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A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with student mission leader Miriam Swaffield.
Farming Today
Compensation for Culled Cows, Rural Broadband, HS2 Payments, Potatoes
14 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LW
Farmers in Wales have been claiming compensation for pregnant cows culled because of TB - except that 38% of those cows were not pregnant. Charlotte Smith finds out more. Show more
Martin Hughes-Games presents the golden plover. Show more
Morning news and current affairs. Including Yesterday in Parliament, Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Bonhoeffer's ideas about Christian ethics, the role of the Church in a secular world, and his attempts to overthrow Hitler. Show more
Woman's Hour
Mary Queen of Scots, Rape prosecutions, Widows and food
57 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
A look a series of reports on the way the criminal justice system handles rape cases. Plus Mary Queen of Scots, and some Hindu widows being denied the tastiest food. Show more
When Beauty refuses to let her new master see her naked, he reveals his true nature. Stars Hannah Genesius and Jonathan Tafler. Show more
From Our Own Correspondent
Fighting Ebola in DR Congo
28 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
How rebel violence is making it harder to tackle the latest outbreak of the virus. Kate Adie introduces correspondents’ stories from around the world. Show more
Nye Thompson's new installation finds unsecured video streams and interprets them with AI. Inspired by this, she explores the role of the artist in our world of mass surveillance. Show more
On this day in 1918, it was revealed that Despised and Rejected had been written by a woman, Rose Allatini, and Jack has something controversial to tell Florrie and Adam. Show more
You and Yours
Consumer harm report, Goldcar, Insurance and mental health
40 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
A new report on threats to consumers from scammers, we investigate the latest complaints about the Spanish car hire company, Goldcar, plus mental health and travel insurance. Show more
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Analysis of news and current affairs, presented by Sarah Montague.
A heart-warming story of two very different families - one Muslim, one Christian - coming together to raise a baby in 1990s Watford, forming ties that changed each other's lives. Show more
It's all change for Tom, and Emma is on a mission. Show more
By Simon Crowther. Cosmopolitan Cardiff is under attack from the Ancient North as new neighbours descend in a modern tale of stereotypes, language and living together. Show more
Clare Balding hears the uplifting story of how walking helped a young man recover from a brain injury. Show more
Felicity Kendal makes an appeal on behalf of TB Alert. Show more
Open Book
Gail Jones, 1930s' crime fiction, Marlowe and Holmes revisited
28 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Gail Jones on her new novel The Death of Noah Glass, new life for Philip Marlowe and Sherlock Holmes and MP Rachel Reeves explains why she's championing a 1930s' crime novel. Show more
The Film Programme
Moving Image - When Paddington Bear Met Colonel Blimp
28 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Presented by Francine Stock. Director Paul King reveals the influence of Powell and Pressburger's The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp on his two Paddington adaptations. Show more
BBC Inside Science
Hyabusa 2 at Ryugu, deadly 1918 flu pandemic; WW2 bombing and ionosphere, teenage brain
28 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Spacecraft Hayabusa2 arrives at the Ryugu asteroid, why the 1918 influenza pandemic was so deadly, the effects of WW2 bombings on the ionosphere, and a book about the teenage brain Show more
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Woman who accused Trump's nominee for US Supreme Court of sexual assault testifies
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Elizabeth makes a surprising decision and there's an unexpected gesture from Susan Show more
Front Row
Lord of the Flies, Silence in art, Javier Marias
29 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Lord of the Flies with an all-female cast, and the significance of silence in art. Show more
When Beauty refuses to let her new master see her naked, he reveals his true nature. Stars Hannah Genesius and Jonathan Tafler. Show more
The Briefing Room
Nationalisation - how would it work?
28 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
At its party conference, Labour announced it wanted to nationalise a range of industries. How would the plans work? Show more
Will artificial intelligence change how we shop and decide which retailers succeed? Jeremy Schwartz meets chat bots, robots and the humans behind them, to find out. Show more
BBC Inside Science
Hyabusa 2 at Ryugu, deadly 1918 flu pandemic; WW2 bombing and ionosphere, teenage brain
28 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Spacecraft Hayabusa2 arrives at the Ryugu asteroid, why the 1918 influenza pandemic was so deadly, the effects of WW2 bombings on the ionosphere, and a book about the teenage brain Show more
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Bonhoeffer's ideas about Christian ethics, the role of the Church in a secular world, and his attempts to overthrow Hitler. Show more
The World Tonight
Christine Blasey Ford tells Congress that Brett Kavanaugh tried to rape her
45 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Trump's Supreme Court nominee angrily denies allegations. Show more
Greek soldiers are dying of the plague, which they all believe is sent by Apollo. Achilles demands that King Agamemnon takes action. Show more
Nick Revell: BrokenDreamCatcher
Series 1
Episode 3: Nick Revell v Lily, Evil Cat Queen of Earth Planet and the Laughing Fridge
28 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for 3 months
A series of contemporary comic tales that could almost be true. Anything can happen when this master storyteller combines comedy with magical realism - and it probably will. Show more
Tom Holland visits Thamesmead fifty years on from its foundation, Iszi Lawrence asks why women were publicly inconvenienced, and we meet the monks brewing beer. Show more
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. Followed by Weather.
The Spy and the Traitor by Ben Macintyre
Episode 4: 4. Moscow's Reaction
14 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for years
During the Cold War British MI6 recruits a disaffected KGB agent: Moscow wants a meeting. Read by Tim McInnerny. Show more
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