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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
Lamb exports to US could resume, New research on neonicotinoids, Tattie 'roguing'
13 minutes
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The United States is considering lifting the ban on imports of UK lamb 20 years after the BSE crisis of the 1990s. Show more
Bill Oddie presents the great crested grebe. Show more
Morning news and current affairs. Including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
The Global Philosopher
Should the Rich World Pay for Climate Change?
43 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Sixty people from thirty countries join Michael Sandel in a digital studio at Harvard to discuss the philosophical issues underlying the world's response to climate change. Show more
Woman's Hour
Hillary Clinton; Inside the Queen's wardrobe; Mirela Sula; Woman on woman sexual assault; Honor Frost
45 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Hillary Clinton's first speech as presidential nominee; inside the Queen's wardrobe; woman on woman sexual assault; Honor Frost; Mirela Sula and Albanian women. Show more
PC Wendy appears to inspect the dodgy gym and the world’s worst hairdressers try to distract her. Starring Lorraine Ashbourne. Show more
Mike Thomson with the story of the library in a besieged Syrian town which is providing a lifeline to a community shattered by war. Show more
4 Extra Debut. Can a long lost design classic by Arts and Crafts designer TJ Cobden-Sanderson be found at the bottom of the Thames? From 2016. Show more
The golden age of cinema, from a gay perspective. Samira Ahmed meets celebrated actor Murray Melvin, best known for his role in A Taste of Honey. Show more
You and Yours
Miracle movies, Gamblers' rights, WeRe Bank
45 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Consumer affairs. Why are movies about religious miracles not doing well in the UK when they are box office hits in the USA? And why do gamblers have few consumer rights? Show more
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Analysis of news and current affairs.
Shakespeare's Restless World
14. Disguise and Deception
15 minutes
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Neil MacGregor reveals deception and religion, cross-dressing and travelling salesmen, all unpacked via a pedlar's trunk. From 2012. Show more
It is all hands on deck at Hollowtree, and Adam is treated to breakfast. Show more
Black teen Tonio finds solace on the basketball court, but he soon becomes threatened by a gang. A white beat cop tries to help him stay safe in a crime-riddled DC neighbourhood. Show more
Lancelot 'Capability' Brown is heralded as the Shakespeare of gardening. Helen Mark discovers how his naturalistic landscapes changed the face of the English countryside. Show more
Ruby Wax presents an appeal on behalf of Autistica. Show more
Open Book
Evelyn Waugh, DBC Pierre, a literary postcard from Sweden
30 minutes
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Presented by Mariella Frostrup. As a new biography of the writer comes out, Open Book offers a guide to the works of Evelyn Waugh. Show more
The Film Programme
How to Direct a Thriller by Paul Greengrass
28 minutes
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Radio 4's weekly look at the world of film, with Francine Stock. Jason Bourne director Paul Greengrass gives Francine a personal masterclass on how to make a contemporary thriller. Show more
BBC Inside Science
Drug abuse in athletes, Last Common Ancestor, Lichens and Beatrix Potter, Philae farewell
30 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
How science is addressing new methods to evade drug detection amongst athletes - Adam Rutherford visits the Drugs Control Lab in London. Show more
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Six O'Clock News
The British and French governments call on President Assad's forces to end their siege of Aleppo.
30 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Britain and France have called on the Syrian government and its ally, Russia, to end their siege of Aleppo, where 300,000 people are trapped with little food.
Simon explores youth, from pocket money and exam subject choice to university and property ladders. With Tim Harford. From 2016. Show more
Neil is not sure he is the right person for the job, and Fallon is made to wait. Show more
Front Row
Tallulah, David Bowie Prom, The Plough and the Stars
30 minutes
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Ellen Page in Tallulah reviewed, John Cale and conductor Andre de Ridder on tomorrow's David Bowie Prom, Sean O'Casey's The Plough and the Stars. Show more
PC Wendy appears to inspect the dodgy gym and the world’s worst hairdressers try to distract her. Starring Lorraine Ashbourne. Show more
In the EU referendum, more than 16m people voted Remain. How do they feel now that they've lost? David Aaronovitch visits Lambeth in London, where nearly four-fifths voted to stay. Show more
Job losses have plagued Teesside for decades. Ruth Sunderland's father never worked again when he lost his job in 1987. She returns home to explore the area's future. Show more
BBC Inside Science
Drug abuse in athletes, Last Common Ancestor, Lichens and Beatrix Potter, Philae farewell
30 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
How science is addressing new methods to evade drug detection amongst athletes - Adam Rutherford visits the Drugs Control Lab in London. Show more
Lies in a Landscape reports from Penistone, where Claire Throssell is being helped by her community after her sons were killed by their father in a house fire. Show more
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The World Tonight
UK goverment wants more time to consider EDF nuclear deal
45 minutes
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The French energy company EDF has given the green light to a controversial project to build Britain's first nuclear power plant in a generation. Show more
Murdo has fled to Lafayette but buying an accordion and bus tickets has used every cent. Read by Finn den Hertog. Show more
No holds barred sketches from trio Daphne as Jason has an out-of-this-world plan to increase the show's listenership. From 2016. Show more
Tom considers how we protect our personal space through design. Show more
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. Followed by Weather.
Rebecca Front reads Bernadette Murphy's revelatory account about a perplexing art mystery. New leads are followed in pursuit of the truth about Van Gogh's last days in Arles. Show more
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