LW Schedule
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Early
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00:00
Midnight News—10/11/2015
The latest national and international news from 大象传媒 Radio 4.
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00:30
Book of the Week—Every Time a Friend Succeeds Something Inside Me Dies: The Life of Gore Vidal, Episode 1
1/5 Parini recalls his first encounter with Gore and describes a privileged, lonely childhood. (R)
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—10/11/2015
The latest shipping forecast.
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01:00
Selection of 大象传媒 World Service Programmes—10/11/2015
大象传媒 Radio 4 joins the 大象传媒 World Service.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—10/11/2015
The latest shipping forecast.
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05:30
News Briefing—10/11/2015
News from 大象传媒 Radio 4.
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—10/11/2015
A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Jasdeep Singh.
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05:45
Farming Today—Defra cuts, Scottish tenant farmer eviction
Defra faces deep funding cuts over the next four years.
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05:58
Tweet of the Day—Common Indian Cuckoo
Chris Packham presents the Indian cuckoo found across much of South East Asia. (R)
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Morning
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06:00
Today—10/11/2015
Morning news. Includes Sports Desk, Yesterday in Parliament, Weather, Thought for the Day.
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08:31
Yesterday in Parliament—10/11/2015
Susan Hulme reports from Westminster.
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09:00
The Life Scientific—Kathy Willis on botany
Kathy Willis, Kew Gardens' director of science, discusses biodiversity with Jim Al-Khalili
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09:30
One to One—David Schneider talks to palliative care consultant Kathryn Mannix
David Schneider talks of his fear of death to palliative care consultant Kathryn Mannix.
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09:45
Daily Service—10/11/2015
Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music, led by the Rev Dr Calvin Samuel.
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10:00
Woman's Hour—Groping, Marina Warner, Women's Prize for Economics and Politics
Groping, what is it and what to do? Marina Warner on her new collection of short stories.
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10:45
D for Dexter—Series 2, Episode 2
2/5 At home, Skye finds hot food and a new family member. Good, right?
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11:00
Natural Histories—Fleas
Brett Westwood learns how fleas are entwined with disease, love, language and humour.
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11:30
On The Road—2. Doom Metal And Beyond
2/2 Maddy Prior, lead singer of Steeleye Span, and her daughter Rose Kemp on musical futures
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Afternoon
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12:00
News Headlines; Shipping Forecast—10/11/2015
National and international news and the shipping forecast.
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12:04
The Why Factor—Series 2, Diaries
Mike Williams asks why so many people feel the need to record the story of their day.
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12:15
You and Yours—Call You and Yours: Crisis in Care?
Is the care system crumbling under the twin pressures of rising demand and falling funds?
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12:57
Weather—10/11/2015
The latest weather forecast.
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13:00
World at One—10/11/2015
David Cameron reveals his letter to Donald Tusk on EU renegotiations.
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13:45
Raising the Bar: 100 Years of Black British Theatre and Screen—A Long, Hard Road
Lenny Henry examines the evolving depiction of Afro-Caribbeans on TV.
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14:00
The Archers—09/11/2015
Someone appears to be in business. (R)
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14:15
Drama on 4—Fat Little Thing, Episode 2
2/2 When tragedy strikes her family again, Lou concocts a desperate plan.
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15:00
Short Cuts—Series 8, Inheritance
5/6 Josie Long hears stories of what one generation passes on to another.
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15:30
Costing the Earth—Murder in Cambodia
Peter Hadfield investigates the illegal trade in Siamese rosewood.
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16:00
The Law Show—A Threat to Justice?
Joshua Rozenberg finds out why criminal courts charges have proved controversial.
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16:30
A Good Read—Jonathan Coe and Gemma Cairney
Jonathan Coe and Gemma Cairney join Harriett Gilbert to recommend favourite books..
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17:00
PM—10/11/2015
Coverage and analysis of the day's news.
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17:54
Shipping Forecast—10/11/2015
The latest shipping forecast.
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Evening
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18:00
Six O'Clock News—10/11/2015 Cameron sets out EU reform demands
David Cameron has set out his four key demands for a reformed European Union.
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18:30
Gloomsbury—Series 2, Anarchy Looms Over Staplehurst
1/6 With a general strike looming, the Foxes visit Sizzlinghurst to see how aristocrats live. (R)
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19:00
The Archers—10/11/2015
There is another case for PC Harrison Burns.
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19:15
Front Row—Umberto Eco, Roger Waters, Tangerine, Video game strike
Samira Ahmed talks to author Umberto Eco and musician Roger Waters.
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19:45
D for Dexter—Series 2, Episode 2
2/5 At home, Skye finds hot food and a new family member. Good, right? (R)
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20:00
File on 4 Investigates—An Inside Job
British people smugglers: inside the trade in bringing illegal immigrants into the UK.
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20:40
In Touch—Happy Birthday Talking Books!
Neil Heslop from the RNIB announces some important news on Talking Books.
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21:00
All in the Mind—Launch of 2016 All in the Mind Awards, Latest results from Big Brain Projects
The 2016 All in the Mind awards launch, plus can the human brain be recreated?
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21:30
The Life Scientific—Kathy Willis on botany
Kathy Willis, Kew Gardens' director of science, discusses biodiversity with Jim Al-Khalili (R)
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21:58
Weather—10/11/2015
Weather information.
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22:00
The World Tonight—Cameron sets out EU reform goals
David Cameron sets out his EU reform goals.
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22:45
Death in the Fifth Position by Gore Vidal—Episode 2
2/10 McCarthyite New York. Gore Vidal entertains with the mysterious death of a ballerina.
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23:00
Liam Williams: Ladhood—Series 1, The Fight
1/4 Comedian Liam Williams tells of his teenage misadventures in the Yorkshire suburbs.
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23:30
Today in Parliament—10/11/2015
Susan Hulme reports from Westminster.
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Late
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00:00
Midnight News—11/11/2015
The latest national and international news from 大象传媒 Radio 4.
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00:30
Book of the Week—Every Time a Friend Succeeds Something Inside Me Dies: The Life of Gore Vidal, Episode 2
2/5 Gore goes to war and emerges with his first novel, establishing himself with the literati. (R)
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—11/11/2015
The latest shipping forecast.
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01:00
Selection of 大象传媒 World Service Programmes—11/11/2015
大象传媒 Radio 4 joins the 大象传媒 World Service.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—11/11/2015
The latest shipping forecast.
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05:30
News Briefing—11/11/2015
News from 大象传媒 Radio 4.
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—11/11/2015
A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Jasdeep Singh.
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05:45
Farming Today—Rural policing, rural broadband, wildfires
With Anna Hill. Including rural policing, tackling wildfires, rural broadband.
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05:58
Tweet of the Day—Plumbeous Antbird
Chris Packham presents the Plumbeous antbird in a Bolivian rainforest. (R)
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