LW Schedule
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Early
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00:00
Midnight News—09/09/2016
The latest national and international news from ´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio 4.
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00:30
Beryl Bainbridge: Love By All Sorts Of Means—4. When Beryl met Alan
4/5 A biography of the novelist by Brendan King, read by James Fleet and Samantha Bond. (R)
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—09/09/2016
The latest shipping forecast.
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01:00
Selection of ´óÏó´«Ã½ World Service Programmes—09/09/2016
´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio 4 joins the ´óÏó´«Ã½ World Service.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—09/09/2016
The latest shipping forecast.
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05:30
News Briefing—09/09/2016
News from ´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio 4.
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—09/09/2016
A prayer to begin the day with the archbishop of Canterbury, the Most Rev Justin Welby.
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05:45
Farming Today—Seaweed standards, Wild boar, Flood resilience review
What role do rural areas play in the government's national flood resilience review?
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05:58
Tweet of the Day—Barred Warbler
Michaela Strachan presents the barred warbler. (R)
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Morning
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06:00
Today—09/09/2016
Including Yesterday in Parliament, Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
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08:31
Yesterday in Parliament—09/09/2016
Susan Hulme reports from Westminster.
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09:00
The Matter of the North—Northern Power: Speaking From the North
10/10 Melvyn Bragg on 'speaking from the north' and what the future might hold for the north.
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09:30
Natural History Heroes—George Verrall
8/10 Erica McAllister explains why entomologist George Verrall is her Natural History Hero. (R)
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09:45
Daily Service—09/09/2016
The Daily Service led by the Rev John Bell and Catriona Robertson.
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10:00
Woman's Hour—Generation M, The Archers' trial week, September blues?
Young women challenging cultural stereotypes.
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10:45
15 Minute Drama—Pepys: After the Fire, Episode 5
5/5 Sam, now close to death, looks back on the city he has loved - London.
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11:00
Standing Up to the Sharing Economy
Mary Ann Sieghart on how hotel, music and car companies are fighting off the competition.
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11:30
Deborah Frances-White Rolls the Dice—Series 1, Episode 1
1/4 Comedian Deborah Frances-White tells the true story of the search for her birth mother. (R)
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Afternoon
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12:00
News Headlines; Shipping Forecast—09/09/2016
National and international news and the shipping forecast.
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12:04
Home Front—9 September 1916 - Jessie Moore
Jessie and Adam enter a singing contest on the pier.
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12:15
You and Yours—Tumble dryer fires; Music box sets; Peter White at the Paralympics
Louise Minchin on fires connected to faulty tumble dryers, plus data allowance problems.
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12:57
Weather—09/09/2016
Weather information.
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13:00
World at One—09/09/2016
News with Mark Mardell including England education shake-up and North Korean bomb test.
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13:45
In Search of Eden—Digital Eden
Paul Howard-Jones finds that the digital world is taking us further from Eden than ever.
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14:00
The Archers—08/09/2016
Ian makes a quick exit. (R)
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14:15
Drama on 4—The Other Simenon, Teddy Bear
1/3 A society gynaecologist's infatuation with a young girl throws his life into freefall. (R)
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15:00
Gardeners' Question Time—Stonyhurst College
Eric Robson and the panel visit Stonyhurst College, Lancashire.
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15:45
In Austria, Riding Black
Short story reading.
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16:00
Last Word—The Right Rev David Jenkins, Dame Margaret Anstee, Islam Karimov, Richard Neville
Matthew Bannister on a bishop, a diplomat, a president and an editor.
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16:30
Feedback—09/09/2016
Listener reactions to coverage of the Olympic Games. And Archers fans debate the trial.
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16:55
The Listening Project—Saph and Milly – Agents of Burlesque
A conversation that includes discussion of the hazards of removing nipple tassles... (R)
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17:00
PM—09/09/2016
Eddie Mair with interviews, context and analysis.
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17:54
Shipping Forecast—09/09/2016
The latest shipping forecast.
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Evening
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18:00
Six O'Clock News—09/09/2016
National and international news from ´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio 4.
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18:30
The News Quiz—Series 91, Episode 1
1/8 Miles Jupp is joined by Jeremy Hardy, Lucy Porter, Andy Hamilton and Kerry Godliman.
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19:00
The Archers—09/09/2016
Helen has questions for Anna.
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19:15
Front Row—Hell or High Water, Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds, Aravind Adiga
Reviews of Hell or High Water and Nick Cave's album, and Aravind Adiga on his new novel.
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19:45
15 Minute Drama—Pepys: After the Fire, Episode 5
5/5 Sam, now close to death, looks back on the city he has loved - London. (R)
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20:00
Any Questions?—Dan Jarvis MP, Peter Lilley MP, Kerry-Anne Mendoza, Steven Woolfe MEP
Jonathan Dimbleby presents political debate and discussion from Padiham in Lancashire.
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20:50
A Point of View—My Idea of Heaven
John Gray muses on what his idea of heaven is - and why it shouldn't be a perfect world.
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21:00
Home Front - Omnibus—5-9 September 1916
There are some notable firsts in Folkestone.
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21:58
Weather—09/09/2016
Weather information.
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22:00
The World Tonight—May's plans for new grammar schools under fire
Theresa May's grammar school plans are criticised by some of her Tory colleagues.
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22:45
Book at Bedtime—Paradise Lodge, Episode 10
10/10 Coming-of-age comedy by Nina Stibbe, author of Love, Nina.
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23:00
The Matter of the North—Northern Power: Speaking From the North
10/10 Melvyn Bragg on 'speaking from the north' and what the future might hold for the north. (R)
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23:30
Today in Parliament—09/09/2016
Mark D'Arcy reports from Westminster.
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23:55
The Listening Project—Sophie and Jan – Love Without Borders
The allure of the exotic - and the power of shoes and ironed jeans to attract (R)
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Late
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00:00
Midnight News—10/09/2016
The latest national and international news from ´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio 4.
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00:30
Beryl Bainbridge: Love By All Sorts Of Means—5. Accidental Meeting Sparks Success
5/5 A biography of the novelist by Brendan King, read by James Fleet and Samantha Bond. (R)
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—10/09/2016
The latest shipping forecast.
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01:00
Selection of ´óÏó´«Ã½ World Service Programmes—10/09/2016
´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio 4 joins the ´óÏó´«Ã½ World Service.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—10/09/2016
The latest shipping forecast.
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05:30
News Briefing—10/09/2016
The latest news from ´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio 4.
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—10/09/2016
A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with Shaykh Ibrahim Mogra.
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05:45
iPM—10/09/2016
'I can't switch off my army brain, so haven't slept properly in 30 years'.
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