LW Schedule
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Early
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00:00
Midnight News—10/05/2020
The latest news and weather forecast from 91Èȱ¬ Radio 4.
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00:15
The Way I See It—Jason Moran and Piet Mondrian
3/30 Jazz pianist and composer Jason Moran shares his view of Mondrian’s Broadway Boogie Woogie
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00:30
Short Works—Good For You
Clara surprises her brother with an unexpected visit.
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—10/05/2020
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
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01:00
Selection of 91Èȱ¬ World Service Programmes—10/05/2020
91Èȱ¬ Radio 4 joins the 91Èȱ¬ World Service.
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05:33
Shipping Forecast—10/05/2020
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
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05:43
Bells on Sunday—Westminster Abbey
Bells on Sunday comes from Westminster Abbey
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05:45
Profile—Andrew Cuomo
Mark Coles profiles Andrew Cuomo, Governor of New York.
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Morning
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06:00
News—10/05/2020
The latest national and international news from 91Èȱ¬ Radio 4
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06:05
Something Understood—Grace
Award winning poet, Michael Symmons Roberts explores the deep meanings of grace.
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06:35
On Your Farm—Wade Dooley Does Things Differently
Iowa, USA, is a land of industrial-scale agriculture but Wade Dooley prefers the old ways.
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06:57
Weather—10/05/2020
The latest weather forecast
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07:00
News and Papers—10/05/2020
The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers.
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07:10
Sunday—Keeping fit South Asian style, Navajo Nation, Church post-lockdown
William Crawley presents the week's religious, moral and ethical news and current affairs.
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07:54
Radio 4 Appeal—The Orchard Project
Horticulturalist Alys Fowler makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of The Orchard Project
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07:57
Weather—10/05/2020
The latest weather forecast
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08:00
News and Papers—10/05/2020
The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers.
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08:10
Sunday Worship—What sort of victory?
Dr Rowan Williams invokes the spirit of VE Day as he considers the aftermath of COVID-19.
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08:48
A Point of View—On Risk
AL Kennedy on how we perceive risk.
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08:58
Tweet of the Day—Hyacinth Macaw
Sir David Attenborough presents the hyacinth macaw of the Brazilian Pantanal.
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09:00
Broadcasting House—10/05/2020
The Sunday morning news magazine programme. Presented by Paddy O'Connell
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10:00
The Archers Omnibus—Four Weddings and a Wake
We delve into The Archers' archive to look back at four weddings and a wake.
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11:00
Desert Island Discs—Simon Armitage, Poet Laureate
Simon Armitage, Poet Laureate, shares the soundtrack of his life. With Lauren Laverne.
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11:45
Desert Island Discs—Your Desert Island Discs: Launch
Lauren Laverne invites you to nominate the music that you have turned to during lockdown.
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Afternoon
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12:00
News Summary—10/05/2020
The latest national and international news from 91Èȱ¬ Radio 4.
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12:04
47 Years Without A Clue: A Tribute to Tim Brooke-Taylor
A celebration of the late star of I’m Sorry I Haven’t A Clue, Tim Brooke-Taylor.
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12:32
The Food Programme—The Kitchen Front: How wartime food strategies influenced our eating ethos
Following VE Day, Sheila Dillon considers the legacy of WWII food and farming practices
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12:57
Weather—10/05/2020
The latest weather forecast
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13:00
The World This Weekend—10/05/2020
Global news and analysis, presented by Mark Mardell.
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13:30
The Listening Project—Peering Into the Horizon
New and extended edition with voices old and new on the shared experience of lockdown.
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14:00
Gardeners' Question Time—GQT At 91Èȱ¬: Episode Six
Kathy Clugston hosts the horticultural panel show from home.
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14:45
The Way I See It—Neri Oxman and the Endless House
4/30 30 of the world's sharpest minds choose a work from MoMA's collection; how do they see it?
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15:00
Electric Decade—Uncle Fred in the Springtime, Episode 2
2/2 Uncle Fred is still masquerading as a brain doctor and Lord Emsworth's prize pig is stolen
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16:00
Open Book—Tayari Jones, Jane Eyre, John Freeman
Mariella Frostrup talks to Tayari Jones about her novel Silver Sparrow.
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16:30
Shuntaro Tanikawa: A Poet's Japan
A rare encounter with Japan's greatest living poet.
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17:00
Bellfield's Year
One year with a primary school in a poor part of Birmingham as it battles to stay solvent
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17:40
Profile—Andrew Cuomo
Mark Coles profiles Andrew Cuomo, Governor of New York.
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17:54
Shipping Forecast—10/05/2020
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
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17:57
Weather—10/05/2020
The latest weather forecast.
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Evening
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18:00
Six O'Clock News—10/05/2020 UK nations refuse to change coronavirus 'stay at home' message
Scotland, Wales & Northern Ireland reject government advice urging people to 'stay alert'
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18:15
Pick of the Week—Chris Hawkins
The best of 91Èȱ¬ Radio this week.
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19:00
PM—PM Special
News and current affairs, reporting on breaking stories and summing up the day's headlines
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20:00
The Archers—Brookfield in Lockdown
We delve into The Archers’ archive to 2001 when Brookfield went into lockdown.
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20:15
Just a Minute—Series 75, Episode 1
1/6 Nicholas Parsons with Paul Merton, John Finnemore, Gyles Brandreth and Sheila Hancock.
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20:45
Short Works—91Èȱ¬ National Short Story Award 2018, Dog In A Hole
Five commissioned short stories to celebrate the 91Èȱ¬ National Short Story Award
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21:00
Money Box—Can I get a mortgage on furlough?
'Can I get a mortgage on 80% of my salary?' House buying during pandemic.
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21:25
Radio 4 Appeal—The Orchard Project
Horticulturalist Alys Fowler makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of The Orchard Project
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21:30
Last Word—Catherine Hamlin, Irrfan Khan, Denis Goldberg, Ann Sayer
Matthew Bannister on an obstetrician, an actor, an activist, an athlete
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22:00
Westminster Hour—10/05/2020
Carolyn Quinn hosts Radio 4's Sunday night political discussion programme.
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23:00
The Film Programme—There Will Be Blood
Film Club - There Will Be Blood
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23:30
Something Understood—Grace
Award winning poet, Michael Symmons Roberts explores the deep meanings of grace.
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Late
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00:00
Midnight News—11/05/2020
The latest news and weather forecast from 91Èȱ¬ Radio 4.
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00:15
Thinking Allowed—Detective fiction - homicide and social media
Detective fiction - how it represents social change. Also homicide confessions on Facebook
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00:45
Bells on Sunday—Westminster Abbey
Bells on Sunday comes from Westminster Abbey
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—11/05/2020
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
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01:00
Selection of 91Èȱ¬ World Service Programmes—11/05/2020
91Èȱ¬ Radio 4 joins the 91Èȱ¬ World Service.
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05:33
Shipping Forecast—11/05/2020
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—11/05/2020
Spiritual reflection with the director of a Christian arts charity, Fiona Stewart.
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05:45
Farming Today—11/05/20 UK US trade talks, wildfires, farms adapting to coronavirus
The 91Èȱ¬'s global trade correspondent Dharshini David gives us a trade talks update.
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05:56
Weather—11/05/2020
The latest weather forecast for farmers.
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05:58
Tweet of the Day—Red-throated Caracara
Sir David Attenborough presents the red-throated caracara from the Amazonian rainforest.
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