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Spiritual reflection to start the day, with the Rev Dr Alison Jack, assistant principal of New College, Edinburgh. Show more
Farming Today
Does the new system of cattle grading at abbatoirs give a fair price for farmers? Plus fly tipping
13 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LW
The latest news about food, farming and the countryside. Charlotte Smith looks at criticism of a new cattle-grading system used by abbatoirs. Show more
The latest weather forecast for farmers.
Wildlife Sound Recordist, Chris Watson, presents the Grey Plover. Show more
News and current affairs. Includes Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
Start the Week
Political Drama: Robert Harris and Margaret Hodge
43 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Andrew Marr discusses political mistakes and intrigue with novelist Robert Harris, MP Margaret Hodge, political journalist Philip Webster and engineer Sir John Armitt. Show more
Woman's Hour
Liv Tyler, Job sharing in a senior position, Syrian women refugees
58 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Programme that offers a female perspective on the world. Liv Tyler on her new capsule collection, and how to make job sharing at a senior level work. Show more
The series exploring the 20th-century through journals and correspondence. George Allen's 1904 diary of his record-attempting walk, freely adapted by Stephen Wakelam. Show more
Tulip Mazumdar explores how young people's rejection of intimacy and their embracing of singledom has left Japan's authorities struggling to tackle rapid population decline. Show more
Frank Skinner, historian Kate Williams and guests David Mitchell and Steve Hall, ponder history’s funniest moments. From 2015. Show more
On this day in 1916, the Times celebrated a boy scout whose information helped catch a spy and sink a submarine, and Florrie Wilson gets interesting news from Mrs Crayford. Show more
You and Yours
Driverless taxis, GP services, Ethical carnivores
45 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Consumer affairs programme. Driverless Uber taxis. GPs withdrawing some "non-essential" services. Is it possible to be an ethical carnivore? Show more
The latest weather forecast.
Analysis of news and current affairs. Latest on US bomb attacks. Oliver Letwin on why he tried to persuade David Cameron to stay on, and the cost of rescuing obese people. Show more
A History of the Infinite
Horror of the Infinite
15 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
4 Extra Debut. Adrian Moore explores the idea of infinity through history: why did the Ancient Greeks abhor the notion of infinity? From 2016. Show more
Joe celebrates his 95th birthday, and Kirsty has words of advice for Tom. Show more
By Phil Porter. Sophie and Jonah are two shy, lonely individuals thrown together in urban London. Their love affair takes a strange and initially contactless route. Show more
Quote... Unquote
Cressida Cowell, Ruth Dudley Edwards, Helen Zaltzman & Michael Billington
30 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LW
Nigel Rees's quotations quiz with Cressida Cowell, Ruth Dudley Edwards, Helen Zaltzman and Michael Billington. From 2016. Show more
By Hilary Mantel. 4 Extra Debut. Shortlisted comic tale filled with unlikely memories, lost lives and the odd bad joke. Read by Miriam Margolyes. Show more
Controversial sitcom Love Thy Neighbour was last shown on TV in 1976. Forty years on, Mark Hodkinson revisits the programme and explores the themes of racism, class and prejudice. Show more
Ernie Rea and guests discuss the role of the clergy during the Northern Ireland Troubles. Show more
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Six O'Clock News
19/09/2016 US bombing suspect arrested
30 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Suspect arrested following a shoot-out with police in New Jersey.
Nicholas Parsons hosts the popular panel game. Show more
Rob faces a problem, and Jennifer is apologetic. Show more
Front Row
Emeli Sande, BBC National Short Story Award, Abstract Expressionism
30 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Emeli Sande, BBC National Short Story Award, Abstract Expressionism. Show more
The series exploring the 20th-century through journals and correspondence. George Allen's 1904 diary of his record-attempting walk, freely adapted by Stephen Wakelam. Show more
In the first of two programmes explaining the Sunni-Shia divide past and present, Tarek Osman tells the epic story of how Islam split after the death of the Prophet Mohammed. Show more
Crossing Continents
Fixing India's Car Crash Capital
28 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Neal Razzell meets the people who are trying to stop the relentless road deaths in India's biggest city, Mumbai. Show more
The wandering albatross is known to many as a bird of ill omen from the Rime of the Ancient Mariner, but our relationship with these magnificent birds is older and more complex. Show more
Start the Week
Political Drama: Robert Harris and Margaret Hodge
43 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Andrew Marr discusses political mistakes and intrigue with novelist Robert Harris, MP Margaret Hodge, political journalist Philip Webster and engineer Sir John Armitt. Show more
The latest weather forecast.
The World Tonight
Syria aid convoy 'hit by warplanes'
45 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
UN convoy bombed after Syrian ceasefire declared 'over'. Show more
The first of five tales originally commissioned to celebrate the BBC National Short Story Award shortlist in 2016. In David Szalay's story a truck driver 'sees' things, or does he? Show more
Word of Mouth
Lost Words and Secret Connections
28 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Michael Rosen and Dr Laura Wright engage in some etymological archaeology, with Inky Fool blogger and author of The Etymologicon Mark Forsyth. Show more
Actress Maxine Peake, star of Silk and Dinnerladies, presents favourite readings to the audience at the Radio Theatre. Readers Diane Morgan (TV's Philomena Cunk) and John Shrapnel. Show more
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. Followed by Weather.
The biography of novelist Elizabeth Jane Howard, author of The Cazalet Chronicles, who died in 2014, from biographer Artemis Cooper. Marriage, motherhood and Jane's first writings. Show more
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