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A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with Tibetan Buddhist, writer and editor Alison Murdoch. Show more
Farming Today
15 years since foot-and-mouth, Dementia among farmers, Food provenance passport scheme
13 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LW
Caz Graham marks the 15th anniversary of the outbreak of foot-and-mouth by visiting the mass livestock burial ground in Cumbria that is now a flourishing nature reserve. Show more
David Attenborough presents a seasonal reflection of the robin. Show more
News and current affairs. Includes Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
Kirsty Young talks to polar explorer Ben Saunders. Show more
Woman's Hour
Legal aid, Christine Delphy, Dating with a learning disability, Erica Jong, Facial hair
45 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Legal aid after DV, Christine Delphy on whether French feminism is racist, safe dating for adults with learning disabilities, Erica Jong archive, and embracing facial hair. Show more
Luke's dark night of the soul has finally come to an end. Moving tale of a family in meltdown starring Tyger Drew-Honey. Show more
In February 1996, Trainspotting exploded onto the big screen. Twenty years on, the real-life recovering addicts who inspired the filmmakers and actors reveal their own stories. Show more
Sue Perkins' moral and ethical posers for Kerry Godliman, John-Luke Roberts, Julia Hartley-Brewer and Clarke Carlisle. From February 2014. Show more
Can we shoot garbage into the sun? Drs Rutherford & Fry demand an answer. Show more
You and Yours
The puppy trade, Efforts to improve how charities are run
45 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Peter White looks at how well charities are run and hears about the new RSPCA report into the breeding, trade and sale of puppies. Show more
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Analysis of news and current affairs, presented by Mark Mardell.
Psychotherapist Susie Orbach meets John, a retired railway trade unionist in his 60s. His wife and children are gone, but his therapy is helping him to turn his life around. Show more
It is a big day for Brookfield, and Brian has a fatherly sense of dread. Show more
1964: Out celebrating his mother’s birthday, Kenneth Williams bumps into Charles Hawtrey. Stars Adam Godley and David Charles. Show more
Eric Robson hosts the horticultural panel programme from Tutbury Castle in Staffordshire. Bunny Guinness, Matthew Wilson and Bob Flowerdew answer questions from the audience. Show more
4 Extra Debut. A philanderer sees a woman in a hotel. But have they met before? Reworking of The Lady With A Little Dog, read by Peter Firth. Show more
Last Word
Boutros Boutros-Ghali, Edmonde Charles-Roux, Norman Hudis, Antonin Scalia, Harper Lee
28 minutes
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Matthew Bannister on UN Secretary General Boutros Boutros-Ghali, French Vogue editor Edmonde Charles-Roux, screenwriter Norman Hudis, US Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia Show more
Feedback
Junior doctors' strike, David Bowie's death
28 minutes
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Is Today reporting the junior doctors' debate fairly? Was Radio 4 self-indulgent in covering David Bowie's death? Today's editor answers listener comments. Show more
The Listening Project
Ann and Daniel - Breaking the Sound Barrier
5 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
In a first for The Listening Project, Fi Glover introduces a conversation that uses signing. A mother and her son reflect on their experiences of the deaf and hearing worlds. Show more
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Six O'Clock News
19/02/2016 EU leaders locked in talks about UK deal
30 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
EU leaders remain locked in talks amid signs Mr Cameron is struggling to win concessions
A satirical review of the week's news, chaired by Miles Jupp. With panellists Mark Steel, Danny Finkelstein, Holly Walsh and Vicki Pepperdine. Show more
Has someone got their eye on Kirsty? Lynda is feeling creative once again. Show more
Front Row
Harper Lee remembered, The Night Manager, Simon Armitage, Zelda
30 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Arts news with Kirsty Lang. Harper Lee, author of To Kill a Mockingbird and Go Set a Watchman, is remembered by Elaine Showalter and Christopher Bigsby. Show more
Luke's dark night of the soul has finally come to an end. Moving tale of a family in meltdown starring Tyger Drew-Honey. Show more
Any Questions?
Damien Green MP, Dan Hannan MEP, John Mills, Emily Thornberry MP
48 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Jonathan Dimbleby presents political debate from Wolfson College, Cambridge University, with a panel including Damien Green MP, John Mills, Dan Hannan MEP and Emily Thornberry MP. Show more
Adam Gopnik says the secret of happiness lies in unexpected pleasures, like finding yoghurt is vanilla when you expect it to be plain. Show more
Matthew Syed explores the neurological and psychological trajectory of a choke, the loss of the ability to do what comes naturally when a person is under pressure. Show more
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The World Tonight
UK reaches EU deal in Brussels
45 minutes
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The Cabinet may meet on Saturday, Michael Gove is expected to join the No campaign, and Harper Lee dies. Show more
Julie takes Jonathan to meet Lorenza, Bridal-360's art director and the woman charged with making their wedding a reality. Jonathan's sense of doom increases. Show more
Samantha Bond, Jason Cowley and Harriett Gilbert discuss novels by Donna Tartt, Joseph Conrad and Hamid Ismailov. From 2016. Show more
Minimal Impact
Episode 2: Jesus' Blood and Fluffy Clouds
30 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
British composers consider how the aesthetic and techniques of minimal music migrated from the America of Steve Reich and Philip Glass to every corner of modern musical life. Show more
The Listening Project
Jane and Hannah - Deaf or Hearing
5 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Fi Glover with a conversation in which a hearing mother and her pregnant deaf daughter wonder whether the new baby will be deaf or hearing and reflect on their own experiences. Show more
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. Followed by Weather.
It is 1775, and Franklin is no longer of any political use in London. He becomes ambassador to France in the days before the revolution. Show more
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