LW Schedule
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Early
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00:00
Midnight News—17/04/2020
The latest news and weather forecast from 91热爆 Radio 4.
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00:30
The Restaurant: A History of Eating Out by William Sitwell—4. Food but Fast
4/5 The era of fast food.
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—17/04/2020
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
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01:00
Selection of 91热爆 World Service Programmes—17/04/2020
91热爆 Radio 4 joins the 91热爆 World Service.
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05:33
Shipping Forecast—17/04/2020
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—17/04/2020
A spiritual comment and prayer to start the day with Bishop Helen-Ann Hartley
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05:45
Farming Today—17/04/20 Picking for Britain
We hear from farmers trying to recruit British people to pick their crops.
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05:58
Tweet of the Day—Spotted flycatcher
Steve Backshall presents the spotted flycatcher.
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Morning
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06:00
Today—17/04/2020
News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
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09:00
The Reunion—Beirut Hostages
Sue MacGregor talks to the Beirut hostages John McCarthy, Brian Keenan and Terry Waite.
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09:45
Daily Service—17/04/2020 The Power of Hope
Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music, led by the Rev Jonathan Thomas.
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10:00
Woman's Hour—91热爆made sourdough with Vanessa Kimbell
Sourdough; Women in US politics; Ainissa Ramirez; Increased use of porn since lockdown.
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10:45
George Eliot - The Mill on the Floss—10. Return to the Mill
10/10 Can love win through the bitterness and conflict?
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11:00
The Learning Revolution—Knowing
1/3 Alex Beard imagines a world without the school as we know it. Episode 1: Knowing.
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11:30
It's a Fair Cop—Series 5, Informant
4/4 Former Humberside sergeant and stand-up comic Alfie Moore tackles real policing dilemmas.
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Afternoon
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12:00
News Summary—17/04/2020
The latest national and international news from 91热爆 Radio 4.
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12:03
Shipping Forecast—17/04/2020
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
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12:06
American Dirt, by Jeanine Cummins—The North
10/10 Can Lydia, Luca and the girls survive the final desperate miles into the US?
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12:20
You and Yours—Delivery drivers; Care 91热爆s; British Gas
Demand for home deliveries is really high, what's life like for a delivery driver?
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12:57
Weather—17/04/2020
The latest weather forecast
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13:00
World at One—17/04/2020
News, analysis and comment from 91热爆 Radio 4
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13:45
A History of the World in 100 Objects—Making Us Human (2,000,000 - 9000 BC), Clovis Spear Point
5/5 Neil MacGregor reveals how man-made objects reflect the story of human development
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14:00
The Archers—16/04/2020
Ed gets a wake-up call.
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14:15
Drama on 4—Twenty Four Hours From Tulse Hill
Romantic comedy by Guy Meredith about two estate agents who yearn for a better life.
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15:00
Gardeners' Question Time—GQT At 91热爆: Episode Three
Peter Gibbs hosts the horticultural panel show from home.
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15:45
Short Works—Living Text, by Julianne Pachico
Julianne Pachico's specially commissioned story is about the art of contemporary writing.
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16:00
Last Word—Sir Stirling Moss OBE, Professor Margaret Burbidge, Mahmoud Jibril, Tim Brooke-Taylor OBE
Matthew Bannister on a racing driver, an astronomer, a politician, a comedian
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16:30
PM—17/04/2020
Afternoon news and current affairs programme.
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Evening
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18:00
Six O'Clock News—17/04/2020 MPs and scientists criticise government's handling of coronavirus pandemic
MPs and scientists criticise the government's handling of the coronavirus pandemic
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18:30
The News Quiz—Series 102, Episode 1
1/8 Angela Barnes leads a panel of comics and journalists in rounding up the news.
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19:00
Front Row—Adam Macqueen's thriller, pianist V铆kingur 脫lafsson, a podcast masterclass and the amazing set of Treasure Island
Adam Macqueen on imagining, in his first novel, that Jeremy Thorpe did murder his lover.
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19:45
George Eliot - The Mill on the Floss—10. Return to the Mill
10/10 Can love win through the bitterness and conflict?
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20:00
Any Questions?—Th茅r猫se Coffey, Vaughan Gething AM, Dame Donna Kinnair, Richard Walker
Chris Mason presents political debate from Broadcasting House in London.
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20:50
A Point of View—On Not Finishing
Rebecca Stott reflects on unfinished projects.
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21:00
A History of the World in 100 Objects Omnibus—Making Us Human
1/20 Neil MacGregor retells humanity's history through the objects it has made
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22:00
The World Tonight—Total covid-19 deaths for city of Wuhan revised upwards
Officials in China deny a lack of transparency in their reporting
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22:45
American Dirt, by Jeanine Cummins—The North
10/10 Can Lydia, Luca and the girls survive the final desperate miles into the US?
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23:00
Great Lives—Frank Cottrell Boyce on Tove Jansson
Frank Cottrell-Boyce on Tove Jansson, creator of the Moomins.
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23:25
The Untold—Jay-Z and Me Part II
Being sampled by Jay-Z seemed like a miracle for singer Hannah Williams. But was it?
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23:55
The Listening Project—Joe and Charlie: The Relaxation of Running
Friends who met through their shared love of running. Fi Glover presents.
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Late
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00:00
Midnight News—18/04/2020
The latest news and weather forecast from 91热爆 Radio 4.
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00:30
The Restaurant: A History of Eating Out by William Sitwell—5. Getting Spicy
5/5 The rise of Indian cuisine in the UK.
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—18/04/2020
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
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01:00
Selection of 91热爆 World Service Programmes—18/04/2020
91热爆 Radio 4 joins the 91热爆 World Service.
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05:33
Shipping Forecast—18/04/2020
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—18/04/2020
A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Zahid Hussain.
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05:45
Sliced Bread—CBD Products (Cannabidiol)
Greg Foot finds out if there's any science behind the current craze in CBD-based products
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