LW Schedule
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Early
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00:00
Midnight News—29/04/2020
The latest news and weather forecast from ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Radio 4.
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00:30
Intrigue—Tunnel 29, Tunnel 29: 7. The Interrogation
Wolfdieter's show trial begins.
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—29/04/2020
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
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01:00
Selection of ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ World Service Programmes—29/04/2020
³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Radio 4 joins the ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ World Service.
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05:33
Shipping Forecast—29/04/2020
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—29/04/2020
A reflection and prayer to start the day with Jonathan Rea.
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05:45
Farming Today—29/04/20 - Flour surplus, selling fish locally, a postponed farm wedding and covid-eos
There is a surplus of flour in the UK right now - so why is it so hard to find?
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05:58
Tweet of the Day—Grasshopper Warbler
Kate Humble presents the grasshopper warbler.
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Morning
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06:00
Today—29/04/2020
News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
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08:31
Yesterday in Parliament—29/04/2020
Yesterday in Parliament
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09:00
More or Less—Ethnic minority deaths, climate change and lockdown
Are doctors from ethnic minority backgrounds disproportionately affected by Covid-19?
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09:30
Sliced Bread—Teeth Whitening
Greg Foot puts teeth whitening products through the evidence mill.
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09:45
Daily Service—29/04/2020
Presenter led spiritual reflection and prayers with ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ originated music
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10:00
Woman's Hour—Alison White, Corona Diaries, Midlife Crisis
The programme that offers a female perspective on the world
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10:45
Letter to Louis by Alison White—3. Music Therapy
3/5 Will music therapy help transform baby Louis' sense of control in the world?
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11:00
A Very Different Ramadan
A look at how Covid-19 is impacting Ramadan, one of world's biggest religious festivals.
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11:30
Plum House—Series 3, 5. All in Good Faith
5/6 A new vicar comes to the local parish much to Peter's delight.
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Afternoon
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12:00
News Summary—29/04/2020
The latest national and international news from ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Radio 4.
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12:03
Shipping Forecast—29/04/2020
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
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12:06
Crossriggs by Jane & Mary Findlater—8. Worries about Van
8/10 Crossriggs waits with bated breath as a life hangs in the balance.
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12:20
You and Yours—Free school meal vouchers; Pub rent; Music streaming
Delays for parents needing free school meal vouchers, and pubs warn of mounting rent debts
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12:57
Weather—29/04/2020
The latest weather forecast
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13:00
World at One—29/04/2020
News, analysis and comment from ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Radio 4
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13:45
Viral Exposure—The United Kingdom
3/5 The Chancellor opens floodgates and puts the self-employed on notice
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14:00
The Archers—28/04/2020
A wedding blunder leaves Kirsty fuming.
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14:15
GF Newman's The Corrupted—Series 5, Episode 8
8/10 Sir Joseph (Toby Jones) is finalising a deal with a Russian pharmaceutical giant.
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15:00
Money Box—MBL: Coronavirus and claiming benefits
Claiming benefits due to coronavirus.
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15:30
Inside Health—Inside Health: The Virus, Smoking vs Covid-19; non-urgent treatments; loneliness surveys; Southampton update, covid and the law.
Claudia Hammond on smoking and Covid-19, lockdown loneliness surveys, and clinical law.
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16:00
The Media Show—Secrets of the Celebrity Interview
How feature writers get the famous to say things they wish they hadn’t
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16:30
PM—29/04/2020
Afternoon news and current affairs programme.
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Evening
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18:00
Six O'Clock News—29/04/2020 UK starts reporting coronavirus care home deaths
The number of people who have died with Covid-19 in the UK rises to more than 26,000.
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18:30
Quanderhorn—Quanderhorn 2, 1. Killdiboos and Universibold Explodibangbang
1/6 Can Quanderhorn (James Fleet) and his trepid crew save the world from the end of reality?
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19:00
The Archers—29/04/2020
Things need to be said between Emma and Ed.
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19:15
Front Row—Singer James Bay, film director Pablo LarraÃn, tribute to actor Irrfan Khan and new drama by disabled writers
James Bay plays his hit Hold Back the River live, and offers tips on playing the guitar.
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19:45
Letter to Louis by Alison White—3. Music Therapy
3/5 Will music therapy help transform baby Louis' sense of control in the world?
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20:00
The Virus Hunters
Tracking the virus hunters who race to understand and extinguish new pathogens.
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20:45
Sliced Bread—Teeth Whitening
Greg Foot puts teeth whitening products through the evidence mill.
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21:00
Costing the Earth—Zero Carbon Britain
Can Britain achieve its environmental commitments for 2050?
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21:30
The Media Show—Secrets of the Celebrity Interview
How feature writers get the famous to say things they wish they hadn’t
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22:00
The World Tonight—Clearer picture of UK coronavirus outbreak emerges
Care home deaths added to daily total – figure now stands at over 26,000
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22:45
Crossriggs by Jane & Mary Findlater—8. Worries about Van
8/10 Crossriggs waits with bated breath as a life hangs in the balance.
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23:00
Rosie Jones: Box Ticker—Gender
3/4 Challenging stand-up comedy from a northern, gay, disabled woman who refuses to conform.
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23:15
Lenny Henry's Rogues Gallery—Series 2, Lemar's Clean Sheet
3/4 Another macabre tale from Lenny Henry in which a mechanic naively joins the Klu Klux Klan.
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23:30
Today in Parliament—29/04/2020
News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament
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Late
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00:00
Midnight News—30/04/2020
The latest news and weather forecast from ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Radio 4.
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00:30
Intrigue—Tunnel 29, Tunnel 29: 8. The Messenger
Ellen, Mimmo's girlfriend, agrees to play a dangerous role.
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—30/04/2020
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
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01:00
Selection of ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ World Service Programmes—30/04/2020
³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Radio 4 joins the ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ World Service.
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05:33
Shipping Forecast—30/04/2020
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—30/04/2020
A reflection and prayer to start the day with Jonathan Rea.
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05:45
Farming Today—30/04/20 - Frozen peas, EU trade talks and home education
We're buying more frozen peas - what does that mean for farmers?
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05:58
Tweet of the Day—Savi's Warbler
The Savi's Warbler - Miranda Krestovnikoff narrates the story of this bird and its sound.
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