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Desert Island Discs
Professor Russell Foster, professor of circadian neuroscience
42 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for over a year
Professor Russell Foster, professor of circadian neuroscience, chooses the eight tracks, book and luxury he would take if cast away to a desert island. With Lauren Laverne Show more
Woman's Hour
General Election 2019, HRT shortages and Patricia Ward Kelly
48 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for over a year
General Election 2019 - how did women candidates do?; HRT shortages; and, Patricia Ward Kelly on her late husband and his musical career Show more
Edna O'Brien - The Country Girls Trilogy
Girls in Their Married Bliss
Girls in Their Married Bliss 5/5
14 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
The final episode. Baba and Kate are grown women, a long way from their West of Ireland childhood, and as close and as alienated from each other as they ever were. Show more
Dramatic upheavals in the 1980s for Britain’s South Asians. Kavita Puri hears stories of the pioneering migrants from the Indian subcontinent and their children. Show more
Damien and Anthony finally get hitched. But all does not go entirely to plan. Stars Miles Jupp and Justin Edwards. From 2017. Show more
Mon-Thurs: Analysis of news and current affairs, presented by Sarah Montague. Fri: Analysis of news and current affairs, presented by Mark Mardell.
The latest weather forecast
Tony makes a mistake and Helen's feeling loved up. Show more
Yusra Warsama reflects on the final part of the refugee child's journey: growing up in a new country, suspended between two cultures, and not feeling fully part of either. Show more
Kathy Clugston looks through the GQT archives for a special house plant edition. Show more
"Some believe in saints, some believe in Santa". A modern take on The Christmas Story written and read by Vanessa Kisuule. Show more
Last Word
David Bellamy, Nell Gifford, Yasuhiro Nakasone, Mariss Jansons
28 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for over a year
Matthew Bannister on botanist David Bellamy, circus owner Nell Gifford, Japanese Prime Minister Yasuhiro Nakasone, conductor Mariss Jansons Show more
Kamal Ahmed the Editorial Director of BBC News answers listeners' questions on the BBC election coverage. Show more
The Listening Project
Timandra and Janet - Flying the nest
4 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for over a year
Daughter quizzes mother about why higher education for her children was important to her. Fi Glover presents. 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
13/12/2019 Johnson calls for unity after election victory
30 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for over a year
Johnson urges unity after election victory, Calls for Corbyn to quit as Labour leader
Recorded while the scripts were still warm from the printer, this election special covers every twist and turn, and every spurious claim to have predicted the results long ago. Show more
David makes an intervention and the rewilders are thrown into disarray. Show more
Front Row
Jonathan Pryce, Survival literature, Fictional politicians
29 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for over a year
Actor Jonathan Pryce discusses his role as the future Pope Francis in The Two Popes; Alex Wheatle, Katherine Rundell and Katie Hale on survival literature; Fictional politicians. Show more
Edna O'Brien - The Country Girls Trilogy
Girls in Their Married Bliss
Girls in Their Married Bliss 5/5
14 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
The final episode. Baba and Kate are grown women, a long way from their West of Ireland childhood, and as close and as alienated from each other as they ever were. Show more
Any Questions?
Therese Coffey MP, Barry Gardiner MP, Liam Halligan, Layla Moran MP
47 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for over a year
Chris Mason presents political debate from Saffron Hall in Saffron Walden, Essex, with Therese Coffey MP, Barry Gardiner MP, Liam Halligan and Layla Moran MP. Show more
Will Self on why - for the first time in his life - he didn't vote. Show more
4 Extra Debut. Leonie Gombrich and Rob Newman reveal the man who taught the world how to see and read art, EH Gombrich. From 2018. Show more
Biggest Russian bombardment on Ukraine yet
Overwhelming election victory for Boris Johnson
45 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for over a year
In depth reporting, intelligent analysis and breaking news from a global perspective
Strange goings-on poses the question, is Gruhuken haunted? Michelle Paver's terrifying 1930s ghost story read by Lee Ingleby. Show more
Weekly topical show presented by Jo Bunting with guests Zoe Lyons. Helen Lewis, Olga Koch and Jayde Adams. Show more
Great Lives
Lee Miller, war photographer and model
28 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for over a year
War photographer and model Lee Miller proposed by Lindsey Hilsum of Channel 4 News. Show more
The Listening Project
David and Tom - I didn't have the confidence to go to school.
4 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for over a year
Mentor and mentee talk the benefits of a support service for young people. Fi Glover presents. Show more
National and international news from BBC Radio 4
Diana Quick reads the autobiography of Lucy Malleson, a detective writer of the 1930s, who wrote under the name Anthony Gilbert. Show more
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
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