The latest shipping forecast.
The latest news from BBC Radio 4.
A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Bishop John Arnold.
Farming Today
EU referendum, Liz Truss at Conservative Party Conference, Fishing apprenticeships
13 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LW
How would UK farming be affected if Britain left the EU, and what would change if they voted to stay in? Farming Today hears from both sides of the debate. Presented by Caz Graham. Show more
Miranda Krestovnikoff presents a bird which intrigued Darwin, the Galapagos mockingbird. Show more
Morning news and current affairs. Including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
The Life Scientific
Episode 103: Dame Carol Black on public health
28 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Dame Carol Black talks to Jim Al-Khalili about advising the government on how to get the nation fit for work. Show more
Steve Backshall meets extreme adventurer Ed Stafford to discover what drives him to attempt almost superhuman challenges. Show more
Woman's Hour
Student mental health, Women's magazines, Jessa Crispin
58 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Student mental health - what support is there? Plus women's magazines, and Jessa Crispin on her journey around Europe in the footsteps of her favourite literary exiles. Show more
Modeste and Innocent put their raw eggs to good use, but before long, they run into trouble. Show more
Brett Westwood explores the role sea anemones have played in culture. They seem to occupy two realms, the seashore and underwater, and were viewed as flowers of the sea. From 2015. Show more
4 Extra Debut. From Sheffield to South Carolina, Johny Pitts searches for his roots, musical migration and Black British identity. From 2015. Show more
Gabriel begins to suspect Dolly Clout may not be the real thing. Show more
You and Yours
Call You and Yours: End-of-Life Care - Email youandyours@bbc.co.uk
45 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
As a report suggests the UK has some of the highest quality of palliative care, Winifred Robinson asks: what is your family's experience of end-of-life care? Show more
The latest weather forecast.
The latest news from the Conservative conference, including an interview with Theresa May. Plus the Nato response to Russian aircraft entering Turkey. Presented by Martha Kearney. Show more
Beulah Garner explores the life of the pioneering entomologist, Evelyn Cheesman. From October 2015. Show more
Lynda looks for inspiration, and Neil is Mr Diplomacy. Show more
4 Extra Debut. Kevin Whately stars as Kempton Bunton, the Newcastle pensioner who stole Goya's portrait of the Duke of Wellington in 1961. Show more
Jay Rayner and the panel are at the Royal Palace at Hampton Court. Show more
Have we been lied to about air pollution? Tom Heap investigates. Show more
Michael Rosen and Laura Wright look into how new commercial brand names are invented, with Greg Rowland, the semiotician who came up with the name of a new perfume for Calvin Klein. Show more
4 Extra Debut. Caroline Lucas, Rod Liddle and Harriett Gilbert discuss books by Barbara Kingsolver, David Peace and Alison Bechdel. From 2015. Show more
The latest shipping forecast.
Six O'Clock News
06/10/2015 Home Secretary announces plans to overhaul the asylum system
30 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
The Home Secretary Theresa May announces tough new plans to reduce immigration
A big day for the ad team featuring in the industry magazine. Alas, they’re trapped in a lift! Stars Nigel Havers. From 2015. Show more
Eddie feels threatened, and Adam needs to hold his nerve.
John Wilson hosts the BBC National Short Story Award live from the BBC Radio Theatre. With special guests William Boyd and Ian Rankin. Show more
Modeste and Innocent put their raw eggs to good use, but before long, they run into trouble. Show more
What does the theft of a billion dollars from Europe's poorest country have to do with a run-down housing estate in Edinburgh? Tim Whewell investigates. Show more
Chinese activist Chen Guangcheng talks about his life since leaving China for the safe haven of America. Artist Lynn Cox discusses her own business designing accessible cards. Show more
Inside Health
Pregabalin and gabapentin misuse, Natural birth after caesarean, Adrenaline auto-injectors
28 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
'Do you want to buy any gabbies or pregabs?' - a former prisoner tells Dr Mark Porter that nerve pain drugs gabapentin and pregabalin are drugs of choice for abuse in jail and out. Show more
The Life Scientific
Episode 103: Dame Carol Black on public health
28 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Dame Carol Black talks to Jim Al-Khalili about advising the government on how to get the nation fit for work. Show more
The latest weather forecast.
The World Tonight
Theresa May outlines changes to asylum policy.
45 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
As protestors gather at the Tory conference, is this a return to class war? Show more
Book at Bedtime
Reading Europe - The Truth and Other Lies
Episode 1: My love, this is not going to end well
15 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LW
Henry's editor, and mistress, has some news. Show more
A genderwar has broken out in Wunderland. Can the narrator help a genderwar poet bring peace? With Alice Lowe. From 2015. Show more
Digital devices operate in binary ways; either they're working or they're a brick. Aleks Krotoski asks what this means for our natural instincts as tool builders and tool breakers. Show more
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. Followed by Weather.
A momentous lunch at Chequers turns into a meeting with 'a man we can do business with'. Charles Moore meticulously charts the years 1982 to 1987. Show more
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