LW Schedule
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Early
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00:00
Midnight News—06/10/2014
The latest national and international news from 大象传媒 Radio 4.
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00:15
The Educators—Salman Khan
How Sal Khan plans to give the world a free first-class education. (R)
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00:45
Bells on Sunday—05/10/2014
The bells of St Stephen's church in Brannel, Cornwall. (R)
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—06/10/2014
The latest shipping forecast.
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01:00
Selection of 大象传媒 World Service Programmes—06/10/2014
大象传媒 Radio 4 joins the 大象传媒 World Service.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—06/10/2014
The latest shipping forecast.
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05:30
News Briefing—06/10/2014
News from 大象传媒 Radio 4.
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—06/10/2014
A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with Imam Monawar Hussain.
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05:45
Farming Today—Rural health, Lib Dem rural policy, Goat contraceptives
Farming Today embarks on a week of programmes exploring the issues in rural healthcare.
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05:56
Weather—06/10/2014
The latest weather forecast for farmers.
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05:58
Tweet of the Day—Hawaiian Crow
Miranda Krestovnikoff presents the Hawaiian crow, now extinct in the wild.
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Morning
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06:00
Today—06/10/2014
Morning news. Includes Sports Desk; Weather; Thought for the Day.
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09:00
Start the Week—Naomi Klein on climate change and growth
Anne McElvoy with Naomi Klein, Tahmima Anam, Jeremy Oppenheim and Dieter Helm.
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09:45
Daily Service—06/10/2014
Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music, led by Andrew Graystone.
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10:00
Woman's Hour—Chore wars; What will the Lib Dems offer women voters?
Tim Dowling and his wife Sophie de Brandt launch Woman's Hour's chores wars.
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10:45
The Book of Strange New Things, by Michel Faber—Episode 1
1/10 A devoted husband faces the mission of a lifetime galaxies away from his wife.
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11:00
The Year of the Drone
Will Robson assesses the controversial use of drones by Britain's armed forces.
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11:30
Kerry's List—Series 2, Justice
2/6 Kerry becomes a juror - and faces child and internet challenges.
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Afternoon
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12:00
News Headlines; Shipping Forecast—06/10/2014
National and international news and the shipping forecast.
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12:04
21st Century Mythologies—Screw-Top Wine Bottle
1/17 Peter Conrad turns his mind to the screw-top wine bottle.
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12:15
You and Yours—Could the living wage transform care in the UK?
Living wage, hydrogen cars, bare-faced cheek, beard transplants and Wonga woes.
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12:57
Weather—06/10/2014
The latest weather forecast.
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13:00
World at One—06/10/2014
Cable attacks Conservative 'obsession with spending cuts'. Presented by Martha Kearney.
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13:45
An Eye for Pattern: The Letters of Dorothy Hodgkin—Episode 1
1/5 A portrait of Dorothy Hodgkin, the only female British scientist to win a Nobel Prize.
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14:00
The Archers—05/10/2014
David and Ruth are out of their comfort zone. (R)
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14:15
Drama on 4—De Wife of Bristol
Edson Burton's comedy is a scurrilous contemporary riff on Chaucer's Wife of Bath.
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15:00
Counterpoint—Series 28, Heat 3, 2014
3/13 Russell Davies chairs the wide-ranging general knowledge music quiz.
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15:30
The Food Programme—Mouthwatering Mutton
Dan Saladino explores why we should all be demanding to eat older meat. (R)
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16:00
In Praise of Limestone
Ian McMillan searches for the limestone landscape that inspired the poet WH Auden.
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16:30
Beyond Belief—Catholic Synod on the family
Ernie Rea and guests discuss the Catholic church's synod on the family.
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17:00
PM—06/10/2014
Coverage and analysis of the day's news with Eddie Mair.
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17:54
Shipping Forecast—06/10/2014
The latest shipping forecast.
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Evening
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18:00
Six O'Clock News—06/10/2014
National and international news from 大象传媒 Radio 4.
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18:30
The Museum of Curiosity—Series 7, Episode 1
1/6 John Lloyd and Phill Jupitus with Helen Keen, Jimmy Wales and Kees Moeliker.
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19:00
The Archers—06/10/2014
Hayley is in distress.
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19:15
Front Row—Clive James, Effie Gray, Selfie, Niven Govinden
Arts news, including Clive James on poetry and Emma Thompson in Effie Gray.
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19:45
Germany: Memories of a Nation—Luther and a Language for All Germans
Neil MacGregor examines how Luther created the modern German language. (R)
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20:00
The Philosopher's Arms—Series 4, Sex Equality
4/4 Matthew Sweet and philosopher Janet Radcliffe Richards explore sex equality and pay.
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20:30
Analysis—Peston and the House of Debt
Robert Peston asks if skyrocketing household debt or the banks caused the 2007-8 crash.
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21:00
Shared Planet—Ocean Plastic and Seabirds
Is plastic litter making the ocean a perilous place for fulmars and other seabirds? (R)
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21:30
Start the Week—Naomi Klein on climate change and growth
Anne McElvoy with Naomi Klein, Tahmima Anam, Jeremy Oppenheim and Dieter Helm. (R)
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21:58
Weather—06/10/2014
Weather information.
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22:00
The World Tonight—06/10/2014
In-depth reporting and analysis from a global perspective.
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22:45
Book at Bedtime—The Bone Clocks, Episode 11
11/15 Crispin Hershey is at a book festival in Iceland with friend and fellow writer Holly Sykes
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23:00
Fresh from the Fringe—Fresh from the Fringe: 2014
Showcase of new comedy talent from the 2014 Edinburgh Fringe, hosted by Jason Cook.
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Late
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00:00
Midnight News—07/10/2014
The latest national and international news from 大象传媒 Radio 4.
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00:30
Germany: Memories of a Nation—Luther and a Language for All Germans
Neil MacGregor examines how Luther created the modern German language. (R)
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—07/10/2014
The latest shipping forecast.
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01:00
Selection of 大象传媒 World Service Programmes—07/10/2014
大象传媒 Radio 4 joins the 大象传媒 World Service.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—07/10/2014
The latest shipping forecast.
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05:30
News Briefing—07/10/2014
News from 大象传媒 Radio 4.
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—07/10/2014
A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with Imam Monawar Hussain.
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05:45
Farming Today—Dairy protests, rural health, Spanish slugs
Dairy farmers protest against falling milk prices. With Anna Hill.
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05:58
Tweet of the Day—Andean Cock-of-the-Rock
Miranda Krestovnikoff presents the Andean cock-of-the-rock from Peru.
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