The latest shipping forecast.
The latest news from BBC Radio 4.
A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Canon Stephen Shipley, radio producer and broadcaster. Show more
Farming Today
Neonicotinoids and Sugar Beet, Sheep Rustling, Northern Ireland Agriculture
13 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LW
The EU is considering extending its ban on Neonicotinoids to include non-flowering crops which may pose a problem for sugar beet producers who are reliant on this insecticide. Show more
The latest weather forecast for farmers.
Tweet of the Day
John McPherson on the Hooded Crow
2 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Wildlife photographer John McPherson recalls, for Tweet of the Day, watching hooded crows working intelligently to obtain food caught by an otter on the Isle of Mull. Show more
News and current affairs. Includes Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
Start the Week
From Darwin to Big Data with Richard Dawkins
43 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Cultural discussion programme. Andrew Marr discusses science literacy and numeracy with Richard Dawkins, Deborah Kelemen, Cathy O'Neil and Alex Bellos. Show more
A space for spiritual reflection with a Bible reading, prayer and a range of Christian music. Led by the Very Rev Gerwyn Capon, dean of Llandaff. Show more
Woman's Hour
Dating, Breast cancer treatment and CBT, Abortion provision for women from Northern Ireland
45 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Telling a new date about a difficult personal situation, talking therapy for women with breast cancer, impact of allowing women in Northern Ireland to have NHS abortions in England. Show more
4 Extra Debut. Now aged 92, is Anna Madrigal prepared to confront the ghosts in her past that trouble her? Stars Kate Harper. From July 2017. Show more
Will Mary's eye test put an end to her driving? She is 86, and her car means her independence. What is she going to do? Show more
4 Extra Debut. The mismatched sisters' flat is plunged into darkness thanks to a power cut. Stars Susan Calman and Ashley Jensen. From 2017. Show more
Cuneiform, the earliest known script, was not used for poetry, or to send messages to far-off lands. It was used to create the world's first accounts and written contracts. Show more
You and Yours
Benefits Claimants, Plus Size Clothes, Owners Direct
45 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
News and discussion of consumer affairs.
The latest weather forecast.
Analysis of news and current affairs.
Bridget Kendall continues her series tracing the crucial moments in the Cold War. In this episode, the fall of Khrushchev and the rise of Brezhnevism. Show more
Harrison's scheme is uncovered, and Tom clears the air. Show more
Detective drama. Leo Bill stars as Bertalan Lazar, a special investigator in Hungary during the Cold War. A seemingly routine case puts Lazar's career on the line. By Philip Palmer Show more
Paul Gambaccini is back for another season of the evergreen music quiz, covering the musical spectrum from Bach to Beyonce. Show more
Dan Saladino eats with one of the last remaining hunter gatherer tribes, Tanzania's Hadza.
Film presenter Antonia Quirke speaks to key crew members working on the film and drama series that are defining modern entertainment. Show more
Brian Cox and Robin Ince are joined by Eric Idle and physicists Jonathan Butterworth and Catherine Heymans to find out what the next great discovery in particle physics might be. Show more
The latest shipping forecast.
Six O'Clock News
03/07/2017 Damning inquiry into child abuse in Jersey identifies failings at all levels
30 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
The care system in Jersey has been severely criticised in an independent report on historical child abuse.
Radio 4's antidote to panel games sees regulars Tim Brooke-Taylor and Barry Cryer joined on the panel by Andy Hamilton and Jo Brand plus Jack Dee in the chair. Show more
Lynda sticks to her guns, and Matt wants everything to be right. Show more
Front Row
The launch of Queer Icons; Maggi Hambling; Nitin Sawhney; Museum of the Year finalist
30 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Maggi Hambling launches Front Row's Queer Icons series; musician Nitin Sawhney; Sir John Soane's Museum, finalist for the Art Fund Museum of the Year 2017. John Wilson presents. Show more
4 Extra Debut. Now aged 92, is Anna Madrigal prepared to confront the ghosts in her past that trouble her? Stars Kate Harper. From July 2017. Show more
Golf is in a hole with huge numbers leaving the sport, while cycling is free-wheeling to incredible popularity. Mark Hodkinson examines this social and sporting phenomenon. Show more
Constitutions put controls on the people who run countries, but how are they created and how well do they work? Edward Stourton examines the constitutions of the UK, USA and France. Show more
Brett Westwood encounters arguably the world's toughest animal, despite it being less than a millimetre long and extremely cute. From 2017 Show more
Start the Week
From Darwin to Big Data with Richard Dawkins
43 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Cultural discussion programme. Andrew Marr discusses science literacy and numeracy with Richard Dawkins, Deborah Kelemen, Cathy O'Neil and Alex Bellos. Show more
The latest weather forecast.
The World Tonight
Macron sets out 'radical new path' for France
45 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
World Tonight hears from En Marche MP Bruno Bellon and political journalist Thierry Arnaud. Show more
Guy Montag is a fireman, and he loves his job. But he is not happy. Ray Bradbury's prophetic cult classic, abridged by Sara Davies and read by Alex Jennings. Show more
4 Extra Debut. With the help of a neuroscientist, cartoonist Gerald Scarfe explores what’s going on inside his own creative brain. From 2017. Show more
Sean Curran reports from Westminster where the Northern Ireland secretary holds out hope that a power sharing deal can still be reached. Show more
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. Followed by Weather.
4 Extra Debut. When an author and her husband moved to a small French hamlet, they embraced rural life acquiring pigs. Read by Imogen Stubbs. Show more
The latest shipping forecast.
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