The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
National and international news from BBC Radio 4.
A spiritual comment and prayer to start the day with Rachel Gardner, director of a charity which specialises in innovative youth work. Show more
Farming Today
HS2 review, potato breeding, pesticide research and crops that are resilient to salt.
14 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LW
Farmers and landowners along the proposed route of HS2 respond to the announcement of a review of the whole project. Show more
Brett Westwood presents the tawny pipit. Show more
News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
Lyse Doucet talks to the renowned Filipino-American journalist Maria Ressa about her crusade to combat ‘fake news’ and her ongoing battle with President Duterte. Show more
One to One
Life in prison: Alan Rusbridger talks to CJ Burge
14 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Alan Rusbridger talks to CJ Burge, a young Londoner, about the effect that incarceration in two different countries had on her mind. Show more
Listener Week; Falling out with your BFF. Longest running Book Club? Building a business as a young woman and carving out a life in a community when you are in a minority. Show more
Test Match Special
The Ashes: England v Australia. Third Test, Headingley
8 hours, 35 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LW
The Ashes: England v Australia. Commentary on the Third Test from Headingley with Jonathan Agnew, Isa Guha, Sir Alastair Cook, Michael Vaughan, Phil Tufnell and Glenn Mcgrath. Show more
Ruth has the rug pulled out from under her and Peggy remains tight lipped Show more
Front Row
Danny Brocklehurst on Brassic, Why are fewer people taking English A level?, Fisherwomen
28 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Writer Danny Brocklehurst on comedy drama Brassic, the decline in numbers choosing English A level, and photographer Craig Easton on his exhibition Fisherwomen. Show more
Despite not talking to each other, Kate and Baba go together to their new school. With Charlie Murphy and Aoibhinn McGinnity. Show more
Making History
Dark tourism, World Cup 1938, The mobile library
28 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Helen Castor presents stories from the past with a bearing on issues today, including dark tourism, the politics of the 1938 World Cup and the start of the mobile library service. Show more
How has Chinese technology firm Huawei grown so powerful? Karishma Vaswani explores its origins and asks if concerns over security could end its global pre-eminence Show more
BBC Inside Science
UK's black squirrels' genetic heritage; nuclear fusion in the UK and the Royal Society's science book prize
28 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
UK's black squirrels' genetic heritage, the state of nuclear fusion in the UK and the judges for the Royal Society's science book prize discuss the criteria. Show more
Lyse Doucet talks to the renowned Filipino-American journalist Maria Ressa about her crusade to combat ‘fake news’ and her ongoing battle with President Duterte. Show more
Biggest Russian bombardment on Ukraine yet
Record number of wildfires in the Brazilian Amazon region
45 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
In depth reporting, intelligent analysis and breaking news from a global perspective
The heavily-pregnant Rachel gets an unexpected proposal. Bittersweet tale of a marriage on the rocks read by Julianna Jennings. Show more
Recorded at the BBC Hub in Edinburgh and hosted by Rhys James, Fresh from the Fringe showcases the best new and up-and-coming acts from the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2019. Show more
The Beyond Today podcast team ask how far right ideas are spreading in Europe and online. Show more
National and international news from BBC Radio 4
Rachel Cusk considers the important idea of 'home' and observes how the act of renovation can leave homeowners exposed in unforeseen ways. Reader: Amelia Bullmore Show more
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