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The latest news from BBC Radio 4.
A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with the Rev Andrew Martlew. Show more
Farming Today
Conservative Manifesto, Anchovy and Chips, Herdy Shepherd, Rural Broadband
13 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LW
Presented by Anna Hill. Includes a rural analysis of the Conservative party manifesto, and why Britain's favourite fish may be off the menu in the next few decades. Show more
Bill Oddie presents the ruff. Show more
Morning news and current affairs. Including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
Midweek
Carl Davis, Samantha Ellis, Simon Annand, Caitlin Doughty
43 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Libby Purves meets conductor and composer Carl Davis, playwright Samantha Ellis, photographer Simon Annand and mortician Caitlin Doughty. Show more
Presented by Jane Garvey. Ed Miliband on Labour's offer to women voters, and Swedish actress Noomi Rapace discusses her new film, Child 44. Show more
Finances are tight, and writing commissions are few and far between for Yorkshire farm labourer and writer Fred Kitchen. Show more
The Listening Project
Geoff and Vincent - Not Enough Love in the Workplace
4 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Fi Glover introduces two men with highly successful careers who are determined to diminish the stigma of mental health problems in the workplace by acknowledging their own. Show more
Alan Dein meets the islanders of Lindisfarne, who try to coexist with daily coachloads of visitors. But when the tide comes in, the tourists disappear and silence descends. Show more
Milton Jones will help anyone, anywhere, especially when the local seafarers' pub starts only serving coffee. From March 2014. Show more
A History of Ideas
Writer AL Kennedy on Sartre and the Individual
11 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Writer AL Kennedy explores existentialist ideas about the individual. Show more
You and Yours
Flight Compensation, Colouring Books for Adults, Art House Film Releases
41 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Why passengers are still having trouble getting flight compensation, despite last year's landmark court rulings, plus colouring books for grown-ups and art house film releases. Show more
The latest weather forecast.
Analysis of current affairs reports, presented by Martha Kearney.
Lilian makes some change, while Susan is onto the gossip. Show more
Commentary on the first Test between West Indies and England from Antigua with Jonathan Agnew, Ed Smith, Tony Cozier, Michael Vaughan, Graeme Swann and Sir Viv Richards. Show more
The latest shipping forecast.
Dan Antopolski, Tom Craine and Nat Luurtsema piece together their high-concept, high-paced sketch show. From March 2013. Show more
Music teacher Nigel is tasked with writing a charity song for the local football team. Stars Richie Webb. From September 2013. Show more
Tom Dyckhoff talks to Sir Kenneth Grange about designing furniture for older people, for whom the shiny surfaces and minimal comfort of much modernist design poses challenges. Show more
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. Followed by Weather.
Clashing with his father, James Rebanks gains a place at Oxford University, but misses the farming life. Read by Bryan Dick. Show more
The latest shipping forecast.
BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
