LW Schedule
Early
00:00
Midnight News—12/12/2014
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
00:30
Book of the Week—Elsa Schiaparelli: A Biography, Episode 4
4/5The story of one of the most extraordinary fashion designers of the twentieth century.(R)
00:48
Shipping Forecast—12/12/2014
The latest shipping forecast.
01:00
Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—12/12/2014
BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
05:20
Shipping Forecast—12/12/2014
The latest shipping forecast.
05:30
News Briefing—12/12/2014
News from BBC Radio 4.
05:43
Prayer for the Day—12/12/2014
A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with the Rev Dr Calvin Samuel.
05:45
Farming Today—Brassica research, Night-hawking, Oil prices, Holiday cottages
New research aims to produce more environmentally friendly brassicas.
05:58
Tweet of the Day—Morepork
Liz Bonnin presents the morepork or Ru-Ru, New Zealand's only surviving native owl.
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Morning
06:00
Today—12/12/2014
Morning news. Includes Sports Desk, Yesterday in Parliament, Weather, Thought for the Day.
08:31
Yesterday in Parliament—12/12/2014
Sean Curran reports from Westminster.
09:00
Desert Island Discs—Julie Bentley
Kirsty Young talks to Julie Bentley, CEO of Girlguiding.(R)
09:45
Act of Worship—12/12/2014
An act of worship led by the Rev Ernie Rea.
10:00
Woman's Hour—Nylons; Loneliness; Legal Aid for Victims of Domestic Violence; Call for Buffer Zones around Abortion Clinics
Nylon stockings, loneliness and older people and BBC Sports Personality of the Year.
10:45
15 Minute Drama—Writing the Century: My Greenham, Episode 5
5/5For her action at Greenham, Ginette is serving a short sentence in Holloway Prison.
11:00
Becoming Myself: Gender Identity—Trans Men
1/2Freddie, Mitchell and Blade, who were raised female, seek treatment as trans men.
11:30
Just William - Live!—Series 4, The Outlaws and the Triplets
1/2Martin Jarvis performs the first of two comic classics at Cheltenham Festival.(R)
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Afternoon
12:00
News Headlines; Shipping Forecast—12/12/2014
National and international news and the shipping forecast.
12:04
Home Front—12 December 1914 - Norman Harris
Epic drama series set in Britain during the First World War.
12:15
You and Yours—Green Deal, Empty Shops, Loneliness
Another Green Deal offer is snapped up, more empty shops and why is loneliness a UK issue?
12:57
Weather—12/12/2014
The latest weather forecast.
13:00
World at One—12/12/2014
Analysis of current affairs reports, presented by Mark Mardell.
13:45
Manchester: Alchemical City—Vision of the Future
5/5A computer called Baby, Alan Turing, 25 Nobel prize winners and the wonders of graphene.
14:00
The Archers—11/12/2014
Pat is exhausted.(R)
14:15
Drama on 4—Rumpole, Rumpole and the Expert Witness
2/2Rumpole defends a doctor accused of murdering his wife.(R)
15:00
Gardeners' Question Time—Glasgow
Eric Robson chairs the horticultural panel programme from Glasgow.
15:45
Radio 4 Christmas Appeal—Making a Difference
Aasmah Mir reports on how the money from the 2013 appeal has been spent.
16:00
Last Word—Queen Fabiola, Stella Young, Bernard Stonehouse, Kent Haruf, Ralph Baer
Matthew Bannister on a disability campaigner, a queen, a polar scientist and an author.
16:30
Feedback—12/12/2014
Tom Mangold on establishment conspiracies and the BBC, and reality TV in the Moral Maze.
16:55
The Listening Project—Kate and Rachel - Not a Bad Thing, to Ask for Help
A conversation about how easily being able-bodied can turn into being disabled.
17:00
PM—12/12/2014
Eddie Mair with interviews, context and analysis.
17:54
Shipping Forecast—12/12/2014
The latest shipping forecast.
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Evening
18:00
Six O'Clock News—12/12/2014
National and international news from BBC Radio 4.
18:30
The News Quiz—Series 85, Episode 8
8/9Sandi Toksvig is joined by Jeremy Hardy, Camilla Long, Romesh Ranganathan and John Robins.
19:00
The Archers—12/12/2014
Elizabeth needs her mum.
19:15
Front Row—Paul McCartney, The Merchant of Venice, Frames at the National Gallery
Paul McCartney, framing An Allegory of Prudence, Ian McDiarmid on The Merchant of Venice.
19:45
15 Minute Drama—Writing the Century: My Greenham, Episode 5
5/5For her action at Greenham, Ginette is serving a short sentence in Holloway Prison.(R)
20:00
Any Questions?—Jeremy Browne MP, Ken Livingstone, Jacob Rees-Mogg MP, Polly Toynbee
Jonathan Dimbleby presents political debate and discussion from Portishead near Bristol.
20:50
A Point of View—Kitsch
Why the fear of producing kitsch art has led to a new kind of pre-emptive kitsch.
21:00
Home Front - Omnibus—8-12 December 1914
Newcomers spell trouble for St Jude's, and the police are unprepared for a crime wave.
21:58
Weather—12/12/2014
Weather information.
22:00
The World Tonight—12/12/2014
UK airspace - fit for purpose? In-depth reporting and analysis from a global perspective.
22:45
Book at Bedtime—Mary Costello - Academy Street, Episode 5
5/10Tess is wholly preoccupied by thoughts of David. Niamh Cusack reads Mary Costello's novel.
23:00
Great Lives—Arthur Smith on Emil Zátopek
Comedian Arthur Smith tells Matthew Parris about the life of Olympic runner Emil Zátopek.(R)
23:30
Today in Parliament—12/12/2014
Mark D'Arcy reports from Westminster.
23:55
The Listening Project—Tom and Sandra – Life Goes On
A couple consider a time when they will no longer be around to see what happens.
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Late
00:00
Midnight News—13/12/2014
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
00:30
Book of the Week—Elsa Schiaparelli: A Biography, Episode 5
5/5The story of one of the most extraordinary fashion designers of the twentieth century.(R)
00:48
Shipping Forecast—13/12/2014
The latest shipping forecast.
01:00
Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—13/12/2014
BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
05:20
Shipping Forecast—13/12/2014
The latest shipping forecast.
05:30
News Briefing—13/12/2014
The latest news from BBC Radio 4.
05:43
Prayer for the Day—13/12/2014
A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with Judy Merry.
05:45
iPM—13/12/2014
'It's a shame Grand Theft Auto doesn't have a misogyny filter.'.
