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A reading and a reflection to start the day with the Rev Dr Craig Gardiner, a lecturer at the South Wales Baptist College, Cardiff. Show more
Farming Today
Free range eggs, New Welsh nitrate vulnerable zones, Succession on farms
13 minutes
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Supermarkets will phase out caged hens' eggs, but free range producers are worried. Plus Welsh farmers want the government to be clear on plans to extend pollution regulations. Show more
Kate Humble presents the ruddy duck. Show more
Morning news and current affairs. Including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
Mariella Frostrup and guests discuss the challenges of the long summer holiday for parents, from the cost of childcare to concerns about 'summer learning loss'. Show more
Woman's Hour
Mary Decker and Zola Budd, Miriam Gonzalez Durantez, Inside the Queen's wardrobe, Joan Ruddock
41 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Mary Decker and Zola Budd reunite, Miriam Gonzalez Durantez on her debut cookbook, exploring the Queen's wardrobe, Joan Ruddock on her life in politics. Show more
Nigel has a haircut and hears noises from his flat upstairs – the new gym in the world’s worst salon. Stars Lorraine Ashbourne. Show more
The Listening Project
Alkin and Paul - We Could Be Brothers
5 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Fi Glover with a conversation between friends whose parents settled in the UK before Cyprus was divided and who celebrate the undivided identity they hope to pass on. Show more
Steve Richards examines the events of Jeremy Corbyn's year as Labour leader. Show more
A mum and daughter undertake a two-week sponsored walk along The Thames Path. With Felicity Montagu and Olivia Nixon. From 2016. Show more
Journalist and broadcaster Samira Ahmed takes over the One to One interviewing duties. Her first guest, Lucy Mathen, tells a tale of charitable endeavour, with a surprising twist. Show more
Consumer affairs programme. The little bits of plastic known as microbeads. Plus a look at chatbots, and housing in the Netherlands. Show more
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Analysis of news and current affairs.
Shakespeare's Restless World
13. From London to Marrakech
15 minutes
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Neil MacGregor on African gold’s complex connection between Elizabethan England and the Moors of the Mediterranean. From 2012. Show more
Ian wonders about his friendship with Helen, and Lynda is full of ideas. Show more
Six young black male playwrights give personal responses to policing and profiling in the US and the legacy of the fatal shooting of 18-year-old Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri Show more
Money Box
Money Box Live: A hazardous year for UK holidaymakers.
30 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Financial phone-in. UK holidaymakers have been shaken by terror attacks abroad, the collapse of a travel firm, and the plunging pound. What rights exist if a break goes wrong? Show more
Inside Health
Braintraining and dementia; Cluster headaches; Cancer rehab; #hellomynameis
28 minutes
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Dr Mark Porter investigates whether brain training can cut cases of dementia by a third. Plus a look at cluster headache sufferers and the social media campaign #hellomynameis. Show more
Thinking Allowed
Airport security, Retiring to Spain
28 minutes
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Airport security: Laurie Taylor considers the costs of surveillance regimes which turn us all into suspects. Also, the costs and benefits of retiring to Spain. Show more
The Media Show
CEO of Liberty Global Mike Fries, Guardian losses, Fox News CEO Roger Ailes departs
30 minutes
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The CEO of Liberty Global on the impact of Brexit, Guardian Media Group reports record £69 million losses, and the rise and fall of Fox News CEO Roger Ailes. Show more
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Six O'Clock News
27/07/2016 France church attack reaction
30 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Religious leaders in France have called for improved security at places of worship, a day after two jihadists murdered an elderly Catholic priest at his church in Normandy.
Reece Shearsmith takes his first driving lesson and Marcus Brigstocke persuades him to try wallpapering. From January 2015. Show more
It is all hands on deck at Hollowtree, and Adam is treated to breakfast. Show more
Front Row
Bourne, Man Booker Prize long list, The Fitzwilliam Museum in Cambridge, Presidential campaign music.
30 minutes
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John Wilson considers this year's Man Booker Prize long list, and travels to Cambridge to report on the bicentenary of the Fitzwilliam Museum. Show more
Nigel has a haircut and hears noises from his flat upstairs – the new gym in the world’s worst salon. Stars Lorraine Ashbourne. Show more
Combative, provocative and engaging debate chaired by Michael Buerk. With Claire Fox, Anne McElvoy, Melanie Phillips and Matthew Taylor. Show more
David Baddiel tries to understand what the International Monetary Fund actually does. Show more
Is the Earth getting you down? Richard Hollingham meets scientists, engineers and anthropologists planning human colonies, starships and settlements far beyond our home planet. Show more
Mariella Frostrup and guests discuss the challenges of the long summer holiday for parents, from the cost of childcare to concerns about 'summer learning loss'. Show more
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The World Tonight
Who is the EU's new Brexit negotiator?
45 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Should newspapers refuse to publish photographs of so-called IS killers? Plus, an in-depth look at the economic ideas put forward by Labour leadership contender Owen Smith. Show more
As excitement mounts about the Valley trip will Murdo find the courage to go to Lafayette? Read by Finn den Hertog. Show more
Sketch show centred around two work experience interns, with Tim and Miranda in local politics. Stars Lucy Beaumont. From 2016. Show more
A heady comic mix of maths and science with Festival of the Spoken Nerd exploring our internal bacteria and more. From 2016. Show more
Tom Dyckhoff considers what role design can play after death. Show more
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Bernadette Murphy pursues a new lead in her mission to solve the mystery of Van Gogh's ear. Show more
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