LW Schedule
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Early
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00:00
Midnight News—23/11/2015
The latest national and international news from 大象传媒 Radio 4.
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00:15
Thinking Allowed—Elite jobs, Hairdresser craft
How elite students get elite jobs and a look at hairdressing as a craft. (R)
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00:45
Bells on Sunday—22/11/2015
Church bells from Howden Minster, East Yorkshire. (R)
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—23/11/2015
The latest shipping forecast.
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01:00
Selection of 大象传媒 World Service Programmes—23/11/2015
大象传媒 Radio 4 joins the 大象传媒 World Service.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—23/11/2015
The latest shipping forecast.
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05:30
News Briefing—23/11/2015
News from 大象传媒 Radio 4.
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—23/11/2015
A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with author Rebecca Manley Pippert.
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05:45
Farming Today—Farming Today on a Dairy Farm
This week Farming Today comes from a dairy farm, exploring the reality of milk production.
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05:56
Weather—23/11/2015
The latest weather forecast for farmers.
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05:58
Tweet of the Day—Rhinoceros Auklet
Chris Packham presents the rhinoceros auklet - near the North American western seaboard. (R)
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Morning
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06:00
Today—23/11/2015
Morning news. Includes Sports Desk; Weather; Thought for the Day.
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09:00
Start the Week—Jonathan Coe on Satire
Mary Ann Sieghart with Jonathan Coe, Roger Michell, Peter Brookes and Mia Chung.
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09:45
Daily Service—23/11/2015
Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music. Led by the Rev Roy Jenkins.
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10:00
Woman's Hour—Katie Piper, Appearance and invisibility, Agyness Deyn
Katie Piper talks about how people cope with being 'visibly different'.
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10:45
15 Minute Drama—Welcome to Zaatari, Episode 1
1/5 Why would anyone plant a garden in Zaatari Refugee Camp?
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11:00
Numbers by Nature
What can animals tell us about the origins of our numerical abilities?
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11:30
The Missing Hancocks—Series 2, How Hancock Won the War
1/5 Tony tells Andree about his war wound, which is a story one may find hard to believe.
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Afternoon
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12:00
News Headlines; Shipping Forecast—23/11/2015
National and international news and the shipping forecast.
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12:04
Self Drives: Maxwell's Equations—Maxwell's Edinburgh
1/5 Will Self's trip starts promisingly with a chance encounter with physicist Sir Peter Higgs
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12:15
You and Yours—Invalid driving insurance, Panettone, The Open University
Researching suggests that 60% of UK drivers could be driving without valid insurance.
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12:57
Weather—23/11/2015
The latest weather forecast.
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13:00
World at One—23/11/2015
Rigorous analysis of news and current affairs, presented by Martha Kearney.
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13:45
His Master's Voices—1. Beginnings
1/5 Cerys Matthews and Tris Penna consider the legacy of the UK's first gramophone records.
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14:00
The Archers—22/11/2015
Jill feels philosophical. (R)
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14:15
Blood, Sex and Money by Emile Zola—Season 1 - Blood, Food
3/9 Food. A story of betrayal dramatised from the work of Emile Zola by Oliver Emanuel.
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15:00
Round Britain Quiz—Programme 6, 2015
Tom Sutcliffe chairs the game of lateral thinking and cryptic connections.
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15:30
The Food Programme—Chinatowns
The changing story of the world's Chinatowns. Dan Saladino looks at the biggest and best. (R)
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16:00
Burlesque Legends
Mat Fraser meets the former showgirls coming out of retirement and getting back on stage.
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16:30
Beyond Belief—How Islamic is the So-Called Islamic State?
William Crawley explores the beliefs of Islamic State following the Paris attacks.
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17:00
PM—23/11/2015
Eddie Mair with interviews, context and analysis.
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17:54
Shipping Forecast—23/11/2015
The latest shipping forecast.
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Evening
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18:00
Six O'Clock News—23/11/2015 David Cameron says Islamic State is a "direct threat to the UK"
David Cameron says it's his conviction the UK should attack Islamic State in Syria.
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18:30
Just a Minute—Series 73, Episode 8
8/8 Special edition recorded at the Edinburgh Festival. With Paul Merton and Nicholas Parsons. (R)
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19:00
The Archers—23/11/2015
Kathy has to put business first.
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19:15
Front Row—Steven Spielberg, Artist and Empire, Hannah Rothschild
John Wilson talks to Steven Spielberg about Bridge of Spies, his new Cold War thriller.
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19:45
15 Minute Drama—Welcome to Zaatari, Episode 1
1/5 Why would anyone plant a garden in Zaatari Refugee Camp? (R)
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20:00
Changing Climate—The Solutions
Roger Harrabin looks at the solutions that could help tackle climate change.
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20:30
Crossing Continents—The Drugs Mules of the Andes
Peru's drug 'mules' - youngsters hiking cocaine from the jungle to the highlands. (R)
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21:00
Natural Histories—Whales
Brett Westwood explores our complex relationship with the giants of the sea, whales. (R)
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21:30
Start the Week—Jonathan Coe on Satire
Mary Ann Sieghart with Jonathan Coe, Roger Michell, Peter Brookes and Mia Chung. (R)
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21:58
Weather—23/11/2015
Weather information.
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22:00
The World Tonight—Cameron presents defence review
David Cameron announces new spending in the defence review.
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22:45
The Truth Is a Cave in the Black Mountains—Episode 1
1/5 In Neil Gaiman's story, a dwarf seeks a guide to a certain cave on the Misty Isle.
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23:00
Wireless Nights—Series 4, Underwater at the Proms
Jarvis Cocker goes on an undersea voyage with the 大象传媒 Philharmonic in this Radio 4 Prom.
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23:30
Today in Parliament—23/11/2015
Sean Curran reports from Westminster on David Cameron's defence review.
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Late
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00:00
Midnight News—24/11/2015
The latest national and international news from 大象传媒 Radio 4.
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00:30
Book of the Week—Living on Paper - Letters from Iris Murdoch 1934-1995, Episode 1
1/5 Letters from Iris Murdoch's early years as an undergraduate, full of hope and idealism. (R)
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—24/11/2015
The latest shipping forecast.
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01:00
Selection of 大象传媒 World Service Programmes—24/11/2015
大象传媒 Radio 4 joins the 大象传媒 World Service.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—24/11/2015
The latest shipping forecast.
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05:30
News Briefing—24/11/2015
News from 大象传媒 Radio 4.
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—24/11/2015
A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with author Rebecca Manley Pippert.
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05:45
Farming Today—Farming Today on a Dairy Farm
Anna Hill finds out what life is really like on a family dairy farm.
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05:58
Tweet of the Day—Asian Crested Ibis
Chris Packham presents the rare Asian crested Ibis formerly common in Japan and China. (R)
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