LW Schedule
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Early
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00:00
Midnight News—19/05/2020
The latest news and weather forecast from ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Radio 4.
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00:30
The See-Through House by Shelley Klein—An Architectural Jewel
1/5 Shelley Klein's book is about her family home and her father, the designer Bernat Klein.
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—19/05/2020
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
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01:00
Selection of ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ World Service Programmes—19/05/2020
³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Radio 4 joins the ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ World Service.
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05:33
Shipping Forecast—19/05/2020
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—19/05/2020
A spiritual comment and prayer to start the day with Father Christopher Hancock.
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05:45
Farming Today—19/05/20 - The badger cull, micro-rewildling and frost-hit vineyards.
The latest twists and turns on the badger cull.
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05:58
Tweet of the Day—Goshawk
Martin Hughes Games presents the Goshawk.
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Morning
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06:00
Today—19/05/2020
News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
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08:31
Yesterday in Parliament—19/05/2020
Susan Hulme reports on Yesterday in Parliament.
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09:00
The Life Scientific—Frank Kelly on air pollution
The impact of lockdown on the quality of the air we breathe.
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09:30
One to One—Personality: Katya Adler talks to Professor Wiebke Bleidorn
Katya Adler talks to psychologist Wiebke Bleidorn about whether personalities can change.
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09:45
Daily Service—19/05/2020 Faith in the future
Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music led by Krish Kandiah.
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10:00
Woman's Hour—Should maternity leave be extended for corona-era parents?
Maternity leave extension; First-time gardeners; Golnoosh Nour; Returning to school
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10:45
Doorstep Daughter—An Unusual Arrangement
Two very different families join together to raise a baby - and change each others' lives.
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11:00
The Global Ventilator Race
Engineers and inventors worldwide are rushing to build new ventilators. Are they any good?
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11:30
Art of Now—The Gospel of Grime
From gospel to grime, Jesse Bernard explores the role music plays in black churches.
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Afternoon
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12:00
News Summary—19/05/2020
The latest national and international news from ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Radio 4.
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12:03
Shipping Forecast—19/05/2020
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
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12:06
First Love by Ivan Turgenev—Episode 2
2/5 Vladimir discovers that his beautiful neighbour has many suitors.
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12:20
You and Yours—Call You and Yours: How happy are you to send your child back to school?
How happy are you to send your child back to school?
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12:57
Weather—19/05/2020
The latest weather forecast
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13:00
World at One—19/05/2020
News, analysis and comment from ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Radio 4
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13:45
The New Anatomy of Melancholy—Mirth and merry company
7/12 A 400-year-old guide to melancholy. What can it teach us today?
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14:00
The Archers—The Flower and Produce Show
We delve into The Archers’ archive and there’s skulduggery at the Flower and Produce Show.
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14:15
Mythos—3. Albion
3/3 Johnson is in danger when a sinkhole opens up beneath the city of London.
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15:00
Short Cuts—The Sea, The Sea
Short documentaries on crashing waves and diving under the water. Presented by Josie Long.
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15:30
Costing the Earth—Is this something I should be doing?
Carbon offsetting - the latest news
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16:00
Word of Mouth—Philip Pullman and Michael Rosen talk about language and writing
Philip Pullman and Michael Rosen talk in depth about language and writing.
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16:30
Great Lives—Billy Bremner of Leeds United
Anand Menon chooses Leeds United captain, Billy Bremner.
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17:00
PM—19/05/2020
Afternoon news and current affairs programme.
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Evening
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18:00
Six O'Clock News—19/05/2020 Care homes: ministers defend government handling of Covid19
Ministers defend themselves after criticism of their approach to protecting care homes.
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18:30
My Teenage Diary—Series 9, Olly Mann
3/6 Rufus Hound talks to the podcaster Olly Mann about his teenage diaries.
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19:00
The Archers—The Hunt Ball
We delve into The Archers’ archive and it’s the night of the Hunt Ball at Grey Gables.
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19:15
Front Row—Stephen La Rivière, Nancy Kerr, Silas Marner
Nebula-75 creator Stephen La Rivière, and singer Nancy Kerr.
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19:45
Doorstep Daughter—An Unusual Arrangement
Two very different families join together to raise a baby - and change each others' lives.
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20:00
File on 4 Investigates—Coronavirus: The care homes catastrophe
Did the authorities react quickly enough to the threat to care homes from Covid-19?
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20:40
In Touch—Social distancing
What are the effects of social distancing?
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21:00
Inside Health—Inside Health: The Virus, Longest Stay Covid-19 Patient; Health Inequalities; Agoraphobia; Covid-19 Testing
Claudia Hammond on the longest stay COVID-19 case; Health Inequalities; Agoraphobia.
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21:30
The Life Scientific—Frank Kelly on air pollution
The impact of lockdown on the quality of the air we breathe.
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22:00
The World Tonight—Work and Pensions Secretary blames scientists for "the wrong advice"
How should the politician-scientist relationship work ?
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22:45
Amongst Women by John McGahern—2. Opportunity
2/10 Rose Brady sets her sights on local widower Michael Moran.
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23:00
You'll Do—Feminism with Deborah Frances-White and Tom Salinsky
Deborah Frances-White and Tom Salinsky chat about marriage, monogamy and bridge.
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23:30
Today in Parliament—19/05/2020
News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament
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Late
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00:00
Midnight News—20/05/2020
The latest news and weather forecast from ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Radio 4.
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00:30
The See-Through House by Shelley Klein—House Designs
2/5 Shelley Klein on her father and the planning and design of his modernist house.
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—20/05/2020
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
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01:00
Selection of ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ World Service Programmes—20/05/2020
³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Radio 4 joins the ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ World Service.
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05:33
Shipping Forecast—20/05/2020
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—20/05/2020
A spiritual comment and prayer to start the day with Father Christopher Hancock
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05:45
Farming Today—20/05/20 - Institutional land ownership, county farms, EFRA committee on food supply and antibiotics for mastitis
How will our landscape change as new payments for farmers are introduced?
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05:58
Tweet of the Day—Little Auk
Martin Hughes-Games presents the Little Auk.
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