The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
National and international news from BBC Radio 4.
A reading and a reflection to start the day with the Very Rev Dr Sarah Rowland Jones, Dean of St Davids Cathedral.
Farming Today
Britain's third country status, report recommends turning farmland into forest, rewilding
14 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
The European Union says the UK can have third country listed status, allowing animal exports to the EU in a no-deal Brexit scenario. Show more
Joe Harkness enjoys the sight and song of the skylark. Show more
News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss ideas about the origins of teeth, their link to hard scales on fish such as sharks and why some species regenerate theirs but humans do not. Show more
Woman's Hour
Virginia Nicholson: sex and the 1960s, Katy Bourne, Sabrina Cohen-Hatton
52 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for over a year
Virginia Nicholson reappraises the 1960s; Police & Crime Commissioner Katy Bourne on stalking; Sabrina Cohen-Hatton on decision-making in the fire service; and why women want dogs. Show more
A news editor reveals possible conspiracy and a campaign of misinformation. Emma doubts it’s believable. Stars Jasmine Hyde. Show more
For some in Poland the Cursed Soldiers are national heroes; for others they are murderers. Ghosts from the partisan past return to haunt a community in eastern Poland. Show more
The composer and producer explores the increasing variety of everyday sound and its impact on our lives. Show more
By Kamila Shamsie. Aneeka begins her vigil outside the British Deputy High Commission. Read by Sanjeev Bhaskar. Show more
You and Yours
Employment algorithms, second hand clothes and retirement mortgages
40 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for over a year
The algorithms that impact on your career without you ever knowing about them.
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.
Ruth Deech, former chair of the Human Fertility and Embryology Authority, on the impact of the introduction of IVF and what the future may hold. Show more
Jim has some harsh words and Leonard has a confession to make. Show more
What will happen when VR games can deliver real love? Ben Tavassoli, Oliver Chris and Claudie Blakley star in Ed Harris's future romance. Show more
A new Eden Project is planned for Morecambe to encourage people to see this marine environment anew. Helen Mark meets Cedric Robinson the Queens Guide to the Sands to walk the bay. Show more
Sir Mark Rylance makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Peace Direct. Show more
Richard Holmes on The Age of Wonder, about the eighteenth century innovators and their great scientific discoveries: from astronomy to the miner’s lamp. James Naughtie presents. Show more
The Film Programme
Paul Laverty: From Daniel Blake to Carlos Acosta; Secrets of The Shining
49 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for over a year
Writer Paul Laverty explains why he followed up I, Daniel Blake with a bio-pic about Cuban dancer Carlos Acosta. Show more
BBC Inside Science
Visualising a black hole, Homo luzonensis, Two ways to overcome antimicrobial resistance
39 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for over a year
Marnie Chesterton looks deep into a black hole, revels a new Hominin species found in the Philippines and discusses two clever ways to try and overcome microbial resistance. Show more
Afternoon news and current affairs programme, reporting on breaking stories and summing up the day's headlines.
Six O'Clock News
11/04/2019 Wikileaks co-founder Julian Assange arrested
30 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for over a year
He's facing extradition to the US for his alleged role in the leaking of state secrets
The globetrotting, trash-picking, aisle-rolling storyteller shares The Godfather, his diary and answers questions. From 2019. Show more
Tom has an announcement to make and Ruairi finds himself in trouble. Show more
Front Row
Jenny Saville, Laura van der Heijden, The art of the deadline
29 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for over a year
Cellist Laura van der Heijden plays live. Painter Jenny Saville on her new self-portrait, painted in response to a Rembrandt masterpiece. Plus the art of working to a deadline. Show more
A news editor reveals possible conspiracy and a campaign of misinformation. Emma doubts it’s believable. Stars Jasmine Hyde. Show more
What are the implications of Brexit for the 27 countries which will remain in the EU? Britain's decision to leave will effect the economics and politics of the European Union. How? Show more
Sport, yes, but not as you know it. The irresistible rise of competitive gaming or Esports. Show more
BBC Inside Science
Visualising a black hole, Homo luzonensis, Two ways to overcome antimicrobial resistance
39 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for over a year
Marnie Chesterton looks deep into a black hole, revels a new Hominin species found in the Philippines and discusses two clever ways to try and overcome microbial resistance. Show more
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss ideas about the origins of teeth, their link to hard scales on fish such as sharks and why some species regenerate theirs but humans do not. Show more
In depth reporting, intelligent analysis and breaking news from a global perspective
By Kamila Shamsie. Aneeka begins her vigil outside the British Deputy High Commission. Read by Sanjeev Bhaskar. Show more
Mitch's late wife's sister, Helen, fancies a drink. But is that all she fancies? Starring Angus Deayton. From 2018. Show more
Susan Hulme reports from Westminster where Theresa May says it remains her 'priority' to deliver Brexit and defends the decision to delay the UK's exit by up to six months. Show more
National and international news from BBC Radio 4
The Nature of Spring by Jim Crumley
4. The Sanctuary
14 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for 6 months
Jim Crumley’s captivating picture of Scotland’s wilderness in spring from sandpipers to black-throated divers. From 2019. Show more
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