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A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Juanita Francis, Youth Pastor at Ruach City Church, London. Show more
Britain's last mud-horse fisherman Adrian Sellick is facing an uncertain future. He's catching less shrimp than ever before and there's no-one to take over this iconic trade. Show more
The latest weather forecast for farmers.
David Attenborough presents the wood warbler. Show more
News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
Kirsty Wark with biographer Dan Richards, theatre director Rebecca Frecknall, Icelandic shepherdess Heida, and Financial Times journalist Sarah O'Connor. Show more
Jane Garvey talks to a true crime magazine editor, podcast host, criminologist and ex-police officer about our obsession with true crime. Show more
4 Extra Debut. Two police officers patrol East London but they’ve no idea of the trouble that is heading their way. Starring Nisha Nayar. Show more
Tom Heap sets off on a guilt trip road trip to find out why people like him won't give up the things they know are destroying the planet. Show more
Loose Ends
Prue Leith, Danielle de Niese, Deborah Frances-White, Samson Kayo, K.O.G & The Zongo Brigade, David McAlmont, Scottee
38 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
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Clive Anderson and Scottee are joined by Prue Leith, Danielle de Niese, Deborah Frances-White and Samson Kayo for an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy. Show more
It's New Year’s Day 2003, and a hangover is the least of Adrian’s problems. He attends an art exhibition in London with his new love, Daisy. Show more
You and Yours
Care-home evictions, Self-defence classes, Pollen forecasts
40 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
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New figures on care-home evictions. The dramatic rise in people taking up self-defence. We visit Worcester, where the UK's pollen forecasts are made. Show more
The latest weather forecast
Analysis of news and current affairs, presented by Sarah Montague.
Is blending an art or a science? Philosophy Barry Smith asks why some blends work and others don't. In this programme, the blending of whisky. Show more
Tom is backed into a corner and Elizabeth makes a breakthrough. Show more
Hermione and Joe confront the complexities and joys of friendship and love in both their lives and face up to commitments. Starring Deborah Findlay and Alun Armstrong. Show more
Russell Davies asks the questions in the latest heat of the annual general knowledge tournament Show more
The Food Programme
Top Banana: The Future of the World's Most Popular Fruit
28 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
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Dan Saladino meets the scientists working on the future of a truly global food, the banana.
Ernie Rea discusses the events leading up to the Amritsar Massacre 100 years ago. Show more
Oscar-winning actor Jeremy Irons reads from the King James Version of the Book of Psalms, containing some of the most beautiful poetry in the Bible. Show more
Afternoon news and current affairs programme, reporting on breaking stories and summing up the day's headlines.
Six O'Clock News
22/04/2019 Islamist group blamed for Sri Lanka blasts
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Sri Lanka government blames Islamist group for Easter bombings, as more victims named
David Mitchell gets Richard Osman, Holly Walsh, Luisa Omielan and Jack Dee to lie with some truths. From 2019. Show more
The pressure piles on Mia, and Alan offers some words of encouragement. Show more
Al Murray, Eliza Carthy and David Mark on finding inspiration down their local and how the arts are helping keep pubs open. Show more
4 Extra Debut. Two police officers patrol East London but they’ve no idea of the trouble that is heading their way. Starring Nisha Nayar. Show more
Forty-year-old Katie gambled over £50,000 in one night and investigates how online gambling firms target vulnerable people. Show more
Crossing Continents
Restoring Brazil's National Treasure
28 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
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Brazilians wept when their 200-year-old National Museum - repository of the nation's memory - went up in flames in 2018. But staff have vowed it will rise from the ashes. Show more
Professor Deborah Bowman explores how being struck down by serious illness has irrevocably altered her take on medical ethics and what it means to be a patient. Show more
Kirsty Wark with biographer Dan Richards, theatre director Rebecca Frecknall, Icelandic shepherdess Heida, and Financial Times journalist Sarah O'Connor. Show more
In depth reporting, intelligent analysis and breaking news from a global perspective
It's New Year’s Day 2003, and a hangover is the least of Adrian’s problems. He attends an art exhibition in London with his new love, Daisy. Show more
Mastertapes
Mastertapes on Tour: Richard Hawley at the Crucible
57 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
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A special edition of Mastertapes in which Richard Hawley welcomes John Wilson to the Crucible in his home town of Sheffield to talk about the craft of songwriting. Show more
National and international news from BBC Radio 4
Nathaniel Rich's account of how the course of climate change could have been halted in the 1980s and why it wasn't. Show more
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