LW Schedule
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Early
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00:00
Midnight News—01/09/2015
The latest national and international news from 麻豆社 Radio 4.
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00:30
Book of the Week—Deep South: Four Seasons on Back Roads, Episode 1
1/5 In Tuscaloosa, map-gazing, Paul Theroux meets Lucille - 'You lost, baby?'. (R)
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—01/09/2015
The latest shipping forecast.
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01:00
Selection of 麻豆社 World Service Programmes—01/09/2015
麻豆社 Radio 4 joins the 麻豆社 World Service.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—01/09/2015
The latest shipping forecast.
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05:30
News Briefing—01/09/2015
News from 麻豆社 Radio 4.
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—01/09/2015
A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Anna Drew.
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05:45
Farming Today—Badger cull, HSBC, NZ sheep farmer
There is debate over the badger cull as Sally Challoner hears from both sides.
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05:58
Tweet of the Day—Australian Magpie
Sir David Attenborough presents the Australian magpie. (R)
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Morning
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06:00
Today—01/09/2015
Morning news. Includes Sports Desk, Weather, Thought for the Day.
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09:00
Fry's English Delight—Series 8, English Plus One
4/4 Stephen Fry celebrates bilinguals' life stories and discovers the bonuses of bilingualism.
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09:30
A Walk of One's Own: Virginia Woolf on Foot—4. Sussex
4/4 Monk's House and Charleston in the Sussex Downs - Virginia Woolf's familiar and final walk
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09:45
Daily Service—01/09/2015
Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music, led by Bishop David Walker.
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10:00
Woman's Hour—Gender Equality Goals
Gender equality goals, women and retirement, gynaecological cancer and Girl on a Plane.
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10:45
Bindi Business—Series 1, 2. Children
2/5 An eccentric 'olderpreneur's' adventures in business. Stars Meera Syal.
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11:00
Natural Histories—Birds Eggs
Brett Westwood explores the role birds' eggs have played in religion, art and literature.
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11:30
Space: The Vinyl Frontier
A spoken word concept album linking space and music.
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Afternoon
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12:00
News Headlines; Shipping Forecast—01/09/2015
National and international news and the shipping forecast.
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12:04
The Why Factor—Collecting
What does collecting of inanimate objects bring to our lives?
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12:15
You and Yours—Call You and Yours: Have you been caught out by a cold call?
Listeners discuss negative consequences of responding to cold calls.
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12:57
Weather—01/09/2015
The latest weather forecast.
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13:00
World at One—01/09/2015
Analysis of news and current affairs, presented by Edward Stourton.
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13:45
Charisma: Pinning Down the Butterfly—7. The Best to You Each Morning
Francine Stock explores charismatic leaders, from Kellogg and Ford to Jobs and Restone.
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14:00
The Archers—31/08/2015
Jolene has bad news. (R)
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14:15
Drama on 4—Single Beds
A seriously funny comedy about prejudice, vintage cars and taxidermy. By Colin Hough.
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15:00
The Kitchen Cabinet—Series 11, Ely
1/6 Jay Rayner and the culinary panel are in Ely. (R)
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15:30
From Enlightenment to Entanglement
Science writer Stuart Clark explores the relationship between scientists and computers.
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16:00
Writing a New South Africa—Page and Stage
2/3 Thabiso Mohare looks at the literary and spoken word scenes in South Africa. (R)
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16:30
Great Lives—Monica Ali chooses Richard Francis Burton
The author Monica Ali champions the life of the explorer Richard Francis Burton.
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17:00
PM—01/09/2015
Eddie Mair with interviews, context and analysis.
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17:54
Shipping Forecast—01/09/2015
The latest shipping forecast.
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Evening
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18:00
Six O'Clock News—01/09/15 Centre of migrant crisis in Hungary
Hundreds of refugees wanting to reach Germany and Austria are stranded in Hungary.
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18:30
Mitch Benn Specials—Mitch Benn Is the Fat Pink Duke
2/3 Musical satirist Mitch Benn explores his comedy connections to the story of David Bowie.
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19:00
The Archers—01/09/2015
Susan pulls no punches.
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19:15
Front Row—Elena Ferrante, Laila Lalami, Me and Earl and the Dying Girl
Kirsty Lang discusses the elusive literary phenomenon Elena Ferrante.
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19:45
Bindi Business—Series 1, 2. Children
2/5 An eccentric 'olderpreneur's' adventures in business. Stars Meera Syal. (R)
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20:00
Big Game Theory
If trophy hunting is banned in Africa, would lions be more or less at risk?
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20:40
In Touch—Starting University
Ed Eyad, Rebecca Cooke and Jessica Luke discuss their visual impairment and university.
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21:00
Inside Health—Meningitis B, Hormones and depression, Statins, Unexpected heart attacks
The latest advice on statins, menopause and depression, and the meningitis B vaccine.
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21:30
Fry's English Delight—Series 8, English Plus One
4/4 Stephen Fry celebrates bilinguals' life stories and discovers the bonuses of bilingualism. (R)
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21:58
Weather—01/09/2015
Weather information.
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22:00
The World Tonight—Battling Islamic State - a special report from northern Iraq.
We hear from one of the most effective fighting forces - the Kurds
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22:45
Book at Bedtime—Simon Mawer - Tightrope, Episode Seven
7/10 Marian and Absolon get closer 鈥� but who is using who? And who else knows about them?
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23:00
Gossip from the Garden Pond—The Water Boatman and Great Diving Beetle
2/3 The Water Boatman and Great Diving Beetle reveal the truth about life between the ripples. (R)
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23:30
The Invention Of...—Italy, Episode 2
2/3 Misha explores Italian unification, beginning with Napoleon's call to the peoples of Italy (R)
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Late
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00:00
Midnight News—02/09/2015
The latest national and international news from 麻豆社 Radio 4.
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00:30
Book of the Week—Deep South: Four Seasons on Back Roads, Episode 2
2/5 In Greensboro, the author meets the Rev Eugene Lyles, who gives him a haircut. (R)
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—02/09/2015
The latest shipping forecast.
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01:00
Selection of 麻豆社 World Service Programmes—02/09/2015
麻豆社 Radio 4 joins the 麻豆社 World Service.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—02/09/2015
The latest shipping forecast.
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05:30
News Briefing—02/09/2015
News from 麻豆社 Radio 4.
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—02/09/2015
A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Anna Drew.
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05:45
Farming Today—Payments for farmers to pull out of the badger cull, Agricultural research in China, Hail destroys apple harvest
Activists are paying farmers 拢5,000 to pull out of the badger cull.
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05:58
Tweet of the Day—Bar-headed Goose
Sir David Attenborough presents the Central Asian bar-headed goose. (R)
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