LW Schedule
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Early
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00:00
Midnight News—16/10/2017
The latest national and international news from 大象传媒 Radio 4.
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00:15
Thinking Allowed—Restaurants - A Taste of Class
What are restaurants for? Laurie Taylor explores the many functions of dining out. (R)
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00:45
Bells on Sunday—St Martins, Worcester
Church bells from St Martins, Worcester. (R)
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—16/10/2017
The latest shipping forecast.
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01:00
Selection of 大象传媒 World Service Programmes—16/10/2017
大象传媒 Radio 4 joins the 大象传媒 World Service.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—16/10/2017
The latest shipping forecast.
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05:30
News Briefing—16/10/2017
News from 大象传媒 Radio 4.
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—16/10/2017
A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with Shaunaka Rishi Das.
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05:45
Farming Today—The President of the World Farmer's Organisation Theo de Jager interviewed on the UN's World Food Day
The President of the World Farmer's Organisation reflects on the G7 Agriculture talks.
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05:56
Weather—16/10/2017
The latest weather forecast for farmers.
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05:58
Tweet of the Day—YOLOBirder on the Redwing
Birdwatching's irreverent Tweeter YOLOBirder recalls rescuing redwings struggling in snow.
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Morning
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06:00
Today—16/10/2017
News and current affairs. Includes Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
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09:00
Start the Week—The End of War?
Peace and War: Oona Hathaway, Mona Juul, Elisabeth Kendall and Philip Collins.
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09:44
Daily Service—16/10/2017
Spiritual reflection with a Bible reading, prayer and music, led by the Rev Roy Jenkins.
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10:00
Woman's Hour—Jessie Ware, Lesley Sharp, 大象传媒 100 Women
Jessie Ware talks about how becoming a mother has influenced her music.
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10:45
Book of the Week—How to Be Champion, Pre-Stand-Up, Stand-Up
1/5 Sarah Millican describes the life-changing moment she discovered her talent for comedy.
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11:00
Toynbee at War
Polly Toynbee explores how Arnold J Toynbee's life and writing was shaped by the Great War
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11:30
Susan Calman - Keep Calman Carry On—Series 1, Hillwalking with Muriel Gray
1/4 Susan Calman tries to learn how to unwind, by going hillwalking with Muriel Gray. (R)
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Afternoon
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12:00
News Headlines; Shipping Forecast—16/10/2017
National and international news and the shipping forecast.
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12:04
Things That Made the Modern Economy—Series 1, Management Consulting
If managers often have a bad reputation, what about those who tell them how to manage?
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12:13
You and Yours—Younger people in debt, Ikea hacks
Winifred Robinson looks at debt among younger people and the trend of Ikea hacking.
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12:57
Weather—16/10/2017
The latest weather forecast.
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13:00
World at One—16/10/2017
Analysis of news and current affairs.
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13:45
How to Have a Better Brain—Exercise
1/5 Sian Williams analyses the importance of physical exercise to brain health. (R)
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14:00
The Archers—15/10/2017
Lilian feels guilty. (R)
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14:15
Drama on 4—The Gold Killing, 1. Temptation
1/2 Greed, fear and fraud. Thriller starring Robert Glenister. (R)
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15:00
Quote... Unquote—Sally Phillips, Matthew Parris, Kate Williams and Frog Stone
Nigel Rees quizzes Sally Phillips, Matthew Parris, Kate Williams and Frog Stone.
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15:30
The Food Programme—How We Eat: 3. Eating By The Rules
Sheila Dillon talks to people who eat according to very strict rules.
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16:00
Martin Morales' Peruvian Road Trip
Peruvian-born chef Martin Morales explores the link between food and music in the Andes.
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16:30
The Digital Human—Series 12, Duped
Aleks Krotoski explores the world of spam, scams and caches of forgotten gold.
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17:00
PM—16/10/2017
Eddie Mair with interviews, context and analysis.
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17:54
Shipping Forecast—16/10/2017
The latest shipping forecast.
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Evening
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18:00
Six O'Clock News—16/10/2017 Storm Ophelia kills 3 in Ireland
People in Northern Ireland, Wales and Scotland warned of threat to life and property.
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18:30
The Unbelievable Truth—Series 19, Episode 3
3/6 Comedians try to smuggle truths past their opponents in David Mitchell's panel game.
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19:00
The Archers—16/10/2017
Shula's day goes from bad to worse.
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19:15
Front Row—Armando Iannucci on the Death of Stalin, Kwame Kwei-Armah directs Ibsen's Lady from the Sea
Armando Iannucci's Death of Stalin, Kwame Kwei-Armah directs Ibsen's Lady from the Sea.
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19:45
John Reed - Ten Days That Shook the World—6. The Revolutionary Front
6/10 Reed visits the revolutionary frontline with the Bolshevik commander-in-chief. (R)
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20:00
The British Road to Bolshevism
Martin Rosenbaum explores how events in London played a role in the Russian Revolution.
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20:30
Analysis—Can We Teach Robots Ethics?
What happens when a machine faces a moral dilemma? David Edmonds investigates.
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21:00
Natural Histories—Gull
Brett Westwood follows gulls away from the sea to landfill sites where birdwatchers gather (R)
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21:30
Start the Week—The End of War?
Peace and War: Oona Hathaway, Mona Juul, Elisabeth Kendall and Philip Collins. (R)
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22:00
The World Tonight—Somalia suffers worst terror attack in its history
The Mogadishu truck bomb is blamed on Al-Shabaab Islamists.
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22:45
The Deathwatch Journal by Ian Rankin—Episode 1
1/5 A prison guard watches over a man sentenced to hang for the murder of his wife.
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23:00
Word of Mouth—Wild Words
Robert Macfarlane tells Michael Rosen about his 'word-hoard' of endangered nature words. (R)
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23:30
Today in Parliament—16/10/2017
Susan Hulme reports from Westminster.
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Late
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00:00
Midnight News—17/10/2017
The latest national and international news from 大象传媒 Radio 4.
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00:30
Book of the Week—How to Be Champion, Pre-Stand-Up, Stand-Up
1/5 Sarah Millican describes the life-changing moment she discovered her talent for comedy. (R)
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—17/10/2017
The latest shipping forecast.
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01:00
Selection of 大象传媒 World Service Programmes—17/10/2017
大象传媒 Radio 4 joins the 大象传媒 World Service.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—17/10/2017
The latest shipping forecast.
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05:30
News Briefing—17/10/2017
News from 大象传媒 Radio 4.
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—17/10/2017
A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with Shaunaka Rishi Das.
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05:45
Farming Today—No trade deal post-Brexit, climate report, forest management, slurry spreading restrictions in Scotland
With a 'no deal' Brexit, could farmers just 'grow more'?
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05:58
Tweet of the Day—YOLOBirder on the Waxwing
Birdwatching's irreverent commentator YOLOBirder on his love of hipster-quiffed waxwings.
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