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The latest news from BBC Radio 4.
A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with the Rev Prebendary Edward Mason, rector of Bath Abbey. Show more
Farming Today
Lord Plumb on Article 50, bovine TB symposium, potato planting
13 minutes
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The first steps will be taken today on the long road to leaving the EU. We ask a veteran of European agricultural policy, Lord Plumb, how he sees the future for UK farming. Show more
Michaela Strachan presents the story and sound of the northern wheatear. Show more
Sean Curran reports from Westminster.
Midweek
Harriet Walter, Richard Curtis, Suzi Quatro, Declan Murphy
43 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Actor Dame Harriet Walter, writer and director Richard Curtis, singer-songwriter Suzi Quatro and former jockey Declan Murphy join Libby Purves for the final edition of Midweek. Show more
Spiritual reflection with a Bible reading, prayer and a range of Christian music.
Woman's Hour
How do you deal with a fussy eater?
41 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Programme that offers a female perspective on the world. What place do women have at the Brexit negotiating table? What is the best way to deal with a fussy eater? Show more
In his hunt for the killer, Shardlake feels sure the answer lies in the former monastery at Westminster. Stars Justin Salinger. Show more
The Listening Project
Harry and Jane - A Pile of Boys
5 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Henry died young, but his friends still remember him and have made his mum their honorary fairy godmother. Fi Glover presents. Show more
Documentary. Zubeida Malik speaks to serving British Muslims about what it is like to be in the army today. Show more
A comedy lecture on the economics behind commodities we're addicted to. Just how harmful is a coffee addiction? From 2015. Show more
Tim Harford introduces inventions, ideas and innovations that have helped to create the modern economic world. Once too precious to use, light is now too cheap to notice. Show more
You and Yours
Home decor bloggers, Megawhite, Debt collectors
45 minutes
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Home decor bloggers are posting inspirational pictures of their homes on social media and encouraging people to be adventurous with how they decorate. Show more
The latest weather forecast.
Analysis of news and current affairs.
Barry Smith presents a journey into the human multi-sensory experience. The senses that enable us to stand up - and what happens when they go wrong. Show more
Usha rallies the troops, and Jill does a good deed. Show more
Detective Inspector Max Matthews and Detective Sergeant Sean Armitage subject a woman who has reported her elderly father missing to their unique style of interrogation. Show more
Money Box
Money Box Live: The Cost of Buying a Car
30 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Louise Cooper looks at the finances of buying a car. New or used? Finance or cash? Electric or hybrid? What do we really need to know about payment plans and motoring costs? Show more
After her mother dies, Clare Jenkins explores the practical and emotional difficulties of clearing out her parents' home. How do we decide what to keep and what to let go? Show more
Thinking Allowed
The ways women age - Beauty politics
27 minutes
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Sociological discussion programme, presented by Laurie Taylor. Why some women choose cosmetic anti-ageing procedures while others reject them. Show more
The Media Show
Westminster attack and the media response, Tyler Brule on Monocle
30 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Topical programme about the fast-changing media world.
The latest shipping forecast.
Six O'Clock News
29/03/2017 UK triggers Article 50
30 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
The UK has formally begun the process of leaving the European Union.
Resenting being underestimated by his family, Nathan decides to show them his worth. With Adjoa Andoh. From September 2014. Show more
Lynda has to explain herself, and Harrison is in the doghouse. Show more
Front Row
42nd Street director, Anish Kapoor, Ted Hughes poetry prize, Humber Bridge sounds
30 minutes
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Mark Bramble, director of the dance show 42nd Street; artist Anish Kapoor; a new sound installation for the Humber Bridge; winner of the Ted Hughes Award for New Work in Poetry. Show more
In his hunt for the killer, Shardlake feels sure the answer lies in the former monastery at Westminster. Stars Justin Salinger. Show more
Combative, provocative and engaging debate chaired by Michael Buerk. With student panellists from Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School in Faversham, Kent. Show more
What happens in the world's most northerly town when the permafrost defrosts? Eleanor Rosamund Barraclough visits Svalbard to find out. Show more
Midweek
Harriet Walter, Richard Curtis, Suzi Quatro, Declan Murphy
43 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Actor Dame Harriet Walter, writer and director Richard Curtis, singer-songwriter Suzi Quatro and former jockey Declan Murphy join Libby Purves for the final edition of Midweek. Show more
The latest weather forecast.
Reaction from the UK and Europe to the triggering of Article 50. Plus, Lord Armstrong, the architect of the UK's entry into the EU, on the growing disaffection that led to Brexit. Show more
Sarah Pinborough's best-selling psychological thriller. Thanks to Adele, Louise can control her night terrors. But she learns that is only the beginning. 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
Sean Curran reports from Westminster as Article 50 is triggered. Show more
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Machiavelli watches the rise of the charismatic monk Savonarola. Rich and poor are drawn in by him as he calls for the most radical reforms Florence has seen for over a century. Show more
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