LW Schedule
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Early
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00:00
Midnight News—18/05/2009
The latest national and international news from 91热爆 Radio 4.
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00:30
Book of the Week—Jean Rhys - The Blue Hour, Episode 1
1/5 Life begins for Jean on the Windward Island of Dominica.
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—18/05/2009
The latest shipping forecast.
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01:00
Selection of 91热爆 World Service Programmes—19/05/2009
91热爆 Radio 4 joins the 91热爆 World Service.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—19/05/2009
The latest shipping forecast.
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05:30
News Briefing—19/05/2009
News from 91热爆 Radio 4.
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—19/05/2009
Daily prayer and reflection with the Most Rev Peter Smith, Archbishop of Cardiff.
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05:45
Farming Today—19/05/2009
Anna Hill asks if the organic dairy market has reached saturation point.
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Morning
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06:00
Today—19/05/2009
Including Sports Desk; Weather; Thought for the Day; Yesterday in Parliament.
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09:00
What's the Point of...?—Series 2, Formula One
2/4 Quentin Letts takes a witty but thought provoking look at Formula One motor racing.
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09:30
The Flight from Tehran: British-Iranians 30 Years On—Freedom, Independence, Islamic Republic
2/5 Many of those who participated in the revolution later fled under threat of persecution. (R)
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09:45
Daily Service—19/05/2009
Christian worship and music led by Rev Roger Hutchings.
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10:00
Woman's Hour—Ageing foster carers; Weddings on a budget
Should foster parents' age matter? Plus, Icelandic crime writer Yrsa Sigurdardottir.
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11:00
Nature—Series 2, Alien Attitudes
Are we being consistent in our approach to non-native plants and animals?
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11:30
Libraries and Labyrinths: Borges and Me
Peter White visits Argentina to hear about the work of blind fabulist Jorge Luis Borges.
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Afternoon
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12:00
News Headlines; Shipping Forecast—19/05/2009
National and international news and the shipping forecast.
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12:04
You and Yours—Call You and Yours
With Julian Worricker. Listeners tell us about their experiences of care homes.
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12:57
Weather—19/05/2009
The latest weather forecast.
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13:00
World at One—19/05/2009
National and international news with Martha Kearney.
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13:30
The Music Group—Series 3, Episode 6
6/6 Phil Hammond is joined by Slade frontman Noddy Holder and poet Grace Nichols.
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14:00
The Archers—18/05/2009
Gold fever.
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14:15
Drama on 4—Rumpole and the Penge Bungalow Murders, Old Unhappy Far-Off Things
1/2 Young Rumpole defends a man accused of murdering two war heroes. With Benedict Cumberbatch
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15:00
Making History—19/05/2009
The story of John Bellingham, the only person to murder a British Prime Minister.
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15:30
Lost and Found—The Undertaker's Tale
1/3 By Mark Twain. Sharply ironic satire on the commercial aspects of funeral undertaking.
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15:45
Musical Migrants—Series 2, Germany
2/5 A desire to see where composers had lived took Amber McPherson from the USA to Leipzig.
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16:00
The Eureka Years—Series 3, 1866
2/4 Charles Darwin is an international celebrity, but Gregor Mendel holds the key to heredity. (R)
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16:30
Great Lives—Fred Astaire
Dr Michael O'Donnell discusses celebrated singer, actor and choreographer Fred Astaire.
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17:00
PM—19/05/2009
Coverage and analysis of the day's news with Eddie Mair.
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17:54
Shipping Forecast—19/05/2009
The latest shipping forecast.
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17:57
Weather—19/05/2009
The latest weather forecast.
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Evening
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18:00
Six O'Clock News—19/05/2009
National and international news from 91热爆 Radio 4.
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18:30
Heresy—Series 6, Episode 6
6/6 Can the internet be trusted? Victoria Coren puts this question to her guests.
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19:00
The Archers—19/05/2009
Meet the parents.
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19:15
Front Row—19/05/2009
Adam Mars-Jones reviews the new play Grasses of a Thousand Colours.
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19:45
15 Minute Drama—Falco: Poseidons Gold, Episode 2
2/10 Helena has some searching questions for Falco about the history of his love life.
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20:00
World Heritage: Curse or Blessing?
Emily Maitlis asks if the UN's heritage police is a force for good or ill.
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20:40
In Touch—19/05/2009
Peter White visits the Royal National College for the Blind at Hereford.
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21:00
Case Notes—Surgery
Dr Mark Porter investigates the past and future of surgery.
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21:30
What's the Point of...?—Series 2, Formula One
2/4 Quentin Letts takes a witty but thought provoking look at Formula One motor racing.
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21:58
Weather—19/05/2009
Weather information.
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22:00
The World Tonight—19/05/2009
The HOC Speaker resigns, our evolutionary origins and July 7th bombings inquiry.
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22:45
Brooklyn by Colm T贸ib铆n—7. Coney Island
7/10 Tony takes Eilis to Coney Island to celebrate her exam success.
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23:00
The Secret World—Series 1, Episode 6
6/6 From William Hague to Simon Cowell, Jon Culshaw explores the bizarre lives of famous folk.
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23:30
Today in Parliament—19/05/2009
News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament with Sean Curran.
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Late
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00:00
Midnight News—19/05/2009
The latest national and international news from 91热爆 Radio 4.
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00:30
Book of the Week—Jean Rhys - The Blue Hour, Episode 2
2/5 Arriving from the West Indies at the age of 17, Jean is sent to girls' school in Cambridge
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—19/05/2009
The latest shipping forecast.
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01:00
Selection of 91热爆 World Service Programmes—20/05/2009
91热爆 Radio 4 joins the 91热爆 World Service.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—20/05/2009
The latest shipping forecast.
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05:30
News Briefing—20/05/2009
News from 91热爆 Radio 4.
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—20/05/2009
Daily prayer and reflection with the Most Rev Peter Smith, Archbishop of Cardiff.
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05:45
Farming Today—20/05/2009
News and issues in rural Britain with Anna Hill.
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