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The latest news from BBC Radio 4.
Spiritual reflection and prayer to start the day with The Rev Richard Frazer, Minister of Greyfriars Kirk, Edinburgh.
Farming Today
A tribute to environmentalist Peter Melchett, Scottish crofting and 'Bio-plastics'
13 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LW
A tribute is paid to environmental campaigner and organic farmer Peter Melchett. He was the policy director of the Soil Association and formerly a government minister. Show more
Brett Westwood presents the story and sound of the jay. Show more
News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
Forty years since Bulgarian defector Georgi Markov was assassinated by a poisoned umbrella on London's Waterloo Bridge, Sue MacGregor brings together those who remember the event. Show more
A service from the Greenbelt Festival, led by Paul Kerenza. Show more
Commentary on day two of the fourth Test between England and India from the Ageas Bowl with Jonathan Agnew, Alison Mitchell, Michael Vaughan, Phil Tufnell and Sunil Gavaskar. Show more
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The latest shipping forecast.
Satirical review of the week's news, chaired by Miles Jupp. Miles is joined by Mark Steel, Angela Barnes, Helen Lewis and Simon Evans for the first episode of the new series. Show more
Things go from bad to worse for Elizabeth and Hannah makes her feelings clear. Show more
Front Row
Proms at Alexandra Palace, Venice Film Festival, Inspire - myths and legends
30 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Proms at Alexandra Palace in the newly restored theatre that has been closed 80 years, Joanne Harris and Natalie Haynes on myths as inspiration, and the Venice Film Festival. Show more
Magical drama set in a mysterious Welsh village. In gale-force conditions, Gareth attempts to complete Manon's Race - a gruelling swim to a cave beyond the headland. Show more
Any Questions?
Hilary Benn MP, Helen Grant MP, Isabel Oakeshott, Tom Shakespeare
48 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Shaun Ley presents political debate from the Radio Theatre at Broadcasting House with a panel including Hilary Benn MP, Helen Grant MP, Isabel Oakeshott and Tom Shakespeare. Show more
A weekly reflection on a topical issue. Will Self tells a disturbing story of what happened to a friend recently detained in a psychiatric hospital. Show more
In a series tracing decisive moments in the life of the NHS, medical historian Sally Sheard explores the archive to tell five crucial stories in this third omnibus edition. Show more
The World Tonight
America prepares to say goodbye to John McCain.
45 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
We hear from the Russian dissident who'll be carrying his coffin. Show more
Jaws by Peter Benchley
10. 'If it's a fight he wants.'
14 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for 9 months
Hooper has been killed, but Quint refuses to give up the hunt. Will it ever be safe to go in the water? Read by Henry Goodman. Show more
Woman's Hour
Late Night Woman's Hour: Aretha Franklin, Fear of flying
28 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Late-night conversation with Lauren Laverne. Lauren's guests are anthropologist Kit Davis, deputy editor of the New Statesman, Helen Lewis, and blogger and writer Chidera Eggerue.
Can technology help tether or untether us from the self? Aleks asks how important the body and mind are in creating a sense of self and how technology can adapt to this. Show more
The Listening Project
Alex and Terry - Three Words
5 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
A father and son find that caring for their wife and mother has given them a strong bond. Fi Glover presents. Show more
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. Followed by Weather.
In 1988, 11-year-old Tom Gregory became the youngest person ever to swim the Channel. Patrick Kennedy reads his memoir. Show more
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