LW Schedule
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Early
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00:00
Midnight News—03/12/2018
The latest national and international news from 大象传媒 Radio 4.
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00:15
Thinking Allowed—Night-time Economy
The Night-time Economy: How has it changed over the years?
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00:45
Bells on Sunday—St Edith鈥檚 Church, Monks Kirby in Warwickshire
The bells of St Edith鈥檚 Church, Monks Kirby in Warwickshire.
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—03/12/2018
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
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01:00
Selection of 大象传媒 World Service Programmes—03/12/2018
大象传媒 Radio 4 joins the 大象传媒 World Service.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—03/12/2018
The latest shipping forecast
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05:30
News Briefing—03/12/2018
National and international news from 大象传媒 Radio 4
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—03/12/2018
A reading and a reflection to start the day with the Rev'd Dr Karen Smith
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05:45
Farming Today—Fodder shortage bites, Shellfish
Farming fodder is running low, and the charity Forage Aid is struggling to cope
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05:56
Weather—03/12/2018
The latest weather forecast for farmers.
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05:58
Tweet of the Day—Penny Anderson on the Mandarin Duck
Ecologist Penny Anderson describes the flamboyant ducks that visit her garden. (R)
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Morning
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06:00
Today—03/12/2018
News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
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09:00
Start the Week—Power in Politics
Tom Sutcliffe with Isabel Hardman, James Graham, Diarmaid MacCulloch and Steven Fielding.
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09:45
Daily Service—The Prophet's Candle: The Place of Prophecy
Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music led by the Rev Richard Littledale
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10:00
Woman's Hour—Sammy Woodhouse, Babies, Sex and gender
Sammy Woodhouse, baby development, sex and gender
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10:45
Gudrun—Series 5, Episode 1
1/10 Kate Phillips is Gudrun in Lucy Catherine's Viking epic of love, revenge and faith.
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11:00
The Untold—The Unidentified Woman
How do you plan a funeral for an unidentified woman? Christina is determined to do it well
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11:30
Chain Reaction—Series 12, Sara Pascoe Interviews Harry Hill
4/6 Sara Pascoe puts Harry Hill in the hot seat. (R)
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Afternoon
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12:00
News Headlines; Shipping Forecast—03/12/2018
The latest national and international news headlines, followed by the shipping forecast.
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12:04
Unsheltered by Barbara Kingsolver—1. Threatened
1/15 Willa discovers that most of what she has founded her life upon is under threat.
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12:18
You and Yours—Choking in care homes, Black ballet, Energy price cap
Deaths from choking in care homes, diversity in ballet and energy price cap concerns.
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12:57
Weather—03/12/2018
The latest weather forecast.
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13:00
World at One—03/12/2018
Analysis of news and current affairs, presented by Sarah Montague.
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13:45
A History of Delusions—Napoleon and 'Delusions of Grandeur'
Clinical psychologist Daniel Freeman explores cases of delusion.
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14:00
The Archers—02/12/2018
Helen's plans go awry
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14:15
Drama on 4—Close Both Eyes
Fiona Shaw stars in a new psychological thriller from writer Matthew Graham.
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15:00
Quote... Unquote—3/12/2018
Nigel Rees hosts the quotations quiz with Roy Hudd, Greg Jenner and Sindhu Vee.
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15:30
The Food Programme—Cookbooks of 2018
Sheila Dillon, Chetna Makan, Tom Tivnan and Kate Young discuss the cookbooks of 2018. (R)
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16:00
Art of Living—Drawing in the Dark
Close your eyes, take a breath. Artist Stephanie Smith invites you to draw in the dark.
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16:30
Beyond Belief—The Far Right and Christianity
Robert Beckford discusses the use of Christianity by the far right in Europe.
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17:00
PM—03/12/2018
PM at 5pm: interviews, context and analysis.
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Evening
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18:00
Six O'Clock News—03/12/2018 Anger over Brexit customs plans
Brexiteer anger over the Government's Northern Ireland customs backup plan.
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18:30
I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue—Series 70, Episode 4
4/6 70th series of the multi-award-winning comedy panel game chaired by Jack Dee.
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19:00
The Archers—03/12/2018
Lily makes a promise she may not be able to keep
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19:15
Front Row—Robert Redford's Career, Fiction within Fiction, Poet Fred D'Aguiar
Robert Redford's swansong, fictional characters reading fiction and poet Fred D'Aguiar
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19:45
Gudrun—Series 5, Episode 1
1/10 Kate Phillips is Gudrun in Lucy Catherine's Viking epic of love, revenge and faith. (R)
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20:00
Belonging—Old Ties
Why have the ties that gave so many of us a shared sense of belonging weakened?
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20:30
Crossing Continents—A Stark Choice for Cambodia's Surrogates
Locked up for renting out their wombs, mothers in Cambodia must make an agonising choice.
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21:00
The Wolves Are Coming Back
Rebecca Pates explores the rise of the right-wing in eastern Germany. (R)
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21:30
Start the Week—Power in Politics
Tom Sutcliffe with Isabel Hardman, James Graham, Diarmaid MacCulloch and Steven Fielding. (R)
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22:00
The World Tonight—Speaker: "arguable case" that government in contempt of parliament
Attorney General defends Brexit agreement as "a sensible compromise".
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22:45
Unsheltered by Barbara Kingsolver—1. Threatened
1/15 Willa discovers that most of what she has founded her life upon is under threat. (R)
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23:00
When Greeks Flew Kites—Poison: The Invisible Assassin
Sarah Dunant looks at moments in history when poison has sown fear, doubt and intrigue.
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23:30
Today in Parliament—03/12/2018
Sean Curran has the news from Westminster
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Late
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00:00
Midnight News—04/12/2018
The latest national and international news from 大象传媒 Radio 4.
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00:30
Born Lippy by Jo Brand—1. Family
1/5 Jo Brand turns advice giver in a typically irreverent guide to life.
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—04/12/2018
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
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01:00
Selection of 大象传媒 World Service Programmes—04/12/2018
大象传媒 Radio 4 joins the 大象传媒 World Service.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—04/12/2018
The latest shipping forecast
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05:30
News Briefing—04/12/2018
National and international news from 大象传媒 Radio 4
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—04/12/2018
A reading and a reflection to start the day with the Rev Dr Karen Smith.
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05:45
Farming Today—Michael Gove backs gene editing technology, Illegal dredging, Sea bin
Michael Gove pledges support for gene editing post-Brexit to help agricultural research
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05:58
Tweet of the Day—Fyfe Dangerfield on the Bluethroat
For musician Fyfe Dangerfield, seeing a rare bird is like seeing a celebrity on the street
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