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Spiritual reflection to start the day with Rev Dr Ian Bradley of the University of St Andrews.
Farming Today
Badger TB Test, Aronia Berries, Innovative Veg, Conservation Payment Delay
13 minutes
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Scientists have developed a test which can identify TB in badgers from their droppings. They describe it as a possible breakthrough in the fight against TB in cattle. Show more
Wildlife Sound Recordist, Chris Watson, presents the Shore Lark. Show more
Morning news and current affairs. Includes Sports Desk, Weather, Thought for the Day.
Have you ever been too enpufflicated to find your funny ding dong? Stephen Fry deciphers the appeal of secret languages with help from a New York Cop and a former MI6 agent. Show more
A Walk of One's Own: Virginia Woolf on Foot
3. Cornwall
15 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Alexandra Harris and Michael Bird follow in Virginia Woolf’s footsteps: Cornwall, from St Ives to Zennor. From 2015. Show more
Woman's Hour
Iranian fashion industry, Dragons' Den entrepreneur Ellen Green
58 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
A look at why the fashion industry is booming in Iran, Dragons' Den entrepreneur Ellen Green and the legacy of Hillary Clinton's 1995 speech on women's rights. With Emma Barnett. Show more
How does Martin now feel about his own mistress, and why does Honor, insist on passing judgement? Stars Helen Schlesinger. Show more
Brett Westwood explores the role daffodils play in art, medicine, literature and belief. They are harbingers of spring and signs of hope, also of self obsession in Greek mythology. Show more
4 Extra Debut. Ian McMillan explores how tape loops and recycled everyday sounds found their way into 60s school music lessons. From 2015. Show more
Mike Williams asks why millions of people walk in high heels. Show more
You and Yours
Call You and Yours: Are you drinking more than is good for you?
45 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Research carried out in London suggests that around one in five people aged over 65 who drink are consuming unsafe levels of alcohol. Melanie Abbott hears listeners' opinions. Show more
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Analysis of news and current affairs, presented by Edward Stourton.
Charisma: Pinning Down the Butterfly
The Power of Presence
15 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Divine grace as experienced by Margery Kempe and Joan of Arc. Francine Stock attempts to pin down charisma. From 2015. Show more
Peggy gets a shock, and Toby gets some help. Show more
4 Extra Debut. With a storm brewing in the global food market, a trader sees an opportunity to make a lot of money. Stars Matthew Gravelle, Carys Eleri and Stuart Milligan. Show more
Popular history series. Claire Tomalin, Jessie Childs, Dan Jones and Justin Champion join Helen Castor for a Historians' Question Time from the Chalke Valley History Festival. Show more
4 Extra Debut. David Owen Norris recreates the musical world of Nell Gwyn - first female star of the English stage - in Drury Lane. From 2013. Show more
Writing a New South Africa
Episode 1: Johannesburg, City of Recent Arrivals
30 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Thabiso Mohare talks to Johannesburg-based writers and poets, including Ivan Vladislavic, who has documented the changing city in his novels and non-fiction work. Show more
Broadcaster Ade Adepitan chooses the African American historian, George Washington Williams. With Matthew Parris. From 2015. Show more
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Six O'Clock News
25/08/2015:Global stock markets recover
30 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
European stock markets have bounced back after dramatic falls yesterday.
Mitch Benn explores how Bob Dylan changed everything – from songwriting to being a rock star to singing. From 2015. Show more
It is time to say goodbye, and Tom seems upbeat. Show more
Front Row
Straight Outta Compton, Paula McLain, Dan Auerbach of the Black Keys
30 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Arts news with John Wilson, including a review of hip-hop film Straight Outta Compton, Paula McLain on her new novel Circling the Sun and Dan Auerbach of the Black Keys. Show more
How does Martin now feel about his own mistress, and why does Honor, insist on passing judgement? Stars Helen Schlesinger. Show more
Documentary. As UK household debt climbs to pre-crash levels, former head of the FSA Adair Turner argues for radical measures to avoid it turning into another financial meltdown. Show more
In Touch
RNIB Scotland, Dealing with hearing loss, Kitty McGeever
20 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
RNIB Scotland express concern about the transfer of their administration to the English 'Action for Blind People' group. Plus Liz Duncan from Sense offers advice on hearing loss. Show more
Robert McCrum, who survived a severe stroke in 1995, goes through an intensive two-week rehabilitation course to rejuvenate his left side. Show more
Have you ever been too enpufflicated to find your funny ding dong? Stephen Fry deciphers the appeal of secret languages with help from a New York Cop and a former MI6 agent. Show more
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The World Tonight
Germany changes asylum laws for Syrian refugees.
45 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Many Germans concerned about the sheer numbers of migrants arriving in the country.
With the war in Europe finally over, Marian is contacted by her previous spy handler. Read by Peter Firth. Show more
Pond life’s funny side for the Tadpole and Dragonfly. By Lynne Truss. Stars Julian Rhind-Tutt and Alison Steadman. From 2014. Show more
Misha Glenny explores flashpoints and fragmentation in the Spanish monarchy's territorial possessions - from the revolts of Catalonia to the emergence of the United Provinces. Show more
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Peppiatt becomes Bacon's Boswell, and there is mischief in Morocco. Show more
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