LW Schedule
Early
00:00
Midnight News—05/05/2016
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
00:30
The Running Hare by John Lewis-Stempel—Episode 3
3/5It's mid-summer. The wheat is golden, but there's the small matter of the aggressive bull.(R)
00:48
Shipping Forecast—05/05/2016
The latest shipping forecast.
01:00
Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—05/05/2016
BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
05:20
Shipping Forecast—05/05/2016
The latest shipping forecast.
05:30
News Briefing—05/05/2016
News from BBC Radio 4.
05:43
Prayer for the Day—05/05/2016
A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with the Rev Dr Stephen Wigley.
05:45
Farming Today—Glyphosate on farms, pig antibiotics and Northern Ireland's vegetable growers
Glyphosate use on farms, pig antibiotics and Northern Ireland's vegetable growers.
05:58
Tweet of the Day—Bullfinch
Michaela Strachan presents the story and sound of the bullfinch.(R)
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Morning
06:00
Today—05/05/2016
Including Yesterday in Parliament, Sports Desk and Thought for the Day.
08:31
Yesterday in Parliament—05/05/2016
David Cameron appears before a committee of MPs to answer questions on the EU referendum.
09:00
In Our Time—Tess of the d'Urbervilles
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Thomas Hardy's Tess of the d'Urbervilles.
09:45
Daily Service—05/05/2016
Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music, led by the Rev Peter Whittaker.
10:00
Woman's Hour—Susan Calman, Dealing with insomnia, Diary of a Hounslow Girl
Comedian Susan Calman on dealing with depression and why she calls it the 'crab of hate'.
10:45
15 Minute Drama—Clouds in Trousers, Shelter
4/5Zoe has had to stop driving because of a thunder storm. Katie Hims' drama discovers why.
11:00
Crossing Continents—China's Family Planning Army
China's once-hated population police are being turned into child development specialists.
11:30
Shakespeare In...—India
1/2Nikki Bedi goes in search of the Indian Shakespeare.
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Afternoon
12:00
News Headlines; Shipping Forecast—05/05/2016
National and international news and the shipping forecast.
12:04
Home Front—5 May 1916 - Cora Gidley
Cora Gidley is on the defensive.
12:15
You and Yours—The fundraising regulator, Edreams and Opodo
Why Ryanair is taking on the travel companies Opodo and Edreams - not to mention Google.
12:57
Weather—05/05/2016
The latest weather forecast.
13:00
World at One—05/05/2016
Analysis of news and current affairs.
13:45
Shakespeare: Love Across the Racial Divide—4. A Midsummer Night's Dream
4/5Yasmin Alibhai-Brown explores love in the mystical worlds of A Midsummer Night's Dream.
14:00
The Archers—04/05/2016
Tom makes an impassioned plea.(R)
14:15
Drama on 4—Julius Caesar, Episode 3
3/3Following the assassination of Caesar, Brutus and Cassius are forced to leave Rome.
15:00
Open Country—Tennyson's Lincolnshire
Helen Mark explores the Lincolnshire Wolds through the poetry of Tennyson.
15:27
Radio 4 Appeal—Deaf Child Worldwide
Sophie Stone presents an appeal on behalf of Deaf Child Worldwide.(R)
15:30
Bookclub—Javier Marias - The Infatuations
James Naughtie talks to Spanish writer Javier Marias about his novel The Infatuations.(R)
16:00
The Film Programme—Stephen Frears, Women in westerns, Angela Pleasence
Director Stephen Frears discusses his biopic Florence Foster Jenkins.
16:30
BBC Inside Science—Human embryos, Transit of Mercury, Fishackathon, Fat labradors
Scientists can keep human embryos alive for longer. Should they?
17:00
PM—05/05/2016
Coverage and analysis of the day's news.
17:54
Shipping Forecast—05/05/2016
The latest shipping forecast.
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Evening
18:00
Six O'Clock News—05/05/2016 Renewed hope of a breakthrough in the junior doctors dispute
Fresh talks to resolve the bitter row have been planned.
18:30
Don't Start—Series 3, Medical
3/4Kim is not happy when a debate about her demise reveals Neil's yearning for an accordion.(R)
18:45
The Pin—Series 1, Episode 2
2/4Join Alex and Ben - aka The Pin - in their weird twist on the double-act sketch show.(R)
19:00
The Archers—05/05/2016
Helen makes a decision.
19:15
Front Row—Ewan McGregor, Upstart Crow, Katie Paterson, Frankenstein ballet
Kirsty Lang talks to Ewan McGregor, and Ben Elton writes a TV a comedy about Shakespeare.
19:45
Open Art—Harmless Poisons, Blameless Sins, Episode 4
Artist Ben Rivers reinterprets the strange tales of Moroccan storyteller Mohammed Mrabet.
20:00
A Celebration for Ascension Day
The Right Reverend James Jones preaches at a service for Ascension Day.
21:02
BBC Inside Science—Human embryos, Transit of Mercury, Fishackathon, Fat labradors
Scientists can keep human embryos alive for longer. Should they?(R)
21:30
In Our Time—Tess of the d'Urbervilles
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Thomas Hardy's Tess of the d'Urbervilles.(R)
21:58
Weather—05/05/2016
Weather information.
22:00
The World Tonight—Economic and Political Crisis in Venezuela
Paul Moss reports live from Caracas. There is anger over a Russian concert in Palmyra.
22:45
Not Working by Lisa Owens—Episode 4
4/10As the rift with her mum deepens, Claire spends her first Christmas away from the family.
23:00
52 First Impressions with David Quantick—Series 2, Episode 1
1/4Writer David Quantick on the people he’s met and the impressions they've made.
23:30
Today in Parliament—05/05/2016
Sean Curran reports from Westminster.
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Late
00:00
Election 2016
Comprehensive coverage of the various elections taking place across the UK.
00:48
Shipping Forecast—06/05/2016
The latest shipping forecast.
01:00
Election 2016
Comprehensive coverage of the various elections taking place across the UK.
05:20
Shipping Forecast—06/05/2016
The latest shipping forecast.
05:30
Election 2016
Comprehensive coverage of the various elections taking place across the UK.
05:43
Prayer for the Day—06/05/2016
A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with the Rev Dr Stephen Wigley.
05:45
Farming Today—Milk prices, Dairy conference, Genetically modified insects, Virtual reality farming
The price farmers receive for milk has fallen once again.
05:58
Tweet of the Day—Garden Warbler
David Attenborough presents the garden warbler.(R)
