LW Schedule
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Early
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00:00
Midnight News—03/08/2020
The latest news and weather forecast from ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Radio 4.
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00:15
Thinking Allowed—Estates
Council estates - then and now. Laurie Taylor explores the concept of the 'sink estate'.
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00:45
Bells on Sunday—St Giles Church in Ashtead, Surrey.
Bells on Sunday comes from St Giles Church in Ashtead, Surrey
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—03/08/2020
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
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01:00
Selection of ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ World Service Programmes—03/08/2020
³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Radio 4 joins the ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ World Service.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—03/08/2020
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
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05:30
News Briefing—03/08/2020
The latest news from ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Radio 4
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—03/08/2020
A reflection and prayer to start the day with the Very Reverend Dr Sarah Rowland Jones
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05:45
Farming Today—03/08/20 Harvest 2020, Algal blooms, Eat Out to Help Out in rural pubs
Yields are down for harvest 2020 after a difficult growing season.
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05:56
Weather—03/08/2020
The latest weather forecast for farmers.
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05:58
Tweet of the Day—Matt Merritt on the Curlew
Matt Merritt, editor of British Birdwatching magazine, revels in the call of the curlew.
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Morning
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06:00
Today—03/08/2020
News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
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09:00
The Patch—City of London, St Paul's
Lockdown with the homeless community in one of the wealthiest postcodes in Britain.
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09:30
Legacy of War—Episode 9
9/10 Sean Bean presents a series exploring how war experiences filter down the generations
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09:45
Daily Service—03/08/2020 Those Who Work in Farming and Fishing
Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music led by the Rev Roy Jenkins.
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10:00
Woman's Hour—Kids Against Plastic, Irish Tampon Ad, Zara McFarlane
The programme that offers a female perspective on the world
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10:45
Whodunnits—Bloody Eisteddfod, 1. Busy Week
1/5 Old friends and National Eisteddfod - it's not going to be a quiet week.
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11:00
My Name Is...—My Name Is Natasha
Why isn't threatening to share intimate images a criminal offence in England and Wales?
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11:30
Loose Ends—Jade Anouka, Sindhu Vee, Ben Hart, Raphael Rowe, Black Pumas, Lady Blackbird, Christopher Eccleston, Nikki Bedi
Nikki Bedi and guests with an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy.
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Afternoon
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12:00
News Headlines; Shipping Forecast—03/08/2020
The latest national and international news headlines, followed by the shipping forecast.
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12:04
Actress by Anne Enright—Episode 6: Troubles
6/10 Booker-winning Anne Enright reads her novel about the rise and fall of an acting legend.
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12:18
You and Yours—Eat Out To Help Out; FlyBe Routes; Bank Branch Closures
Will the "Eat Out To Help Out" scheme be a real boost for the hospitality sector?
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12:57
Weather—03/08/2020
The latest weather forecast
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13:00
World at One—03/08/2020
News, analysis and comment from ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Radio 4
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13:45
How They Made Us Doubt Everything—The Tobacco Playbook: 6. From Fact to Theory
13/17 ‘Unless climate change becomes a non-issue…there may be no moment we can declare victory’
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14:00
Drama on 4—Festival
Sarah Wooley's comedy drama about festivals and the start of a legendary literary romance.
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14:45
Museum of Lost Objects—The Lion of al-Lat
The fearsome 2,000 year old statue, regarded as one of the symbols of Palmyra
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15:00
The 3rd Degree—Series 10, Mansfield College Oxford
6/6 Three students from Mansfield College Oxford take on their professors in the upbeat quiz.
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15:30
The Food Programme—Return of the Restaurant?
Sheila Dillon finds out how the restaurant sector is handling the move out of lockdown.
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16:00
Simon Schama: The Great Gallery Tours—The Whitney Museum of American Art
In his home town of New York, Sir Simon Schama celebrates four great 20th century artists.
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16:30
The Infinite Monkey Cage—Series 22, The Sun
Brian Cox and Robin Ince take a dazzling look at the science of the sun.
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17:00
PM—03/08/2020
Afternoon news and current affairs programme.
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17:54
Shipping Forecast—03/08/2020
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
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Evening
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18:00
Six O'Clock News—03/08/2020 Tributes to Nobel Peace Prize winner John Hume
The former SDLP leader - who helped end the Troubles - has died aged 83
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18:30
I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue—Series 65, From 2016 - The Cliffs Pavilion, Southend-on-Sea
6/6 Jack Dee, Barry Cryer and Sandi Toksvig are joined by Miles Jupp and Richard Osman.
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19:00
The Archers—03/08/2020
There’s an emergency at ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Farm
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19:15
Front Row—Barbara Kingsolver as poet, Es Devlin's Lockdown Discovery, Sculptor Thomas J. Price, pianist Leon Fleisher remembered
Barbara Kingsolver, designer Es Devlin, and artist Thomas J Price
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19:45
Whodunnits—Bloody Eisteddfod, 1. Busy Week
1/5 Old friends and National Eisteddfod - it's not going to be a quiet week.
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20:00
The Death Row Book Club
How starting a book club helped Anthony Ray Hinton survive 28 years on death row.
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20:30
Crossing Continents—Venezuela's 'Bay of Piglets'
A failed coup in Venezuela - a story of hubris, incompetence and treachery…
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21:00
The Political School—Episode 3
3/3 How could we change our political system for the better?
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21:30
The Patch—City of London, St Paul's
Lockdown with the homeless community in one of the wealthiest postcodes in Britain.
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22:00
The World Tonight—Tributes for John Hume, architect of Irish peace process
Nobel Peace Prize winner dies aged 83
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22:45
Actress by Anne Enright—Episode 6: Troubles
6/10 Booker-winning Anne Enright reads her novel about the rise and fall of an acting legend.
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23:00
Word of Mouth—Words Used About Women
From hussy to bossy, spinster to slut, Professor Deborah Cameron on words used about women
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23:30
Archiving Black America
Maya Millett speaks to the archivists amplifying the buried stories of African-Americans.
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Late
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00:00
Midnight News—04/08/2020
The latest news and weather forecast from ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Radio 4.
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00:30
The Oak Papers by James Canton—Episode 1
1/5 James Canton explores the history and symbolic power of oak trees.
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—04/08/2020
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
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01:00
Selection of ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ World Service Programmes—04/08/2020
³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Radio 4 joins the ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ World Service.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—04/08/2020
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
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05:30
News Briefing—04/08/2020
The latest news from ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Radio 4
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—04/08/2020
A reflection and prayer to start the day with the Very Reverend Dr Sarah Rowland Jones
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05:45
Farming Today—04/08/20 - Planning reforms and the countryside, Combinable crops, Rural crime report
Sybil Ruscoe asks what planning reforms could mean for rural areas.
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05:58
Tweet of the Day—Nick Moran on the Heron
Nick Moran describes the excitement of recording the nocturnal flight calls of herons.
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