LW Schedule
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Early
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00:00
Midnight News—08/09/2016
The latest national and international news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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00:30
Beryl Bainbridge: Love By All Sorts Of Means—3. Life with Austin
3/5 A biography of the novelist by Brendan King, read by James Fleet and Samantha Bond. (R)
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—08/09/2016
The latest shipping forecast.
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01:00
Selection of Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service Programmes—08/09/2016
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 joins the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—08/09/2016
The latest shipping forecast.
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05:30
News Briefing—08/09/2016
News from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—08/09/2016
A prayer to begin the day from the Greenbelt Festival with Julie Siddiqi.
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05:45
Farming Today—Dairy nutrition, PMQs, International tractor auction, E coli O157, Seaweed harvesting
Farming Today asks if it is just the older generation now drinking milk.
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05:58
Tweet of the Day—Yellow-browed Warbler
Wildlife Sound Recordist, Chris Watson, presents the Yellow-Browed Warbler. (R)
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Morning
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06:00
Today—08/09/2016
Including Yesterday in Parliament, Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
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08:31
Yesterday in Parliament—08/09/2016
Theresa May faces calls to clarify her post-Brexit vision.
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09:00
The Matter of the North—The 20th-Century North
9/10 Melvyn Bragg explores the north's radical impact on 20th-century culture.
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09:30
Natural History Heroes—Evelyn Cheesman
7/10 Beulah Garner explains why entomologist Evelyn Cheesman is her Natural History Hero. (R)
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09:45
Daily Service—08/09/2016
Christian worship with a bible reading, prayer and music, led by the Rev Ernie Rea.
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10:00
Woman's Hour—Olympic boxer Nicola Adams, Novelist Eimear McBride
Olympic gold medallist Nicola Adams, Eimear McBride on her new book, The Lesser Bohemians.
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10:45
15 Minute Drama—Pepys: After the Fire, Episode 4
4/5 Sam has a visit from Christopher Wren and learns of the death of old friend Robert Hooke.
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11:00
Crossing Continents—Torah and Tech in Israel
David Baker meets Israel's new breed of high-tech Haredim.
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11:30
Antony Gormley: Missing Continents at the British Museum
The artist asks why collections from Oceania, the Americas and Africa are hidden from view
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Afternoon
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12:00
News Headlines; Shipping Forecast—08/09/2016
National and international news and the shipping forecast.
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12:04
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Front—8 September 1916 - Dennis Monk
Dennis Monk tries to re-enter Folkestone life.
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12:15
You and Yours—Minimum hour contracts, Cat cafes, Antibiotics in farming
New statistics on zero hour contracts - are employee rights are being protected?
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12:57
Weather—08/09/2016
The latest weather forecast.
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13:00
World at One—08/09/2016
Analysis of news and current affairs.
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13:45
In Search of Eden—Cursed Is the Ground
Paul Howard-Jones looks at the links between knowledge and conflict.
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14:00
The Archers—07/09/2016
Helen is challenged. (R)
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14:15
Drama on 4—Hatch, Match and Dispatch, A Certain Date by Alan Harris
4/6 A surreal and darkly comic exploration of the meaning of death. (R)
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15:00
Open Country—Bellaghy - Seamus Heaney's Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔplace
Helen Mark travels to Bellaghy to discover poet Seamus Heaney's 'Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔplace'.
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15:27
Radio 4 Appeal—Breast Cancer Care
Amanda Mealing makes an appeal on behalf of Breast Cancer Care. (R)
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15:30
Bookclub—Don DeLillo - Underworld
Don DeLillo talks about his 1997 masterpiece Underworld with James Naughtie and readers. (R)
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16:00
The Film Programme—Kubo And The Two Strings, Hell Or High Water
Kubo And The Two Strings, Hell Or High Water.
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16:30
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Inside Science—Microbead impact, Remote animal logging, Royal Society book prize, Surgewatch
Microbead impact, remote animal logging, Royal Society book prize, Surgewatch.
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17:00
PM—08/09/2016
Eddie Mair with interviews, context and analysis.
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17:54
Shipping Forecast—08/09/2016
The latest shipping forecast.
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Evening
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18:00
Six O'Clock News—08/09/2016 New grammar schools 'not a return to past'
The government has insisted its grammar school plans are 'not a return to the past'.
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18:30
Tom Wrigglesworth's Hang-Ups—Series 4, Construction Time Again
3/4 Tom's dad offers some unwanted assistance.
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19:00
The Archers—08/09/2016
Ian makes a quick exit.
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19:15
Front Row—Sharon Maguire, Liz Carr, Ann Patchett
Bridget Jones director Sharon Maguire, actor and comedian Liz Carr, author Ann Patchett.
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19:45
15 Minute Drama—Pepys: After the Fire, Episode 4
4/5 Sam has a visit from Christopher Wren and learns of the death of old friend Robert Hooke. (R)
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20:00
The Briefing Room—Trotsky, Trotskyism and Trotskyites
Are revolutionary socialists trying to take control of the Labour Party?
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20:30
In Business—Making Babies: The Business of Fertility
Matthew Gwyther looks at the multi-billion pound fertility business.
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21:00
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Inside Science—Microbead impact, Remote animal logging, Royal Society book prize, Surgewatch
Microbead impact, remote animal logging, Royal Society book prize, Surgewatch. (R)
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21:30
The Matter of the North—The 20th-Century North
9/10 Melvyn Bragg explores the north's radical impact on 20th-century culture. (R)
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21:58
Weather—08/09/2016
Weather information.
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22:00
The World Tonight—Eastern European states set out their post-Brexit demands
Eastern Europeans countries say they will press for treaty change at next week's summit.
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22:45
Book at Bedtime—Paradise Lodge, Episode 9
9/10 Coming-of-age comedy by Nina Stibbe, author of Love, Nina.
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23:00
Heresy—Series 9, Episode 5
5/6 With panellists Miles Jupp, Sue Perkins and Richard Osman. Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts. (R)
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23:30
Today in Parliament—08/09/2016
Sean Curran reports from Westminster.
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Late
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00:00
Midnight News—09/09/2016
The latest national and international news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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00:30
Beryl Bainbridge: Love By All Sorts Of Means—4. When Beryl met Alan
4/5 A biography of the novelist by Brendan King, read by James Fleet and Samantha Bond. (R)
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—09/09/2016
The latest shipping forecast.
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01:00
Selection of Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service Programmes—09/09/2016
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 joins the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—09/09/2016
The latest shipping forecast.
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05:30
News Briefing—09/09/2016
News from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—09/09/2016
A prayer to begin the day with the archbishop of Canterbury, the Most Rev Justin Welby.
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05:45
Farming Today—Seaweed standards, Wild boar, Flood resilience review
What role do rural areas play in the government's national flood resilience review?
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05:58
Tweet of the Day—Barred Warbler
Michaela Strachan presents the barred warbler. (R)
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