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Farming Today
Defra Brexit plans, the scent of spring, sky lantern ban, wildlife warning
14 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LW
Defra Secretary Michael Gove is quizzed on the government's plans to support Northern Ireland's agri-food sector in the event of a no-deal Brexit. Show more
Steve Backshall presents the story and sound of the kingfisher. Show more
Radio 4's flagship news and current affairs programme; including Thought for the Day
Susan Hulme reports as MPs begin their search for a different way forward on Brexit. Show more
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss how a series of Danish invasions, settlements and battles with Anglo-Saxons changed England in the 9th and 10th centuries. Show more
Woman's Hour
Fran & Flora, Margaret Thatcher, Maths
41 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
The programme that offers a female perspective on the world. Show more
By Nick Walker. Annika gets an unpleasant surprise when she investigates a death in the ski resort at Lillehammer. Show more
Crossing Continents
Unrest in Ukraine’s Little Hungary
28 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Tensions are rising on Ukraine's western border with Hungary. Show more
Frances Morris travels to Paris to meet mischievous French artist Sophie Calle. Her studio is a cabinet of curiosities, including the head of a giraffe who represents her mother. Show more
New dystopian novel by John Lanchester, author of Capital and The Debt to Pleasure. Episode 4: The Others launch an attack on Kavanagh's section of the Wall. Show more
Does automation necessarily mean Job losses? Why would you use a VPN? And the toy brand making a return to the high street. Show more
The latest weather forecast.
News with Sarah Montague including Ken Clarke and Dame Margaret Beckett discuss how MPs can reach agreement on Brexit. Plus concerns raised over Huawei's operations in the UK. Show more
Loyalties are tested as street power grows. Show more
It’s all change for Alistair, and Ed feels suffocated. Show more
Will wakes to find he has travelled 100 years into the future to a post-capitalist London. An exciting new version of William Morris' classic. Dramatised for radio by Sarah Woods. Show more
Clare Balding hears some wonderful and unlikely stories about lighthouses on a walk around Plymouth. She is joined by author Tom Nancollas and his friend Michael O'Mahony. Show more
Jeremy Deller makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Koestler Trust. Show more
Open Book
Siri Hustvedt, Witches in Fiction, British Library's Erotica Collection
28 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Siri Hustvedt discusses her new novel Memories of the Future. Also why are witches casting a spell over fiction and poetry? Novelist Stacey Halls and academic Marion Gibson discuss Show more
The Film Programme
Moving Image: Jessica Hynes on The World of Apu
28 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Actor, writer and director Jessica Hynes chooses Satyajit Ray's The World of Apu as her Moving Image pick. Show more
BBC Inside Science
UK pollinating insect numbers, Tracking whales using barnacles, Sleep signals
28 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Marnie Chesterton explores UK pollinating insect numbers, tracking whales using barnacles and sleep signals. Show more
PM at 5pm: interviews, context and analysis.
Six O'Clock News
28/03/2019 MPs are to have another vote on Brexit tomorrow - but only on the withdrawal agreement.
30 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
MPs are to have another vote on Brexit tomorrow - but only on the withdrawal agreement.They will not have a say on the political declaration.
Marcus Brigstocke stars as Budleigh Salterton’s biggest idiot come to help us over the cliff-edge in a show that, like Brexit, is being put together right up to the last minute. Show more
Natasha is put on the spot and Will offers a solution Show more
Front Row
Tash Aw, Arts Sponsorship row, Parry's Judith
28 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Tash Aw on his latest novel We the Survivors. Plus the ethics of arts sponsorship, and the revival of Hubert Parry's great oratorio Judith. Show more
Robert Forrest's popular thriller set in 10th-century Japan. Attempting to find some peace, Shonagon leaves the palace during a storm, but she is pursued by disturbing visions. Show more
What lies ahead in the next stage of negotiations with the EU? What will Britain's place in the world be following Brexit? Show more
Every business faces uncertainty. In the final programme of the series, Evan Davis and guests ask what businesses should do when faced with uncertainty. Show more
BBC Inside Science
UK pollinating insect numbers, Tracking whales using barnacles, Sleep signals
28 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Marnie Chesterton explores UK pollinating insect numbers, tracking whales using barnacles and sleep signals. Show more
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss how a series of Danish invasions, settlements and battles with Anglo-Saxons changed England in the 9th and 10th centuries. Show more
In-depth reporting and analysis from a global perspective.
New dystopian novel by John Lanchester, author of Capital and The Debt to Pleasure. Episode 4: The Others launch an attack on Kavanagh's section of the Wall. Show more
A lively, topical show, with a largely female panel, hosted by Jo Bunting. Show more
All the news from Westminster with Susan Hulme Show more
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. Followed by Weather.
After ISIS fighters burn his piano, Aeham has no choice but to risk his life and try to escape from Yarmouk, leaving Syria. But should he try to take his young family with him? Show more
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