LW Schedule
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Early
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00:00
Midnight News—20/09/2013
The latest national and international news from 大象传媒 Radio 4.
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00:30
Book of the Week—Sandra Hempel - The Inheritor's Powder: A Cautionary Tale of Poison, Betrayal and Greed, Episode 4
4/5 Criminal poisoning in the 19th century was remarkably easy. (R)
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—20/09/2013
The latest shipping forecast.
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01:00
Selection of 大象传媒 World Service Programmes—20/09/2013
大象传媒 Radio 4 joins the 大象传媒 World Service.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—20/09/2013
The latest shipping forecast.
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05:30
News Briefing—20/09/2013
News from 大象传媒 Radio 4.
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—20/09/2013
A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with the Rev Dr Janet Wootton.
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05:45
Farming Today—20/09/2013
The future of one of Britain's most popular crags will be decided today.
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05:58
Tweet of the Day—Jay
Brett Westwood presents the story and sound of the jay.
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Morning
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06:00
Today—20/09/2013
Morning news and current affairs. Includes Sports Desk; Weather; Thought for the Day.
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09:00
The Reunion—Spare Rib
Sue MacGregor reunites five people involved in the birth of Spare Rib magazine. (R)
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09:45
Act of Worship—20/09/2013
An Act of Worship led by Andrew Graystone.
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10:00
Woman's Hour—Margaret Hodge; Dame Margaret Drabble; Casting the larger actress; Peace activist Isabella Ford
Jenni Murray talks to Margaret Hodge MP about being chair of the Public Accounts Committee
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10:45
15 Minute Drama—Al Smith - Life in the Freezer, Tarragon Chicken With Lime
5/5 The family gather to scatter their mother's ashes and find themselves throwing a party.
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11:00
Journey of a Lifetime—The River Wild
Will finds time to observe at close quarters a troupe of Diana monkeys.
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11:30
Start/Stop—Series 1, Fundraiser
3/6 A school fundraiser proves unusually challenging for the three couples.
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Afternoon
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12:00
News Headlines; Shipping Forecast—20/09/2013
National and international news and the shipping forecast.
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12:04
You and Yours—Mobile phone upgrades
Phone providers offer early upgrades more often. Why do we need them?
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12:57
Weather—20/09/2013
The latest weather forecast.
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13:00
World at One—20/09/2013
National and international news.
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13:45
The Ideas That Make Us—Series 1, Justice
5/5 Bettany Hughes investigates ideas of justice, from Babylon to the Old Bailey.
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14:00
The Archers—19/09/2013
David is celebrating his birthday. (R)
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14:15
Brief Lives—Series 6, Episode 4
4/6 The wife of an old school friend of Frank's is brought in for drink-driving.
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15:00
Gardeners' Question Time—Ness Botanic Gardens, Wirral
Peter Gibbs is in the chair at Ness Botanic Gardens, with questions from a local audience.
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15:45
Tessa Hadley - Deeds Not Words
Spurred on by the Suffragettes, a tale of radicalism, lust and teenage fervour.
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16:00
Last Word—An RAF air marshal, a cancer care centre founder, a chocolate maker, a singer and a broadcaster
Sir John Curtiss, Pat Pilkington, Brian Sollitt, Joan Regan, Tom Vernon, Franco de Gemini.
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16:30
More or Less—Do free school meals work?
Tim Harford on free school meals, the Formula 1 film Rush, plastic bags and cycling risk.
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17:00
PM—20/09/2013
Full coverage and analysis of the day's news.
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17:54
Shipping Forecast—20/09/2013
The latest shipping forecast.
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Evening
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18:00
Six O'Clock News—20/09/2013
National and international news from 大象传媒 Radio 4.
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18:30
Bremner's One Question Quiz—What Does the Future Hold?
6/6 Rory Bremner and team are joined by journalist George Monbiot and author Mark Stevenson.
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19:00
The Archers—20/09/2013
Ian is the voice of reason.
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19:15
Front Row—大象传媒 Short Story Award; Jack Vettriano retrospective; poet John Cooper Clarke
The 大象传媒 National Short Story Award 2013 shortlist; Jack Vettriano retrospective review.
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19:45
15 Minute Drama—Al Smith - Life in the Freezer, Tarragon Chicken With Lime
5/5 The family gather to scatter their mother's ashes and find themselves throwing a party. (R)
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20:00
Any Questions?—Dominic Grieve, Sir Menzies Campbell, Emily Thornberry, Martin Lewis
Jonathan Dimbleby presents political debate and discussion from Sunninghill in Berkshire.
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20:50
A Point of View—AL Kennedy: Someone to Watch Over Me
AL Kennedy reflects on our tendency to behave badly when we think no-one is looking.
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21:00
Friday Drama—The Broken Word
Adam Fould adapts his poem about a white family caught up in the Mau Mau time in Kenya.
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21:45
The Listening Project—Lyn and Mary - Where Do We Go Now?
Lyn and Mary reconsider their relationship, after Lyn's prison sentence for drink-driving. (R)
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21:58
Weather—20/09/2013
Weather information.
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22:00
The World Tonight—20/09/2013
UKIP removes party whip from MEP after 'sluts' joke. News round-up with Philippa Thomas.
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22:45
Book at Bedtime—Jonathan Coe - Expo 58, Episode 10
10/10 Thomas is set up with a new job which seems too easy to secure.
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23:00
Great Lives—Konnie Huq on Ada Lovelace
TV presenter Konnie Huq chooses Lord Byron's daughter, the mathematician Ada Lovelace.
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23:30
The Philosopher's Arms—Series 3, Moral Blame
4/4 Matthew Sweet and philosopher Miranda Fricker look at historic wrongs. (R)
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Late
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00:00
Midnight News—21/09/2013
The latest national and international news from 大象传媒 Radio 4.
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00:30
Book of the Week—Sandra Hempel - The Inheritor's Powder: A Cautionary Tale of Poison, Betrayal and Greed, Episode 5
5/5 A family is killed by arsenic, and the race is on for a test to catch the culprits. (R)
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—21/09/2013
The latest shipping forecast.
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01:00
Selection of 大象传媒 World Service Programmes—21/09/2013
大象传媒 Radio 4 joins the 大象传媒 World Service.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—21/09/2013
The latest shipping forecast.
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05:30
News Briefing—21/09/2013
The latest news from 大象传媒 Radio 4.
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—21/09/2013
A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Sister Jane Livesey CJ.
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05:45
iPM—21/09/2013
'A student told me his brother shot his mother in the head' - hear from a prison teacher.
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