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A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Canon Stephen Shipley, radio producer and broadcaster. Show more
Farming Today
Vaccinating Badgers, Stable Staff Shortage, Ballymena Mart
13 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LW
After a year's break owing to a worldwide shortage of the vaccine, badgers are once again being trapped and vaccinated against Bovine TB. Caz Graham presents. Show more
Tweet of the Day
Mya Rose Craig on the White-Tailed Eagle
2 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Bristol-based Schoolgirl Mya Rose Craig recalls seeing a white-tailed eagle in her holidays for Tweet of the Day. Show more
Susan Hulme reports. Theresa May and Jeremy Corbyn clash over public sector pay and a taskforce is sent into the council struggling with the aftermath of the Grenfell Tower fire. Show more
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss why some birds migrate and similar ones do not, whether the benefits outweigh the risks and how they navigate across oceans. Show more
A space for spiritual reflection with a Bible reading, prayer and a range of Christian music. Led by Nigel Swinford. Show more
Test Match Special
England v South Africa: First Test, Lord's - Day 1
8 hours, 20 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LW
Commentary on the first day of the first Test between England and South Africa, from Lord's, with Jonathan Agnew, Ed Smith, Henry Blofeld, Michael Vaughan and Geoff Boycott. Show more
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Test Match Special
England v South Africa: First Test, Lord's - Day 1
8 hours, 20 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWCommentary on the first day of the first Test between England and South Africa, from Lord's, with Jonathan Agnew, Ed Smith, Henry Blofeld, Michael Vaughan and Geoff Boycott. Show more
Paul Sinha takes a look at historic mistakes and cinema's track record of portraying historical events. From July 2017. Show more
Jennifer is told not to splash the cash, and Jill finds a target for her anger. Show more
Front Row
Tarell Alvin McCraney's Queer Icon; Romola Garai and Helen Edmundson on Queen Anne; Jamaica's Poet Laureate Lorna Goodison
30 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Oscar-winning writer Tarell Alvin McCraney on Paris is Burning; Romola Garai and Helen Edmundson on the often overlooked Queen Anne. Show more
As she travels to her home town of Winnemucca, Anna remembers a particularly intense friendship from when she was a boy. From July 2017. Show more
The Briefing Room
The Cost of Abandoning Austerity
28 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
The chancellor is facing widespread calls for more spending. Should he listen, or stick to his deficit reduction plan? David Aaronovitch investigates. Show more
Evan Davis discusses the reasons why some companies have multiple brands. Is it to bamboozle or does it help consumers navigate the wide variety of choices? Can there be too many? Show more
BBC Inside Science
Neonics dispute, Hygenic bees, Hip-hop MRI
30 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
There is disagreement over the findings of the first large-scale field study into neonicotinoids, and what happens when you put a rapper and an opera singer into MRI scanners? Show more
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss why some birds migrate and similar ones do not, whether the benefits outweigh the risks and how they navigate across oceans. Show more
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The World Tonight
Riot Police Clash with Demonstrators in Hamburg
45 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
In-depth reporting and analysis from a global perspective. Thousands of anti-G20 protestors in Hamburg refused to remove face masks, police say. Show more
Montag cannot go to work. Not after what happened yesterday. He is supposed to burn books. Not people. Ray Bradbury's cult classic, abridged by Sara Davies. Read by Alex Jennings. Show more
Milton offers bodyguard services and finds that a South American diva and a tent full of homemade jam don't mix well. From 2016. Show more
Susan Hulme reports from Westminster on failures in adult social care. Show more
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Ed and Jacqueline are determined to slaughter the pigs themselves so they have a good death. Read by Imogen Stubbs. Show more
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