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National and international news from BBC Radio 4.
A spiritual comment and prayer to start the day with writer and blogger on mental health issues and faith, Emma Scrivener. Show more
Farming Today
11/10/19: Tony Juniper on the badger cull, New Scientist Live and farming, Elderflower wine
14 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
In the second part of her interview with the chair of Natural England, Charlotte Smith asks Tony Juniper for his thoughts on the badger cull. Show more
Wildlife cameraman Doug Allan recalls his encounters with giant petrels in Antarctica. Show more
News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
Desert Island Discs
Lin-Manuel Miranda, composer & lyricist
44 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for over a year
Lin-Manuel Miranda, the creator of the musical Hamilton, shares the eight tracks, book and luxury he'd want to take with him if cast away to a desert island. With Lauren Laverne. Show more
Woman's Hour
The Freedom Project: understanding domestic abuse in relationships
44 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
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Katharine Gun, GCHQ whistle-blower; Michael Rosen and play; Freedom Programme: nationwide groups informing women about domestic abuse; Grammy nominated singer-songwriter Beth Hart; Show more
Dr Denny and Dr Manson are brought to court. Stars George Blagden and Julian Lewis Jones. Show more
The Corrections revisits four news stories which left the public with an incomplete picture of what really happened. Show more
Historian Kasia Tomasiewicz discusses how to commemorate war. Show more
When Connie's agent turns up, Rose fears her true identity is about to be exposed. Read by Rachel Shelley and Katherine Press. Show more
You and Yours
Special Needs Education; Retailer Partnerships; Landlord & Tenant Rights
40 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
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What's going wrong with special needs education in England? We look at some of the more unusual partnerships retailers are forging to stave off problems on the high street. Show more
The latest weather forecast
News with Mark Mardell including the latest from the Brussels Brexit talks and the winner of the Nobel Peace Prize.
Dr Tilly Blyth explores how textile design and patterns from x-ray crystallography came together to create a new modernity at the 1951 Festival of Britain Show more
Eddie bids a sad farewell and Ruairi reveals his true feelings. Show more
Sebastian Baczkiewicz continues his story of murderous sibling rivalry and assassination in a thrilling prequel to Shakespeare's Hamlet. Set in an alternative Europe in the 1930s. Show more
Kathy Clugston and the panel are in Chesham. Show more
Short Works
Is This Platform Four Madam? Is it? by Pauline Melville
14 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for years
4 Extra Debut. The haunting story of a remarkable encounter with two mysterious strangers on a train journey south. Read by Deborah Findlay. Show more
Last Word
Ginger Baker, Su Beng, John Haylett, Diahann Carroll
28 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
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Matthew Bannister on activist Su Beng, drummer Ginger Baker, editor John Haylett and actress Diahann Carroll. Show more
The BBC's political correspondent Chris Mason, who is to take over the chair of Any Questions, explains how he will chair the long-running programme in the future. Show more
The Listening Project
Dave and Gareth - Worth More Than a Bin Bag
4 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
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Friends discuss their passion for helping young people in care transport their belongings. Fi Glover presents. 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
11/10/2019 Brexit talks to be "intensified."
30 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
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UK and EU describe latest Brexit meeting as "constructive."
A satirical review of the week's news, chaired by guest host Phil Wang. Show more
The Grundys are united in grief, and Ambridge marks the passing of a legend. Show more
Front Row
Sienna Miller, Elif Shafak, Giri/Haji
28 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
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Sienna Miller on her new film American Woman; Elif Shafak discusses her Booker-shortlisted novel 10 Minutes 38 Seconds in This Strange World; a review of the TV drama Giri/Haji Show more
Dr Denny and Dr Manson are brought to court. Stars George Blagden and Julian Lewis Jones. Show more
Any Questions?
Lord Blunkett, Tobias Ellwood MP, Sam Gyimah MP, Ella Whelan
47 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
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Edward Stourton presents political debate from High Storrs School in Sheffield with Lord Blunkett, Tobias Ellwood MP, Sam Gyimah MP, and Ella Whelan. Show more
Margaret Heffernan argues that, in the world of technology, there's nothing inevitable about the future. Show more
Ian Blatchford and Tilly Blyth with an omnibus edition exploring how art and science have inspired each other in the early 20th century's Age of Ambivilance Show more
Biggest Russian bombardment on Ukraine yet
EU and UK to step up Brexit negotiations
45 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
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In depth reporting, intelligent analysis and breaking news from a global perspective
When Connie's agent turns up, Rose fears her true identity is about to be exposed. Read by Rachel Shelley and Katherine Press. Show more
Edith Bowman, DJ and radio presenter joins poet Harry Baker to talk about the books they love with presenter Harriett Gilbert. Show more
We have evolved to recognise the boundaries of personal space. But how do we navigate it in a digital world, where the triggers that we’re used to interpreting are invisible? Show more
The Listening Project
Phil and Stephanie - People think their love islands
4 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
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Married couple on what's made their relationship work and how attitudes are changing. Fi Glover presents. Show more
National and international news from BBC Radio 4
Bill Bryson reads from his fascinating, witty journey around the human body, concluding on the strangeness of sleep. From 2019. Show more
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