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A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Sister Gemma Simmonds, CJ.
Farming Today
National Trust on Countryside Spending, Wheat and Barley Harvest, Sea Eagles, Poultry
13 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LW
Reports on the wheat and barley harvests, the National Trust calls for a radical change to the way that farming is funded and how sea eagles impact on Scottish sheep farmers. Show more
Steve Backshall presents the red-necked phalarope. Show more
Morning news and current affairs. Including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
Inside the Ethics Committee
Series 12
Episode 1: Permanent Vegetative State: Withdrawing Nutrition and Hydration
43 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
A car accident leaves Ben in a permanent vegetative state. With no prospect of recovery, is it ethical to withdraw the nutrition and hydration that is keeping him alive? Show more
Commentary on day two of the third Test between England and Pakistan from Edgbaston with Henry Blofeld, Ed Smith, Michael Vaughan, Geoff Boycott, Graeme Swann and Phil Tufnell. Show more
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Commentary on day two of the third Test between England and Pakistan from Edgbaston with Henry Blofeld, Ed Smith, Michael Vaughan, Geoff Boycott, Graeme Swann and Phil Tufnell. Show more
Simon asks if marriage is all romance and harmony, or the most commercial of transactions. With Merryn Somerset Webb. From 2016. Show more
Ed feels positive about the future, and Lilian supports a friend. Show more
Front Row
The Mercury Prize shortlist, Colin Spencer and Jon Brittain on gay theatre, Brazilian artist Vivian Caccuri, author Sara Taylor
30 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
The Mercury Prize shortlist, playwrights Colin Spencer and Jon Brittain on writing gay characters 50 years apart, Brazilian artist Vivian Caccuri and author Sara Taylor. Show more
Feeling shattered by their hectic social life, Maz begins to suspect that her friendship with Verity is not the perfect partnership she hoped for after all. Show more
The UK government has delayed a proposed new nuclear power station at Hinkley Point in Somerset. But what did the plan call for in the first place, and what should be done now? Show more
Does speed matter? Peter Day visits Chattanooga, which became America's first 'gig city' in 2010, to explore the impact super-fast internet has had on economic enterprise. Show more
BBC Inside Science
Signs of life on planets, Royal Society Book Prize, Queen Bee control, Galactic Prom 29
30 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
What clues should we look for when searching for life on other planets? And as the BBC proms goes intergalactic Iris Ter Schiphorst discusses her commission - Gravitational Waves. Show more
When pensioners Viv and Fred Morgan read about a teenager committing suicide clutching her teddy, they decided to act, turning their home into a school to help other bullied kids. Show more
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The World Tonight
Child sex abuse inquiry chair quits, again
45 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
The New Zealand judge chairing an investigation into child sexual abuse has become the third chair to quit, following criticism that she spent so much time abroad. Show more
While the Master is sensing his own mortality, and the Beginner looks back on an infidelity, the Writer enjoys some not very veiled threats from his publisher. Show more
No holds barred sketches from trio Daphne the gang have a mysterious murder on the Yorkshire Moors to solve. From 2016. Show more
Aleks Krotoski compares our intuitive wayfinding skills to those of the digital world and finds out why describing the best way from A to B still poses problems for tech. Show more
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After the fast and furious years of the late sixties and early seventies, Bowie moves to Berlin, where his music, and his life, changes once again. Show more
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