LW Schedule
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Early
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00:00
Midnight News—02/05/2016
The latest national and international news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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00:15
Thinking Allowed—The Flaneur - Walking in the City
Laurie Taylor explores the history and meaning of the urban stroller, past and present. (R)
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00:45
Bells on Sunday—Coventry Cathedral
Church bells from Coventry Cathedral. (R)
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—02/05/2016
The latest shipping forecast.
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01:00
Selection of Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service Programmes—02/05/2016
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 joins the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—02/05/2016
The latest shipping forecast.
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05:30
News Briefing—02/05/2016
News from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—02/05/2016
A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with the Rev Dr Stephen Wigley.
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05:45
Farming Today—Beatrix Potter in the Lake District
Celebrating the farming legacy of Beatrix Potter in the Lake District.
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05:56
Weather—02/05/2016
The latest weather forecast for farmers.
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05:58
Tweet of the Day—Swift
David Attenborough presents the sounds and story of the swift. (R)
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Morning
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06:00
Today—02/05/2016
Morning news. Includes Sports Desk; Weather; Thought for the Day.
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09:00
Start the Week—Cross-dressing and masculinity with Grayson Perry
Grayson Perry, Emma Rice, Alice Coote and Kelley Swain with Mary Ann Sieghart.
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09:45
Daily Service—02/05/2016
Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music. Led by the Rev Clair Jaquiss.
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10:00
Woman's Hour—The RCN @100 - A celebration of nurses and nursing
Nurses who trained together in the late 1950s reminisce.
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10:45
15 Minute Drama—Clouds in Trousers, Ice
1/5 A weathered life as imagined by Katie Hims. A snowy day off-school.
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11:00
The Untold—Child Rescue
Grace Dent follows the case of the UK man caught trying to smuggle a child.
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11:30
Fags, Mags and Bags—Series 6, Glamper, Camper, Pamper, Hamper
3/6 Ramesh enrols the community to help raise money for a local sporting star.
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Afternoon
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12:00
News Headlines; Shipping Forecast—02/05/2016
National and international news and the shipping forecast.
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12:04
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Front—2 May 1916 - Adam Wilson
A letter arrives for Lewis Cox.
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12:15
You and Yours—New pubs adjudicator, Coastal erosion, Food hygiene
Shari Vahl on the erosion affecting our coast and the new role of pubs code adjudicator.
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12:57
Weather—02/05/2016
The latest weather forecast.
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13:00
World at One—02/05/2016
Analysis of news and current affairs with Mark Mardell.
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13:45
Shakespeare: Love Across the Racial Divide—Othello
1/5 The powerful drama of a marriage between the Moor Othello and the Venetian lady Desdemona.
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14:00
The Archers—01/05/2016
Pat and Tony make progress. (R)
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14:15
Drama on 4—Undivided Heart
Susan has died. People who loved her visit her flat. But did they love the same woman?
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15:00
Brain of Britain—The Final, 2016
The 2016 final of the general knowledge quiz, chaired by Russell Davies.
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15:30
The Food Programme—Food and Farming Awards: The Highlights
Featuring the finalists of the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Food and Farming Awards.
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16:00
Natalie Haynes Stands Up for the Classics—Series 2, Agrippina
4/4 Natalie Haynes stands up for Agrippina the Younger, who bossed it in first century Rome.
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16:30
The Digital Human—Series 9, Lost and Found
Aleks explores if people are more likely to find lost items using online social networks.
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17:00
PM—02/05/2016
Eddie Mair with interviews, context and analysis.
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17:54
Shipping Forecast—02/05/2016
The latest shipping forecast.
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Evening
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18:00
Six O'Clock News—02/05/2016 A breakthrough in treating breast cancer
Scientists produce a near-perfect picture of the genetic events that cause the illness.
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18:30
The Unbelievable Truth—Series 16, Episode 5
5/6 David Mitchell with Henning Wehn, Jon Richardson, Susan Calman and Jack Dee.
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19:00
The Archers—02/05/2016
It's a busy day on The Green.
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19:15
Front Row—Capability Brown
Capability Brown, born 300 years ago this year, changed the landscape of Georgian England.
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19:45
Open Art—Harmless Poisons, Blameless Sins, Episode 1
Artist Ben Rivers reinterprets the strange tales of Moroccan storyteller Mohammed Mrabet.
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20:00
For Better or Worse
Peter McGraith hears personal accounts of same-sex marriage in post equality Britain.
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20:30
Crossing Continents—Forgetting Igbo
Nkem Ifejika cannot speak Igbo, the language of his forefathers, and he wants to know why. (R)
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21:00
The Imposter's Survival Guide
Oliver Burkeman explores the frequent human experience of feeling like a fraud. (R)
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21:30
Start the Week—Cross-dressing and masculinity with Grayson Perry
Grayson Perry, Emma Rice, Alice Coote and Kelley Swain with Mary Ann Sieghart. (R)
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21:58
Weather—02/05/2016
Weather information.
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22:00
The World Tonight—Leicester City win Premier League title
Leicester City win Premier League title - reaction from the mayor of Leicester.
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22:45
Not Working by Lisa Owens—Episode 1
1/10 Lisa Owens' comic debut, depicting a life unravelling in minute and spectacular ways.
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23:00
Don't Make Me Laugh—Series 2, Episode 3
3/6 Lee Mack, Joe Lycett, Katherine Ryan and Tom Parry try not to be funny.
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23:30
My Mother's Sari
Dr Shahidha Bari looks at the history of the sari. (R)
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Late
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00:00
Midnight News—03/05/2016
The latest national and international news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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00:30
The Running Hare by John Lewis-Stempel—Episode 1
1/5 John Lewis-Stempel is a farmer who wants to rediscover traditional practices. (R)
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—03/05/2016
The latest shipping forecast.
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01:00
Selection of Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service Programmes—03/05/2016
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 joins the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—03/05/2016
The latest shipping forecast.
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05:30
News Briefing—03/05/2016
News from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—03/05/2016
A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with the Rev Dr Stephen Wigley.
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05:45
Farming Today—Pest control, farm incomes, drones and bison
Including investigation of pest control, drones, falling farm incomes and farming bison.
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05:58
Tweet of the Day—Reed Warbler
Miranda Krestovnikoff presents the story and sound of the reed warbler. (R)
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