LW Schedule
Early
00:00
Midnight News—10/10/2014
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
00:30
Germany: Memories of a Nation—The Walhalla: Hall of Heroes
Neil MacGregor visits the Walhalla, a 19th-century temple to German-ness, built in Bavaria(R)
00:48
Shipping Forecast—10/10/2014
The latest shipping forecast.
01:00
Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—10/10/2014
BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
05:20
Shipping Forecast—10/10/2014
The latest shipping forecast.
05:30
News Briefing—10/10/2014
News from BBC Radio 4.
05:43
Prayer for the Day—10/10/2014
A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with Imam Monawar Hussain.
05:45
Farming Today—Milk Protests, Mental Health Helpline, Rural Business, German Crop Spraying
The mental health of farmers and the dairy farmers protesting over falling milk prices.
05:58
Tweet of the Day—Arctic Warbler
Miranda Krestovnikoff presents the long distant migrant Arctic warbler.
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Morning
06:00
Today—10/10/2014
Morning news. Includes Sports Desk; Weather; Thought for the Day.
09:00
Desert Island Discs—Sally Wainwright
Sally Wainwright, TV screenwriter, is interviewed by Kirsty Young.(R)
09:45
Act of Worship—10/10/2014
An act of worship and music led by the Rev Dr Martyn Atkins.
10:00
Woman's Hour—10/10/2014
Jenni Murray talks to Jayne Torvill about what it's like having more than one 'other half'
10:45
The Book of Strange New Things by Michel Faber—5. Unto Dust
5/10Peter presides over the funeral service for one of his colleagues on the USIC base.
11:00
Care, Work, Sleep, Repeat
Dave Howard finds out what it is like to be a young adult carer.
11:30
My First Planet—Series 2, Day Trip to Terror!
6/6What better time for social media to kick in than on a dangerous mission on the surface?
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Afternoon
12:00
News Headlines; Shipping Forecast—10/10/2014
National and international news and the shipping forecast.
12:04
21st Century Mythologies—Oscar Pistorius
5/17Peter Conrad dissects the popular culture of our era. In this episode, Oscar Pistorius.
12:15
You and Yours—Scam Jobs; Industrial Deafness; Boilers; Kindle Unlimited
Why scam jobs appear on legitimate websites and the rise in claims for industrial deafness
12:57
Weather—10/10/2014
The latest weather forecast.
13:00
World at One—10/10/2014
Analysis of current affairs reports, presented by Mark Mardell.
13:45
An Eye for Pattern: The Letters of Dorothy Hodgkin—Episode 5
5/5Dorothy becomes the first woman to receive the Nobel Prize for Chemistry in 1964.
14:00
The Archers—09/10/2014
David has a big question for Jill.(R)
14:15
Drama on 4—Beyond Contempt
By Peter Jukes. The story of how Peter Jukes came to live-tweet the entire hacking trial.
15:00
Gardeners' Question Time—Kent
Peter Gibbs and the panel take questions from a local audience in Kent.
15:45
Ian Fleming's Thrilling Cities—Hong Kong
1/3Ian Fleming's account of his 1959 trip to the world's most exciting and exotic cities.
16:00
Last Word—Andrew Kerr, Jean-Claude Duvalier, Dorothy Tyler MBE, Prof Karl Miller, Cosimo Matassa
Matthew Bannister on a festival founder, a dictator, an athlete and a literary editor.
16:30
Feedback—10/10/2014
More time to catch up on iPlayer, and Jarvis Cocker brings classical music to Radio 4.
16:55
The Listening Project—Rachel and Mandy - Losing a Child
Fi Glover listens in on a friendship that has grown closer through tragedy.
17:00
PM—10/10/2014
Full coverage and analysis of the day's news.
17:54
Shipping Forecast—10/10/2014
The latest shipping forecast.
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Evening
18:00
Six O'Clock News—10/10/2014
National and international news from BBC Radio 4.
18:30
The Now Show—Series 44, Episode 5
5/6Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis are joined by special guest Nathan Caton.
19:00
The Archers—10/10/2014
It is the Harvest Supper.
19:15
Front Row—Iggy Pop; The Lion King; Marcel Duchamp
John Wilson talks to Iggy Pop, ahead of this year's BBC Music John Peel Lecture.
19:45
Germany: Memories of a Nation—One People, Many Sausages
Neil MacGregor focuses on two great emblems of Germany's national diet: beer and sausages.(R)
20:00
Any Questions?—Paul Nuttall MEP, Ed Davey MP, Caroline Flint MP, Sarah Wollaston MP
Jonathan Dimbleby with Ed Davey, Caroline Flint, Paul Nuttall and Sarah Wollaston.
20:50
A Point of View—Dying with Dignity
Adam Gopnick thinks we fail all too often to let people die with dignity.
21:00
Plants: From Roots to Riches—Omnibus, Episode 1
1/5Kathy Willis explores our changing relationship with plants.
21:58
Weather—10/10/2014
Weather information.
22:00
The World Tonight—10/10/2014
Can UKIP repeat their success in Clacton? Andy Hosken reports from Rochester.
22:45
Book at Bedtime—The Bone Clocks, Episode 15
15/15Holly Sykes finds herself at the centre of a battle between good and evil.
23:00
A Good Read—Jeremy Paxman and Mary Beard
Mary Beard and Jeremy Paxman talk about their favourite books with Harriett Gilbert.(R)
23:27
Punt PI—Series 6, The Case of the Vanishing Machine Gun Maker
1/4Steve Punt investigates the vanishing machine gun inventor, William Cantelo.(R)
23:55
The Listening Project—Rachel and Mandy – Keep On Running
Fi Glover with a conversation between friends about their version of running for charity
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Late
00:00
Midnight News—11/10/2014
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
00:30
Germany: Memories of a Nation—One People, Many Sausages
Neil MacGregor focuses on two great emblems of Germany's national diet: beer and sausages.(R)
00:48
Shipping Forecast—11/10/2014
The latest shipping forecast.
01:00
Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—11/10/2014
BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
05:20
Shipping Forecast—11/10/2014
The latest shipping forecast.
05:30
News Briefing—11/10/2014
The latest news from BBC Radio 4.
05:43
Prayer for the Day—11/10/2014
Short reflection and prayer with Father Martin Graham.
05:45
iPM—11/10/2014
The programme that starts with its listeners.
