LW Schedule
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Early
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00:00
Midnight News—19/08/2021
The latest news and weather forecast from ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Radio 4.
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00:30
Hello, Stranger by Will Buckingham—Episode 3
3/5 Philosopher and traveller Will Buckingham explores our complex relationship with strangers
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—19/08/2021
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
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01:00
Selection of ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ World Service Programmes—19/08/2021
A selection of ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ World Service news and current affairs, arts and science programmes.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—19/08/2021
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
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05:30
News Briefing—19/08/2021
The latest news from ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Radio 4
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—19/08/2021
With Father Philip Blackledge of Holy Trinity Scottish Episcopal Church in Melrose
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05:45
Farming Today—19/08/21 - The carbon footprint of milk, Wheat harvest in Yorkshire
A new report says UK milk is produced with half of the global average carbon footprint.
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05:58
Tweet of the Day—Northern Jacana
Liz Bonnin presents the northern jacana at home in Central American wetlands.
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Morning
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06:00
Today—19/08/2021
News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
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08:45
Yesterday in Parliament—19/08/2021
MPs and peers are recalled to debate the Afghanistan crisis. Mark D'Arcy presents.
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09:00
Citizens of Somewhere—Milton Keynes
John Harris talks to people in Milton Keynes about their lives and how they see the future
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09:30
Questions Answered—David and Ben
2/5 Stories of the people behind the calls at the heart of Any Questions and Any Answers.
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09:45
Daily Service—19/08/2021 Time – The Nature of Time
Christian worship with a Bible reading prayer and music led by Rev Andrew Martlew
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10:00
Woman's Hour—Afghanistan, Adoption, Lesley Manville
Women's voices and women's lives - topical conversations to inform, challenge and inspire.
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11:00
Crossing Continents—India’s Living Dead
The story of Lal Bihari who was told he was dead, when he was not.
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11:30
Planet Bach
Every minute of every day, a musician is playing Bach’s music somewhere in the world.
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Afternoon
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12:00
Shipping Forecast—19/08/2021
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
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12:04
The Mermaid of Black Conch by Monique Roffey—Episode Nine
9/10 A fisherman and a mermaid meet and fall in love. Costa Book of the Year 2020.
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12:18
You and Yours—PCR tests, Back pain, Car sharing
PCR tests, back pain and car sharing
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12:57
Weather—19/08/2021
The latest weather forecast
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13:00
World at One—19/08/2021
Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment, with Jonny Dymond
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13:45
A History of the World in 100 Objects—The First Global Economy (1450 - 1600 AD), Kakiemon elephants
4/5 Neil MacGregor with porcelain white elephants from Japan.
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14:00
The Archers—18/08/2021
Lily attempts to keep the mood romantic
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14:15
Angst!—Poster Girl
4/5 A 3rd generation Londoner takes part in a virtual reality game to win British citizenship.
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14:45
Woof—Honest Mistakes at ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ and Abroad, Parakeet Frenzy
4/4 Bittersweet stories written and performed by Chris Neill with Martin Hyder and Isy Suttie.
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15:00
Open Country—A Fabric Landscape
Ian Marchant visits Blackburn, where the textile industry has shaped the landscape.
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15:27
Radio 4 Appeal—St Giles Trust
Joanne Bakare makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of St Giles Trust
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15:30
Open Book—Leïla Slimani, Rachel Cusk's A Life's Work 20 years on with Kate Mosse and Laura Dockrill, Richard Beard
Chris Power speaks to Leïla Slimani about her new book, The Country of Others.
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16:00
The Film Programme—Jude Law, Ayten Amin and Mark Jenkin
Jude Law talks about The Nest, a suspenseful family drama.
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16:30
³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Inside Science—Mammoth Journey
Tusk reveals the story of a woolly mammoth's 70,000 kilometre journey
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17:00
PM—19/08/2021
Afternoon news and current affairs programme.
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17:54
Shipping Forecast—19/08/2021
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
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Evening
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18:00
Six O'Clock News—19/08/2021 Taliban hunting for people who worked with NATO
UN says militants are searching door-to-door for those who worked with foreigners
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18:30
Stand-Up Specials—Elvis McGonagall: Full Tartan Jacket
The stand-up poet and satirist Elvis McGonagall in excoriating form.
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19:00
The Archers—19/08/2021
³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Farm looks to the future
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19:15
Front Row—Cinderella, Sean Shibe, Censor, Firstsite
At last, Cinderella went to the ball! Sarah Crompton reviews Lloyd Webber's musical.
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19:45
Incarnations: India in 50 Lives—Krishna Menon: Sombre Porcupine
A profile of the abrasive Indian diplomat and statesman Krishna Menon
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20:00
The Briefing Room—What next for President Biden’s foreign policy?
How will events in Afghanistan shape the future of US foreign policy?
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20:30
The Spark—Ehsan Masood and GDP
Helen Lewis meets people offering radical solutions to the big problems of our times.
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21:00
³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Inside Science—Mammoth Journey
Tusk reveals the story of a woolly mammoth's 70,000 kilometre journey
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21:30
Citizens of Somewhere—Milton Keynes
John Harris talks to people in Milton Keynes about their lives and how they see the future
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22:00
The World Tonight—Fears for Afghans who assisted US and NATO forces
UNHCR warns of humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan
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22:45
The Mermaid of Black Conch by Monique Roffey—Episode Nine
9/10 A fisherman and a mermaid meet and fall in love. Costa Book of the Year 2020.
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23:00
What's Funny About...—Series 1, The Thick of It - with Armando Iannucci and Rebecca Front
2/6 Peter Fincham and Jon Plowman hear the inside story of Britain’s biggest TV comedies.
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23:30
Daliso Chaponda: Citizen of Nowhere—Series 1, Border Patrol
4/4 Comedian Daliso Chaponda looks at the relationship between the UK and Africa.
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Late
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00:00
Midnight News—20/08/2021
The latest news and weather forecast from ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Radio 4.
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00:30
Hello, Stranger by Will Buckingham—Episode 4
4/5 Philosopher Will Buckingham explores our complex relationship with strangers.
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—20/08/2021
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
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01:00
Selection of ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ World Service Programmes—20/08/2021
A selection of ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ World Service news and current affairs, arts and science programmes.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—20/08/2021
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
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05:30
News Briefing—20/08/2021
The latest news from ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Radio 4
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—20/08/2021
With Father Philip Blackledge of Holy Trinity Scottish Episcopal Church in Melrose
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05:45
Farming Today—20/08/21 Cash for Ash, Rural crime in Wales, Broccoli harvest
Farmers in Northern Ireland are being asked to repay money from the 'Cash for Ash' scheme.
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05:58
Tweet of the Day—New Zealand Bellbird
Chris Packham presents the New Zealand bellbird.
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