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The latest news from BBC Radio 4.
A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Chine McDonald of World Vision UK.
Farming Today
Fishing accidents and drug use, Farm pollution and slurry, International Womens' Day
13 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LW
Evidence of fishermen taking drugs while working out at sea, putting their lives at risk. Also, reducing atmospheric pollution from farm slurry. With Anna Hill. Show more
Bill Oddie presents the chiffchaff. Show more
Susan Hulme reports from Westminster.
Midweek
David Rodigan; Loudon Wainwright III; Jackie Malton; Hisham Matar
43 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Singer and songwriter Loudon Wainwright III, reggae DJ David Rodigan, former detective Jackie Malton and writer Hisham Matar join Libby Purves. Show more
Spiritual reflection with a Bible reading, prayer and a range of Christian music. Led by Sister Gemma Simmonds. Show more
To mark International Women's Day, Woman's Hour hears from women around the world. Women from Peru to South Africa tell us what is on their minds today. Show more
A governess for two years to a pair of ignorant girls, Agnes is now lonely and desperate for a friend. Stars George Watkins. Show more
The Listening Project
Nick and Peter - Them and Us
5 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
One was intimidated by uniforms and cool hair - 'like a mass boy band of 1,000 kids' - the other by the rough kids from the council estate. Fi Glover presents. Show more
What future do we have on the Red Planet? Kevin Fong asks scientists and writers about their visions of a human presence and purpose on Mars. Will we ever become truly Martian? Show more
Following the Martian Invasion
The Destruction of Shepperton and the Exodus from London
15 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
The inexorable progress of the Martian war machines meets an organised military response at Shepperton. Francis Spufford considers a workable strategy against alien invasion. Show more
One to One
Miranda Rae on the challenges of being a single parent
15 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Miranda Rae meets Josephine Pepper to explore the challenges of being a single mum trying to raise three young children on her own, following the death of her husband from cancer. Show more
Live coverage of the chancellor's Budget speech.
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Fallon gets an unexpected reaction, and Lilian is not to be disturbed. Show more
A story about an unlikely friendship across the cultural divide between a risk-taking Somali woman and a cautious undercover cop. They have more in common than they realise. Show more
Financial phone-in. Paul Lewis and guests decipher what the Budget might mean for you. Show more
Inside Health
Opt-out organ donation; your body after death; what time of day to take blood pressure medication
28 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Should opt-out organ donation be rolled out across the UK? What happens to the body after death? And a new trial investigates the best time of day to take blood pressure drugs. Show more
Thinking Allowed
Money - how to break the power of the banks
28 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Sociological discussion programme. Laurie Taylor explores the meaning and purpose of money and asks if we can, and should, break up the power of the banks. Show more
The Media Show
Impartiality duty, Fox-Sky merger, BBC archive
30 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Jenni Murray and the impartiality of presenters, voices from the BBC archive, and the Fox-Sky merger - what next for the contentious media business merger of the year? Show more
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Six O'Clock News
08/03/2015 Budget breaches tax promise
30 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
The Chancellor has increased National Insurance payments for self-employed workers.
Jocelyn Jee Esien on friendship, Princess Pay As You Go gets into podcasting, and a meeting for the traffic wardens. From 2017. Show more
Pip needs an extra pair of hands, and Peggy voices her disappointment. Show more
Front Row
Roger McGough and Brian Patten on 50 years of The Mersey Sound, Lizzie Nunnery, Andrew McMillan
30 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Roger McGough and Brian Patten on 50 years of The Mersey Sound, Catherine Marcangeli on the Tonight At Noon season, new music from Lizzie Nunnery, Bryan Biggs, Andrew McMillan. Show more
A governess for two years to a pair of ignorant girls, Agnes is now lonely and desperate for a friend. Stars George Watkins. Show more
Combative, provocative and engaging debate chaired by Michael Buerk. With Melanie Phillips, Matthew Taylor, Anne McElvoy and Giles Fraser. Show more
Writer and psychoanalyst Anouchka Grose explores the force of destiny in our lives and as Jesus contemplates his future in his 40 days in the wilderness. Show more
Internet shopping has brought more delivery vans and more pollution to cities. Tom Heap looks for greener alternatives. Show more
Midweek
David Rodigan; Loudon Wainwright III; Jackie Malton; Hisham Matar
43 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Singer and songwriter Loudon Wainwright III, reggae DJ David Rodigan, former detective Jackie Malton and writer Hisham Matar join Libby Purves. Show more
The latest weather forecast.
The World Tonight
Budget - more money for social care
45 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
In-depth reporting and analysis from a global perspective. Was it a budget that prepares Britain for the challenges of exiting the European Union? Show more
The overthrow of the French king makes Diner anxious about his property schemes. Read by Hattie Morahan and Carl Prekopp. Show more
Award-winning satirist Nish Kumar shines his spotlight of truth on the biggest news stories, in the hope of showing them up for what they really are. Show more
The Budget - Susan Hulme reports from Westminster. Show more
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. Followed by Weather.
When Eunice Waymon became Nina Simone. The story of Nina Simone, the classically-trained pianist who became a soul legend. By Alan Light. Show more
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