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A reading and a reflection to start the day with Father Christopher Hancock, a Catholic priest working in the Archdiocese of Cardiff
Nancy Nicolson is at the sale of one of Scotland's biggest collection of vintage tractors. Enthusiasts from all over the UK have travelled to the sale in Aberdeenshire. Show more
The latest weather forecast for farmers.
Michaela Strachan presents the story and sound of the great black-backed gull. Show more
News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
Jeanette Winterson, Naomi Wolf and John Browne discuss morality, sexbots and engineering with Tom Sutcliffe at the Hay Festival. Show more
Woman's Hour
Women's workwear - does it matter?
43 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
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Women's workwear - does it matter? Can you dress for success? Show more
Gudrun's quest takes her on a whaling ship, where the crew loathe her both for being a woman and a heathen. Stars Kate Phillips. Show more
Having successfully been a surrogate once, Linder wants to do it again - this time to help a gay couple have a baby. But the path ahead is fraught with difficulties. Show more
Loose Ends
The Raconteurs, Samin Nosrat, Hattie Morahan, Susan Hill, David Quantick, Judi Jackson, Tom Allen, Clive Anderson
37 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
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Clive Anderson and Tom Allen are joined by Samin Nosrat, Hattie Morahan, Susan Hill and David Quantick for an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy. Show more
100 years of South Africa's troubled past and present, starting in 1901, and the English are coming. Read by Tracy Ann Oberman. Show more
You and Yours
University staffing, Moving to Spain, Chelsea gardening
40 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
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Why the British passion for buying property in Spain remains as strong as ever. Show more
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Mon-Thurs: Analysis of news and current affairs, presented by Sarah Montague. Fri: Analysis of news and current affairs, presented by Mark Mardell.
Montgomery Ward’s catalogue was once ranked among the most influential books in US history. Mail order transformed middle class living in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Show more
Jim tries to get to the truth and Shula doesn't get the reaction she was hoping for Show more
1936, Dorset. Poet Valentine Ackland and her lover, writer Sylvia Townsend Warner, have just returned from an illicit aid-trip to Spain when a young tourist has an accident nearby. Show more
Four more competitors, this week from Staffordshire, Surrey, Hertfordshire and Gloucestershire, join Russell Davies for the general knowledge quiz Show more
The Food Programme
An Education: Life lessons through food
28 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
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Food and Farming Awards finalists show how learning about food and cooking can deliver much more than just practical skills... Show more
Claire Cunningham is a dancer and choreographer who performs with crutches. We join her as she devises a new work about Elvis tribute acts with an ensemble of disabled artists. Show more
Ernie Rea explores the place and nature of faith in today's world looks at the role of ego. Show more
Afternoon news and current affairs programme, reporting on breaking stories and summing up the day's headlines.
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Six O'Clock News
27/05/2019 Brexit Party wins most seats in EU elections
30 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
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The Brexit Party is the clear winner in the UK's European elections, with the pro-EU Lib Dems coming second -- and the Tories and Labour suffering big losses.
Tony Hawks, Cariad Lloyd, Zoe Lyons and Paul Merton join Nicholas Parsons for the panel game where the challenge is to speak without repetition, hesitation or deviation. Show more
Kirsty looks to the future and the Single Wicket proves a sore point for Chris Show more
Front Row
Drag Becomes Her, The moon in the arts, Restoration tragedy at the RSC
28 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
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Drag Queens BendelaCreme and Jinkx Monsoon on their new show, Drag Becomes Her; how the moon has been depicted across the arts; Prasanna Puwanarajah, director of Venice Preserved. Show more
Gudrun's quest takes her on a whaling ship, where the crew loathe her both for being a woman and a heathen. Stars Kate Phillips. Show more
When Courtney was sexually assaulted, police said that the case against her alleged attacker would only proceed if she handed over her phone - she refused, & the case was dropped. Show more
Analysis
Love Island, dating apps and the politics of desire
28 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
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The way we find love is changing. Shahidha Bari examines the shifting landscape of modern love and looks at the age-old question: what does Love Island tell us about love? Show more
Disabled Christians are carving out an empowering new ‘theology of disability’. Damon Rose finds out how it is reshaping their faith and lives. Show more
Jeanette Winterson, Naomi Wolf and John Browne discuss morality, sexbots and engineering with Tom Sutcliffe at the Hay Festival. Show more
Biggest Russian bombardment on Ukraine yet
EU election results
45 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
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What do the European election results mean for the European Union? Show more
100 years of South Africa's troubled past and present, starting in 1901, and the English are coming. Read by Tracy Ann Oberman. Show more
There are thousands of languages today - is it possible to trace them back to a single ancestor? Michael Rosen and linguist Dr Laura Wright investigate our earliest languages. Show more
Entrepreneur Simon fights to become his teenage niece's legal guardian after she was placed in care. Grace Dent presents. Show more
National and international news from BBC Radio 4
Anne Frank would have been 90 this year had she survived the Holocaust. Readings from her diary by Georgia Groome with reminiscences from Eva Schloss, a survivor who knew Anne. Show more
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