The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
National and international news from BBC Radio 4.
A spiritual comment and prayer to start the day with journalist Vishva Samani. Show more
Farming Today
09/03/20 - The Northern Ireland Protocol, thermal cameras for spotting birds and lambing starts
11 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
According to the Northern Ireland Protocol, EU rules around agricultural and manufactured goods would be retained - and trade barriers with the rest of the UK could emerge. Show more
The latest weather forecast for farmers.
Kate Humble presents the green woodpecker. Show more
News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
Andrew Marr discusses morality, money and political power with Jonathan Sacks, Mervyn King and Kate Fall. Show more
Woman's Hour
Jessie & Lennie Ware, Nadine Shah, Naomi Wolf & The Beauty Myth 30 years on
45 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for over a year
Popstar turned podcaster Jessie Ware and her mum Lennie join us to discuss Table Manners, Naomi Wolf's book The Beauty Myth was published 30 years ago. What, we ask, has changed? Show more
Ten-part adaptation of Lampedusa's gorgeous masterpiece of European political fiction, translated by Archibald Colquhoun, abridged by Sara Davies and read by Alex Jennings. Show more
Increasingly, astronomers are finding things that they can't explain. Should they risk their careers and suggest that aliens could be the answer? Jolyon Jenkins investigates Show more
Loose Ends
Vicki Pepperdine, Tanita Tikaram, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Suzi Ruffell, Unnati, Joy Crookes, Athena Kugblenu, Nikki Bedi
36 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
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Nikki Bedi and Athena Kugblenu are by joined by Vicki Pepperdine, Tanita Tikaram, Gugu Mbatha-Raw and Suzi Ruffell for an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy. Show more
Jack London's 1903 novel about a sled dog during the Klondike Gold Rush. Exciting and moving in equal measure, it's a sublime adventure story. Read by Kerry Shale. Show more
You and Yours
Debt adverts, Posh Deliveroo, Dangerous cladding
39 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
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The debt brokers still posing online as a trusted support charity. Going upmarket with a new trend for dining in.
The leaseholders locked out of a government cladding fund. 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.
A combination of slow radio, artisanal craft and poignant personal stories, getting under the skin of practitioners to learn why they've decided to practise rare and unusual crafts Show more
Lynda’s frustration grows and there are fireworks on Tom and Natasha’s first wedding anniversary Show more
Can video footage prove David’s innocence? Drama exploring murder through the eyes of a Forensic Psychiatrist. Show more
The quiz of lateral thinking and cryptic connections, with Tom Sutcliffe. Today's contest is between the South of England and Northern Ireland. Show more
The Food Programme
Is the Pasty Really Cornish?
29 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
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Dr Polly Russell and Sheila Dillon hear from competitors at the World Pasty Championships and ask why the pasty remains an emblem of Cornishness around the world. Show more
Emma Clarke plays the voice of the lift in this cultural history of the elevator. The lift comes to life and tells the story of how the elevator changed the way we live. Show more
Aleks Krotoski finds out what happens, for ill or good, when we are all turned into digital lab rats, often without our knowledge or explicit consent. 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
09/03/2020 A fifth person has died of the coronavirus in the UK; global share prices have plunged further.
30 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
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A fifth person has died of the coronavirus in the UK; global share prices have plunged further.
Sue Perkins shows and tells nature with wildlife cameraman Doug Allan, ant expert Dr. Claire Asher and Sindhu Vee. From 2020. Show more
One resident finds themselves in a desperate situation and Emma struggles to remain calm under pressure Show more
Front Row
Representation and diversity in the arts
29 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
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With the publication of two reports on diversity in the arts, Stig Abell and guests discuss how accurately the arts in the UK represent its population. Show more
Bea has big news for her husband Peter, now a Christian missionary on a distant planet called Oasis. Starring Joe Armstrong and Hayley Atwell. Narrated by Dougray Scott. Show more
Chris Page reports on Northern Ireland's botched green energy scheme, which went over budget and brought down the Stormont Assembly for three years. Show more
Paul Johnson explores what the world of work can tells us about inequality and why some towns & cities feel left behind. Show more
The Bone Wars: Tracey Logan explores the extraordinary tale of dinosaur hunters Edward Cope and Othniel Marsh and their legendary feud set in America's Wild West in the late 1800s. Show more
Andrew Marr discusses morality, money and political power with Jonathan Sacks, Mervyn King and Kate Fall. Show more
Biggest Russian bombardment on Ukraine yet
Italian PM introduces tougher measures to combat coronavirus
45 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
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In depth reporting, intelligent analysis and breaking news from a global perspective
Jack London's 1903 novel about a sled dog during the Klondike Gold Rush. Exciting and moving in equal measure, it's a sublime adventure story. Read by Kerry Shale. Show more
A new after hours series re-imagining a long night of the soul that left its mark. The real and the imaginary blur as actor Jonathan Forbes sees a figure at the window, looking in. Show more
News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament.
National and international news from BBC Radio 4
David Attenborough reads from J. A. Baker's masterpiece of British nature writing where he records his almost daily observations of this avian predator. Show more
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
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