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National and international news from BBC Radio 4.
A spiritual comment and prayer to start the day with Baroness Julia Neuberger, Rabbi of West London Synagogue. Show more
Farming Today
27/01/20 - Brexit transition, FarmStart and the new Northern Ireland Farming Minister
11 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
Once the UK leaves the EU, we enter a transition period and the UK will aim to negotiate both a new trade deal and a new legislative relationship with the EU. Show more
The latest weather forecast for farmers.
David Attenborough presents the raven. Show more
News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
Amol Rajan discusses youthful opportunity and the barriers to social mobility with Grayson Perry, Hashi Mohamed and Theresa Lola. Show more
Woman's Hour
Edith Eger, Breaking Relationship Patterns, Taking up Boxing at Fifty
48 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for over a year
Marion Dunn talks about falling in love with boxing aged fifty. Spending a year as Forestry England's writer in residence. Third in a series on relationship patterns. Show more
When his jazz trumpeter father dies, Colman makes an extraordinary discovery - the man he adored as his Dad was, in fact, a woman. Jackie Kay's novel is dramatised by Tanika Gupta. Show more
Jon meets a woman and falls in love. There's just one problem - she lives 5,000 miles away. Grace Dent tells the story of a romance played out via remote karaoke duets. Show more
Loose Ends
Britt Ekland, Rob Delaney, Alexei Sayle, Lucy Hawking, Rachael & Vilray, Stephen Schwartz, Luke Brady, Arthur Smith
38 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for over a year
Clive Anderson and Arthur Smith are joined by Britt Ekland, Rob Delaney, Alexei Sayle and Lucy Hawking for an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy. Show more
By Robert Harris. Father Fairfax, a newly-ordained priest, has been sent to the village of Addicott St George to bury Father Lacy. Read by Michael Maloney. Show more
Why getting a deal on a new bike through your employer isn't straightforward. Also, delays on banks reimbursing you after a scam and how Brexit affects plans to retire in the sun. Show more
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Mon-Thurs: Analysis of news and current affairs, presented by Sarah Montague. Fri: Analysis of news and current affairs, presented by Mark Mardell.
School textbook history can often reveal much about a nation's desire to shape or avoid the complexities of its own past. Historian Priya Atwal begins a new 5 part exploration Show more
Jim is surprised by an unexpected visitor and Philip puts his foot in it. Show more
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Northern Ireland plays the South of England in the notoriously challenging cryptic quiz, with Tom Sutcliffe in the chair Show more
The Food Programme
The Physicist In the Kitchen
29 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for over a year
Can understanding a little chemistry and physics help us cook better? Dan Saladino asks Heston Blumenthal and Raymond Blanc.
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Naomi Gryn revisits The Last of the Just by André Schwarz-Bart, first published 60 years ago, and examines why this novel about the Holocaust is still so urgent and compelling. Show more
Brian Cox and Robin Ince are joined on stage by Marcus Brigstocke and marine biologists Prof Callum Roberts and Dr Heather Koldewey to look at the magic and wonder of coral. 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
Services mark 75th Anniversary of the Liberation of Auschwitz
30 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
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Survivors and world leaders attend service at Auschwitz to mark 70 years since liberation. Epstein prosecutor says Prince Andrew has provided 'zero cooperation' to investigation
David Mitchell gets Susan Calman, Graeme Garden, Sindhu Vee and Lloyd Langford to lie with some truths. From 2020. Show more
There’s chaos at Brookfield and Alistair digs for information. Show more
Front Row
Scorsese - The Irishman, Risk Season continues, Naum Gabo exhibition
28 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for over a year
We speak to Martin Scorsese about The Irishman. Is risk sometimes disproportionately applied in the arts? And Naum Gabo exhibition at Tate St Ives. Show more
When his jazz trumpeter father dies, Colman makes an extraordinary discovery - the man he adored as his Dad was, in fact, a woman. Jackie Kay's novel is dramatised by Tanika Gupta. Show more
Beth Miles is a football fan, but why is it that a top male player has yet to announce he is gay? What, she asks, can men's football learn from the open and inclusive women's game? Show more
The Economist's Philip Coggan asks whether businesses are serious about getting woke or whether it's all smoke and mirrors and merely designed to part us with our money. Show more
Adam Buxton uncovers the strange tale of the world’s weirdest scat singer, Shooby Taylor – The Human Horn. With the help of Louis Theroux, Joe Cornish and Irwin Chusid. Show more
Amol Rajan discusses youthful opportunity and the barriers to social mobility with Grayson Perry, Hashi Mohamed and Theresa Lola. Show more
Biggest Russian bombardment on Ukraine yet
75th anniversary of liberation of Auschwitz
45 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
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In depth reporting, intelligent analysis and breaking news from a global perspective
By Robert Harris. Father Fairfax, a newly-ordained priest, has been sent to the village of Addicott St George to bury Father Lacy. Read by Michael Maloney. Show more
Michael Rosen and Dr Laura Wright talk to Professor Dawn Archer about her work in evaluating deception: is it possible to tell when someone might be lying and what are the clues? Show more
News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament
National and international news from BBC Radio 4
Siobhan Redmond reads the late Deborah Orr's powerful memoir of a childhood in the Scottish steel town of Motherwell with a mother who didn't always mother well. Show more
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