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A reading and a reflection to start the day, with the Rev Dr Craig Gardiner, a tutor at South Wales Baptist College.
Farming Today
Protected food names post-Brexit, earth worms, winberries, drying rivers
13 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LW
News about food, farming and the countryside. British farmers could lose important trade in Europe unless the government gets the right Brexit deal on 'protected food names'. Show more
Michaela Strachan presents the story and sound of the common redstart. Show more
Morning news and current affairs. Including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
Three funeral directors talk about how their own personal stories reflect over 40 years of change in the community they serve. Show more
David Cannadine visits Hughenden Manor, where Disraeli wrote his most famous novels, to explore how this prime minister merged fact and fiction in his life and work. Show more
A space for spiritual reflection with a Bible reading, prayer and a range of Christian music, led by Fr Phil Sumner. Show more
Woman's Hour
Women in politics, Madonna at 60, health inequality, favourite parent
58 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
As Madonna turns 60, the programme looks at her influence on women in music. Plus a look at women's health needs, and what to do when your child favours one parent over the other. Show more
Maya returns to her grandmother in Arkansas. Angelou’s evocative and extraordinary memoirs. Stars Pippa Bennett-Warner. Show more
The Listening Project
Charlie and Caroline - Raining Clocks
5 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
The mother of a twin with special needs relies on her friend for a sense of perspective and to retain her sense of humour. Fi Glover presents. Show more
Jane Rogoyska meets Polish people who were exiled to Siberia by Stalin in 1940, before making an epic odyssey to Britain where they and their descendants remain. Show more
All grandkids make mistakes, but only Jack and Millie's do it so loudly - and on video. Stars Jeremy Front. From 2018. Show more
On this day in 1918, the Allied forces attacked the German army at Amiens, in the third battle of Picardy, and in Devon, Adeline launches a gentle offensive. Show more
You and Yours
Debt repayment, Food prices, UK tourism
45 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Consumer affairs programme. How businesses are coping with the rising cost of ingredients they are importing from abroad. Show more
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Analysis of news and current affairs.
The Rise and Fall of the Antique
Post-war Portobello
14 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Travis Elborough charts the rise and fall of the antique, examining how, ultimately, the present always dictates which bits of yesteryear we deem worthy of collecting.
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Susan's attitude proves surprising, and history repeats itself for Roy. Show more
By Jonathan Ruffle. Mickey Bliss's bold deception plan is put into action and could change the course of the war, but on the personal front, his past catches up with him. Show more
The surprising story of GDP and whether it is time to change how we measure our economy. Ayeisha Thomas-Smith and Steve Bugeja present an everyday guide to economics. Show more
Inside Health
Social prescribing, Topical steroid withdrawal, Pulmonary arterial hypertension
28 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Social Prescribing - support to join the gym, the local knitting group or a choir - coming soon to a GP surgery near you. Show more
Josie Long presents stories about creating something out of nothing, with fresh starts and the beginning of the end. From 2018. Show more
Topical programme about the fast-changing media world. YouTube, Facebook and Apple have banned content from the US conspiracy theorist Alex Jones. Show more
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Six O'Clock News
08/08/18 A former Attorney General strongly criticises Boris Johnson over burka comments
30 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Dominic Grieve said he'd resign from the Conservative Party if Mr Johnson became leader
Handyman Dean helps get the flat ready for the baby, but Josh soon finds he holds some very challenging opinions. From 2016. Show more
Shula's birthday ends in fireworks, and Toby is set an impossible challenge. Show more
Front Row
Sharks in culture, Thea Musgrave, Derren Brown
30 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
As The Meg hits cinema screens we look at sharks in culture, composer Thea Musgrave reflects on her career at 90 and illusionist Derren Brown reveals what inspires his work. Show more
Maya returns to her grandmother in Arkansas. Angelou’s evocative and extraordinary memoirs. Stars Pippa Bennett-Warner. Show more
Anne McElvoy invites figures from opposing sides of a political issue to listen to each other, with the help of conflict resolution specialist Gabrielle Rifkind. Show more
Manwar Ali tells Dominic Lawson why he changed from violent Islamist fighter pursuing global jihad, to become a leading campaigner in Britain against violence and extremism. Show more
Scientists tell stories of the elements. Sophie Scott on why sodium powers everything we do and why it might be the key to a new generation of pain killers. Show more
Three funeral directors talk about how their own personal stories reflect over 40 years of change in the community they serve. Show more
The World Tonight
US to sanction Russia over Skripal attack
45 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
The United States says it will impose sanctions on Russia in response to the poisoning of the double agent Sergei Skripal. Show more
As conditions on the road worsen, Tom thinks about his lost son, Daniel. Show more
4 Extra Debut. Australian stand-up Felicity Ward, tries some apps to solve mental health issues - like her insomnia. From 2018. Show more
Fictitious, improvised comedy, listening in to the phone messages of Bake Off’s Paul Hollywood. With Kayvan Novak. From 2015. Show more
Series documenting the untold dramas of 21st-century Britain. Charlotte hopes for a baby, but she has epilepsy and pregnancy is fraught with difficulties. Show more
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. Followed by Weather.
Life in The Hague becomes too risky for Jewish hideaways, so Lien needs to move to the countryside. Show more
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