LW Schedule
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Early
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00:00
Midnight News—29/01/2016
The latest national and international news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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00:30
Book of the Week—Summer Before the Dark, Episode 4
4/5 Joseph Roth is in Ostend to meet his friend Stefan Zweig but is distracted by Irmgard Keun (R)
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—29/01/2016
The latest shipping forecast.
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01:00
Selection of Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service Programmes—29/01/2016
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 joins the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—29/01/2016
The latest shipping forecast.
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05:30
News Briefing—29/01/2016
News from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—29/01/2016
A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Julia Neuberger.
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05:45
Farming Today—Yeo Valley, Floods, Aldi bacon - British or Danish?
A look at the bacon on supermarket shelves that appears to be British but is Danish.
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05:58
Tweet of the Day—Snow Petrel
Liz Bonnin presents an Antarctic specialist, the delicate-looking snow petrel. (R)
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Morning
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06:00
Today—29/01/2016
Morning news. Includes Sports Desk, Yesterday in Parliament, Weather, Thought for the Day.
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08:31
Yesterday in Parliament—29/01/2016
Susan Hulme reports from Westminster on the use of UK weapons by Saudi Arabia in Yemen.
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09:00
Desert Island Discs—Sigrid Rausing
Kirsty Young interviews publisher and philanthropist Sigrid Rausing. (R)
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09:45
Act of Worship—29/01/2016
An act of worship led by the Rev Dr Mark Wakelin.
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10:00
Woman's Hour—The Wainwright Sisters; Women and US Politics
Martha Wainwright and Lucy Wainwright Roche, trouser trends, and women and US politics.
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10:45
November Dead List—Series 2, 5. Connection
5/5 DCI Greave investigates a series of murders. Stars Lia Williams.
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11:00
Every Case Tells a Story—The Case of Kolkata
Clive Anderson examines the 2003 case that aimed to decide who the founder of Kolkata was. (R)
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11:30
Whodunnits—Agatha Christie - Ordeal by Innocence, 1. Stranger
1/3 The Argyle Family is visited by a stranger with unwelcome news. (R)
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Afternoon
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12:00
News Headlines; Shipping Forecast—29/01/2016
National and international news and the shipping forecast.
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12:04
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Front—29 January 1916 - Olive Hargreaves
At the Bevan hospital, Sister Hargreaves clashes with Dorothea.
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12:15
You and Yours—Care home complaints, Foreign TV
Consumer news, including care home complaints, foreign TV and airline fuel surcharges.
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12:57
Weather—29/01/2016
Weather information.
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13:00
World at One—29/01/2016
Presented by Mark Mardell. Including news on EU deal negotiations and hand transplants.
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13:45
From Savage to Self—Coming of Age
Farrah Jarral looks at the anthropological legacy of Margaret Mead.
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14:00
The Archers—28/01/2016
Has someone piqued Brian's interest? (R)
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14:15
Blood Count
The story of the relationship of Ellington and Strayhorn, told during their final session. (R)
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15:00
Gardeners' Question Time—Barnard Castle
Eric Robson hosts the horticultural panel programme from Barnard Castle in County Durham.
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15:45
Special Deliveries—How Lovely on the Mountain by Lucy Gannon
1/3 A curiously behaving dog leads a postman to make a rather unexpected delivery
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16:00
Last Word—Lord Parkinson, Bill Mitchell, Paddy Doherty, Henry Worsley, Dr Gladys-Marie Fry
Matthew Bannister on a politician, an editor, an activist, an explorer, a folklorist
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16:30
More or Less—How Harmful Is Alcohol?
Are there problems with the way we judge the harms from alcohol? Tim Harford finds out.
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16:55
The Listening Project—James and Victoria - The Step-Parent
The way a step-parent is introduced and other pitfalls in reconstituting a family.
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17:00
PM—29/01/2016
Eddie Mair with interviews, context and analysis.
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17:54
Shipping Forecast—29/01/2016
The latest shipping forecast.
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Evening
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18:00
Six O'Clock News—29/01/2016 British mother found guilty of joining the Islamic State group
Tareena Shakil from Birmingham is the first British woman to be convicted of joining IS.
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18:30
The News Quiz—Series 89, Episode 4
4/8 Miles Jupp is joined by Jeremy Hardy, Camilla Long, Terry Christian and Rich Hall.
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19:00
The Archers—29/01/2016
Pat is relying on Rob.
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19:15
Front Row—Will Smith, Caryl Churchill's new play, Iran tourism, Ringo Starr's birthplace
Will Smith on Concussion, Caryl Churchill's Escaped Alone, Ringo Starr on his birthplace.
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19:45
November Dead List—Series 2, 5. Connection
5/5 DCI Greave investigates a series of murders. Stars Lia Williams. (R)
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20:00
Any Questions?—Lord Hennessy, Caroline Lucas MP, John Redwood MP, Gisela Stuart MP
Jonathan Dimbleby presents political debate from Purbeck School in Wareham, Dorset.
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20:50
A Point of View—Expert by Experience
Tom Shakespeare reflects that personal experience is the most powerful form of expertise.
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21:00
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Front - Omnibus—25-29 January 1916
Pressures begin to tell at the Bevan hospital.
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21:58
Weather—29/01/2016
Weather information.
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22:00
The World Tonight—British Woman Guilty of Joining IS
A look at how to treat people returning from Syria. Why French Jews are moving to London.
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22:45
Book at Bedtime—The Automobile Club of Egypt, Episode 10
10/10 Events build to a violent climax, after which nothing will be the same again.
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23:00
Woman's Hour—Late Night Woman's Hour: Purity
Lauren Laverne and guests discuss what purity means for women in food, sex and religion.
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23:30
Today in Parliament—29/01/2016
Mark D'Arcy reports from Westminster on a policy U-turn from the Ministry of Justice.
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23:55
The Listening Project—Eamonn and Roisin - Two Parents, Two Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔs
When parents split up, children often end up splitting their time between two homes.
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Late
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00:00
Midnight News—30/01/2016
The latest national and international news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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00:30
Book of the Week—Summer Before the Dark, Episode 5
5/5 Stefan Zweig and Joseph Roth make their seperate plans to leave the delights of Ostend. (R)
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—30/01/2016
The latest shipping forecast.
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01:00
Selection of Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service Programmes—30/01/2016
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 joins the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—30/01/2016
The latest shipping forecast.
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05:30
News Briefing—30/01/2016
The latest news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—30/01/2016
A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with Canon Edwin Counsell.
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05:45
iPM—'I'm in love aged 64... and it's wonderful!'
The programme that starts with its listeners.
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