LW Schedule
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Early
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00:00
Midnight News—16/12/2016
The latest national and international news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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00:30
Book of the Week—This Long Pursuit, Episode 4
4/5 How an account of somebody's death can be used to recast the whole of their preceding life (R)
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—16/12/2016
The latest shipping forecast.
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01:00
Selection of Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service Programmes—16/12/2016
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 joins the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service.
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03:45
Test Match Special—India v England: Fifth Test, Chennai - Day 1
Commentary on the first day of the fifth Test between India and England, from Chennai.
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Morning
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08:30
Yesterday in Parliament—16/12/2016
Susan Hulme reports from Westminster.
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09:00
Test Match Special—India v England: Fifth Test, Chennai - Day 1
Commentary on the first day of the fifth Test between India and England, from Chennai.
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09:45
Daily Service—16/12/2016
Spiritual reflection and prayers on a topical subject, led by the Rev Roy Jenkins.
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10:00
Test Match Special—India v England: Fifth Test, Chennai - Day 1
Commentary on the first day of the fifth Test between India and England, from Chennai.
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11:15
The Kids Who Decide What All the Other Kids Talk About
The university dropouts using social media to influence youngsters on a huge scale.
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11:30
A Charles Paris Mystery—The Cinderella Killer, 3. Suspects
3/4 Is whoever shot Cinderella, the same person who is sending Charles threatening texts?
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Afternoon
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12:00
News Headlines; Shipping Forecast—16/12/2016
National and international news and the shipping forecast.
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12:04
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Front—16 December 1916 - Edgar Bates
At the Examiner, Edgar Bates's new reporter is not what he had been expecting.
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12:15
You and Yours—Rogue will writers, Rural buses
The team look at how the unregulated will writing market is open to abuse.
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12:57
Weather—16/12/2016
Weather information.
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13:00
World at One—16/12/2016
The evacuation of Aleppo has been halted. We talk to one man waiting for the buses.
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13:45
Everything You Think About Sport Is Wrong—Nationalism
5/5 Simon Barnes concludes his series about sport by arguing that it is not about nationalism.
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14:00
The Archers—15/12/2016
Johnny prepares to strike a pose. (R)
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14:15
Drama on 4—Sebastian Baczkiewicz - The Last Submarine Hunter
The Swedish archipelago has 30,000 islands and many mysteries. By Sebastian Baczkiewicz.
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15:00
Gardeners' Question Time—South Yorkshire
Eric Robson and the horticultural panel are in South Yorkshire.
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15:45
Survivors by Laura Barnett
Tamsin Greig reads Laura Barnett's story of Christmas diplomacy amid blended families
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16:00
Last Word—Peter Gibson, AA Gill, Coral Atkins, William Chaloner, Ian McCaskill
Matthew Bannister on a glazier, a journalist, a carer, a palaeobotanist, a weatherman.
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16:30
More or Less—Have more famous people died this year?
Notable deaths, Rule Britannia and creating your own Christmas speech
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16:55
The Listening Project—Eluned and Neal - Becoming Invisible
About to turn 60, a couple reflect on what changes and what remains the same.
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17:00
PM—16/12/2016
The evacuation of the Syrian city of Aleppo stalls. Prisoners take over a Birmingham jail.
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17:54
Shipping Forecast—16/12/2016
The latest shipping forecast.
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Evening
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18:00
Six O'Clock News—16/12/2016 The evacuation of fighters and civilians from eastern Aleppo suspended
There are fears hundreds of children will die if the evacuation does not resume.
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18:30
The Now Show—Series 49, Episode 7
7/7 Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis present the week via topical stand-up and sketches.
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19:00
The Archers—16/12/2016
Helen puts on a brave face.
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19:15
Front Row—Matthew Bourne on The Red Shoes, Satirising Trump, Marius de Vries
Matthew Bourne discusses his stage version of the classic British film The Red Shoes.
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19:45
15 Minute Drama—Writing the Century: The Hanleys, Episode 5
5/5 Writers James and Timmie Hanley make a move at last, but come to regret their decision. (R)
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20:00
Any Questions?—Jonathan Bartley, Dawn Butler MP, David Gauke MP, Esther McVey
Jonathan Dimbleby presents political debate from Askew Road Church in West London.
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20:50
A Point of View—"Baby It's Cold Outside"
Adam Gopnik on the controversy surrounding the Christmas song Baby It's Cold Outside.
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21:00
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Front - Omnibus—12-16 December 1916 (Season 9 start)
Germany offers peace terms, and there are new and rekindled alliances in Tynemouth.
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21:58
Weather—16/12/2016
Weather information.
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22:00
The World Tonight—Riot officers enter HMP Birmingham
A riot involving hundreds of inmates has raged for about 12 hours at a city prison.
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22:45
Babette's Feast by Karen Blixen—The Great Artist
5/5 As the exquisite food and wine are consumed, past wounds heal and old friends reconnect.
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23:00
Great Lives—Sir Ben Kingsley on Elie Wiesel
Sir Ben Kingsley champions the life of holocaust survivor Elie Wiesel as his great life. (R)
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23:30
Today in Parliament—16/12/2016
Mark D'Arcy reports from Westminster.
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23:55
The Listening Project—Sian and Harry - Grieving Together and Apart
A couple come to terms with the loss of their son - in different ways but still united.
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Late
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00:00
Midnight News—17/12/2016
The latest national and international news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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00:30
Book of the Week—This Long Pursuit, Episode 5
5/5 When William Blake died in 1827 he was 'already a forgotten man'. How was he resurrected? (R)
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—17/12/2016
The latest shipping forecast.
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01:00
Selection of Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service Programmes—17/12/2016
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 joins the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service.
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03:45
Test Match Special—India v England: Fifth Test, Chennai - Day 2
Commentary on the second day of the fifth Test between India and England, from Chennai.
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