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Spiritual reflection and prayer to start the day with the Rev Philip Blackledge of Holy Trinity Scottish Episcopal Church, Melrose. Show more
Farming Today
17/05/19: EU support for Irish beef farmers, EU elections, oil seed rape for warmer winters
14 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
Chris Mallon from the National Beef Association says that EU funding for Irish Beef farmers will give them an advantage in the market, and that the UK government needs to act. Show more
Musician Fyfe Dangerfield describes being enthralled by the rapid, bombing dive of a gannet fishing out at sea and the magic of unexpectedly seeing one up close. Show more
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Yesterday in Parliament
Louis Theroux shares the eight tracks, book and luxury he would take with him if cast away to a desert island. With Lauren Laverne. Show more
Woman's Hour
Saudi Arabia's imprisoned activists: One year on
55 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for over a year
This time last year prominent women’s rights campaigners in Saudi Arabia were arrested and imprisoned, where are they now? Plus, living with borderline personality disorder. Show more
Set between the 1920s and 1940s, writer Jeremy Raison tries to discover why his mother was kept at home until she was a teenager and brought up by a nurse instead of her mother. Show more
Twenty years on from the foundation of devolution, James Naughtie asks if it has delivered for people in Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales. Show more
Times columnist and News Quiz regular Hugo Rifkind explores how powerful judges actually are. Show more
Iris arrives at her first sitting as a model for Louis Frost, a role she has only agreed to take if he will teach her to paint. Show more
You and Yours
Care home cruelty, Acts of kindness, Goldcar
40 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
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The cruelty of carers - audio emerges of abuse at Cornish care home. And has the UK's worst-rated car rental company cleaned up its act? Show more
TMS Cricket. England v Pakistan. Commentary on the 4th ODI from Trent Bridge with Simon Mann, Charles Dagnall, Michael Vaughan, Graeme Swann and Ramiz Raja. Show more
Lucy Worsley reveals Victoria's rule via significant encounters.
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Iris arrives at her first sitting as a model for Louis Frost, a role she has only agreed to take if he will teach her to paint. Show more
Great Lives
Jeremy Deller on The Beatles' manager Brian Epstein
28 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
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Artist Jeremy Deller chooses Brian Epstein – manager of The Beatles. With Matthew Paris and expert witness Mark Lewisohn. From 2019. Show more
News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament
The Listening Project
Samina and Bea - A Quiet Strength
4 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for over a year
Friends look back at how their faiths and their communities have affected their lives. Fi Glover presents. Show more
National and international news from BBC Radio 4
Lucasta Miller charts the rise and fall of a notorious female poet in London, 1820's - 30's. Fading popularity and sharp gossip may have encouraged Letitia to set sail. Literally. Show more
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