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A spiritual comment and prayer to start the day with Dr Rachel Mann. Show more
Farming Today
07/02/20 - The Office for Environmental Protection, sea eagles and livestock, the NFUS Conference and Paludiculture
13 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
Concerns persist around plans for a new body called the Office for Environmental Protection, designed to hold the government to account over environmental standards. Show more
Chris Packham presents the Atlantic canary, singing in the Tenerife treetops. Show more
News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
Sean Curran and the team report as MPs prepare to rush through anti-terror laws and the Scottish finance secretary resigns hours before he was due to present his budget.
Desert Island Discs
Sonita Alleyne, Master of Jesus College, Cambridge
40 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for over a year
Sonita Alleyne, Master of Jesus College Cambridge, shares the eight tracks, book and luxury she would want to take if cast away to a desert island. With Lauren Laverne. Show more
Woman's Hour
Frankie Bridge, Women's Liberation 2020, 'The Gift'
49 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
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Frankie Bridge talks mental health; Why hold a Women's Liberation conference 50 years after the first?; and, Janice Okoh and Dawn Walter on 'The Gift' Show more
Paramedics Ozzy and Ned wait for a call out on a snowy January day. A mystery of a woman’s body in the park. Stars Ikky Elyas. Show more
Murder, celebrity and All That Jazz - Paul Gambaccini tells the story of the Oscar success of the 2002 musical film Chicago. Show more
Sitcom set in a futuristic Britain starring Paterson Joseph as Napoleon Moon. Show more
By Robert Harris. Hancock has blasted his way into the underground chamber. Read by Michael Maloney. Show more
You and Yours
Exotic mushrooms; High-rise cladding; High street bookies
39 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
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Why we're eating more wild and exotic mushrooms. 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.
John and Irene Hays bought 555 Thomas Cook stores last year, protecting the jobs of more than 2,000 employees. They tell Kamal and Rohan what drives them and their business. Show more
There’s more bad news at Brookfield and Jill attempts to rally the family Show more
Sabina contemplates becoming a single mother, despite what her community might think. But there are more than a few hurdles to overcome before she embarks on the first stage. Show more
Kathy Clugston and the panel are in Dumfries and Galloway. Show more
In an original story inspired by this week's news, Damian Barr explores the painful world of family estrangement.
A BBC Scotland Production for BBC Radio 4. Show more
Last Word
Kirk Douglas, Terry Hands CBE, Hazel Murphy, Seamus Mallon
28 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
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Julian Worricker on the theatre director Terry Hands; the wine marketer Hazel Murphy; the Northern Ireland politician Seamus Mallon; and the Hollywood icon, actor Kirk Douglas. Show more
Costing counter-terrorism, interrogating tomatoes, the UK's reading age, and the politics of GDP. With Tim Harford. Show more
The Listening Project
Jason and Talia - Girls think I sound like a posh old man
4 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
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Friends and fellow students, both with cerebral palsy and using voice communication devices to speak, talk about the dating scene at college. 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
07/02/2020 Anger in China after virus whistleblower doctor dies
30 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
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Coronavirus: rare scenes of public anger in China after the death of whistleblower doctor
A satirical review of the week's news, chaired by Nish Kumar Show more
There’s a shock for Alice and Kirsty makes a breakthrough Show more
Front Row
Sarah Phelps on The Pale Horse, We Will Walk, Kamau Brathwaite and George Steiner remembered
31 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
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Sarah Phelps on her latest Agatha Christie adaptation The Pale Horse; We Will Walk - Art and Resistance in the American South; Edward Kamau Brathwaite and George Steiner remembered Show more
Paramedics Ozzy and Ned wait for a call out on a snowy January day. A mystery of a woman’s body in the park. Stars Ikky Elyas. Show more
Any Questions?
Lord Deben, Professor John Denham, Owen Jones, Olivia Utley
47 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
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Chris Mason presents political debate from Winchester University with a panel including Lord Deben, Professor John Denham, Owen Jones and Olivia Utley. Show more
With noise pollution seemingly on the up, Will Self bemoans the ever-increasing difficulty of finding a bit of peace and quiet. Show more
Omnibus: Sun Tzu wrote that all warfare is based on deception. It's as true now as it was in ancient China. Ben Macintyre presents a guide to ancient and modern battlefield guile. Show more
Biggest Russian bombardment on Ukraine yet
Anger in China over how authorities have handled virus outbreak
45 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
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Millions of Chinese people have expressed their anger at the way the authorities treated a doctor who tried to raise the alarm about coronovirus. Show more
By Robert Harris. Hancock has blasted his way into the underground chamber. Read by Michael Maloney. Show more
Syima Aslam, co-founder of the Bradford Literature Festival, and Stig Abell, editor of the TLS, talk about beloved books including the first Harry Potter and Pride and Prejudice. Show more
News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament
The Listening Project
Olivia and Dee - I'm super-proud now
4 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
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Mother and daughter talk about their close relationship through the prism of tattoos. Fi Glover presents. Show more
National and international news from BBC Radio 4
Poet Kathleen Jamie draws together reflections on memory, nature and family in her new collection of essays. Read by Maureen Beattie. Abridged by Linda Cracknell Show more
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