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The latest news from BBC Radio 4.
A short reflection and prayer with Canon Noel Battye.
Farming Today
Livestock breeding, White Park cattle, Terra Madre and willow coffins
13 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LW
Charlotte Smith looks at breeding farm animals, saving rare breed White Park cattle, celebrating Slow Food in Turin and Somerset's willow growers. Show more
The latest weather forecast for farmers.
Martin Hughes-Games presents the barnacle goose. Show more
News and current affairs. Includes Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
Cultural discussion programme. Start the Week is at the Bluecoat Gallery in Liverpool: Andrew Marr talks to Phil Redmond, Gary Younge, John Belchem and Kajsa Norman. Show more
Woman's Hour
Jo Brand, Gender pay gap reporting, Queen bees, US presidential debate
45 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Jo Brand talks about her social work sitcom. Plus, new regulations on reporting gender differences in pay, and the society hostesses who wielded soft-power between the World Wars. Show more
The ongoing feud between Fleur and fellow socialite Marjorie Ferrar takes a new turn. Stars Jessica Raine and Jemima Rooper. Show more
The deliberate destruction of cultural heritage is condemned as a war crime by Unesco. Aside from issuing statements, Charlotte Higgins asks what this organisation can achieve. Show more
Frank Skinner, Kate Williams and guests Josh Widdecombe and Roisin Conaty, ponder history’s funniest moments. From 2015. Show more
On this day in 1916, Combles and Thiepval fell to British troops, and in Folkestone, Esme Macknade has captured Oscar's interest. Show more
You and Yours
Cancelling bank cards, Learning about dementia, Online travel agents
45 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Reporting your bank card as stolen may not protect you from losing money. A new initiative to help healthcare students to better understand dementia. Show more
The latest weather forecast.
Analysis of news and current affairs.
A History of the Infinite
The Mathematics of the Infinitely Big
15 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Adrian Moore explores the idea of infinity through history: brilliant but tortured German mathematician, Georg Cantor. From 2016. Show more
Tony stands guard, and Henry is excited about the Flower and Produce Show. Show more
Dark comedy about a friendship between a relationship counsellor and a kebab shop owner. By Christine Entwisle, winner of the 2015 BBC Writer's Room Prize. Show more
Quote... Unquote
Arnold Brown, Lissa Evans, Christopher Frayling & Erica Wagner
30 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LW
Nigel Rees's quotations quiz with Arnold Brown, Lissa Evans, Christopher Frayling and Erica Wagner. From September 2016. Show more
Series investigating every aspect of the world of food. Show more
Take a closer look at Bruegel's Harvesters with Cathy FitzGerald. Follow the link from the BBC Radio 4 website to explore a high-resolution image of the artwork as you listen. Show more
What do recent events say about the place of religion in Turkey? How strong is the tension between secularism and Islamism? Ernie Rea and guests discuss. Show more
The latest shipping forecast.
Six O'Clock News
26/09/16 McDonnell sets out Labour's economic plans
30 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
The Shadow Chancellor, John McDonnell, has set out Labour's economic agenda.
Nicholas Parsons hosts the popular panel game. He is joined by Paul Merton, Gyles Brandreth, Josie Lawrence and Katherine Ryan. Show more
Adam keeps his distance, and Carol teases Jill. Show more
Front Row
Dominic Cooper and Terry Johnson, Turner Prize shortlist, Completing other authors' books
30 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Actor Dominic Cooper and director Terry Johnson discuss The Libertine and Meg Rosoff and Samantha Norman talk about completing books after the death of the original authors. Show more
The ongoing feud between Fleur and fellow socialite Marjorie Ferrar takes a new turn. Stars Jessica Raine and Jemima Rooper. Show more
Sunni-Shia: Islam Divided
Islamic Sectarianism Today
28 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
In the second part of his series on the Sunni-Shia divide, Tarek Osman travels to the Middle East to examine the causes and forces behind the sectarian split today. Show more
British politics has been going through a period of rapid and remarkable change. Rosie Campbell, a professor of politics, asks if it is time to bin her old lecture notes. Show more
Dragonflies have inspired awe as well as fear as Brett Westwood discovers as he traces our relationship with Horse Stingers and Devil’s Darning Needles. Show more
Cultural discussion programme. Start the Week is at the Bluecoat Gallery in Liverpool: Andrew Marr talks to Phil Redmond, Gary Younge, John Belchem and Kajsa Norman. Show more
The latest weather forecast.
The World Tonight
Clinton faces Trump in a TV debate
45 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
We discuss the significance of the event with veteran US watcher Harry Evans Show more
1859: English nurse Mrs Wright arrives in Ireland to meet her new patient, an eleven-year-old girl who, according to her parents, has not eaten in over four months. Show more
Word of Mouth
Directions: North South East and West
28 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Michael Rosen and Laura Wright discover how different ways of talking about directions in other languages shows differences in ways of thinking. Show more
Daljit Nagra, Radio 4's poet-in-residence, talks about his favourite music, poetry and prose. Show more
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. Followed by Weather.
On an average day in America, seven children and teens are shot dead. Gary Younge tells the stories of the lives lost during a single day. He starts with Jaiden Dixon, age nine. Show more
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