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A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Sister Gemma Simmonds from the Congregation of Jesus. Show more
Farming Today
Tariffs in a No Deal scenario, ammonia emissions and catchment sensitive farming
14 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LW
Michael Gove promised farmers would be told about the tarriffs on imports in the case of a No Deal - but where are they? Show more
Miranda Krestovnikoff presents the poisonous variable pitohui from New Guinea. Show more
News and current affairs including Yesterday in Parliament, Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
The latest news from Westminster - and beyond.
The Life Scientific
2018 Nobel Prize winner, Donna Strickland, on laser physics
29 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Donna Strickland, the first woman to win a Physics Nobel Prize in 55 years, tells Jim Al-Khalili how she made the most powerful laser pulses on the planet. Show more
One to One
Rachel Johnson talks to Absent Mothers: Sarah
14 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Rachel Johnson talks to mother of two, Sarah, who, in her attempts to come off drugs, chose not to live with her children for some months. Show more
Woman's Hour
Author Melanie Reid, Parenting tips, Intrepid women
54 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Melanie Reid talks about her memoir 'The World I Fell Out Of'. We then get parenting tips from Psychotherapist Phillipa Perry, Intrepid and Indigenous women are also on the agenda. Show more
The search continues for a missing notorious mobster. Starring Meera Syal stars as family liaison officer Jackie Hartwell. Show more
Alan Dein connects with strangers across the world, exploring what it means to belong. Show more
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Will Clyde finally discover what happened to his missing son Paul by the riverbank? Read by Don Warrington. Show more
You and Yours
Call You and Yours: Were you an older apprentice? What did it do for your career prospects?
40 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Today we're asking if you've taken on an apprenticeship as an older worker and how it worked out for you. 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
Tony has grave concerns and Hannah is forced to make a sacrifice. Show more
Vicky Foster tells her own story in Bathwater, with Finlay McGuigan as Joseph and a sound score composed and played by Broken Orchestra - Pat Dooner and Carl Conway-Davis. Show more
Josie Long present stories about falling space debris and how underpants pushed a woman into a downward spiral. From 2019. Show more
From the cattle shed to the racetrack, ammonia is having a moment. In the wrong place it is a potent pollutant, in the right place it is a clean fuel for your car. Show more
We visit a problem-solving court in Coventry. Joshua Rozenberg speaks to judges, social workers and a mother whose drug addiction put her at risk of losing her children. Show more
Harriett Gilbert talks about books with poet Lemn Sissay and writer Mick Herron. Novels by JM Coetzee, Caroline Blackwood and John Steinbeck are all up for discussion. Show more
PM at 5pm: interviews, context and analysis.
Six O'Clock News
05/03/2019 - Met Commissioner links police numbers to knife crime
30 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Her comments follow Theresa May's insistence that there is no direct correlation
A West End conspiracy. Comedy sketches with Daniel Rigby, Mike Wozniak, Cariad Lloyd, Freya Parker and Henry Paker. From 2019. Show more
Will learns the truth and Justin turns the tables. Show more
Front Row
Samuel L Jackson, British-Chinese play Under The Umbrella and the launch of Scala Radio
28 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Samuel L Jackson on the new Captain Marvel film, British-Chinese play Under the Umbrella and the new DAB radio station Scala Radio - pitched as a rival to Radio 3 and Classic FM. Show more
The search continues for a missing notorious mobster. Starring Meera Syal stars as family liaison officer Jackie Hartwell. Show more
The military flying training system struggling to get off the ground. Why are pilots unable to start training? File on 4 investigates whether subcontracting issues are to blame. Show more
How Dr Damion Corrigan got to the top of his field of science. And should all blind roles be played by blind actors? Show more
Inside Health
Deprescribing long-term opioids, Diagnosing concussion
28 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Opioids for long-term pain and evidence for helping people to come off the drugs. An objective pitch-side test that takes the guesswork out of diagnosing concussion. Show more
The Life Scientific
2018 Nobel Prize winner, Donna Strickland, on laser physics
29 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Donna Strickland, the first woman to win a Physics Nobel Prize in 55 years, tells Jim Al-Khalili how she made the most powerful laser pulses on the planet. Show more
In-depth reporting and analysis from a global perspective.
Will Clyde finally discover what happened to his missing son Paul by the riverbank? Read by Don Warrington. Show more
4 Extra Debut. Semi-improvised comedy show in which couples all embrace the phenomenon of date night. Stars Catherine Tate. From 2019. Show more
All the news from today's sitting at Westminster where Transport Secretary Chris Grayling refuses to resign over his role in planning for a no-deal Brexit.
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. Followed by Weather.
Eleanor Bron reads Fiona McCarthy’s biography of the visionary founder of the Bauhaus, Walter Gropius. Today - Alma Mahler. Show more
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