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A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with Rabbi Alex Chapper, community rabbi at Borehamwood & Elstree Synagogue. Show more
Farming Today
Food prices after Brexit, the importance of saltmarshes and farm vets cutting antibiotic use
12 minutes
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The uncertainty around Brexit is already having an impact on trade in malting barley. Charlotte Smith looks ahead to trade after 29 March. Show more
The latest weather forecast for farmers.
Martin Hughes-Games presents the bar-tailed godwit. Show more
Radio 4's flagship news and current affairs programme; including Thought for the Day
Tom Sutcliffe on science's future with Sir Robert Lechler, Jo Dunkley, Bernie Bulkin and Elizabeth Pisani. Show more
Woman's Hour
Feeding Your Baby, Walking the South West Path, Meeting your Ex
54 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Woman’s Hour has joined forces with BBC Radio Sheffield for a special series of programmes looking at how women are feeding their babies and how it makes them feel. Show more
4 Extra Debut. On holiday, Lorna observes two families in the next villa, which threatens her future and theirs. With Lesley Sharp. From 2015. Show more
After Shaish is found employing staff illegally in his Welsh curry restaurant, he is faced with running the kitchen alone, and decides to cut the town's curry menu. Show more
Is your downstairs loo fully-stocked with baked beans? Are you Armageddon-ready? Sylvia and Rachel are here to show you how. Comedy with Sue Johnston and Pearl Mackie. Show more
Philosopher Barry Smith, classicist Catharine Edwards, historian Simon Schaffer and theologian Giles Fraser discuss what makes us human. Melvyn Bragg presents. Show more
You and Yours
Nursing associates, Keyless car theft, Bereaved children
40 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Payments for bereaved children have been discussed in Parliament, we talk to two of the first of a new kind of nurse, and the cars that are susceptible to keyless theft. Show more
The latest weather forecast.
Mon-Thurs: Analysis of news and current affairs, presented by Sarah Montague. Fri: Analysis of news and current affairs, presented by Mark Mardell.
In a modern day retelling of Arthur Schnitzler's play of sexual morals, La Ronde, five interconnected couples paint a picture of modern love, sex and relationships. Show more
Roy finds himself the centre of attention and Brian refuses to back down Show more
An imagined, irreverent look at one potential Brexit outcome in Ireland. Global tech giant NaNo hints that it has found a futuristic solution, but questions remain. Show more
The quiz of obscure knowledge and cryptic connections, with Tom Sutcliffe. Show more
The Food Programme
What does a no-deal Brexit mean for our food?
28 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
With just over 60 days before we're set to leave the EU Dan Saladino gathers thoughts along the food supply chain, from retailers to preppers, on the prospects of a no-deal Brexit. Show more
Amica Dall and Giles Smith use the contemporary craft movement to look at our changing relationship with labour, value and the material world. Show more
Brian Cox and Robin Ince are joined on stage by comedian and author David Baddiel, Prof Aoife Mc Lysaght and Dr Adam Rutherford to ask whether human beings are still evolving? Show more
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David Mitchell gets Henning Wehn, Lou Sanders, Zoe Lyons and Lloyd Langford to lie with some truths. From 2019. Show more
Lexi is guilt ridden and Helen looks to the future Show more
As she turns 80, Germaine Greer reflects on her career as a Shakespeare academic, public intellectual and feminist. Show more
Venta the slave keeps an observant eye on Pliny the Younger, his mother Marcella and Doris the Greek cook in this second series of adventures in 1st-century Rome. By Hattie Naylor. Show more
Forty years on from the Iranian revolution, the BBC’s former Tehran correspondent Jim Muir investigates secret contacts between the Americans and Ayatollah Khomeini in Paris. Show more
How influencers are trying - and succeeding - in changing our world views. Peter Pomerantsev investigates. Show more
Romanians are now the second largest foreign nationality in the UK. Why did they come here, what’s life like in Britain, and why do they get such a bad press? Show more
Tom Sutcliffe on science's future with Sir Robert Lechler, Jo Dunkley, Bernie Bulkin and Elizabeth Pisani. Show more
In-depth reporting and analysis from a global perspective.
Harry and Janice’s Florida retirement routine is interrupted by a visit from their son Nelson’s family, who are clearly struggling with a mysterious problem. Show more
Word of Mouth
Demystifying the language of the courtroom
28 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Family law barrister and chair of the Transparency Project Lucy Reed talks to Michael Rosen and Laura Wright about the language of the courtroom and making family justice clearer. Show more
What will the government's immigration strategy be after Brexit? Sean Curran follows lively exchanges in the Commons. Show more
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“We live in the age of noise. Silence is almost extinct.”
Philosopher and adventurer Erling Kagge explores the power of silence.
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