LW Schedule
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Early
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00:00
Midnight News—01/02/2021
The latest news and weather forecast from ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Radio 4.
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00:15
Word of Mouth—Adam Bradley: The Poetry of Pop
Adam Bradley joins Michael from Los Angeles and talks about the poetry of pop
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00:45
Bells on Sunday—The Cathedral Church of Saint Peter and Saint Wilfred, Ripon, in North Yorkshire
Bells on Sunday comes from the Cathedral Church of Saint Peter and Saint Wilfred, Ripon.
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—01/02/2021
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
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01:00
Selection of ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ World Service Programmes—01/02/2021
³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Radio 4 joins the ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ World Service.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—01/02/2021
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
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05:30
News Briefing—01/02/2021
The latest news from ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Radio 4
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—01/02/2021
A reflection and prayer to start the day with the Archdeacon of Bangor, Mary Stallard
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05:45
Farming Today—01/02/21 Problems for food exporters, Cornish shellfish, agroecology
A parliamentary inquiry into problems for food exporters.
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05:56
Weather—01/02/2021
The latest weather forecast for farmers.
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05:58
Tweet of the Day—Blue Bird of Paradise
Sir David Attenborough presents the blue bird of paradise from Papua New Guinea.
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Morning
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06:00
Today—01/02/2021
News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
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09:00
Start the Week—The fall of Maxwell – the end of an era.
Andrew Marr with John Preston, Julia Langdon and Emily Bell.
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09:45
Daily Service—Light - Light in the Darkness
Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music led by Stef Benstead
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10:00
Woman's Hour—Susannah Constantine, How Work Fits into your Life
Do you love your job but work for next to nothing? Have we been sold a myth?
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10:45
An Invitation to Indian Cooking by Madhur Jaffrey—1. Delhi
1/5 Drama about the first cookery book by groundbreaking Indian actress, Madhur Jaffrey.
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11:00
My Name Is...—My Name Is Jordan
Jordan Lee hopes to rebuild trust and counter vaccine hesitancy in his Bradford community.
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11:30
How to Vaccinate the World—Vaccine Nationalism
Tim Harford reports on the global race to vaccinate the world against Covid-19.
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Afternoon
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12:00
News Summary—01/02/2021
The latest national and international news from ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Radio 4.
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12:03
Shipping Forecast—01/02/2021
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
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12:06
The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman—Episode 6
6/10 Witty crime thriller by Richard Osman. Abridged by Sara Davies and read by Haydn Gwynne.
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12:20
You and Yours—Slow Broadband; Baby Bust; Happy Design
The families struggling with slow broadband, opting for faster speeds.
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12:57
Weather—01/02/2021
The latest weather forecast
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13:00
World at One—01/02/2021
Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment, with Sarah Montague
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13:45
The River—1. Sabrina and the Fish of No Return
1/5 Five different writers give illustrated talks on the theme of The River.
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14:00
³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖschool History—The Great Fire of London
Join Greg Jenner for a fun homeschool history lesson on The Great Fire of London.
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14:15
Stone—Protection, Dad
1/5 Return of detective series created by Danny Brocklehurst. Episode by Vivienne Harvey.
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15:00
Counterpoint—Series 34, Heat 9
9/13 Another trio of music lovers joins Paul Gambaccini for the contest of musical knowledge.
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15:30
The Food Programme—Flavours of ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ: The refugees forging new lives through food
Sheila Dillon meets asylum seekers and refugees building new lives in the UK through food.
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16:00
Sketches: Stories of Art and People—Tides
Anna Freeman presents a showcase of stories about the meaning of art in people's lives.
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16:30
The Infinite Monkey Cage—Series 23, The Science of Cooking
Brian Cox and Robin Ince don chef's hats and aprons to look at the science of cooking.
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17:00
PM—01/02/2021
Afternoon news and current affairs programme.
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17:54
Shipping Forecast—01/02/2021
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
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Evening
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18:00
Six O'Clock News—01/02/2021 UK concern at SA Covid cases
Testing to begin in parts of England to find cases linked to the South African variant.
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18:30
The Unbelievable Truth—Series 25, Episode 4
4/6 Comedians try to smuggle truths past their opponents in David Mitchell's panel game.
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19:00
The Archers—01/02/2021
Jazzer’s got love on the brain
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19:15
Front Row—Jill Halfpenny in new drama, The Drowning
Jill Halfpenny; Theatre Royal Stratford East archive; queer writing through the centuries.
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19:45
An Invitation to Indian Cooking by Madhur Jaffrey—1. Delhi
1/5 Drama about the first cookery book by groundbreaking Indian actress, Madhur Jaffrey.
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20:00
After Trump—On Politics
1/4 James Naughtie examines what President Trump changed and asks what comes next.
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20:30
Analysis—Personality Politics
Are we predisposed by our personality to be drawn to certain policies or ideologies?
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21:00
A Year of Misinformation
A look back at false stories that went viral online and the real-life harm they caused.
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21:30
Start the Week—The fall of Maxwell – the end of an era.
Andrew Marr with John Preston, Julia Langdon and Emily Bell.
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22:00
The World Tonight—Military coup in Myanmar
Country's elected civilian leadership arrested in series of dawn raids
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22:45
The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman—Episode 6
6/10 Witty crime thriller by Richard Osman. Abridged by Sara Davies and read by Haydn Gwynne.
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23:00
Loose Ends—Petula Clark, Marian Keyes, Melanie Challenger, Kingsley Ben-Adir, Steve Earle, Tunng, YolanDa Brown, Clive Anderson
Clive Anderson and guests with an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy.
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23:30
Today in Parliament—01/02/2021
News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament
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Late
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00:00
Midnight News—02/02/2021
The latest news and weather forecast from ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Radio 4.
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00:30
Karachi Vice by Samira Shackle—Episode 1 - Safdar and Parveen
1/5 Samira Shackle's debut takes us to Karachi in the company of those who live there.
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—02/02/2021
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
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01:00
Selection of ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ World Service Programmes—02/02/2021
³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Radio 4 joins the ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ World Service.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—02/02/2021
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
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05:30
News Briefing—02/02/2021
The latest news from ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Radio 4
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—02/02/2021
A reflection and prayer to start the day with the Archdeacon of Bangor, Mary Stallard.
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05:45
Farming Today—02/02/21 Uncertainty about the future of trade in livestock, grazing sheep on cereal crops
Today, future imports and exports of breeding stock with the EU could hang in the balance.
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05:58
Tweet of the Day—Chris Baines on the Great Spotted Woodpecker
Naturalist and environmentalist Chris Baines enjoys great spotted woodpeckers.
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