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A reflection and prayer to start the day with Andrea Rea.
Farming Today
25/09/19 Agriculture Bill back on track, livestock market closures, Yeo Valley at 25
14 minutes
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Parliament 'resumes' this morning after the Supreme Court ruling on prorogation. So is the Agriculture Bill back on track? Show more
Tweet of the Day
Tony Juniper on the Whitethroat
2 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
For environmentalist Tony Juniper the soundtrack of the summer is not complete without the song of the whitethroat. Show more
News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
The Sound Odyssey
Nubya Garcia's Ethio-Jazz Odyssey
28 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Gemma Cairney takes rising British jazz star Nubya Garcia to the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa for an Ethio jazz collaboration with local guitarist Girum Mezmur. Show more
Emmanuel Ordóñez-Angulo asks whether virtual reality could be an 'empathy machine', and whether that would be a good thing. Show more
Woman's Hour
Engineers, Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Music, Dementia
42 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Phoebe Waller-Bridge's success, the power of music to change lives, pioneering women who excelled in engineering, and how do you inspire your child to take up a musical instrument? Show more
The ups and downs of being a young transgender woman, turning 18 and ready to explore the world. Fifth series by Mark Davies Markham. Show more
The Listening Project
Johanna and Lina -The Grass Is Always Greener.
4 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Two German friends share their thoughts about living in Britain. Fi Glover presents. Show more
The story of Scotland's deadly drug crisis told through poetry, verse and music, narrated by the voice of the narcotic itself. Show more
Marian Keyes reads selections of her non-fiction writing on the theme of travel. With her friend Tara Flynn. From 2019. Show more
Margaret Atwood's powerful and long-awaited sequel to The Handmaid's Tale, set 15 years from the moment when Offred stepped into the unknown. Now shortlisted for the Booker Prize. Show more
You and Yours
Supermarket food waste, Universal credit, Palm oil
40 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Tesco boss Dave Lewis explains why it's time supermarkets are forced to report how much food waste they create. Plus universal credit deductions caused by bank holidays. Show more
The latest weather forecast
Mon-Thurs: Analysis of news and current affairs, presented by Sarah Montague. Fri: Analysis of news and current affairs, presented by Mark Mardell.
Ian Blatchford and Tilly Blyth on weird goings-on at The Royal Institution with hallucinatory gas and the impact of Gillray's Scientific Researches! in a new age of chemistry. Show more
Lilian finds herself charmed and Eddie’s plan backfires Show more
Frank and Sarah run The Agency, a paralegal firm which goes into Manchester police stations. Show more
How do student loans work, when do you start repaying and what happens when it goes wrong? Show more
Inside Health
Prescription Charges; Acute Kidney Injury; MMR vaccine; Meningitis in Students
28 minutes
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Prescription charges; Acute Kidney Injury; would making MMR mandatory improve uptake? Margaret McCartney examines the evidence. And protecting students against meningitis. Show more
Julia Langdon was so concerned about her elderly father’s driving that she reported him to the DVLA. Julia asks if we need to force the over 70s to have their driving assessed. Show more
The Media Show
Who Wants to Be a Peaky Blinder?
28 minutes
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From hit game shows to gangster drama, Steven Knight on his extraordinary career. 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
25/09/2019 Government comes out fighting as Parliament returns
30 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Attorney General Geoffrey Cox strongly defends the government's suspension of Parliament
Dr Janussen discovers the terrible secret that turned Virginia into a giant broccoli monster. Starring Cassie Layton. From 2018. Show more
Lexi has a confession to make and there is light at the end of the tunnel for Will. Show more
Front Row
Brittany Howard, Boarding schools in fiction, Ed Thomas
28 minutes
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Brittany Howard, the frontwoman for American blues rock band Alabama Shakes, talks about her first solo album, Jaime, and how have boarding schools been represented in fiction? Show more
The ups and downs of being a young transgender woman, turning 18 and ready to explore the world. Fifth series by Mark Davies Markham. Show more
Evan Davis gets to the heart of drug use in Britain today in a special extended discussion programme. Show more
The Sound Odyssey
Nubya Garcia's Ethio-Jazz Odyssey
28 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Gemma Cairney takes rising British jazz star Nubya Garcia to the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa for an Ethio jazz collaboration with local guitarist Girum Mezmur. Show more
Biggest Russian bombardment on Ukraine yet
MP's angered by behaviour of government as Commons returns
45 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
In depth reporting, intelligent analysis and breaking news from a global perspective
Margaret Atwood's powerful and long-awaited sequel to The Handmaid's Tale, set 15 years from the moment when Offred stepped into the unknown. Now shortlisted for the Booker Prize. Show more
On the 50th anniversary of Python, Michael Palin hunts down lost sketches. This programme contains material never heard before, including a goat quiz and a song for Mr Creosote. Show more
Comedian Tez Ilyas presents a stand-up show about life as a British Muslim. Last episode in the series. Show more
Sean Curran reports on furious scenes as Parliament returns after the Supreme Court judgement. Show more
National and international news from BBC Radio 4
Lenny Henry tells the extraordinary story of his early years and sudden rise to fame in his long-awaited autobiography. Today, a fateful audition in Birmingham. Show more
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