The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
Spiritual reflection to start the day with Anna Magnusson.
Farming Today
06/04/20 - Plant nurseries, rural tourism and agricultural shows
11 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LW
As garden centres across the UK are closed because of COVID-19, what's happening to all the plants that can't be sold? Show more
The latest weather forecast for farmers.
The Arctic Tern - Miranda Krestovnikoff narrates the story of this bird and its sound. Show more
News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
Kirsty Wark discusses the genetic superiority of women with the scientists Sharon Moalem and Gina Rippon. Show more
Woman's Hour
Keeping in touch with grandchildren, Rihanna's durag Vogue cover
48 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Keeping in touch with grandchildren while isolating. Durags, black culture, high fashion: the significance of Rihanna's Vogue cover. Phoebe Judge on her podcast, Criminal. Show more
George Eliot - The Mill on the Floss
1. The Unresting Wheel
14 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for 5 months
An absorbing tragedy of family discord with a brother and sister pitted against one another in love and life. Stars Will Kirk. Show more
In the first of a new series, we follow the stories of people on different sides of isolation in the midst of the coronavirus outbreak. Show more
Loose Ends
Kristin Scott Thomas, Jim Naughtie, Robert Popper, Bill Ryder-Jones, Maia Miller-Lewis, Nikki Bedi, Clive Anderson
37 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Clive Anderson and Nikki Bedi are joined by Kristin Scott Thomas, Jim Naughtie and Robert Popper for an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy. Show more
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
Jeanine Cummins' heart-rending and heart-stopping novel following a mother and son, as they flee from the Mexican drug cartels into the US. Today: the aftermath of a massacre. Show more
You and Yours
GPs, Convenience store boom and Rehoming pets
39 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
How's the government's promise to fix food and medicine deliveries for vulnerable people in self-isolation shaping up? 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.
Red hair - famed and feared throughout history. Dr Kat Arney finds out where it comes from, if it can change the way we feel pain, and whether redheads are really endangered. Show more
Robert’s plan backfires and there’s a near miss at Home Farm Show more
Will the truth about Jamie’s murder finally be revealed? The psychological drama concludes. Show more
Russell Davies is in the chair for the start of the 2020 season of Britain's longest running general knowledge quiz. Show more
As we all get used to spending more time at home, Sheila Dillon explores cheerful back-of-the-cupboard cuisine with some of our favourite chefs and home cooks. Show more
Ernie Rea explores explores the place and nature of faith in today's world. Show more
Afternoon news and current affairs programme, reporting on breaking stories and summing up the day's headlines
Six O'Clock News
06/04/2020 No 10 insists Boris Johnson is still in charge
30 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Downing Street says Boris Johnson is still working during his Covid-19 hospital treatment
Curtain up! Light the lights! Milton’s got nothing to hit but a rival theatre trying to ruin his theatrical dreams. From 2020. Show more
There’s an awkward encounter for Roy and Emma makes her feelings known. Show more
Front Row
Wordsworth Anniversary, Kerry Shale radio play, Critic Gillian Reynolds, Composer Nainita Desai
30 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Juliet Stevenson reads poems to mark Wordsworth's 250th anniversary, actor Kerry Shale on working with Stanley Kubrick, composer Nainita Desai's film music. Show more
George Eliot - The Mill on the Floss
1. The Unresting Wheel
14 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for 5 months
An absorbing tragedy of family discord with a brother and sister pitted against one another in love and life. Stars Will Kirk. Show more
Hossein Ahmadi, an Iraninan refugee, came to the UK illegally to seek asylum. Now with leave to remain, he returns to the Calais Jungle which was his home for nearly a year. Show more
Romania has Europe's largest tracts of virgin forest - but protecting its trees is a dangerous job. Now a young ranger is dead after a row in the woods. Who shot him -and why? Show more
Are cancer patients brave and inspiring people, battling a terrifying illness? Cara Hoofe asks what impact the language we use around cancer has on those living with the disease. Show more
Kirsty Wark discusses the genetic superiority of women with the scientists Sharon Moalem and Gina Rippon. Show more
Biggest Russian bombardment on Ukraine yet
Prime Minister taken to intensive care
45 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
In depth reporting, intelligent analysis and breaking news from a global perspective
Jeanine Cummins' heart-rending and heart-stopping novel following a mother and son, as they flee from the Mexican drug cartels into the US. Today: the aftermath of a massacre. Show more
Documentary adventures that encourage you to take a closer listen. A griot family teaches the language of Sabar drumming in Senegal. Show more
Grace Dent revisits four powerful stories recently featured in The Untold and finds out where they went next. Show more
The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4.
Bob Gilbert traces the associations of British wild plants with the Easter Story beginning with Palm Sunday. No palms here, instead people carried fronds of goat willow and yew. Show more
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
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