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The latest news from BBC Radio 4.
A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with Shaunaka Rishi Das, director of the Oxford Centre for Hindu Studies. Show more
Farming Today
Cattle vaccine, Robotic cheddar making, Harvesting bracken for fuel
13 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LW
The Wildlife Trusts call on the Government to step up its work on an alternative vaccine for cattle to combat bovine TB. The disease costs the UK £100m a year. Show more
Wildlife Sound Recordist, Chris Watson, presents the Ortolan Bunting. Show more
Morning news and current affairs. Including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
The Listening Project
Listening Project Live from Swansea
28 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
As the Listening Project mobile booth nears the end of its summer tour, it plays host to Fi Glover and guests to reflect on the Welsh relationship with language and literature. Show more
Richard Sabin explores the life of the physician, scientist and 'father of comparative anatomy', Edward Tyson. From 2015. Show more
Woman's Hour
Scummy Mummies, HRT, Ballerina Irina Kolesnikova
45 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
The Scummy Mummies on finding humour in the messiness of motherhood, new research on HRT and breast cancer, and Irina Kolesnikova, principal dancer of the St Petersburg Ballet. Show more
After learning of her brother's gangster dealings, Megan will have to try to save the family business. Stars Trystan Gravelle. Show more
Crossing Continents
Protesting in Putin's Russia
28 minutes
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The BBC's Moscow correspondent Sarah Rainsford looks at how Russia is dealing with dissent as the country is gearing up for parliamentary elections. Show more
Viv Groskop explores one of the most famous and notoriously explicit paintings housed in a public museum, Gustave Courbet's L'Origine du monde, which was painted in 1866. Show more
Air raids on the east coast resulted in 29 casualties, and Kitty discovers that anyone communicating in secret code runs the risk of being labelled a spy. Show more
You and Yours
Bake Off, First bionic Olympics, Rental energy changes
45 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
The woman paid to predict baking trends by watching The Great British Bake Off. And landlords say new requirements to improve energy efficiency will increase rents. Show more
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Analysis of news and current affairs. The latest on the earthquake in central Italy, Nice's deputy mayor on burkinis, and are Mills and Boon feminist texts? Show more
Robbie Stamp has an imagined conversation with his late business partner and friend Douglas Adams, who he last spoke to on the night before the author's death in 2001. Show more
Will has a culprit in his sights, and Elizabeth does not seem to be getting anywhere. Show more
Leo is in love with Penny and plans to marry her – possessive father permitting. But Leo is harbouring secrets. Stars Don Gilet. Show more
Open Country
Helen Baxendale visits Belper in Derbyshire
25 minutes
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Guest presenter Helen Baxendale visits Belper in Derbyshire to explore the landscape for traces of the town's industrial past. She also finds an long history of community spirit. Show more
Sir Mark Tully presents The Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Bhopal Medical Appeal. Show more
Open Book
Edinburgh Special: Raja Alem and Richard T Kelly
28 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
A special edition of Open Book recorded at the Edinburgh Book Festival. Mariella Frostrup and her guests discuss the place where politics meet fiction. Show more
Radio 4's weekly look at the world of film. Antonia Quirke meets two groups who are trying to save their local cinemas. Show more
BBC Inside Science
Proxima b exoplanet, The Hunt for Vulcan, East Antarctic lakes, Deep sea shark hunting
30 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
The nearest habitable world beyond our solar system might be right on our doorstep. Gareth Mitchell examines the likelihood of a newly-discovered neighbouring earth-like planet. Show more
The latest shipping forecast.
Six O'Clock News
25/08/2016 Aftershocks hamper quake rescue
30 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Powerful aftershocks in central Italy hamper search for earthquake survivors; more details emerge about five deaths on a Sussex beach; and taxis without drivers in Singapore.
Tom takes delivery of an important package with the help of his dad while his mum learns to drive. With Kate Anthony. From 2016. Show more
Richard lends his support at Lower Loxley, and scores need to be settled at Home Farm. Show more
Front Row
Casualty at 30, Madeleine Thien, Bad Moms, Thomas Ostermeier
30 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Casualty's co-creator and series producer on 30 years of the medical drama. Plus author Madeleine Thien, Bad Moms reviewed, and German director Thomas Ostermeier. Show more
After learning of her brother's gangster dealings, Megan will have to try to save the family business. Stars Trystan Gravelle. Show more
The Briefing Room
Milo Yiannopoulos and the Alt-Right
28 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Why has Donald Trump clinched the Republican nomination despite offending key groups of voters? Part of his success can be explained by an element of his base: the 'alt-right'. Show more
In Business
Supportive Partner = Success at Work
30 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Peter Day finds out why who a person chooses to be their life partner could be the most important career choice they will ever make. Show more
BBC Inside Science
Proxima b exoplanet, The Hunt for Vulcan, East Antarctic lakes, Deep sea shark hunting
30 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
The nearest habitable world beyond our solar system might be right on our doorstep. Gareth Mitchell examines the likelihood of a newly-discovered neighbouring earth-like planet. Show more
The Listening Project
Listening Project Live from Swansea
28 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
As the Listening Project mobile booth nears the end of its summer tour, it plays host to Fi Glover and guests to reflect on the Welsh relationship with language and literature. Show more
The latest weather forecast.
The World Tonight
Colombia Seeks to Compensate War Victims
45 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
In-depth reporting and analysis from a global perspective. Can Colombia administer justice for those who have suffered in its long civil war? Show more
Nearly 30 years on from its publication, Hilary Mantel serialises her third novel. Read by Anna Maxwell Martin. Abridged by Alexa Moore. There is a break-in and a new arrival. Show more
Victoria Coren Mitchell dares Mark Steel, Bridget Christie and Matthew Norman to commit heresy. From May 2013. Show more
Fi meets Jenny and Ruth, who became female late in their 60s and 70s, while Mark transitioned from being Brenda at the age of 29. Show more
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. Followed by Weather.
Exploring the lives of young Chinese and the graduates out in the workplace and under pressure to marry. Read by David Sneddon. Show more
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