The latest shipping forecast.
The latest news from BBC Radio 4.
A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with the Reverend Clair Jaquiss.
Farming Today
NFU views on Brexit, poultry industry, traditional grasses
13 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LW
The latest news about food, farming and the countryside. A look at the choices the NFU must make in deciding its position on the EU referendum. Show more
The latest weather forecast for farmers.
Kate Humble presents the common whitethroat. Show more
Morning news and current affairs. Including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
Tom Sutcliffe discusses journalism with Patrick Cockburn, Ece Temelkuran, Seymour Hersh and Charlie Beckett. Show more
Woman's Hour
Primary school offer day, Black and Asian organ donors, #Whomademyclothes
45 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Why do women appear to contravene prison rules more often than men? Plus advice on what to do if you are not happy with the primary school offer for your child. Show more
In desperate need of distraction, newly married Fleur embraces the social whirl of 1920s London. Epic saga with Jessica Raine. Show more
The Business of Music with Matt Everitt
Episode 1: The Pirate Ship
28 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
In the first of a two-part series, journalist and broadcaster Matt Everitt talks to industry insiders about the decisions that have transformed the record industry. Show more
Ramesh’s girlfriend opens a foodbank in Lenzie but she’s got competition. Stars Sanjeev Kohli and Donald Mcleary. From 2016. Show more
On this day in 1916, dissent divided the cabinet over the extension of conscription, while in Ashburton Emily Colville faces unexpected hostility. Show more
You and Yours
Bogus Universities, Legal Jargon, Healthy Juices
45 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Consumer affairs programme. The online colleges falsely claiming to be British universities. Plus, lawyers are told to ditch the jargon and use simpler and plainer language. Show more
The latest weather forecast.
Analysis of news and current affairs with Martha Kearney. A Treasury analysis of Brexit, a possible rebellion over the housing bill, plus Palmyra's arch recreated in London. Show more
Scenes from Student Life
Episode 1: A Gift of Raisins
15 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
It is October 2015, and 2,000 new students at St Andrews celebrate Raisin Weekend with booze, dressing up and fighting, as they exchange their natural families for academic ones. Show more
There is just no pleasing Lynda, and Pat berates Tom. Show more
Actor-singer Brian Protheroe stars as an ageing busker on the London underground. Joe Ward Munrow's first play for radio is a poignant and surreal glimpse into the world of busking. Show more
Four more semi-finalists join Russell Davies to fight for a place in the 2016 final of the general knowledge contest. Show more
The Food Programme
Food in Extreme Places: Space (3/3)
30 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Food in the most extreme cooking environment, space. Dan Saladino tries menus for Mars.
Natalie Haynes takes a fresh look at the ancient world - Greek myths from a female perspective with Roman poet, Ovid. From 2016. Show more
Eating is a visceral, analogue experience, but is technology changing the way we taste? Aleks Krotoski explores how tech is changing not just food, but also we eaters ourselves. Show more
The latest shipping forecast.
Six O'Clock News
18/042016 Row as Treasury report claims EU exit could dent UK tax receipts
30 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
The government has released Treasury analysis, suggesting Britain would be permanently worse off if it left the EU. Leave campaigners say the forecast is "deeply flawed".
David Mitchell gets Elis James, Reginald D Hunter, Maeve Higgins and David O'Doherty to lie with some truths. From 2016. Show more
Jim is being evasive, and Jolene inspires her husband. Show more
Front Row
Malorie Blackman, Bastille Day, Sam Gold, Simon Russell Beale
30 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Malorie Blackman on her novel Chasing the Stars, Idris Elba in Bastille Day, Simon Russell Beale on Benedick in Much Ado About Nothing, Sam Gold on National Theatre's The Flick. Show more
In desperate need of distraction, newly married Fleur embraces the social whirl of 1920s London. Epic saga with Jessica Raine. Show more
Talking to legal scholars, agitators, supporters and sceptics, Helena Kennedy QC explores the philosophical and historical foundations of human rights. Are they really universal? Show more
Crossing Continents
Norway: Parents Against the State
28 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Tim Whewell reports from Norway, where the state's child protection policies are attracting sharp criticism both at home and abroad. Show more
Documentary. Around 300,000 people in the UK suffer from smell disorders. Radio 4 announcer Kathy Clugston is anosmic - she cannot smell at all and sets out to discover why. Show more
Tom Sutcliffe discusses journalism with Patrick Cockburn, Ece Temelkuran, Seymour Hersh and Charlie Beckett. Show more
The latest weather forecast.
The World Tonight
Do Treasury Brexit numbers add up?
45 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
A look at the Treasury's analysis of the economic impact of EU membership. Plus why is the National Farmers' Union supporting Remain, but not campaigning? Show more
It is the hottest summer on record and, when tensions rise with the temperature both in government and on the streets of London, the results will be fatal. Show more
Michael Rosen asks Dr Laura Wright about her new research on popular house names, from Foo Choo Villas to Nutty Hagg to Orchard Cottage, and what this tells us about our history. Show more
Susan Hulme reports from Westminster on junior doctors' contracts and Government defeats on the housing bill. Show more
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. Followed by Weather.
Juliet Stevenson reads Juliet Nicolson's memoir of seven generations of women in her family, including her great-great-grandmother Pepita and her grandmother Vita Sackville West. Show more
The latest shipping forecast.
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