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A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with Shaunaka Rishi, director of the Oxford Centre of Hindu Studies. Show more
Farming Today
Pumpkin Harvest; Environment Agency on Slurry; First Aid for Farmers
13 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LW
Will there be a pumpkin shortage at Halloween next week? A grower in Lincolnshire says up to 40 per cent of the crop is rotting in the fields around Spalding. With Charlotte Smith. Show more
Miranda Krestovnikoff presents the Arctic specialist the king eider duck. Show more
Susan Hulme reports from Westminster.
Kirsty Young talks to composer Debbie Wiseman. Show more
Woman's Hour
Norway female conscription; biscuit girls; paddle dolls and eating disorders
45 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Jenni Murray presents the programme that offers a female perspective on the world, discussing eating disorder patients, biscuit girls and paddle dolls. Show more
Queenie’s waiting but running out of time. She reveals why she has hidden from Harold for over 20 years. Stars Paul Venables. Show more
A symbol of fascism or a universal sign for good luck? Mukti Jain Campion uncovers the long history of the swastika and examines calls for it to be reclaimed from its Nazi links. Show more
In a one-man tour de force, Martin Jarvis performs a second story, Jeeves Takes Charge, for a packed audience at the 2013 Cheltenham Festival of Literature. The laughter abounds! Show more
21st Century Mythologies
Episode 15: The 9/11 Museum
11 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Peter Conrad turns his attention to the 9/11 museum. Show more
You and Yours
Anne Fine on Gender-Biased Books; Overcrowded Canals; Fare Wars
45 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
With Peter White. Children's author Anne Fine talks gender-biased books. Plus how rising property prices are crowding London's canals, and the fare war from London City Airport. Show more
The latest weather forecast.
Analysis of current affairs reports, presented by Martha Kearney.
Hidden Histories of the Information Age
Episode 5: GPS
15 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Soldiers traditionally learned to find their way around with a compass and a map. Aleks Krotoski explores how GPS transformed navigation during the first Gulf War in 1991. Show more
Jazzer takes Ed in hand, and Susan gets short shrift. Show more
4 Extra Debut. The truth of the historical assassination of a prime minister threatens to unseat a safe Tory candidate. Stars Robert Bathurst. Show more
Eric Robson chairs the horticultural panel programme from Findon in West Sussex. Bunny Guinness, Christine Walkden and Matthew Wilson take questions from a local audience. Show more
Ian Fleming's account of his 1959 trip to the world's most exciting cities. Read by Simon Williams. Show more
Last Word
Lynda Bellingham, Ben Bradlee, Geoffrey Perry, John Holt
28 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Obituary series. Andrea Catherwood remembers actress Lynda Bellingham, war veteran Geoffrey Perry, reggae star John Holt and Washington Post editor Ben Bradlee. Show more
Moral Maze's Michael Buerk faces accusations of victim blaming, and what will experts from diverse backgrounds bring to BBC radio? Show more
The Listening Project
Christine and Adam - Understanding Dad
5 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Fi Glover introduces a conversation between a mother and son about the distance between the son and his father, and the similarities she sees in them. Show more
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The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
A satirical review of the week's news, chaired by Sandi Toksvig, featuring Sarah Millican, Sara Pascoe and Hugo Rifkind, with regular panellist Jeremy Hardy.
Roy goes a step too far, and Ed disgraces himself. Show more
Front Row
Timothy Spall, Picasso Museum, Maria João Pires, Memphis
30 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Arts news. Timothy Spall on playing Mr Turner in Mike Leigh's film, the Picasso Museum in Paris re-opens, acclaimed Portuguese pianist Maria João Pires, and Memphis the musical. Show more
Germany: Memories of a Nation
Bauhaus: Cradle of the Modern
15 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Neil MacGregor focuses on the Bauhaus school of art and design, founded in 1919. Its emphasis on functional elegance is visible in our houses, furniture and typography today. Show more
Any Questions?
Dr Carol Bell, Carwyn Jones AM, Rhun Ap Iorwerth AM, Bernard Jenkin MP
48 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Jonathan Dimbleby presents political debate from Brecon, Powys, with Welsh first minister Carwyn Jones AM, Dr Carol Bell, Bernard Jenkin MP and Plaid Cymru AM Rhun Ap Iorwerth. Show more
Adam Gopnik draws a poignant lesson on the nature of true love from the eyesore of love locks in Paris. Show more
Prof Kathy Willis, director of science at Royal Botanic Garden, Kew, with the omnibus edition of her history of our changing relationship with plants during the early 20th century. Show more
The latest weather forecast.
In-depth reporting and analysis from a global perspective.
A message from her dead husband forces Nora to finally move on. Show more
4 Extra Debut. Adam Hills, Steven Pinker and Harriett Gilbert discuss books by Albert Camus, Richard Bach and Jonathan Livingston. From 2014. Show more
Mark D'Arcy reports from Westminster.
The Listening Project
Christine and Adam - The Isolation of Depression
5 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Fi Glover introduces a conversation between a son who hid the worst of his depression and his mother who wants to understand what happened. Show more
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. Followed by Weather.
Germany: Memories of a Nation
Bauhaus: Cradle of the Modern
15 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Neil MacGregor focuses on the Bauhaus school of art and design, founded in 1919. Its emphasis on functional elegance is visible in our houses, furniture and typography today. Show more
The latest shipping forecast.
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