LW Schedule
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Early
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00:00
Midnight News—03/08/2015
The latest national and international news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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00:15
Thinking Allowed—Prison gangs in US, Millionaire children
A look at convict culture. Also, how would children choose to spend a million pounds? (R)
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00:45
Bells on Sunday—02/08/2015
Church bells from St Edward's, Stow-on-the-Wold, Gloucestershire. (R)
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—03/08/2015
The latest shipping forecast.
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01:00
Selection of Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service Programmes—03/08/2015
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 joins the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—03/08/2015
The latest shipping forecast.
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05:30
News Briefing—03/08/2015
News from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—03/08/2015
A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with Andrew Graystone.
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05:45
Farming Today—Harvest 2015, Rural crime, The green belt
Harvest 2015, and the Scottish farmers scared to go into their fields for fear of rustlers
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05:56
Weather—03/08/2015
The latest weather forecast for farmers.
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05:58
Tweet of the Day—Siskin
Martin Hughes-Games presents the siskin. (R)
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Morning
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06:00
Today—03/08/2015
Morning news. Includes Sports Desk; Weather; Thought for the Day.
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09:00
The Listening Project—The Listening Project Live
Fi Glover and guests explore lyricism and storytelling in Derry/Londonderry.
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09:30
Under the Mushroom Cloud
A dramatic eyewitness account of the events in Hiroshima on 6 August 1945.
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09:45
Daily Service—03/08/2015
Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music, led by the Rev Andrew Martlew.
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10:00
Woman's Hour—Men and relationships, Amnesty International sex work debate, Penelope Mortimer
Men and relationships, women in horse racing, and Amnesty International and sex work.
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10:45
15 Minute Drama—Penelope Mortimer - The Pumpkin Eater, Episode 1
1/5 Helen McCrory stars in Penelope Mortimer's study of marriage, dramatised by Georgia Fitch
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11:00
Mind Changers—Carl Rogers and the Person-Centred Approach
While Freud relied on expert and patient, Rogers pioneered a therapeutic model of equals.
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11:30
Secrets and Lattes—Series 2, Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ and Away
5/6 A sleepover, a stray dog and a house move create uncertainty in Edinburgh's Cafe Culture.
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Afternoon
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12:00
News Headlines; Shipping Forecast—03/08/2015
National and international news and the shipping forecast.
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12:04
A History of Ideas—How Can I Know Anything at All?
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss how we can know anything at all.
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12:15
You and Yours—Pitching a novel, Criminal courts charge, Action fraud
A magistrate explains why he thinks the criminal courts charge is failing people.
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12:57
Weather—03/08/2015
The latest weather forecast.
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13:00
World at One—03/08/2015
Analysis of news and current affairs, presented by Mark Mardell.
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13:45
The Misogyny Book Club—The Price of an Apple
1/5 Why was it Eve who ate the apple? Readers discuss Genesis and its consequences for women.
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14:00
The Archers—02/08/2015
There is a gathering at Bridge Farm. (R)
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14:15
Drama on 4—Silk: The Clerks' Room, Episode 1
1/3 Following the cuts to Legal Aid, pressure is mounting on Shoe Lane barristers' chambers.
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15:00
Counterpoint—Series 29, Heat 9, 2015
9/13 Competitors from the north of England join Paul Gambaccini for the ninth and last heat.
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15:30
The Food Programme—Going Pop
Dan Saladino explores how our changing taste in soft drinks is shaking up the big brands. (R)
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16:00
With Great Pleasure—John Finnemore
John Finnemore presents his favourite readings, with Stephanie Cole and Geoffrey Whitehead
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16:30
The Infinite Monkey Cage—Series 12, Speed
Brian Cox, Robin Ince and guests look at the science of speed.
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17:00
PM—03/08/2015
News interviews, context and analysis.
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17:54
Shipping Forecast—03/08/2015
The latest shipping forecast.
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Evening
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18:00
Six O'Clock News—03/08/2015 Trader found guilty of Libor rate rigging
Police appeal for anyone sexually abused by Sir Edward Heath, to come forward.
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18:30
I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue—Series 63, Episode 4
4/6 Jack Dee, Tim Brooke-Taylor, Barry Cryer and Graeme Garden are joined by Omid Djalili.
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19:00
The Archers—03/08/2015
Charlie needs to dig deeper.
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19:15
Front Row—Sir James MacMillan, Penny Woolcock, The Gift, Road movies
Sir James MacMillan, Penny Woolcock, The Gift and Road movies.
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19:45
15 Minute Drama—Penelope Mortimer - The Pumpkin Eater, Episode 1
1/5 Helen McCrory stars in Penelope Mortimer's study of marriage, dramatised by Georgia Fitch (R)
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20:00
Women of Terror
Fearless, fanatical and female. Bridget Kendall investigates women who turn to terror.
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20:30
Crossing Continents—A Mediterranean Rescue
Gabriel Gatehouse aboard a rescue ship searching for migrants in the Mediterranean. (R)
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21:00
Natural Histories—Dinosaurs
Brett Westwood explores how dinosaurs influence our stories, films and science. From 2015 (R)
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21:30
The Listening Project—The Listening Project Live
Fi Glover and guests explore lyricism and storytelling in Derry/Londonderry. (R)
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21:58
Weather—03/08/2015
Weather information.
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22:00
The World Tonight—Former City trader jailed for 14 years over market rigging.
Court heard that Tom Hayes manipulated the key rate almost daily for nearly four years.
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22:45
Paul Murray - The Mark and the Void—Episode 6
6/10 Following Claude's humiliation with Ariadne he's ready to quit but Paul has other plans.
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23:00
Short Cuts—Series 7, Adaptation
3/6 Josie Long hears tales of people who adapted to strange new lives and from a ghost writer. (R)
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23:30
New Wave at Westminster
Martha Kearney follows the experiences and explores the hopes of new MPs at Westminster. (R)
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Late
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00:00
Midnight News—04/08/2015
The latest national and international news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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00:30
Book of the Week—Spirals in Time: The Secret Life and Curious Afterlife of Seashells, Episode 1
1/5 Dr Helen Scales defines molluscs, one of the most ancient animal groups on the planet. (R)
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—04/08/2015
The latest shipping forecast.
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01:00
Selection of Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service Programmes—04/08/2015
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 joins the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—04/08/2015
The latest shipping forecast.
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05:30
News Briefing—04/08/2015
News from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—04/08/2015
A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with Andrew Graystone.
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05:45
Farming Today—Calais chaos hits Scottish fish, Tweeting farmers, Flowers to tempt bees
A Scottish fishing company loses Β£100,000 because of trouble in Calais. With Caz Graham.
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05:58
Tweet of the Day—Black-Headed Gull
Martin Hughes-Games presents the black-headed gull. (R)
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