LW Schedule
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Early
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00:00
Midnight News—28/09/2013
The latest national and international news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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00:30
Book of the Week—Empress Dowager Cixi: The Concubine Who Launched Modern China, Episode 5
5/5 Cixi faces her greatest challenge as ruler, when anti-Western feeling leads to violence. (R)
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—28/09/2013
The latest shipping forecast.
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01:00
Selection of Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service Programmes—28/09/2013
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 joins the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—28/09/2013
The latest shipping forecast.
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05:30
News Briefing—28/09/2013
The latest news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—28/09/2013
A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with Canon Simon Doogan.
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05:45
iPM—28/09/2013
A man convicted of viewing images of child abuse tells iPM why he wasn't sent to prison.
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Morning
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06:00
News and Papers—28/09/2013
News headlines, plus a look at the papers.
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06:04
Weather—28/09/2013
The latest weather forecast.
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06:07
Ramblings—Series 25, Werca's Folk, Warkworth in Northumberland
Clare Balding walks with Werca's Folk, a women's choir from Warkworth in Northumberland. (R)
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06:30
Farming Today—Farming Today This Week
Charlotte Smith takes a look at British beverage making - the harvest in a bottle.
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06:57
Weather—28/09/2013
The latest weather forecast.
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07:00
Today—28/09/2013
News and current affairs. Including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
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09:00
Saturday Live—Nicholas Parsons; the inheritance tracks of Steve Earle
Richard Coles and Anita Anand meet chairman extraordinaire Nicholas Parsons.
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10:30
Blind Man Roams the Globe—1. San Francisco
1/2 Hear the world's cities through the ears of blind Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ presenter and traveller, Peter White
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11:00
The Forum—Second Chances
How different are our second attempts at something compared to the first time?
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11:30
From Our Own Correspondent—The President's Golden Scissors
Behind the scenes at the UN, and other reporters' stories from around the world.
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Afternoon
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12:00
News Headlines; Shipping Forecast—28/09/2013
National and international news and the shipping forecast.
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12:04
Money Box—Closed accounts, another banking divorce, flight compensation, Royal Mail shares
Personal finance news. Will the Royal Mail sell-off be a 1st or 2nd class investment?
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12:30
The Now Show—Series 41, Episode 1
1/6 Steve Punt, Susan Calman and the Now Show team present a comedic look at the week's news. (R)
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12:57
Weather—28/09/2013
The latest weather forecast.
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13:00
News—28/09/2013
The latest news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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13:10
Any Questions?—Ken Clarke, Lord Falconer, Caroline Lucas, Neil Hamilton
Jonathan Dimbleby presents political debate and discussion from Nottingham. (R)
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14:00
Any Answers?—Climate change, energy bills, sleeping pilots
The certainties of climate change, a freeze on energy bills and over-tired pilots.
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14:30
Mark Twain - The Million Pound Bank Note
Can a man given a Β£1m banknote survive a month without spending a single penny of it? (R)
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15:30
The Secret Life of JS Bach
Rev Richard Coles returns to his childhood musical hero, with some unexpected twists. (R)
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16:00
Woman's Hour—Beverley Knight; Harriet Harman; Women in Space
Featuring Beverley Knight, Harriet Harman, dealing with colourism, and women in space.
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17:00
PM—Saturday PM
Full coverage of the day's news.
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17:30
iPM—28/09/2013
A man convicted of viewing images of child abuse tells iPM why he wasn't sent to prison. (R)
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17:54
Shipping Forecast—28/09/2013
The latest shipping forecast.
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17:57
Weather—28/09/2013
The latest weather forecast.
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Evening
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18:00
Six O'Clock News—28/09/2013
The latest national and international news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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18:15
Loose Ends—Clive Anderson, Roy Harper, Frederick Forsyth, Steven Berkoff, Lucy Worsley, Miranda Sawyer, Rafiki
Clive Anderson and guests with an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy.
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19:00
Profile—Hassan Rouhani
Mary Ann Sieghart asks, is Hassan Rouhani a completely new kind of Iranian leader?
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19:15
Saturday Review—Blue Jasmine, Serpentine Sackler Gallery
Cate Blanchett in Woody Allen's Blue Jasmine, and Zaha Hadid's Serpentine Sackler Galler.
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20:00
Archive on 4—A Brief History of Irony
Satirist Joe Queenan charts the rise and fall of the 'nudge nudge wink wink' epidemic.
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21:00
Classic Serial—Jerome K Jerome - Three Men in a Boat, Episode 2
2/2 Unable to recollect words or tune, Harris attempts a comic song to the dismay of all. (R)
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22:00
News and Weather—28/09/2013
The latest national and international news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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22:15
Unreliable Evidence—Taking the Government to Court
Is our legal right to challenge the power of government under threat? With Clive Anderson. (R)
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23:00
Round Britain Quiz—23/09/2013
Reigning champions Wales begin the defence of their title against the North of England. (R)
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23:30
Poetry Please—RS Thomas at 100
Roger McGough presents a selection of listeners' requests for the poems of RS Thomas. (R)
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Late
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00:00
Midnight News—29/09/2013
The latest national and international news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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00:30
Afternoon Reading—Tales from the Casino, Ten Miles High
1/3 After being converted to northern soul, David plans to hitchhike to the casino in Wigan. (R)
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—29/09/2013
The latest shipping forecast.
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01:00
Selection of Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service Programmes—29/09/2013
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 joins the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—29/09/2013
The latest shipping forecast.
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05:30
News Briefing—29/09/2013
News from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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05:43
Bells on Sunday—29/09/2013
The bells of St Helen's Parish Church, Sefton, Merseyside.
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05:45
Profile—Hassan Rouhani
Mary Ann Sieghart asks, is Hassan Rouhani a completely new kind of Iranian leader? (R)
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