08/2012
The latest shipping forecast.
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01:00
Selection of Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service Programmes—30/08/2012
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 joins the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—30/08/2012
The latest shipping forecast.
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05:30
News Briefing—30/08/2012
News from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—30/08/2012
A reading and a reflection to start the day, with the Rev Dr Craig Gardiner.
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05:45
Farming Today—30/08/2012
The UK's biggest fresh milk processor says it will change the way it decides milk prices.
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Morning
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06:00
Today—30/08/2012
The West's options on Afghanistan, plus student visas and President Hollande's love-life.
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09:00
Fry's English Delight—Series 5, Conversation
3/4 Stephen Fry celebrates the important verbal art and social tool of conversation.
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09:30
Twin Nation—Episode 3
3/5 We assume twins' lives will follow similar patterns, but what happens when one is gay? (R)
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09:45
Daily Service—30/08/2012
Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music, led by Christopher Landau.
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10:00
Woman's Hour—Gender Marketing Pens; Free Childcare; Intimacy
Are pens for women really necessary? Plus preparing a child for school, and real intimacy.
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10:45
Craven—Craven: Series 3, Episode 4
4/5 A call from Craven's mother interrupts this case of modern-day slavery.
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11:00
Crossing Continents—Gold and Governance in Romania
Tessa Dunlop investigates why a plan for a massive gold mine is dividing Romania.
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11:30
The Floating World of Hokusai
Audrey Niffenegger catches Hokusai's 'Great Wave' to trace his far-reaching influence...
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Afternoon
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12:00
News Headlines; Shipping Forecast—30/08/2012
National and international news and the shipping forecast.
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12:04
You and Yours—Payday Loans and Identity Fraud
Consumer news with Winifred Robinson. Are payday lenders doing rigorous enough checks?
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12:45
The New Elizabethans—Diana, Princess of Wales
James Naughtie reflects on the glamorous life and untimely death of the Princess of Wales.
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12:57
Weather—30/08/2012
The latest weather forecast.
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13:00
World at One—30/08/2012
National and international news with Martha Kearney.
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13:45
Poetic Justice—Reflection
4/5 Former prisoners pass on, in poetry, the result of many years of contemplation.
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14:00
The Archers—29/08/2012
There's news at last for Vicky.
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14:15
Drama on 4—Mark Lawson - The Artist is Thinking
A painter's work is decoded by someone who seems to know his exact thought processes. (R)
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15:00
Open Country—Yorkshire
Jules Hudson is in North Yorkshire discovering the fascinating history of Richmond Castle.
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15:27
Radio 4 Appeal—Dementia UK
Award-winning actor Jim Broadbent makes an appeal on behalf of Dementia UK.
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15:30
Open Book—Dreda Say Mitchell presents a special on Tartan Noir
Dreda Say Mitchell presents a special on Tartan Noir and the thriving Scottish crime scene
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16:00
The Film Programme—30/08/2012
Matthew Sweet meets actor Toby Jones about the weird world of the Berberian Sound Studio.
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16:30
Material World—30/08/2012
Piano tuners' brains, exo-planets and chimp justice. Quentin Cooper presents science news.
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17:00
PM—30/08/2012
Eddie Mair with interviews, context and analysis.
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17:54
Shipping Forecast—30/08/2012
The latest shipping forecast.
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Evening
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18:00
Six O'Clock News—30/08/2012
National and international news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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18:30
Fags, Mags and Bags—Series 4, John Craven's FjΓ¤llrΓ¤ven
6/6 Dave and the boys organise a surprise 50th birthday for Ramesh. (R)
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19:00
The Archers—30/08/2012
David and Ruth make plans.
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19:15
Front Row—Bobby Womack, with Damon Albarn and Peter Guralnick
John Wilson talks to soul survivor Bobby Womack, with views from collaborator Damon Albarn
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19:45
Craven—Craven: Series 3, Episode 4
4/5 A call from Craven's mother interrupts this case of modern-day slavery.
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20:00
The Report—Forensic Science
Hannah Barnes investigates the state of the forensic science industry in the UK.
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20:30
In Business—Face the Music
Peter Day explores the impossible economics of the concert hall.
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21:00
Helping Hamlet: Can Science Cure Procrastination?
Rowan Pelling searches for a cure for the problem which blights her life, procrastination.
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21:30
Fry's English Delight—Series 5, Conversation
3/4 Stephen Fry celebrates the important verbal art and social tool of conversation.
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21:58
Weather—30/08/2012
Weather information.
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22:00
The World Tonight—30/08/2012
The latest on the South African mining crisis, and how unified is the Syrian opposition?
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22:45
Book at Bedtime—Andrew Miller - Pure, Episode 9
9/10 Following the rape, Lecoeur is hiding with a pistol in the charnels of Les Innocents.
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23:00
Lucy Montgomery's Variety Pack—Series 2, Episode 4
4/4 The human chameleon's host of comic characters, from deluded teen to nonagenarian diva. (R)
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23:30
4 Extra Comedy Club—Cowards, Episode 3
3/3 Sketch comedy from Tom Basden, Stefan Golaszewski, Tim Key and Lloyd Woolf. (R)
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Late
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00:00
Midnight News—31/08/2012
The latest national and international news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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00:30
Book of the Week—Ross King - Leonardo and the Last Supper, Episode 4
4/5 While he was painting the Last Supper, Leonardo found many distractions from the job.
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—31/08/2012
The latest shipping forecast.
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01:00
Selection of Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service Programmes—31/08/2012
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 joins the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—31/08/2012
The latest shipping forecast.
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05:30
News Briefing—31/08/2012
News from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—31/08/2012
A reading and a reflection to start the day, with the Rev Dr Craig Gardiner.
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05:45
Farming Today—31/08/2012
Eleventh-hour negotiations on a new fairness code between farmers and milk processors.
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