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A short reflection and prayer with Canon Noel Battye
Sarah Falkingham is on the North York Moors to find out about the health and well-being benefits of being outdoors and why a price has been put on that for the first time. Show more
Sir David Attenborough presents the New Zealand robin. Show more
The Listening Project
The Listening Project Christmas Special
57 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Fi Glover and guests celebrate Christmas reflecting on a lively range of Listening Project conversations involving children. Show more
Radio 4's flagship news and current affairs programme; including Thought for the Day
People discuss how Pink Floyd's 1975 song Shine On You Crazy Diamond still affects them today. With David Gilmour. From 2018. Show more
Why do we get hangovers and are some drinks worse than others? Science sleuths Drs Rutherford and Fry investigate. From 2018. Show more
Woman's Hour
Celebrating Powerful Women in Music
53 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Our Boxing Day programme pays homage to the three most powerful performers on this year's Power List: Beyoncé, Taylor Swift and Adele Show more
Solly is a good bloke, but not in one area of his life... Inspired by stories from the old and new testaments. Show more
The Listening Project
Sarah Jane and Louis – A Unique Artistic Connection
4 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Mother and son, both artists, talk about their unique connection, their love of nature and of living in the north. Fi Glover presents. Show more
Pro poker player and comedian Ken Cheng played poker online for a decade, but after an AI defeated top human players, he asks if one day it will really be game over, humans. Show more
4 Extra Debut. The cast reunite for this one-off festive special after several years to take on Donald Trump. Stars Tom Basden. From 2018. Show more
Maigret and his colleagues trace his chief suspect's movements across Paris on Christmas morning. Read by Sir Derek Jacobi. Show more
You and Yours
Beauty Industry Special: Bobbi Brown, L'Oreal, The Ordinary
40 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
You and Yours looks at how social media influencers are fuelling a boom in sales of beauty products. Show more
The latest weather forecast.
News with Jonny Dymond including migrants rescued from the English Channel, Japan's return to commercial whaling and the persecution of Christians in Pakistan.
The Gut Instinct: A Social History
3 - The Language of the Gut
14 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Tim Hayward and Susie Dent head back to the middle ages to track the story of our changing relationship with our gut, as told through language. Show more
There's tension over the turkey at Brookfield and Jenny faces an alternative Christmas Show more
4 Extra Debut. Lena Marsh is the 'Broad of Broadway'. Now in her 90s, she's set to record a new Christmas album. Stars Rebecca Front. From 2018. Show more
4 Extra Debut. ‘And the game begins anew…’ A world of gods and monsters, fiery endings and new beginnings awaits. Stars Diana Rigg. Show more
The Media Show
The Great British Radio Breakfast
28 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
How radio in the morning became a banquet. Amol Rajan charts the history of breakfast radio. Show more
PM at 5pm: interviews, context and analysis.
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
Uncorked
Jancis Robinson talks wine with actor and comedian Adrian Edmondson
14 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Jancis Robinson recommends wine to actor and comedian Adrian Edmondson. Taste, opinions, slapstick, and festive cheer. Show more
The former variety star auditions for ‘Bedknobs and Broomsticks’. Will he get on stage? 50th episode starring Steve Delaney. Show more
Elizabeth continues to cause concern and Ruairi's scheme is revealed Show more
Front Row
Slow radio: Land artist Chris Drury's Morecambe Bay project
28 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Environmental artist Chris Drury checks the progress on his Horizon Line Chamber, a dry stone building featuring a camera obscura which overlooks Morecambe Bay Show more
Solly is a good bloke, but not in one area of his life... Inspired by stories from the old and new testaments. Show more
Identity: Laurie Taylor explores the way in which we define ourselves, from race to sports fandom or membership of a subcultural tribe. Show more
Why do we get hangovers and are some drinks worse than others? Science sleuths Drs Rutherford and Fry investigate. From 2018. Show more
Philip Ball's tale is of Kepler's Snowflakes, a New Year's gift and his legacy of crystallography. Show more
People discuss how Pink Floyd's 1975 song Shine On You Crazy Diamond still affects them today. With David Gilmour. From 2018. Show more
Biggest Russian bombardment on Ukraine yet
Vladimir Putin watches final test of hypersonic missile
45 minutes
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President says it will penetrate any existing or next generation defence system Show more
Maigret and his colleagues trace his chief suspect's movements across Paris on Christmas morning. Read by Sir Derek Jacobi. Show more
Fast-paced, one-man sketch comedy show from YouTube star, Damien Slash. From the surreal to the satirical. From 2018. Show more
The best of BBC Radio this year with Evan Davis Show more
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. Followed by Weather.
Stella Duffy’s potent and poetic story set on the English south coast in a near future where migrating birds have returned unexpectedly. Show more
Michael Caine reads his memoir. The years of struggling as an actor now seem to be paying off as roles start coming to him. Show more
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