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Reflection and prayer to begin the day, with Rev Cheryl Meban.
Farming Today
11/02/20 Farmers affected by Storm Ciara, hare coursing, cold plasma storage
13 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LW
Farmers around the country have been clearing up after 90 mile an hour winds and torrential rain caused widespread damage to farm buildings and flooded fields. Show more
Wildlife artist Jane Smith describes her excitement at hearing the whitethroat when it returns to her garden every year. Show more
News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
The Life Scientific
Optical communications pioneer Polina Bayvel
34 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
The invention of optical fibres that makes ultrafast broadband possible. Prof Polina Bayvel talks to Jim Al-Khalili. Show more
One to One
Lady Hale and Elsie Owusu on architecture & justice
14 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
A building of "light and transparency": the vision for the new Supreme Court in 2009. Architect Elsie Owusu talks to Lady Hale about a milestone in legal and architectural history. Show more
Woman's Hour
HRT shortages, Asylum-seeking women and destitution, Long-term relationships
51 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
The duo behind podcast Dirty Mother Pukka discuss long-term relationships; a new report claiming that government policy is making asylum-seeking women destitute. Show more
Someone finally comes forward with some information about the old woman. Starring John Rowe and David Reed. Show more
Gavin Haynes heads into the eye of two unlikely moral storms. He discovers bitter rows over diversity and racism in the world of Young Adult literature and Instagram knitting. Show more
Charley Pride is one of the very few African Americans to have achieved success in country music. Music journalist Jacqueline Springer travels to Dallas to meet him. Show more
Strafford and Celia arrive at Clonmillis Hall only to discover their charges’ new home to be not at all what they expected. BW Black's imagined adventure is read by Sorcha Cusack. Show more
You and Yours
Call You and Yours - Being Part of a Step Family
39 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
As ex-footballer Rio Ferdinand and his fiancee Kate Wright talk about how she became a step-mum to his three children, what it's like in a step-family? Email youandyours@bbc.co.uk. 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.
Laura Wade eavesdrops on historic conversations between men and women to explore today's thorniest gender issues
2.Shakespeare's Beatrice and Benedick on friendship vs marraige Show more
Johnny loses his cool and Alistair tries his luck Show more
Politics. A story of power dramatised by Oliver Emanuel from the works of literature’s greatest whistle blower. Show more
Jay Rayner hosts the culinary panel show from Rye. Show more
The Secret History of Science and Religion
1. The Nature of the Beast
28 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Nick Spencer examines the history of science and religion and questions the extent to which they have been in conflict with one another. Show more
Michael talks to comedian Sindhu Vee about her life in language. Why hearing Nepalese, a language she no longer speaks, can make her cry, and how she uses Hindi idioms in comedy. Show more
Screenwriter Sarah Phelps and comedian Dane Baptiste talk to Harriett Gilbert about books they love, including work by Truman Capote and Elizabeth Taylor. Show more
Afternoon news and current affairs programme, reporting on breaking stories and summing up the day's headlines.
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Following the publication of his diaries, Arthur Dent’s hopes for a secluded life soon evaporate. Stars Simon Jones. Show more
Freddie has concerns and Emma’s actions cause raised eyebrows Show more
Front Row
Tom Stoppard, Steve McQueen, South Korean film guide
28 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Tom Stoppard on new play Leopoldstadt, a new survey of Steve McQueen works at Tate Modern, and a concise guide to South Korean cinema. Show more
Someone finally comes forward with some information about the old woman. Starring John Rowe and David Reed. Show more
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In Touch
e-scooters, Nicola Naylor and a blind bride
19 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
The Government is consulting on the use of e-scooters as part of a wider look at urban transport. They could cut carbon, and improve mobility, but are blind people being heard? Show more
Inside Health
Coronavirus Transmission; Breakfast; Women and Heart Attacks; Personal digital assistants
28 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Farrah Jarral on coronavirus and the difference between a cough and a sneeze. Why is breakfast research often contradictory? Women and heart attacks; Personal digital assistants. Show more
The Life Scientific
Optical communications pioneer Polina Bayvel
34 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
The invention of optical fibres that makes ultrafast broadband possible. Prof Polina Bayvel talks to Jim Al-Khalili. Show more
Biggest Russian bombardment on Ukraine yet
Sudan to hand over former ruler to the International Criminal Court
45 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
In depth reporting, intelligent analysis and breaking news from a global perspective
Strafford and Celia arrive at Clonmillis Hall only to discover their charges’ new home to be not at all what they expected. BW Black's imagined adventure is read by Sorcha Cusack. Show more
Brian Cox and Robin Ince are joined by comedian Katy Brand and physicists Sean Carroll and Jim Al-khalili as they explore our strange and bizarre Quantum world. Show more
News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament Show more
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A scientific toolkit to separate fact from myth in understanding how we are different and how we are the same. Show more
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