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The latest news from BBC Radio 4.
A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with the Venerable Peter Townley, Archdeacon of Pontefract. Show more
Farming Today
Orchard Skills, Welsh Animal Health Board, Farmers and Technology
11 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LW
Cider apprenticeships are encouraging a new generation to learn orchard skills. A revival in the drink's popularity has led to the planting of more orchards, which need workers. Show more
The latest weather forecast for farmers.
David Attenborough presents the sounds and story of the seabird, the shag. Show more
Morning news and current affairs. Including Sports Desk; Weather; Thought for the Day.
Tom Sutcliffe discusses the nation state with Adrian Wooldridge, Tristram Hunt, Anjan Sundaram and Charu Lata Hogg. Show more
Woman's Hour
Ruby Wax on how to manage your mind; the neuroscience of stress, anxiety and depression
58 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Jenni Murray presents the programme offering a female perspective on the world, featuring the neuroscience of anxiety, Ruby Wax on ways to manage our minds, and workplace stress. Show more
4 Extra Debut. Comic capers amongst the carrots when a body is found on an allotment. Stars Julie Hesmondhalgh and Miriam Margolyes. From June 2014. Show more
4 Extra Debut. Patience is a virtue. Virtue is a grace. Both put together, make a pretty face. Grace Dent investigates. From 2014. Show more
Cricket is 1,000 years old, and England anti-hero Dave Podmore wants a piece of the glory. Can he trace his dodgy family tree back a millennium and get a primetime slot on BBC1? Show more
You and Yours
Boiler Insurance and Football Stickers
56 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Listeners tell us their elderly parents are being targeted by a firm selling boiler insurance. Also, why do adults start obsessing about football stickers ahead of a World Cup?
The latest weather forecast.
National and international news.
Admiral Lord West’s history of the Royal Navy in the 20th century: Battle of the Atlantic in the Second World War. From 2014. Show more
It's a busy day in Ambridge - but who's the winner? Show more
By Sean Grundy. A strange tale in which dysfunctional family relationships reach new heights - and depths. Show more
Crime writer Val McDermid and poet Roddy Lumsden for Scotland take on Diana Collecott and Adele Geras of the North of England. Tom Sutcliffe is in the chair. Show more
Tim Hayward looks at the tradition of monastic food production, with stories from Sicily, New York and from closer to home. Show more
Broadcaster and journalist Marie-Louise Muir joins leading lights from the world of Irish arts for dinner at the former ancestral home of theatre impresario Sir Tyrone Guthrie. Show more
Ernie Rea and guests discuss the meaning of apostasy within Islam. What is the historical and theological reasoning behind laws about 20 Muslim countries have against apostasy? Show more
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Nicholas Parsons hosts, as Jenny Eclair, Julian Clary, Vanessa Feltz and Paul Merton try to talk for 60 seconds with no hesitation, repetition or deviation. Show more
Shula is in reflective mood, and David is determined. Show more
Front Row
Rik Mayall; Folk Art; TV soaps; Prince Buthelezi on Zulu; John Tusa
30 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Arts news with Matthew d'Ancona. Tribute to Rik Mayall, Prince Buthelezi on the 50th anniversary of Zulu, British Folk Art at Tate Britain, and the current storylines of TV soaps. Show more
4 Extra Debut. Comic capers amongst the carrots when a body is found on an allotment. Stars Julie Hesmondhalgh and Miriam Margolyes. From June 2014. Show more
Jon Lawrence of Cambridge University asks what has happened to the working class? 50 years ago their 'making' was celebrated by EP Thompson, now they are near extinct. Why? Show more
Following the crisis in Ukraine, Edward Stourton investigates the Russian leader's geostrategic vision. Show more
Monty Don begins a new series by asking if it is possible or desirable to keep conservation secrets. Rare orchids and rhinos illustrate the conundrums conservationists face. Show more
Tom Sutcliffe discusses the nation state with Adrian Wooldridge, Tristram Hunt, Anjan Sundaram and Charu Lata Hogg. Show more
The latest weather forecast.
Ofsted warns of a culture of fear and intimidation in some Birmingham schools. In-depth reporting and analysis from a global perspective with Ritula Shah. Show more
4 Extra Debut. In Accra, Jack McNulty looks back over his life in the hope that he can find the freedom he desperately seeks. Read by Ciaran Hinds. Show more
Psychological experiments show that we value fairness, but what we consider fair depends on our own feelings of self-worth and, above all, the society in which we live. Show more
Sean Curran and the BBC parliamentary team report, as the education secretary tells MPs that schools in England could be forced to 'actively promote British values'. Show more
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. Followed by Weather.
4 Extra Debut. Rebecca Front's quirky take on all that's remarkable about everyday life. Childhood and the curious tale of the uninvited guest who set up home in the living room. Show more
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