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National and international news from BBC Radio 4.
A reflection and prayer to start the day with Andrea Rea.
Farming Today
26/09/19 Deer control; fish stocks; livestock agent; planting trees
14 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
How will deer population be controlled when the Deer Initiative comes to an end?
Warmer waters make fish stocks move north.
Livestock agent.
Report questions mass afforestation. Show more
News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
News, views and features on yesterday's stories in Parliament
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the impact of the idea developed by John Nelson Darby that believers will vanish suddenly, 'to meet the Lord in the air' before the Second Coming Show more
Woman's Hour
Daphne Caruana Galizia inquiry, Tracy-Ann Oberman, Suzanne Ciani, Music and dementia
45 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for over a year
Murdered journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia - a new inquiry; music and dementia; Suzanne Ciani; music and dementia; and, how does a mother cope when her son attacks another woman? 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
From Our Own Correspondent
Who Will Lead Israel?
28 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for over a year
Is it the end of the road for Israel's longest-serving PM, Benjamin Netanyahu? Jeremy Bowen says the pre-emptive writing of his political obituary has proved premature before. Show more
1919 sees the start of the cultural movement The Harlem Renaissance, but 100 years on, what's happening now? Novelist and playwright Darryl Pinckney, resident of Harlem, finds out. 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
Fraud, Pets and rent, Singing through dementia
40 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for over a year
The latest UK fraud figures, how singing is helping a family to cope with the stress of dementia, and why pets could cost you a lot in rent. 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.
Sir Ian Blatchford and Dr Tilly Blyth on challenges by Romantic artists and naturalists to grapple with cloud patterns, from Constable's fine art to a new science of meteorology Show more
Lexi has a confession to make and there is light at the end of the tunnel for Will. Show more
An unexpected event at school gives Ed special powers - like turning into a minotaur. Comic drama by Ed Harris.
Clare Balding heads to the highest point in the Cotswolds, the top of Cleeve Hill near Cheltenham. Show more
Michael Sheen makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of the charity End Youth Homelessness Show more
Open Book
Ann Patchett, Jia Tolentino and USA book picks
28 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for over a year
A special American-themed edition with award winning novelist Ann Patchett and rising star Jia Tolentino. Plus what's causing a stir Stateside with Zack Graham and Jonathan Lee. Show more
Asif Kapadia talks about Cyclo, the film that influenced Amy, Diego Maradona and The Warrior. Show more
BBC Inside Science
Oceans, ice and climate change; Neolithic baby bottles; Caroline Criado-Perez wins RS Book Prize
35 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for over a year
IPCC report on oceans, ice and climate change; Neolithic baby bottles and Caroline Criado Perez wins the Royal Society Science Book Prize. 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
26/09/2019 Trump whistleblower complaint published
30 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for over a year
Letter claims President Trump tried to get a foreign country to interfere in US election.
Alexei Sayle ponders what Bertholt Brecht’s philosophies could offer the Premier League, and the root of his rage. From 2019. Show more
Justin’s nose is pushed out of joint and Rex attempts to play Cupid Show more
Front Row
Derek Paravicini, Lynette Yiadom-Boakye, Booker Book Group with Lucy Ellmann
28 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for over a year
Lucy Ellmann kicks off our series of listener book groups with authors shortlisted for the Booker Prize 2019 and Derek Paravicini, the blind autistic savant pianist, performs. 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 Briefing Room
Britain’s constitutional dilemma: who now runs the country?
58 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for over a year
Does Britain's constitution need an overhaul - and is it time to have a written constitution? Show more
BBC Inside Science
Oceans, ice and climate change; Neolithic baby bottles; Caroline Criado-Perez wins RS Book Prize
35 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for over a year
IPCC report on oceans, ice and climate change; Neolithic baby bottles and Caroline Criado Perez wins the Royal Society Science Book Prize. Show more
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the impact of the idea developed by John Nelson Darby that believers will vanish suddenly, 'to meet the Lord in the air' before the Second Coming Show more
Biggest Russian bombardment on Ukraine yet
Details of whistleblower complaint published
45 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available 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
A current affairs parody and stupidly feasible visit to the 24-hour Hall of Opinion Mirrors. With Alexandra Palisades. Show more
News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament
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 the triumphant journey continues, but there's a catch. Show more
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