LW Schedule
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Early
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00:00
Midnight News—19/12/2022
The latest news and weather forecast from Â鶹ԼÅÄ Radio 4.
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00:15
Contains Strong Language Live from Birmingham
Selections of poetry from the Contains Strong Language festival in Birmingham
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00:45
Bells on Sunday—St Mary’s Church in Helmingham, Suffolk
Bells on Sunday comes from St Mary’s Church in Helmingham, Suffolk.
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—19/12/2022
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
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01:00
Selection of Â鶹ԼÅÄ World Service Programmes—19/12/2022
A selection of Â鶹ԼÅÄ World Service news and current affairs, arts and science programmes.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—19/12/2022
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
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05:30
News Briefing—19/12/2022
The latest news from Â鶹ԼÅÄ Radio 4
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—19/12/2022
A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Canon Rachel Mann
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05:45
Farming Today—19/12/22 Defra report on risk of pheasants spreading bird flu, Christmas meat boxes
Defra report says pheasants increase bird flu the risks to wild birds.
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05:56
Weather—19/12/2022
The latest weather forecast for farmers.
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05:58
Tweet of the Day—Alison Steadman - The Twelve Tweets of Christmas 2 of 12
A seasonal offering from Tweet of the Day for the Christmas period.
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Morning
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06:00
Today—19/12/2022
News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
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09:00
Start the Week—Dance Pioneers
Kirsty Wark with Wayne McGregor, Cassa Pancho and Jennifer Homans.
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09:45
Daily Service—19/12/2022 Gifts of Grace 4 – Sanctification
Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music led by Becky Silver.
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10:00
Woman's Hour—Jane Horrocks, Frances O'Grady, Iran, French women
Actor Jane Horrocks on her new Radio 4 drama about her relationship with musician Ian Dury
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11:00
The Untold—Can Kwame keep his club open?
Community is at the heart of Kwame's club... but can he afford to keep it open?
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11:30
Michael Morpurgo's Folk Journeys—Paddy's Green Shamrock Shore
4/4 Michael Morpurgo travels to the heart of some of the greatest songs ever composed.
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Afternoon
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12:00
Shipping Forecast—19/12/2022
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
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12:04
Influenced—The New Gurus, New Gurus: 1. The Birth of the New Guru
Did Steve Jobs' quest for enlightenment create the modern guru? Helen Lewis investigates.
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12:32
Sliced Bread—Razors
Does the amount of blades really improve your shave?
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12:57
Weather—19/12/2022
The latest weather forecast
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13:00
World at One—19/12/2022
Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment, with Sarah Montague.
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13:45
Living with the News—19/12/2022
Oliver Burkeman argues that we need to pay less, not more, attention to the news.
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14:00
The Archers—18/12/2022
Who needs to get something off their chest?
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14:15
Drama on 4—That Dinner of '67
Kenneth Branagh stars in Tracy-Ann Oberman’s new play about the making of a classic movie.
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15:00
Nature Table—Series 3, Episode 4
4/6 Sue Perkins shows and tells nature with her guests.
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15:30
The Food Programme—The Forgotten Foods of Christmas
Dan Saladino and food historian Ivan Day explore the lost flavours of Christmas past.
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16:00
The Susurrations of the Sea
The sounds of the sea, the words of people who listen to them, and new poetry.
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16:30
Bad Blood: The Story of Eugenics—The Curse of Mendel
Mendel's insights are taken up by the eugenicists.
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17:00
PM—19/12/2022
Afternoon news and current affairs programme
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17:54
Shipping Forecast—19/12/2022
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
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Evening
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18:00
Six O'Clock News—19/12/2022 Rwanda plan ruled lawful
The High Court has ruled that a plan to send some asylum seekers to Rwanda is lawful
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18:30
I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue—Series 78, Episode 6
6/6 The multi award-winning comedy panel game chaired by Jack Dee.
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19:00
The Archers—19/12/2022
Ruth shares a painful memory.
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19:15
Front Row—Lucy Prebble, immersive experiences, what next for ENO
Lucy Prebble on I Hate Suzie Too. Have we reached peak immersion? And what next for ENO.
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20:00
Putin—13. No Way Out?
As Russia’s position in Ukraine deteriorates, Putin is caught in a spiral of escalation.
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20:30
Crossing Continents—Hungary’s power dilemma
Should Hungary continue to rely on Russia to fund its nuclear power industry?
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21:00
Phantoms in the Brain—‘I'm tired of feeling a prisoner to my thoughts’ – Moksha’s story
The doctor with OCD so extreme he drives 50 miles every day just to use the toilet at home
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21:30
Start the Week—Dance Pioneers
Kirsty Wark with Wayne McGregor, Cassa Pancho and Jennifer Homans.
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22:00
The World Tonight—Jan 6th Committee final report
Unanimous recommendation to bring criminal charges against Donald Trump.
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22:45
Marple: Three New Stories—Murder at the Villa Rosa by Elly Griffiths, Murder at the Villa Rosa (Part 1)
1/3 Agatha Christie's iconic detective is reimagined as an author plots murder in the sun.
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23:00
Lights Out—Series 5, Greenham Convictions
Protest and prison. Women who 'embraced the base' at RAF Greenham Common 40 years on.
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23:30
Today in Parliament—19/12/2022
Sean Curran reports as judges tell the Â鶹ԼÅÄ Office that the Rwanda policy is lawful.
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Late
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00:00
Midnight News—20/12/2022
The latest news and weather forecast from Â鶹ԼÅÄ Radio 4.
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00:30
Agatha Christie: A Very Elusive Woman by Lucy Worsley—1: The Thing in the House
1/5 Lucy Worsley begins her biography of the extraordinary life of the 'Queen of Crime'.
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—20/12/2022
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
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01:00
Selection of Â鶹ԼÅÄ World Service Programmes—20/12/2022
A selection of Â鶹ԼÅÄ World Service news and current affairs, arts and science programmes.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—20/12/2022
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
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05:30
News Briefing—20/12/2022
The latest news from Â鶹ԼÅÄ Radio 4
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—20/12/2022
A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Canon Rachel Mann.
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05:45
Farming Today—20/12/2022 Environmental targets, Soil sampling, Farm shopping
Government publishes environmental targets. On-farm soil sampling. Christmas shopping.
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05:58
Tweet of the Day—Alison Steadman - The Twelve Tweets of Christmas 3 of 12
A seasonal offering from Tweet of the Day for the Christmas period.
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