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The latest news from BBC Radio 4.
A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with the Rev Dr Stephen Wigley. Show more
The latest news about food, farming and the countryside. Caz Graham explores the farming legacy of Beatrix Potter in the Lake District 150 years after her birth. Show more
The latest weather forecast for farmers.
David Attenborough presents the sounds and story of the swift. Show more
Morning news and current affairs. Including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
Start the Week
Cross-dressing and masculinity with Grayson Perry
43 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for over a year
Cultural discussion show. Grayson Perry, Emma Rice, Alice Coote and Kelley Swain discuss gender and art with Mary Ann Sieghart. Show more
Woman's Hour
The RCN @100 - A celebration of nurses and nursing
45 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
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Nurses who trained at the Middlesex Hospital reminisce. The RCN's chief executive Janet Davies on changes in the profession. And from Angels to Casualty, nurses on TV. Show more
Katie Hims' drama follows Zoe as she grows up with every turn in her life marked by the weather. School is shut and the pond is frozen. Show more
Former soldier Rob Lawrie avoided jail after attempting to sneak Bahar from Calais into Britain. He claimed he was rescuing her; the authorities said she was in danger in his van. Show more
Ramesh enrols the community to help raise money for a local sporting star. Stars Sanjeev Kohli and Donald Mcleary. From 2016. Show more
On this day in 1916, a Zeppelin raid on the north east and southern Scottish coasts killed 36, and a letter arrives for Lewis Cox. Show more
You and Yours
New pubs adjudicator, Coastal erosion, Food hygiene
45 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for over a year
Shari Vahl looks at what the new role of pubs code adjudicator will involve, the erosion problems affecting the UK's coast, and efforts to boost food hygiene in food outlets. Show more
The latest weather forecast.
Analysis of news and current affairs with Mark Mardell.
Shakespeare: Love Across the Racial Divide
Episode 1: Othello
15 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
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Yasmin Alibhai-Brown examines the powerful drama of a marriage between the Moor Othello and the Venetian lady Desdemona. Show more
Pat and Tony make progress, and David steps up. Show more
Susan has recently died. Accident? Suicide? Murder? Three people visit her flat in a final communion with the woman they loved. But she is a different woman for each of them. Show more
The 2016 season of the general knowledge tournament reaches its climax, with the grand final from the Radio Theatre in London. Russell Davies asks the questions. Show more
The Food Programme
Food and Farming Awards: The Highlights
30 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
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Sheila Dillon presents the highlights of the 2016 Food and Farming Awards, joined by special guests including Yotam Ottolenghi, Angela Hartnett and Stefan Gates. Show more
Natalie Haynes takes a fresh look at ancient Rome and one of the most powerful women then - Agrippina the Younger. From 2016. Show more
Aleks Krotoski explores whether people are more likely to find what they have lost using online social networks. Show more
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Six O'Clock News
02/05/2016 A breakthrough in treating breast cancer
30 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
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Scientists produce a near-perfect picture of the genetic events that cause the illness.
David Mitchell gets Henning Wehn, Jon Richardson, Susan Calman and Jack Dee to lie with some truths. From 2016. Show more
It's a busy day on The Green, and Lilian picks up a bargain. Show more
Landscape designer Capability Brown worked on 250 sites across England and Wales and left a gardening legacy that continues to shape our response to nature and the countryside. Show more
Artist Ben Rivers reinterprets the strange, poetic and sometimes brutal narratives of Moroccan storyteller Mohammed Mrabet. Part of a new commission by Radio 4 and Artangel. Show more
Peter McGraith is one half of the first gay couple to marry in Britain. Here, he hears personal accounts of gay and lesbian relationships in post equality Britain. Show more
British Nigerian Nkem Ifejika cannot speak Igbo, the language of his forefathers, and he wants to know why. Show more
Oliver Burkeman explores the imposter phenomenon. That inexplicable feeling of fraudulence that plagues the working lives of so many people. Show more
Start the Week
Cross-dressing and masculinity with Grayson Perry
43 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for over a year
Cultural discussion show. Grayson Perry, Emma Rice, Alice Coote and Kelley Swain discuss gender and art with Mary Ann Sieghart. Show more
The latest weather forecast.
The World Tonight
Leicester City win Premier League title
45 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for over a year
In-depth reporting and analysis from a global perspective. Leicester City win Premier League title - the programme hears reaction from the mayor of Leicester. Show more
Claire quits her job to discover her true vocation - but has no idea how to go about finding it. Read by Emily Bruni. Show more
David Baddiel hosts the panel show in which comedians must go against their natural instincts. Featuring Lee Mack, Joe Lycett, Katherine Ryan and Tom Parry. Show more
4 Extra Debut. Growing up in Britain, Dr Shahidha Bari examines her own complex relationship with traditional sari dress. From 2015. Show more
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. Followed by Weather.
4 Extra Debut. Farmer John Lewis-Stempel wants to rediscover traditional practices and save birds and wildflowers. Read by Bernard Hill. Show more
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BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.