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National and international news from BBC Radio 4.
A spiritual comment and prayer to start the day with Canon Patrick Thomas, Vicar of Christ Church in Carmarthen
Farming Today
12/08/19 Food self-sufficiency, hemp research, harvest 2019
12 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LW
Today, a call from farmers for the government to back home-grown food. And research is being carried out to see if hemp can be used in house building. Show more
The latest weather forecast for farmers.
Chris Packham presents the vegetarian tree finch on the Galapagos Islands. Show more
News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
Peter Hennessy invites senior politicians to reflect on their life and times. This week his guest is Norman Lamont, former Chancellor of the Exchequer. Show more
The long school summer holiday. Is it a welcome break from routine or a child-care nightmare? Show more
By Ben Cottam. On Dace's first day in Cornwall she and District Nurse Pippa go on the hunt for a patient when he fails to turn up at the surgery. Show more
After cleaning up Glasgow's reputation as 'murder capital of Europe' Karyn McCluskey, the driving force behind the celebrated Violence Reduction Unit, has a new challenge. Show more
Loose Ends
Konnie Huq, Aisling Bea, John Finnemore, Terry Reid, Marika Hackman, Deborah Frances-White, Nikki Bedi
38 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Nikki Bedi and Deborah Frances-White are joined by Aisling Bea, John Finnemore and Konnie Huq for an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy. With music from Marika Hackman. Show more
A photographer captions her photographic plates, which stirs memories of the circumstances of each image. Show more
You and Yours
Care abuse, Food waste, Romance fraud
40 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
The pressure on families to accept poor quality care homes. New ways to make a dent in the UK's food waste mountain. The detective who lifted the lid on a big romance fraud. Show more
The latest weather forecast
News with Mark Mardell including how protests at Hong Kong airport have led to flights being cancelled, the government's plans for prisons and Russia's new missile programme. Show more
Ruth Sanderson tries to find out what really happened during the week in August 1969 when law and order broke down and the violence of the Northern Ireland Troubles began. Show more
Alice hatches a cunning plan and there's a crisis at Home Farm. Show more
Evocative, atmospheric and lyrical drama. When Mya, with her father Zain, travels from Bradford to Bangladesh, she discovers dark secrets concerning the Liberation War of 1971. Show more
Steve Punt hosts the battle of wits as students at St Catharine’s College, Cambridge take on their professors. From August 2019. Show more
The Food Programme
Why did the chicken cross the road? How food became more than a comedy punchline
28 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Food has been larking about in comedy since Charlie Chaplin made bread rolls dance: but it’s steadily evolved from the slapstick sidekick to a more significant comic entertainer. Show more
Reggie Chamberlain King charts an improbable path through Ireland to find the true source of surrealism. Show more
Ernie Rea discusses the heated debate over relationship education in schools. Show more
Afternoon news and current affairs programme, reporting on breaking stories and summing up the day's headlines.
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
Six O'Clock News
12/08/2019 China warns Hong Kong protesters
30 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Beijing threatens to use "iron fist" after pro-democracy activists paralysed HK airport. Boris Johnson's promise of tougher sentences for violent criminals dismissed as "hot air".
Tony Hawks, Phil Wang, Sheila Hancock and Paul Merton join Nicholas Parsons for the panel game where the challenge is to speak without repetition, hesitation or deviation. Show more
Susan struggles to put things right and the pressure is on for Freddie. Show more
Front Row
Lemn Sissay, Queen Victoria's piano, Euphoria
28 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Poet Lemn Sissay discusses his new memoir, My Name Is Why; Queen Victoria's gold piano makes its first appearance at the BBC Proms; and high school TV drama Euphoria. Show more
By Ben Cottam. On Dace's first day in Cornwall she and District Nurse Pippa go on the hunt for a patient when he fails to turn up at the surgery. Show more
Mark O'Connell urges us to have the courage of ambivalence. Show more
An icon of Italian design; a centrepiece of a community; a tragedy waiting to happen? What happened when the Morandi Bridge in Genoa collapsed. Show more
Lucy Cooke discovers why honesty is not always the best policy in the animal kingdom, whether you are a squid, a chimp or even a human. Show more
Peter Hennessy invites senior politicians to reflect on their life and times. This week his guest is Norman Lamont, former Chancellor of the Exchequer. Show more
Biggest Russian bombardment on Ukraine yet
Pro-democracy demonstrators occupy Hong Kong Airport
45 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
In depth reporting, intelligent analysis and breaking news from a global perspective
A photographer captions her photographic plates, which stirs memories of the circumstances of each image. Show more
Michael Rosen looks at philosophy in English, from 17th century ideas to modern corporate slogans, via the daffodils of William Wordsworth. With author and philosopher Jonathan Rée Show more
Grace Dent presents a series documenting the untold dramas of 21st-century Britain. Show more
National and international news from BBC Radio 4
The tidal range of the River Thames makes its shoreline a fertile ground for the keen mudlark, sometimes revealing treasures hidden for centuries. Show more
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