LW Schedule
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Early
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00:00
Midnight News—30/08/2022
The latest news and weather forecast from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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00:30
Fatwa—1. Love Thy Neighbour
The hidden story of the 1989 fatwa issued by Ayatollah Khomeini against Salman Rushdie.
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—30/08/2022
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
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01:00
Selection of Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service Programmes—30/08/2022
A selection of Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service news and current affairs, arts and science programmes.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—30/08/2022
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
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05:30
News Briefing—30/08/2022
The latest news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—30/08/2022
A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Rabbi Jonathan Wittenberg.
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05:45
Farming Today—30/08/22 - Sea lice, harvest robot, farming in peat, bovine TB
Sea lice control, peat ban, harvest robots, bovine TB.
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05:58
Tweet of the Day—Marabou Stork
Liz Bonnin presents the gaunt undertaker-looking marabou stork in Africa. (R)
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Morning
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06:00
Today—30/08/2022
News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
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09:00
Across the Red Line—Is having a public profile rewarding?
Anne McElvoy invites figures on opposed sides of an issue to listen to each other.
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09:45
Daily Service—30/08/2022 Reconciliation and Unity – Reconciling God and Humanity
Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music led by Canon Rachel Mann.
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10:00
Woman's Hour—Outliving Mum, Women and Unions
How does it feel to reach the age your mum was when she died? Women and trade unions.
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11:00
Curious Cases—Rutherford and Fry, The Suspicious Smell
Why do our bodies smell? And does our smell influence how much we like each other?
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11:30
A Little Flat: The Music Our Ears Overlook
Nabihah Iqbal explores the variety of notes and scales used to make music across the globe
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Afternoon
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12:00
Shipping Forecast—30/08/2022
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
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12:04
You and Yours—Call You and Yours: How are strikes and industrial action affecting you?
How are strikes and industrial action affecting you?
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12:57
Weather—30/08/2022
The latest weather forecast
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13:00
World at One—30/08/2022
Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment, with Sarah Montague.
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13:45
Torn—The stories behind the clothes we wear, Fisherman Sweater
7/10 Gus Casely-Hayford discovers how the traditional fisherman sweater entered into fashion.
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14:00
The Archers—29/08/2022
Oliver extends the hand of friendship. (R)
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14:15
Drama on 4—For Love Nor Money
Fiona’s determination to host Ukrainian refugees is causing problems with her neighbours.
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15:00
The Kitchen Cabinet—Series 37, Essex
Jay Rayner hosts a culinary panel show packed full of tasty titbits. (R)
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15:30
Made of Stronger Stuff—Knees
Kimberley Wilson and Dr Xand van Tulleken continue their journey around the human body.
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16:00
The Lost Sounds Orchestra
Sounds of the past to come to life through the technology of the present. (R)
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16:30
Great Lives—Rosalind Franklin picked by Kate Bingham, former head of the UK government's vaccine taskforce
Rosalind Franklin, whose work was central to the discovery of DNA.
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17:00
PM—30/08/2022
Afternoon news and current affairs programme
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17:54
Shipping Forecast—30/08/2022
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
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Evening
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18:00
Six O'Clock News—30/08/2022 Ukraine Says Fighting Intense Near Kherson
Ukraine says there is intense fighting in Kherson as its counter-offensive continues
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18:30
Alone—Series 4, Episode 3 - Cat and Mice
3/6 A cat moves in to the house, welcomed by everyone except Louisa. Stars Angus Deayton.
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19:00
The Archers—30/08/2022
Three’s not a crowd for Ben.
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19:15
Front Row—Best-selling book charts, author Ann Cleeves and Composer James B.Wilson on the last night of the Proms
Ann Cleeves discusses the return of her crime creation DI Vera Stanhope in the Rising Tide
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20:00
The Man Who Came Back from the Dead
The incredible story of Ivan Skyba.
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20:40
In Touch—Women's football; Blind opera singer
We meet blind women seeking soccer success and a teenager taking opportunities in opera.
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21:00
Pandemic 1918—Episode 3 - The long-term impact
3/3 Virologist Professor John Oxford charts the spread and impact of the 1918-19 flu pandemic. (R)
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21:30
Across the Red Line—Is having a public profile rewarding?
Anne McElvoy invites figures on opposed sides of an issue to listen to each other.
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22:00
The World Tonight—Mikhail Gorbachev dies
Reforms by former Soviet leader led to collapse of Communism and end of Cold War
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22:45
Trespasses by Louise Kennedy—7: A Ghostly Serenity
7/10 Faith and politics collide in this tender and shocking love story set during the Troubles.
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23:00
Fortunately... with Fi and Jane—243. 200lbs of Shingle and Burnt Sausage Barbecues, with Ricky Ross
Fi and Jane are back for a new series of Fortunately, with singer Ricky Ross.
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23:30
The Secrets of Storytelling—Setting the Tone
James Runcie and Richard Ford discuss how to begin a story and keep the reader hooked. (R)
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Late
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00:00
Midnight News—31/08/2022
The latest news and weather forecast from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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00:30
Fatwa—2. Revolutions
Ayatollah Khomeini's rise to power - and the decision to publish The Satanic Verses.
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—31/08/2022
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
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01:00
Selection of Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service Programmes—31/08/2022
A selection of Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service news and current affairs, arts and science programmes.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—31/08/2022
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
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05:30
News Briefing—31/08/2022
The latest news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—31/08/2022
A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Rabbi Jonathan Wittenberg.
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05:45
Farming Today—31/08/22 Badger TB Vaccination; Small Abattoir shuts, Right to Roam
How vaccinating badgers for TB is being used to tackle the disease in cattle.
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05:58
Tweet of the Day—Swainson's Hawk
Miranda Krestovnikoff presents the North American Swainson's hawk. (R)
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