LW Schedule
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Early
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00:00
Midnight News—01/04/2021
The latest news and weather forecast from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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00:30
Lev's Violin by Helena Attlee—Episode 3
3/5 An Italian adventure by Helena Attlee. Read by Fenella Woolgar.
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—01/04/2021
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
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01:00
Selection of Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service Programmes—01/04/2021
A selection of Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service news and current affairs, arts and science programmes.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—01/04/2021
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
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05:30
News Briefing—01/04/2021
The latest news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—01/04/2021
A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with the Rev Dr Joel Edwards.
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05:45
Farming Today—01/04/21 - Countryside Code, ELMS and robotic mowers
A new Countryside Code after 70 years...
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05:58
Tweet of the Day—Raven
David Attenborough presents the raven.
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Morning
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06:00
Today—01/04/2021
News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
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09:00
In Our Time—The Russo-Japanese War
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the 1904-5 clash of Japanese and Russian empires.
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09:45
Daily Service—A Meditation for Maundy Thursday
Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music led by Rev Richard Littledale.
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10:00
Woman's Hour—Sharon Stone, Gillian Keegan MP, Fertility & Race
Women's voices and women's lives - topical conversations to inform, challenge and inspire.
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10:45
Meet Me at the Museum—Episode 9
9/10 A story of self discovery and second chances.
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11:00
Crossing Continents—Namibia: the Price of Genocide
How can Germany make up for its colonial atrocities in Namibia?
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11:30
Red Letter Days
Julie Hesmondhalgh celebrates the transformative power of milestone birthdays.
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Afternoon
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12:00
News Summary—01/04/2021
National and international news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
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12:03
Shipping Forecast—01/04/2021
The latest shipping forecast
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12:06
The New Adventures of Baron Munchausen—Episode 4
4/5 Relying on his gift for storytelling, the Baron crosses the Atlantic in style.
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12:20
You and Yours—Pandemic Finances; Gym Memberships; Chintz is back
The research project following the lives of families on a low income.
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12:57
Weather—01/04/2021
The latest weather forecast
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13:00
World at One—01/04/2021
Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment, with Sarah Montague
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13:45
All Fair in War: A History of Military Deception—Episode 4
Ben Macintyre looks at how spies and double-agents can turn the tide of battle (4 of 5)
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14:00
The Archers—31/03/2021
Ben has romance in mind.
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14:15
Drama on 4—The Grey Man and Other Lost Legends
A strange craft crash lands on a mountain, with seismic effects. By Sebastian Baczkiewicz.
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15:00
Open Country—Stormont Estate
Helen Mark finds out how the public and politicians in Northern Ireland share a parkland.
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15:27
Radio 4 Appeal—Family for Every Child
Lemn Sissay makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Family for Every Child.
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15:30
Open Book—Claire Fuller & Karla Neblett; Elizabeth Bowen; Katherine Heiny
Claire Fuller and Karla Neblett discuss their novels Unsettled Ground and King of Rabbits.
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16:00
The Film Programme—Antonia and the stars
Antonia Quirke recalls her film 'junket' meetings with stars including Willem Dafoe.
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16:30
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Inside Science—Science funding cuts; Mice get Covid-19; Native oyster reintroductions
Science funding cuts; Mice and Covid-19; Native oyster reintroduction.
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17:00
PM—01/04/2021
Afternoon news and current affairs programme.
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17:54
Shipping Forecast—01/04/2021
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
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Evening
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18:00
Six O'Clock News—01/04/2021 Met PC guilty of neo-Nazi group membership
Benjamin Hannam is the first UK police officer to be convicted of a terrorism offence.
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18:30
Meet David Sedaris—Series 8, Instalment 3
3/6 A special series recorded at home with the world-renowned storyteller.
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19:00
The Archers—01/04/2021
It’s judgement day for Kirsty.
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19:15
Front Row—Director Lee Isaac Chung, Samantha Ege, Jane Austen's Persuasion, musicians selling back catalogues
Director Lee Isaac Chung on Minari, a film inspired by his childhood in rural Arkansas.
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19:45
The Whisperer In Darkness—Episode 14
14/15 Kennedy has found Henry Akeley. Or so she thinks.
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20:00
The Briefing Room—Covid-19 and the World
An hour-long special asking which countries have fared better during the pandemic and why?
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21:00
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Inside Science—Science funding cuts; Mice get Covid-19; Native oyster reintroductions
Science funding cuts; Mice and Covid-19; Native oyster reintroduction.
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21:30
In Our Time—The Russo-Japanese War
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the 1904-5 clash of Japanese and Russian empires.
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22:00
The World Tonight—British policeman convicted of belonging to terror organisation
PC Benjamin Hannam was part of a banned neo-Nazi group
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22:45
Deborah Frances-White Introduces...—4. Steve Ali
4/5 Deborah Frances-White gives Steve Ali the prompt of The Devil You Know.
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23:00
It's Not What You Know—Series 4, Episode 1
1/4 Joe Lycett discovers how well a panel of celebrity guests know their nearest and dearest.
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23:30
The Battersea Poltergeist—Episode 4: The Underground Exorcist
A psychic offers to perform an exorcism to remove the poltergeist. Is Shirley in danger?
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Late
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00:00
Midnight News—02/04/2021
The latest news and weather forecast from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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00:30
Lev's Violin by Helena Attlee—Episode 4
4/5 An Italian adventure by Helena Attlee. Read by Fenella Woolgar.
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—02/04/2021
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
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01:00
Selection of Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service Programmes—02/04/2021
A selection of Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service news and current affairs, arts and science programmes.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—02/04/2021
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
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05:30
News Briefing—02/04/2021
The latest news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—02/04/2021
A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with the Rev Dr Joel Edwards.
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05:45
Farming Today—02/04/31: Cheese Producers in Lockdown
As restaurants closed in lockdown, fine cheese producers went online to sell their wares.
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05:58
Tweet of the Day—Magpie
David Attenborough presents the magpie.
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