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A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with Canon Jenny Wigley, an Anglican priest in Cardiff. Show more
Farming Today
Dairy Crest acquisition; UK sheep farming; weighing cattle.
12 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LW
As UK milk processor Dairy Crest announces it's being bought by Canadian firm Saputo, Caz Graham asks what this will mean for its farmers and future trade opportunities... Show more
The latest weather forecast for farmers.
Brett Westwood presents the red grouse. Show more
Radio 4's flagship news and current affairs programme; including Thought for the Day
Amol Rajan with the demographer Paul Morland, writer Julia Blackburn and historian Diarmaid Ferriter. Show more
Woman's Hour
Simran Kaur, 17-year-old national youth champion boxer
48 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
17-year-old champion boxer Simran Kaur; Marian Partington, sister of Lucy, murdered by Fred and Rose West; menopause and work; Emma Morgan's debut novel; and fertility clinics. Show more
4 Extra Debut. 1965: Back from Africa, Maya is to start working for Malcolm X, but tragedy strikes when he is assassinated. Starring Don Gilet. Show more
With new evidence a 'class ceiling' exists, Sathnam Sanghera asks if we should treat classism in the same way as racism and sexism, and make it illegal. Show more
Alexei Sayle’s The Absence of Normal is a series of dark comic plays narrated by Alexei Sayle and adapted from his original short stories. Show more
4 Extra Debut. A father goes into the bush in search of his 13-year-old son, trying to determine what happened to him. Read by Don Warrington. Show more
You and Yours
Supermarket equal pay, Bauhaus interiors, recycling plastic bottles
40 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Radio 4's consumer affairs programme. As Morrisons joins Tesco, Asda and Sainsbury's in fighting an equal pay case, we'll ask how the battle could affect how the industry operates. Show more
The latest weather forecast.
Analysis of news and current affairs, presented by Sarah Montague.
Alan Johnson, the former education secretary, on 140 years of English education through the prism of one school - St Michael and All Angels in Camberwell. Show more
Ian looks to the future and Jennifer makes an unpleasant discovery. Show more
Having bought off the armies of the Balarac with its last reserves of gold, Tumanbay seems secure once more. But there is treachery lurking in the shadows in the form of Cadali. Show more
Tom Sutcllffe puts questions to the teams from the South of England and the Midlands in the notoriously difficult cryptic quiz. Show more
The Food Programme
The Secret Life of Spaghetti
28 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Dan Saladino looks at our long and tangled relationship with spaghetti. With carbs and meat under scrutiny Dan asks what the future holds for a much loved British classic Spag Bol. Show more
Anna McNamee meets the poets, artists and scientists working in genetics – discovering that the connection between understanding DNA and art is more than just skin-deep. Show more
Aleks Krotoski explores why science is being drowned out by Snake Oil online, and how the balance can be shifted to keep desperate people from being exploited. Show more
PM at 5pm: interviews, context and analysis.
Six O'Clock News
25/02/2019 Theresa May is facing intense pressure to accept that Brexit may have to be delayed
30 minutes
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Theresa May is facing intense pressure to accept that Brexit may have to be delayed
Paul Merton, Josie Lawrence, Lee Mack and Zoe Lyons join Nicholas Parsons. Show more
Tom drops a shocking bombshell and Pat has concerns. Show more
Front Row
The return of Fleabag, Nikki Sixx on Motley Crue biopic, Oscars analysis
28 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
The programme features a review of Phoebe Waller-Bridge's new series of Fleabag. Plus Nikki Sixx speaks about the Motley Crue biopic and there is analysis of the Oscars. Show more
4 Extra Debut. 1965: Back from Africa, Maya is to start working for Malcolm X, but tragedy strikes when he is assassinated. Starring Don Gilet. Show more
Social psychologist Dr Keon West explores bias, unconscious and not, and the current trend in unconscious bias training. Show more
Edward Stourton asks if British politics have been more shaped by Irish history than many Westminster politicians admit - and if that explains many of the problems with Brexit. Show more
Writer and economist Umair Haque, who has to live mostly in the dark, asks if the night itself is being eroded - and what this might mean for all of us. Show more
Amol Rajan with the demographer Paul Morland, writer Julia Blackburn and historian Diarmaid Ferriter. Show more
In-depth reporting and analysis from a global perspective.
4 Extra Debut. A father goes into the bush in search of his 13-year-old son, trying to determine what happened to him. Read by Don Warrington. Show more
Word of Mouth
Listen and learn: how to make better conversation
28 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Michael Rosen talks Eddy Canfor-Dumas and Peter Osborn about how improving our dialogue is good for everything, from helping excluded children to resolving conflict. Show more
Sean Curran and the team have all the news from today's sitting at Westminster. Show more
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Frontline trauma surgeon David Nott reads from his memoir about working in some of the world's most dangerous conflict zones. Show more
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