LW Schedule
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Early
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00:00
Midnight News—08/03/2024
The latest news and weather forecast from ´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio 4.
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00:30
The Price of Life by Jenny Kleeman—£20-£30,000 per year: The National Health Service
4/5 Who decides how the NHS budget is split between different health conditions?
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—08/03/2024
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
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01:00
Selection of ´óÏó´«Ã½ World Service Programmes—World Service
´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio 4 joins the ´óÏó´«Ã½ World Service.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—08/03/2024
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
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05:30
News Briefing—08/03/2024
National and international news from ´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio 4
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—Occasions to celebrate
A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Angad Kaur.
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05:45
Farming Today—08/03/24 Farmer protests; Red Tractor / green tractor row; Learning to lamb.
AHDB and the National Farmers Union call on Red Tractor to drop its green tractor element.
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05:58
Tweet of the Day—Andy Clements on the Golden Plover
Andy Clements is entranced by the mournful spirit-rising sound of the golden plover.
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Morning
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06:00
Today—08/03/2024
News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
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08:31
Yesterday in Parliament—08/03/2024
The Budget debate and First Minister's Questions at Holyrood. David Cornock reports.
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09:00
Desert Island Discs—Rita Rae, Lady Rae, lawyer and judge
Rita Rae, Lady Rae, lawyer, shares the soundtrack of her life with Lauren Laverne.
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09:45
Daily Service—Mothers in the Bible: Mary
Marking International Women's Day with Linden Bicket, who teaches literature and religion.
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10:00
Woman's Hour—Women's Football in '71, Mollie King, Female psychopaths
Who were the trailblazing footballers in an unofficial Women's World Cup in Brazil in '71?
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11:00
Farmers and Furious
With farmers protesting across the UK, is the agricultural industry is at breaking point?
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11:30
Room 101 with Paul Merton—Series 1, Steph McGovern
Paul Merton interviews Steph McGovern about her pet hates and worst nightmares.
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Afternoon
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12:00
Shipping Forecast—08/03/2024
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
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12:04
AntiSocial—'Black Out' performances
Are stage shows aimed at black audiences inclusive or divisive?
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12:57
Weather—08/03/2024
The latest weather forecast
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13:00
World at One—08/03/2024
Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment.
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13:45
Strike Boy—5. Women against Pit Closures
'Oh, are you a feminist now?' 'No, I'm an ordinary housewife with a brain.'
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14:00
The Archers—07/03/2024
Alistair reveals his plans.
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14:15
Limelight—Love and Other Lies, Love and Other Lies - 4. Happy Family
4/5 Josie comes face to face with the member of the catfishing gang she thought she'd murdered
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14:45
Child—Series 1, 9. Birth Plan
How can we truly plan for something as big and unknowable as birth?
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15:00
Gardeners' Question Time—Vale of Pewsey
Horticultural programme featuring a group of gardening experts.
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15:45
Short Works—Stew Woman
By Hannah Vincent. Stew’s wife is planning an very unusual dinner for him.
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16:00
Last Word—Iris Apfel, Colin Murray Parkes, Baroness Henig, Jim Lawrence
Matthew Bannister on a designer, a psychiatrist, a politician and a sail maker.
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16:30
Feedback—Schedule Shake-up, Moral Maze and Singers Saved
Your thoughts on schedule changes, Moral Maze and the ´óÏó´«Ã½ Singers.
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17:00
PM—08/03/2024
Afternoon news and current affairs programme
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17:54
Shipping Forecast—08/03/2024
The latest shipping forecast
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Evening
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18:00
Six O'Clock News—08/03/2024 Report finds British Army spy inside IRA cost more lives than he saved
Operation Kenova investigated the agent who was codenamed Stakeknife
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18:30
The News Quiz—Series 113, Episode 10
10/10 Mark Steel, Marie Le Conte, Simon Evans and Zoe Lyons join Andy Zaltzman.
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19:00
The Archers—08/03/2024
Chris makes a shocking discovery.
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19:15
Add to Playlist—Series 8, Anna Meredith and Joe Stilgoe head for South Africa
Anna Meredith and Joe Stilgoe join Cerys and Jeffrey to add the next five tracks.
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20:00
Any Questions?—Simon Boyd, Nigel Huddleston MP, Sarah Jones MP, Soumaya Keynes
Alex Forsyth presents political debate from the Mowlem Theatre in Swanage, Dorset.
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20:50
A Point of View—Peak Envy
Will Self reflects on an 'epidemic' of envy.
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21:00
Strike Boy—Omnibus 1
Mark was ten when the miners’ strike took over his life. Forty years on, he goes back.
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22:00
The World Tonight—UK joins international sea corridor to get aid to Gaza
Britain is part of an international effort to bring aid to Gaza from Cyprus
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22:45
Frenchman's Creek by Daphne du Maurier—Episode 5
5/10 A classic story of love, daring and a painted pirate ship in a hidden Cornish creek.
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23:00
Americast—State of the Union: Biden's Pitch to the Nation
Joe Biden delivered a fiery address in a high-stakes pitch to Congress and beyond.
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23:30
Today in Parliament—08/03/2024
Alicia McCarthy reports from Westminster as peers mark International Women's Day.
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Late
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00:00
Midnight News—09/03/2024
The latest news and weather forecast from ´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio 4.
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00:30
The Price of Life by Jenny Kleeman—$368,901: The Average Ransom Demand
5/5 Jenny Kleeman dips a toe into the lucrative world of modern-day piracy.
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—09/03/2024
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
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01:00
Selection of ´óÏó´«Ã½ World Service Programmes—World Service
´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio 4 joins the ´óÏó´«Ã½ World Service.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—09/03/2024
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
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05:30
News Briefing—09/03/2024
National and international news from ´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio 4
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—Time Flying By
A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Kate Wharton.
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05:45
Lent Talks—Betrayal
Lent Talks-Betrayal Written and presented by Lucy Winkett, Rector of St James’s Piccadilly
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