LW Schedule
-
Early
-
00:00
Midnight News—21/03/2016
The latest national and international news from 大象传媒 Radio 4.
-
00:15
Thinking Allowed—Philanthropy - Charity
Philanthropy and charitable giving: who do they benefit, and is there a price? (R)
-
00:45
Bells on Sunday—Holy Trinity, Penn, Buckinghamshire
Church bells from Holy Trinity in Penn, Buckinghamshire. (R)
-
00:48
Shipping Forecast—21/03/2016
The latest shipping forecast.
-
01:00
Selection of 大象传媒 World Service Programmes—21/03/2016
大象传媒 Radio 4 joins the 大象传媒 World Service.
-
05:20
Shipping Forecast—21/03/2016
The latest shipping forecast.
-
05:30
News Briefing—21/03/2016
News from 大象传媒 Radio 4.
-
05:43
Prayer for the Day—21/03/2016
A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with the Right Rev Marcus Stock.
-
05:45
Farming Today—The government recommends we eat less dairy
The government has cut the recommended daily intake of dairy in our diet.
-
05:56
Weather—21/03/2016
The latest weather forecast for farmers.
-
05:58
Tweet of the Day—Willow Warbler
Kate Humble presents the willow warbler. (R)
-
-
Back to top
Morning
-
06:00
Today—21/03/2016
Morning news. Includes Sports Desk; Weather; Thought for the Day.
-
09:00
Start the Week—Is Faster Better?
Andrew Marr with Robert Colvile, Carl Honore, Sarah Dunant and Steve Jones.
-
09:45
Daily Service—21/03/2016
Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music, led by Andrew Graystone.
-
10:00
Woman's Hour—Betty Jackson, Justice Nasira Iqbal, Denise Gough, Domestic violence statistics
Fashion designer Betty Jackson; Nasira Iqbal; Denise Gough; domestic violence statistics.
-
10:45
15 Minute Drama—Hollywood Endings, Episode 1
1/5 A plane crash in the Sierra Nevada piques the interest of Det Anna Caceres of the LAPD.
-
11:00
The Untold—No Fixed Abode
A tale of homelessness in Poole. Mel struggles to find work and a place to live.
-
11:30
Boswell's Lives—Series 2, Boswell's Life of Muhammad Ali
1/4 James Boswell meets Muhammad Ali, banned from boxing and in the wilderness.
-
-
Back to top
Afternoon
-
12:00
News Headlines; Shipping Forecast—21/03/2016
National and international news and the shipping forecast.
-
12:04
Witness History—The Poisoning of Viktor Yushchenko
In 2004, Ukrainian presidential candidate Viktor Yushchenko was poisoned and nearly died.
-
12:15
You and Yours—Deposit protection, Community cinema, Sim card fraud
A canny student reveals how she got her rental deposit back from her landlord.
-
12:57
Weather—21/03/2016
The latest weather forecast.
-
13:00
World at One—21/03/2016
Rigorous analysis of news and current affairs, presented by Edward Stourton.
-
13:45
Incarnations: India in 50 Lives—Indira Gandhi: The Centre of Everything
A profile of Indira Gandhi, India's first woman prime minister
-
14:00
The Archers—20/03/2016
Elizabeth has good news. (R)
-
14:15
Bowen and Betjeman
An imagined wartime encounter between Elizabeth Bowen and John Betjeman in Dublin. (R)
-
15:00
Brain of Britain—Heat 11, 2016
Russell Davies chairs the penultimate heat of the 2016 contest.
-
15:30
The Food Programme—The Pizza
Dan Saladino charts the rise, fall and rise of traditional Neapolitan pizza. (R)
-
16:00
Dance Your Life Away
Contemporary community dance in Oxford, from the cradle to the grave
-
16:30
Beyond Belief—Fixed Easter
Ernie Rea and guests discuss fixing a date for Easter.
-
17:00
PM—21/03/2016
Carolyn Quinn with interviews, context and analysis.
-
17:54
Shipping Forecast—21/03/2016
The latest shipping forecast.
-
-
Back to top
Evening
-
18:00
Six O'Clock News—21/03/2016 Cameron defends Conservative record
David Cameron spoke out to try to heal a party rift over controversial spending cuts
-
18:30
Just a Minute—Series 74, Episode 5
5/6 Gyles Brandreth, Esther Rantzen, Paul Merton and Tim Rice join Nicholas Parsons.
-
19:00
The Archers—21/03/2016
Johnny is out to impress.
-
19:15
Front Row—The A Word, Neil LaBute, Remembering Barry Hines, Ottessa Moshfegh
Kirsty Lang is joined in the studio by Peter Bowker, writer of new drama The A Word.
-
19:45
15 Minute Drama—Hollywood Endings, Episode 1
1/5 A plane crash in the Sierra Nevada piques the interest of Det Anna Caceres of the LAPD. (R)
-
20:00
Sport and Fitness: Running in Circles
As the Olympics approach, Peter White considers the confusion over sport and fitness.
-
20:30
Analysis—Corporate Amnesia
Phil Tinline finds out what happens when institutions lose their memory.
-
21:00
Saving Science from the Scientists—Episode 2
2/2 Alok Jha examines the practices and cultures that can undermine the integrity of science. (R)
-
21:30
Start the Week—Is Faster Better?
Andrew Marr with Robert Colvile, Carl Honore, Sarah Dunant and Steve Jones. (R)
-
21:58
Weather—21/03/2016
Weather information.
-
22:00
The World Tonight—'No further plans' for welfare cuts
Has the PM done enough to heal a rift within his party? A former cabinet minister speaks.
-
22:45
Book at Bedtime—Hot Milk, Episode 1
1/10 Dr Gomez welcomes Rose to the unconventional methods of his clinic.
-
23:00
Andrew Maxwell's Late Agenda
Andrew Maxwell takes a long look at a theme running through world news.
-
23:30
Today in Parliament—21/03/2016
Susan Hulme reports from Westminster.
-
-
Back to top
Late
-
00:00
Midnight News—22/03/2016
The latest national and international news from 大象传媒 Radio 4.
-
00:30
Book of the Week—But You Did Not Come Back, Auschwitz-Birkenau
1/5 Marceline Loridan-Ivens's searingly honest memoir about surviving the Holocaust. (R)
-
00:48
Shipping Forecast—22/03/2016
The latest shipping forecast.
-
01:00
Selection of 大象传媒 World Service Programmes—22/03/2016
大象传媒 Radio 4 joins the 大象传媒 World Service.
-
05:20
Shipping Forecast—22/03/2016
The latest shipping forecast.
-
05:30
News Briefing—22/03/2016
News from 大象传媒 Radio 4.
-
05:43
Prayer for the Day—22/03/2016
A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with the Right Rev Marcus Stock.
-
05:45
Farming Today—MEPs to vote on glyphosate and produce labelling
MEPs vote in the next step towards laws to label meat and dairy with country of origin.
-
05:58
Tweet of the Day—Redshank
David Attenborough presents the sounds and story of the redshank. (R)
-
