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A reflection and prayer to start the day with Pádraig Ó Tuama. Show more
Farming Today
Raw milk, the Sainsbury's-ASDA merger, planting the National Forest and a poem for the equinox
14 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LW
Why can't raw milk be sold in shops? The programme meets farmers who would like to sell their product more widely and asks the Food Standards Agency if the rules could change. Show more
Tweet of the Day
Kathy Hinde on the Pink-footed Goose
2 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Audio-visual artist Kathy Hinde reflects on the sense of adventure inspired by watching a flock of pink-footed geese. Show more
News and current affairs programme, including Yesterday in Parliament, Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
Children with special educational needs talk powerfully to a committee of MPs. Susan Hulme reports. Show more
Actor Tom Hiddleston talks to composer Nicholas Britell. Show more
Jenny Kleeman explores places at the extremes of UK society, uncovering the stories behind a revealing statistic. Show more
The programme that offers a female perspective on the world Show more
The reverberations of the shocking arrest echo around Chandrapore. Starring Shubham Saraf and Joanna Munro. Show more
The Listening Project
Alanah and Shannon: When Enough is Enough
4 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Friends Alanah and Shannon share stories of being bullied in childhood and how they stood up to the bullies and put an end to their antics once and for all. Fi Glover presents. Show more
Tiffany Jenkins explores 'gagging clauses' - non-disclosure agreements or NDAs - after high profile cases in business, politics, and celebrity life on both sides of the Atlantic. Show more
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With his time spent translating papers for the October group to publish in English, and his new relationship with Yulia, Andrei has little time for his other passion - hockey. Show more
Paul McGann reads Spring and All by William Carlos Williams. Show more
You and Yours
Black Box Insurance, Trustpilot Reviews, Business Rates, Little Free 'Libraries'
38 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
First it was young drivers, now it is van drivers who are increasingly getting 'black box' insurance that monitors their motoring. Why is that happening? 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.
Poetry to mark the coming of spring. Pippa Haywood reads Another Spring by Siegfried Sassoon. Show more
Oliver Burkeman: Why Are We So Angry?
31/10/2018
14 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Anger can be seen as ‘just’, Oliver explores how anger may be essential for positive social change - so long as it doesn’t go too far. Show more
There's a change in the air for Jill, and Alice stands firm Show more
Joe's friend Jemal fights to stay in Ferryhill after his family's secret is revealed and neighbours turn against him. Show more
The number of first-time buyers is up, says chancellor Philip Hammond. Will it continue? If you've managed to buy your first property, how did you do it and what help did you get? Show more
Inside Health
E-cigs, Prehabilitation before surgery, Hospital safety
28 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Why vaping divides public health experts; prehabilitation before cancer surgery and the benefits of preparing for an operation; and comparing hospitals to the aviation industry. Show more
Adjoa Andoh reads In Time of Silver Rain by Langston Hughes Show more
Debt: Laurie Taylor explores national and household debt. Show more
Editor-in-chief of HuffPost on the ethics of reporting the Christchurch mosque attacks. Show more
PM at 5pm: interviews, context and analysis.
Anton Lesser reads Coming by Philip Larkin for Radio 4's Four Seasons day of poetry Show more
Six O'Clock News
20/03/2019 EU sets conditions for short Brexit delay
30 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Departure could be pushed back to June 30, if MPs approve Brexit deal next week. PM -- who faces calls to resign -- tells Commons it had "indulged itself on Europe for too long."
Mae Martin's Guide to 21st Century Addiction
Why Are Some More Susceptible Than Others?
28 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for years
The comedian asks why some people are more susceptible to addiction than others and what can be done about it. From 2017. Show more
Jolene receives an unexpected offer and Peggy attempts a ceasefire. Show more
Front Row
Tom Hiddleston, Zawe Ashton, Charlie Cox in Betrayal, plus TV drama Pose
28 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LW
Tom Hiddleston, Zawe Ashton and Charlie Cox in Pinter’s Betrayal; New York’s 80s drag scene in TV drama Pose; plus poet Caleb Femi’s new work to celebrate the spring equinox. Show more
The reverberations of the shocking arrest echo around Chandrapore. Starring Shubham Saraf and Joanna Munro. Show more
Combative, provocative and engaging debate chaired by Michael Buerk. With Matthew Taylor, Michael Portillo, Mona Siddiqui and Tim Stanley. Show more
Sandi Mann, explores the parallels between Peter’s denial of Jesus and the lies we tell each other. Show more
Clean air - the fightback: Tom Heap investigates the effects that air pollution is having on children's health. Show more
Actor Tom Hiddleston talks to composer Nicholas Britell. Show more
In-depth reporting and analysis from a global perspective.
With his time spent translating papers for the October group to publish in English, and his new relationship with Yulia, Andrei has little time for his other passion - hockey. Show more
From under the sheets, Peter Curran and Patrick Marber deal with surprises found in their dead fathers belongings. From 2019. Show more
It's the annual Parry family party but unhelpfully nightmarish flashbacks of university threaten to spoil Tom’s fun. From 2017. Show more
All the news from today's sitting at Westminster.
Poetry to celebrate the spring equinox. Show more
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. Followed by Weather.
Ingram travels to Japan knowing that native varieties of cherry might be lost if action is not taken. Read by Hattie Morahan. Show more
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
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