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A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Catherine Butcher, communications director of a Christian charity. Show more
Farming Today
Problems with the Basic Payment Scheme, Riding for the Disabled, Cuts to the Common Agricultural Policy
13 minutes
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Jake Freestone explains how an error in the way his fields were satellite-mapped has led to a delay in him receiving his Basic Payment from the Rural Payments Agency. Show more
Michaela Strachan presents the story and sound of the bullfinch. Show more
Susan Hulme reports from Westminster as the Brexit secretary says the government needs time to decide on the future of a customs arrangement with the EU. Show more
Sue MacGregor reunites five people from ground-breaking 1980s BBC TV comedy. With Nigel Planer and Alexei Sayle. From 2018. Show more
Spiritual reflection and prayers, led by the Rev Richard Littledale. Show more
Woman's Hour
Who will be the BBC Women's Footballer of the Year?
45 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Five nominees for BBC Women's Footballer of the Year, Ireland and the Eighth Amendment, author Emma Healey, 2018 local elections and three women awarded 2018 Churchill Fellowships. Show more
Kate and Merton need cash. Milly needs love. How far will they go to get what they want? Stars Jodie Comer and Aisling Loftus. Show more
Every year as much as £16bn is sent around the world by migrant workers in the UK, more than the aid budget. But as this programme finds out, it is about much more than economics. Show more
It finally looks like Sandy's going to have to downsize, but can he live without Dolores? Stars the much missed Ronnie Corbett. Show more
Ann York discusses diagnoses - and how receiving one of her own has made her think differently about giving them to others. Show more
You and Yours
Council Houses, Valspar Paint, Employment Support Allowance
45 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Historian John Boughton talks about his book looking at the history of council housing. Plus why B&Q customers are unhappy their walls smell of cat wee after they painted them. Show more
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Chinese Characters
Deng Xiaoping: Black Cat, Yellow Cat
1 minute
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He was Mao's lieutenant who was purged twice but ultimately rose to the very top. He enabled China's economic miracle to happen, but crushed protests with ferocity in 1989. Show more
Harrison is stunned, and Shula lets her hair down. Show more
Mo's snoring is so addling that his long-term partner now wants separate bedrooms. Will a heart-to-heart over dinner resolve the issue? Or might it reveal more worrying problems? Show more
Peter Gibbs presents the programme from the new Temperate House at Kew Gardens. James Wong, Anne Swithinbank and a special guest panellist from Kew Gardens answer the questions. Show more
A young Australian woman on the hunt for a story in Cambodia, fears she’s very much out of her depth. Read by Lucy-Rose Leonard. Show more
Last Word
Lord Martin of Springburn, Gustav Born, Valerie Riches, Caroline Brown, Michael Anderson
28 minutes
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Matthew Bannister on former House of Commons Speaker Lord Martin, musician Caroline Brown, campaigner Valerie Riches, pharmacologist Gustav Born and film director Michael Anderson. Show more
More or Less
Cancer screening, the Windrush Generation, Audiograms
28 minutes
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Calculating the benefits and risks of breast screening. Plus, patchy citizenship data and why it's hard to work out who might be lacking documentation. Show more
The Listening Project
Jimmy and Fiona - Choosing My Religion
5 minutes
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A conversation that's been a long time coming between a theologian father and a daughter who has let go of her religious roots. Fi Glover presents. Show more
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Six O'Clock News
04/05/2018 Local elections: Labour fails to make the significant advances it had predicted
30 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Tories keep hold of flagship authorities in London, but lose control of Trafford in north
Miles Jupp is joined by Desiree Burch, Danny Finklestein, Holly Walsh and Andy Zaltzman for a satirical review of the week's news. Show more
Brian comes clean, and Kenton considers his actions. Show more
Front Row
David Shrigley, Madeline Miller, the Power of Netflix
30 minutes
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Artist David Shrigley on being guest director of this year's Brighton Festival, the power of Netflix and novelist Madeline Miller. Show more
Kate and Merton need cash. Milly needs love. How far will they go to get what they want? Stars Jodie Comer and Aisling Loftus. Show more
Any Questions?
Andrea Leadsom MP, Piers Morgan, Emily Thornberry MP, Jeanette Winterson
48 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Jonathan Dimbleby presents political debate from Lady Margaret School in Fulham, London, with Andrea Leadsom MP, Piers Morgan, Emily Thornberry MP and Jeanette Winterson. Show more
A weekly reflection on a topical issue. Stella Tillyard describes her struggle with dyslexia, from her childhood to now, for the first time. Show more
Professor Rana Mitter presents the first five audio portraits of figures who have shaped the arc of Chinese history. Show more
The World Tonight
Local elections: Labour fails to make breakthrough
45 minutes
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Jeremy Corbyn denies that his popularity has peaked. Show more
Alice works through years of Maggie's old correspondence, as Sandy struggles with his growing attraction to Jo. Abridged by Robin Brooks. Read by Steven Robertson. Show more
4 Extra Debut. Businessman Tej Lalvani chooses the Noble winning (bongo playing) physicist, Richard Feynman. With Matthew Parris. From 2018. Show more
News from Westminster.
The Listening Project
Melanie and Derek - Never Give Up
5 minutes
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A father and daughter reflect on their glass not only half full but positively brimming over attitude, in the light of bankruptcy and other challenges. Fi Glover presents. Show more
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Benjamin Zephaniah reads his autobiography. As the writer flourishes, the man, now a husband, suffers at the cruel hands of infertility. Show more
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