LW Schedule
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Early
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00:00
Midnight News—30/11/2017
The latest national and international news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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00:30
Book of the Week—Lou Reed: A Life, Episode 3
3/5 Reed quits the Velvet Underground and goes solo. (R)
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—30/11/2017
The latest shipping forecast.
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01:00
Selection of Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service Programmes—30/11/2017
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 joins the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—30/11/2017
The latest shipping forecast.
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05:30
News Briefing—30/11/2017
News from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—30/11/2017
Spiritual reflection to start the day, with the Very Rev John Chalmers.
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05:45
Farming Today—Countryside Stewardship schemes, GM attitudes, Puffin project
The farming minister outlines his plans for changes to environmental farm subsidy schemes.
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05:58
Tweet of the Day—Michael Morpurgo on the Dipper
Michael Morpurgo on why he would love to be able to get up closer to a dipper.
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Morning
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06:00
Today—30/11/2017
Including Yesterday in Parliament, Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
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08:31
Yesterday in Parliament—30/11/2017
Sean Curran reports from Westminster.
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09:00
In Our Time—Carl Friedrich Gauss
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Gauss, one of the great mathematicians.
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09:44
Daily Service—30/11/2017
Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music, led by the Rev John Bell.
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10:00
Woman's Hour—Matchmakers, Sexism, The Fix, Consent
Setting up friends, Digital awards, Sexual rights, Women and addiction.
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10:45
The Latvian Locum—Series 1, 4. Fortune Teller
4/5 Dace encounters a fortune teller who hasn't foreseen type 2 diabetes.
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11:00
Crossing Continents—Pride, Passion and Palestinian Horses
A love for Arabian horses unites Israelis and Palestinians.
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11:30
Queens of Chapeltown
Colin Grant reports on the 50th anniversary of the Leeds West Indian Carnival. (R)
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Afternoon
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12:00
News Headlines; Shipping Forecast—30/11/2017
National and international news and the shipping forecast.
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12:04
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Front—30 November 1917 - Iris Reed
Iris Reed is finding toffee in the strangest places.
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12:15
You and Yours—Living standards, Wine awards, Life Insurance
Young people who start work during a recession may feel the effects on salary for a decade
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12:57
Weather—30/11/2017
The latest weather forecast.
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13:00
World at One—30/11/2017
Analysis of news and current affairs.
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13:45
Book of the Week—Lou Reed: A Life, Episode 4
4/5 Reed's exploration of the far side of life continues.
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14:00
The Archers—29/11/2017
Alan does some award-worthy buttering up. (R)
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14:15
Douglas Livingstone—Road to Lautrec
Romance set at a garlic festival in Lautrec. With Cheryl Campbell and Robin Ellis.
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15:00
Open Country—Visions of Birmingham
Adrian Goldberg meets fellow Brummies with a vision for Birmingham's future landscape.
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15:27
Radio 4 Appeal—Cord
Historian and broadcaster Dan Snow makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Cord. (R)
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15:30
Open Book—Great American Novel
Mariella explores American literature with Benjamin Markovits and Stephanie Merrit. (R)
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16:00
The Film Programme—Michael Haneke
Francine Stock meets award-winning director Michael Haneke.
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16:30
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Inside Science—Prehistoric Strong Women, Semi-synthetic Life, Listener Feedback, Artificial Superintelligence
Prehistoric women were as strong as today's top female rowers.
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17:00
PM—30/11/2017
Coverage and analysis of the day's news.
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17:54
Shipping Forecast—30/11/2017
The latest shipping forecast.
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Evening
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18:00
Six O'Clock News—30/11/2017 May rebukes Trump over anti-Muslim retweets
The PM says Donald Trump shouldn’t have shared videos from a British far-right group.
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18:30
Alexei Sayle's Imaginary Sandwich Bar—Series 2, La Vie Moral
4/4 Alexei considers how one might live an ethical life.
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19:00
The Archers—30/11/2017
Lilian has an unlikely heart to heart.
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19:15
Front Row—Sir Michael Parkinson, Wonder, A Christmas Carol
Michael Parkinson's American Songbook, review of Wonder, adaptations of A Christmas Carol.
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19:45
Living with the Gods—The Search for a State
Neil MacGregor focuses on the faiths that have sought to establish a state of their own. (R)
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20:00
The Briefing Room—Saudi Arabia's Radical Crown Prince
Can Saudi Arabia's crown prince radically change the kingdom?
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20:30
In Business—What Keeps the Chancellor Awake?
Jonty Bloom explores the problems that might keep the chancellor of the exchequer awake.
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21:00
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Inside Science—Prehistoric Strong Women, Semi-synthetic Life, Listener Feedback, Artificial Superintelligence
Prehistoric women were as strong as today's top female rowers. (R)
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21:30
In Our Time—Carl Friedrich Gauss
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Gauss, one of the great mathematicians. (R)
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22:00
The World Tonight—Record fall in UK net migration
Figures fell sharply in the year after the Brexit referendum.
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22:45
Rabbit Redux by John Updike—4. Household and Health
4/10 Jill establishes her place in the household and befriends Harry's son, Nelson.
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23:00
Welcome to Wherever You Are—Series 1, Episode 1
1/4 Comedy from Sydney, Shanghai and Los Angeles, hosted by Andrew Maxwell in London.
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23:30
Today in Parliament—30/11/2017
Sean Curran reports from Westminster.
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Late
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00:00
Midnight News—01/12/2017
The latest national and international news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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00:30
Book of the Week—Lou Reed: A Life, Episode 4
4/5 Reed's exploration of the far side of life continues. (R)
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—01/12/2017
The latest shipping forecast.
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01:00
Selection of Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service Programmes—01/12/2017
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 joins the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—01/12/2017
The latest shipping forecast.
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05:30
News Briefing—01/12/2017
News from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—01/12/2017
Spiritual reflection to start the day, with the Very Rev John Chalmers.
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05:45
Farming Today—GM protests, Soil Science, CropTec Show
Sixteen years on, we hear from the campaigner who was imprisoned after anti-GM protests.
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05:58
Tweet of the Day—Michael Morpurgo on the Greater Flamingo
Author Michael Morpurgo visited the Camargue and found the flamingo touches his soul.
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