LW Schedule
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Early
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00:00
Midnight News—26/08/2023
The latest news and weather forecast from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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00:30
What We Fear Most: Reflections on a Life in Forensic Psychiatry by Dr Ben Cave—Book of the Week: Episode 5 - In praise of nurses
5/5 Dr Ben Cave recalls one nurse's bravery, and he reaches a turning point in his career.
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—26/08/2023
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
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01:00
Selection of Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service Programmes—World Service
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 joins the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—26/08/2023
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
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05:30
News Briefing—26/08/2023
National and international news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—26/08/2023
A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Shaunaka Rishi Das
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05:45
Witness History—The Chile Coup
In September 1973 General Pinochet launched a coup in Chile. Ariel Dorfman was there.
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Morning
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06:00
News and Papers—26/08/2023
The latest news headlines. Including the weather and a look at the papers.
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06:07
Open Country—Highlands with Horses
Mary-Ann Ochota joins a group of walkers, riders and horses in the Scottish Highlands.
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06:30
Farming Today—26/08/23 Farming Today This Week: The Countryside Code; sheep embryo exports; salads; bird species returns to Northern Ireland
The Countryside Code has been around for 70 years - how can it be better followed?
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06:57
Weather—26/08/2023
The latest weather reports and forecast
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07:00
Today—26/08/2023
Including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
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09:00
Saturday Live—Rory Cellan-Jones, Amanda Hone, Sam Talo (aka El Sam), Rose Matafeo, Bethany Handley...in nature
Radio 4's Saturday morning show brings you extraordinary stories and remarkable people.
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10:00
You're Dead to Me—Leonardo da Vinci (Live)
Comedian Dara Γ“ Briain joins Greg Jenner to learn about Leonardo da Vinci.
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11:00
The Kitchen Cabinet—Series 41, Tunbridge Wells
5/14 Jay Rayner hosts a culinary panel show packed full of tasty titbits.
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11:30
From Our Own Correspondent—Drug cartel violence spreads through Ecuador
Ecuador was once a peaceful country in a dangerous region, but not any more.
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Afternoon
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12:00
Shipping Forecast—26/08/2023
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
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12:04
Money Box—Surviving to Thriving? The High Street
How one high street is trying to thrive, despite the cost of living rising.
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12:30
Catherine Bohart: TL;DR—Catherine Bohart: TL;DR
No time for news? Catherine Bohart presents a topical show that goes beyond the headlines
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12:57
Weather—26/08/2023
The latest weather forecast
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13:00
News and Weather—26/08/2023
The latest national and international news and weather reports from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
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13:10
Any Questions?—Stephen Flynn MP, Rachael Hamilton MSP, Daniel Johnson MSP, Alex Salmond
Alex Forsyth presents political discussion from Peterhead Theatre in Aberdeenshire.
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14:00
Any Answers?—26/08/2023
Call Any Answers? to have your say on the big issues in the news this week
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14:45
The Museums That Make Us—The Ashmolean Museum, Oxford
Neil MacGregor tours Britain's museums to explore how the past tells us who we want to be.
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15:00
Hardy's Women—Tess of the D'Urbervilles, Episode 3
3/3 Dramatisation of Hardy's novel about beautiful, poor, virtuous Tess Durbeyfield.
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16:00
Woman's Hour—Listener Week: Psychedelics, Strongwomen, Kleptomania, Living funerals, Being a refugee, Women in heavy metal
A selection of the best content inspired by our listeners for Listener Week.
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17:00
PM—26/08/2023
Full coverage of the day's news
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17:30
All Consuming—Cameras
Charlotte Stavrou and Amit Katwala zoom into our changing relationship with cameras.
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17:54
Shipping Forecast—26/08/2023
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
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17:57
Weather—26/08/2023
The latest weather forecast
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Evening
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18:00
Six O'Clock News—26/08/2023 The former Culture Secretary, Nadine Dorries, has resigned as the Conservative MP for Mid Bedfordshire
The former Culture Secretary, Nadine Dorries, has resigned as an MP
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18:15
Loose Ends—Eddi Reader, Sumayya Usmani, Kieran Hodgson, Ben Hart, Rachel Sermanni, Robin Ashcroft, Michelle McManus, Clive Anderson
Clive Anderson and guests with an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy.
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19:00
Reith Revisited—Series 1, Grayson Perry on Nikolaus Pevsner
4/5 Sarah Montague and Grayson Perry discuss Nikolaus Pevsner's lectures on 'English Art'.
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19:15
This Cultural Life—Melvyn Bragg
Writer and broadcaster Melvyn Bragg reveals his formative creative influences.
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20:00
Archive on 4—The Holy Blood
The unexpected origins of a global conspiracy theory... in the vaults of the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ.
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21:00
GF Newman's The Corrupted—Series 5, Episode 9
9/10 There is a suggestion that Tony Wednesday might be corrupt and in the pay of Sir Joseph.
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21:45
Short Works—Madwoman's Milk by Louise Kennedy
From the award-winning author of Trespasses, a new story set on Ireland's northwest coast.
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22:00
News—26/08/2023
The latest national and international news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
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22:15
Screenshot—Brits Abroad
Ellen and Mark explore Brits abroad in the movies, from Carry On Abroad to Morvern Callar.
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23:00
Brain of Britain—Heat 2, 2023
The nationwide general knowledge contest chaired by Russell Davies.
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23:30
Yeti—9. Into the Yeti’s Lair
Andy and Richard’s search continues in the heart of Bhutan’s yeti country.
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Late
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00:00
Midnight News—27/08/2023
The latest news and weather forecast from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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00:15
Four Sides of Seamus Heaney—Seamus Heaney - Poet of Place
1/4 John Kelly digs into the roots of Seamus Heaney's poetry in his birthplace, Bellaghy.
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—27/08/2023
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
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01:00
Selection of Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service Programmes—World Service
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 joins the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—27/08/2023
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
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05:30
News Briefing—27/08/2023
National and international news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
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05:43
Bells on Sunday—St Vedast, Foster Lane in London
Bells on Sunday comes from St Vedast, Foster Lane in London.
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05:45
Reith Revisited—Series 1, Grayson Perry on Nikolaus Pevsner
4/5 Sarah Montague and Grayson Perry discuss Nikolaus Pevsner's lectures on 'English Art'.
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