The latest shipping forecast.
The latest news from BBC Radio 4.
A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Shaykh Ibrahim Mogra.
Farming Today
Country-of-Origin Labelling for Dairy Products, Quinoa Farm, Organic Cheese
13 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LW
The cheese we buy is labelled British, but the milk may have come from elsewhere. The farming minister argues that this should change. Presented by Anna Hill. Show more
Wildlife sound recordist Chris Watson presents the short-eared owl. Show more
Susan Hulme reports from Westminster.
Midweek
Alfie Moore, Lucy Saxon, Michael Volpe, Richard Hudson
43 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Libby Purves meets policeman and stand-up comedian Alfie Moore, writer Lucy Saxon, general manager and founder of Opera Holland Park Michael Volpe and sculptor Richard Hudson. Show more
Woman's Hour
Women's World Cup; New Curbs on FGM; Influential Women in the UK Music Industry
41 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Will England get through to the next round of the Women's World Cup? And new regulations to help fight female genital mutilation in the UK. With Jane Garvey. Show more
Poet Cyrano wonders if he’s too ugly to be loved, while his rival Christian lacks a way with words! Stars Kieran Hodgson. Show more
The Listening Project
Richard and Lindsay – Casting Labels Aside
5 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Fi Glover with a conversation between two friends with mild Asperger's Syndrome. Acting has given them confidence and their love of drama has cemented their friendship. Show more
When artist Scottee decided to invent fat beauty pageant Hamburger Queen, he wanted to celebrate people he was sick of hearing described as sad, lazy and a drain on the NHS. Show more
Nearly 60, Ed decides things aren't half bad, that's until he encounters Jeremy Paxman. Stars Christopher Douglas. From 2015. Show more
Despite trouble at home, Alice is swept off her feet at work. Show more
You and Yours
Corporate Rentals, HMRC Delays, Cost of Living
45 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Consumer news. Big changes are afoot in the housing rental market - what do they mean for tenants? Show more
The latest weather forecast.
New figures suggest wages are rising and unemployment falling - we debate the economy with our weekly panel of MPs and hear from Ireland on attitudes there to a possible 'Brexit'. Show more
The latest shipping forecast.
The World Tonight
One of three sisters from Bradford -- who've gone missing with their children -- has made contact, may be in Syria.
45 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
The Dawood sisters and their nine children -- the youngest just three years old -- went to Saudi Arabia in May.
Nance's kids are starving. But when Mazie and new friend Sister Tee try to help there are tragic consequences. Show more
Under cover of darkness, the bedfellows discuss the first time they kissed a girl as youths, and older men they would consider leaving their families for - if only theoretically. Show more
Ian Leslie unearths the oft surprising first literary attempts of the likes of Jane Austen and Martin Amis. From 2015. Show more
It is the weekly joust at Westminster - Prime Minister's Questions. Susan Hulme follows the exchanges in the Commons and has the best of the rest of the day. Show more
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. Followed by Weather.
The wandering poet Simon Armitage reaches Boscastle and heads for his lodgings for the night - the spooky-sounding Museum of Witchcraft. Show more
The latest shipping forecast.
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