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National and international news from BBC Radio 4.
A spiritual comment and prayer to start the day with writer Catherine Fox. Show more
Farming Today
18/02/20 Flooded farms, Fishing quotas, Antimicrobial resistance
13 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LW
Recent weekend storms have left thousands of acres of farmland underwater. Caz Graham talks to one farmer who's seeing record-breaking levels of flooding on his Herefordshire farm. Show more
Tweet of the Day
Frank Gardner on the White-Throated Kingfisher
1 minute
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
The BBC's Frank Gardner remembers watching white-throated kingfishers chasing a Eurasian kingfisher in Israel. Show more
News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
The Life Scientific
Myles Allen on understanding climate change
36 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
The physicist behind net zero. Prof Myles Allen talks to Jim Al-Khalili Show more
One to One
Architect Elsie Owusu talks to artist Yinka Shonibare
14 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
The artist, Yinka Shonibare CBE, talks to Elsie Owusu about his ambitious and challenging project in Nigeria where he is building residential centres for artists. Show more
Woman's Hour
Daisy May Cooper, Self-defence in schools, Fear of vomiting, The High Table
49 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Daisy May Cooper talks about the third and final series of This Country. And Jane asks how parents with emetophobia - a fear of vomiting - cope when their children are sick. Show more
Whilst Gamrah embarks on married life in Chicago, her friends in Riyadh continue to dream of romance. With Laila Alj. Show more
An intimate glimpse of the Hong Kong protests, as experienced by a young married couple - with a husband born in Hong Kong and a wife born in mainland China. Show more
Mathematician Vicky Neale explores the emotional, aesthetic and creative qualities that underpin the most beautiful maths. Show more
A shooting occurs on the estate, with deadly consequences. BW Black's imagined historical adventure, abridged by Neville Teller, is read by Sorcha Cusack. Show more
You and Yours
Call You and Yours - Which teacher inspired you?
39 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
On Desert Island Discs, the former footballer Ian Wright was almost in tears talking about the teacher who inspired him. So who inspired you? Email youandyours@bbc.co.uk. Show more
The latest weather forecast
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 conversations between men and women from the past to examine some of today's thorniest gender issues
7.Connie and Mellors in "Lady Chatterley's Lover" Show more
There’s a surprise for Kate and Ben makes his feelings known. Show more
Does bad blood seep into the family fault lines? Glenda Jackson stars in a series of contemporary dramas exploring money. Show more
Josie Long presents short documentaries and adventures in sound about feats of endurance. From February 2020. Show more
The Secret History of Science and Religion
2. Rumours of War
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 Rosen talks to storyteller Clare Muireann Murphy about how telling and listening to stories can transport both the teller and their audience in wonderfully unexpected ways. Show more
Authors Gail Honeyman, and Mavis Cheek talk to Harriett Gilbert about books they love. 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
18/02/2020 Some areas in "uncharted territory" after Storm Dennis
30 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
The Environment Agency says parts of Herefordshire and Worcestershire are "in uncharted territory", as more than 1000 homes and businesses are flooded in England and Wales.
One head is better than two - as long as you have a spare in a jar. Stars Mark Wing-Davey. From 2018. Show more
Ed faces an awkward encounter and Shula admits responsibility Show more
Front Row
Al Pacino and Logan Lerman, Antoinette Nwandu, End of the Century, Coronavirus and the arts
28 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Al Pacino and Logan Lerman in TV series Hunters, playwright Antoinette Nwandu, Argentinian film End of the Century, and Coronavirus and the arts. Show more
Whilst Gamrah embarks on married life in Chicago, her friends in Riyadh continue to dream of romance. With Laila Alj. Show more
File on 4
Fair game? The secrets of football betting
37 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Paul Connolly investigates the 'gamblification' of football and examines the failure of betting companies to stop millions in stolen money from being gambled on their sites. Show more
In Touch
Gene therapy on the NHS, The RNIB Reading Service, Blind architecture
19 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
A new gene therapy becomes available on the NHS - we speak to Professor James Bainbridge fresh from performing the operation. Show more
Inside Health
Air Pollution; Infectious Disease and Healthcare Staff; Hymenoplasty
28 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Nearly all UK cities have air pollution levels that reach or exceed the World Health Organisation's recommended levels. How does this affect our health? Show more
The Life Scientific
Myles Allen on understanding climate change
36 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
The physicist behind net zero. Prof Myles Allen talks to Jim Al-Khalili Show more
Biggest Russian bombardment on Ukraine yet
UN human rights chief calls for humanitarian corridors in Syria
45 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
In depth reporting, intelligent analysis and breaking news from a global perspective
A shooting occurs on the estate, with deadly consequences. BW Black's imagined historical adventure, abridged by Neville Teller, is read by Sorcha Cusack. Show more
Brian Cox and Robin Ince host a close encounter of the 1st kind. They are joined by comedian Lucy Beaumont, to ask if UFOs and aliens have visited Earth? Show more
Alabama 3 singer and co-founder Jake Black died in May: as the next tour draws near band members must decide how they continue without him and how they mark his absence on stage. Show more
National and international news from BBC Radio 4
In search of some kind of understanding of her maternal family and the overlapping histories that she inherited, the author returns to the ancient lake town of Ohrid. Show more
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