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Spiritual reflection and prayer to start the day with the Rev Duncan MacLaren.
Farming Today
Badger TB Jabs, Crofting, Embrapa and meat substitute made from potato!
13 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LW
The global shortage of TB jabs could hit the badger TB vaccination programme in England. The British Veterinary Association says the need for human vaccine should have priority. Show more
Sir David Attenborough presents the red-throated caracara from the Amazonian rainforest. Show more
The best of Thursday in the Commons and the Lords, with Susan Hulme.
Kirsty Young talks to Sandi Toksvig, comedian, writer, broadcaster and political activist. Show more
Woman's Hour
Listener Week, Innovative sanitary pad producing in Zaatari refugee camp
58 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
With Jenni Murray. University life in your 70s, innovative sanitary pad producing in Zaatari refugee camp, Hilary Johnson makes handbags, and men and the female menopause. Show more
Rowland is desperate to find a way for he, Emmy and the boy to flee the village of Eyam, but it's too late. Stars Gerard Kearns. Show more
Ancient Ways with Bettany Hughes
1. Albania to Macedonia
30 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
4 Extra Debut. Historian Bettany Hughes follows the ancient Roman road to Istanbul: how did the Egnatian Way shape Europe? From 2015. Show more
From mobile phones to getting names right – an all-star cast portray a hilarious view of us all. With Stephen Fry. From 2015. Show more
Michael Grade talks to people who have taken great risks in their lives. When school teacher Juno Roche changed sex, she risked losing her job, her family, her friends and home. Show more
You and Yours
Fake Facebook profiles, Argos deliveries, High streets minister
45 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Consumer affairs programme, presented by Peter White. Are social media sites acting quickly and decisively enough when their sites are being misused by bullies? Show more
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In his first British interview since the Commons voted in favour of air strikes, Jens Stoltenberg, Nato's secretary general, explains why he is worried by Russia's intervention. Show more
The author Bernard Hare recalls the day, 40 years ago, that his dad took him down a coal mine, and how that day changed his life. A story of fatherhood, fear and learning. Show more
Too much information for Helen? Kate gets a boost. Show more
Thomas Hardy lives with his second wife Florence in chilly seclusion. Two frozen hearts, until the local actress Gertrude Bugler comes between them. Show more
Eric Robson hosts the horticultural panel programme from Usk in Monmouthshire. Pippa Greenwood, Matthew Wilson and Christine Walkden answer the gardening queries. Show more
A schoolboy is engrossed by the science all around him and goes in pursuit of 'the happiest thought'. Read by Carolyn Pickles. Show more
Last Word
General Sir Robert Ford, Hazel Adair, Jane Wardle, Gerry Byrne and P.F Sloan
28 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Matthew Bannister on General Sir Robert Ford, TV writer Hazel Adair, psychologist Professor Jane Wardle, footballer Gerry Byrne, musician PF Sloan. Show more
Why listeners love 'putrid literature', new World Service funding from the government and Friday Night is Music Night with Craig Revel Horwood. Show more
The Listening Project
Leanne and Eloise - Dyslexia is a Superpower
5 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Fi Glover introduces a conversation between relatives a generation apart, who both have dyslexia but whose childhood experiences with the condition have little in common. Show more
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Six O'Clock News
04/12/2015 California gun attacker 'pledged allegiance to IS'
30 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
A woman who took part in a US gun attack which killed 14 people pledged allegiance to IS.
Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis present the week via topical stand-up and sketches. With David Quantick, Sofie Hagen, Luke Kempner, Georgie Bingham and Pippa Evans. Show more
Let there be Christmas light! Charlie could use some advice. Show more
Front Row
John Constable, Frank Sinatra, The art of animation, Poetic performance enhancers
30 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
John Wilson talks to Frank Sinatra's biographer, views Constable's The Lock and meets the great animation artist Barry Purves, plus there's a call to kick drugs out of poetry. Show more
Rowland is desperate to find a way for he, Emmy and the boy to flee the village of Eyam, but it's too late. Stars Gerard Kearns. Show more
Any Questions?
Margaret Beckett MP, Jane Collins MEP, George Monbiot, Lord Willetts
48 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Jonathan Dimbleby presents political debate and discussion from Leeds Trinity University with Margaret Beckett MP, Jane Collins MEP, George Monbiot and Lord Willetts. Show more
A Point of View
Sarah Dunant: Protest, Paris, Terror
10 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Sarah Dunant reflects on the nature of protest against the threat of terrorism and the threat of climate change and their coming together in the city of Paris. Show more
Archive on 4
Mustn't Grumble: The Noble British Art of Complaining
1 hour
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Writer Bidisha explores how complaining has become such a mainstay of British life that it is something of an art form. From January 2015. Show more
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The World Tonight
IS Linked to California Attack
45 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
In-depth reporting and analysis from a global perspective. A mass shooting that left 14 people dead is being investigated as an act of terrorism.
As Dermot and his girlfriend take over the garden of the house, their presence weighs heavily on Carl. Read by Patricia Hodge. Show more
4 Extra Debut. Dr Christian Jessen, James Wong and presenter Harriett Gilbert discuss Michael Crichton, Louis Begley and Amos Oz. From 2015. Show more
Mark D'Arcy reports from Westminster.
The Listening Project
Sharon and Rita - Keeping It in the Family
5 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Fi Glover presents a conversation between an 84-year-old great-grandmother to 17 children and her eldest daughter about child-rearing and memories of childhood. Show more
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The revolution of track and engine gave birth to a new species - the railway enthusiast. Today there is so much more to 'trainspotting' than just numbers. Show more
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