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A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with the Rev Canon Jenny Wigley.
Farming Today
Flood Recovery Fund, Apprenticeships, Global Female Farmers
13 minutes
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Farming and countryside news with Anna Hill. The farming minister George Eustice explains why some flooded farms are not eligible for the £10 million Flood Recovery Fund. Show more
Bill Oddie presents the chiffchaff. Show more
Sean Curran reports from Westminster.
Midweek
Amy Lehman, Dame Kiri Te Kanawa, Alex Shearer, Richard Dunwoody MBE
43 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Libby Purves meets soprano Dame Kiri Te Kanawa, jockey-turned-photographer Richard Dunwoody, writer Alex Shearer and Dr Amy Lehman, founder of a floating hospital in Africa. Show more
Woman's Hour
The A-Z of Mrs P; Compensation for Libyan rape victims; Game Changers; Losing your mum
58 minutes
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A play about the woman who claimed to be responsible for London's first A-Z map, plus compensation for Libyan rape victims and the impact of losing your mother. With Jenni Murray. Show more
Danielle Vitalis is a modern-day Lydia in Charlotte Jones's fresh take on Pride and Prejudice. Show more
The Long March
Episode 2: The Battle of Luding Bridge
28 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
The Battle of Luding Bridge is a key moment in the history of the Long March. Edward Stourton talks to witnesses of the battle to find out if it lives up to its mythical status. Show more
Sam, Peter and Kate go to salsa lessons for the over-60s. Outrageous and sometimes shocking fun, as they separate the sheep from the goats. Show more
The test that could prevent diesel engine fuel filters blocking, the companies profiting from PPI mis-selling, Karl Lagerfeld at Paris Fashion Week, and nuisance phone calls. Show more
National and international news. Listeners can share their views via email: wato@bbc.co.uk or on twitter: #wato.
Commentary on the third ODI between West Indies and England from Antigua, with Simon Mann, Kevin Howells and Tony Cozier. Expert analysis by Sir Viv Richards and Graeme Swann. Show more
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Presented by Carolyn Quinn. No breakthrough in US-Russian talks on Ukraine. Ritula Shah reports on the state of India's economy ahead of its general election. Show more
In Roger's story, the cats embark upon a grand tour ending abruptly at the Parthenon. But where is Jo? Read by Mike Grady. Show more
Just how did Pharaoh Khufu build such a feat of engineering while maintaining a hashtag game with his followers? From March 2014. Show more
The funny, sad and bewildering interactions of a community psychiatric nurse's rounds. Starring Paul Whitehouse, Esther Coles, Rosie Cavaliero. Show more
Ukraine is the main subject when the party leaders clash at Prime Minister's Question time. Sean Curran reports on that and on the rest of Wednesday in the Commons and the Lords. Show more
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. Followed by Weather.
Notable essays by the literary critic, James Wood: Pulitzer winning writer, Marilynne Robinson. Read by Peter Firth. From 2014. Show more
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