The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
Spiritual reflection to start the day with Anna Magnusson.
Farming Today
07/04/20 Dairy farmers are having to dump their milk due to coronavirus drop in demand
13 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
We hear from a dairy farmer who has had to pour 3,000 litres of milk in his slurry tank. Show more
Miranda Krestovnikoff presents the story and sound of the gannet. Show more
News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
Clarke Peters embarks on a third series uncovering a surprising history of Black music in Europe, from the aftermath of the Second World War through to the late 1970s. Show more
Selina takes her daughter back to South Wales, to relive the highs and lows her Jamaican family faced growing up in a town where people of West Indian heritage were a minority. Show more
Cooking tips for the Corona Virus lockdown with Mary Berry. Domestic abuse and the impact of intercepted post. Lynda La Plante on her latest crime thriller Buried. Show more
George Eliot - The Mill on the Floss
2. The Little Wench
14 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for 4 months
Life’s beginning to change for Maggie and Tom with overheard mutterings at the Tulliver House. Narrated by Anna Maxwell Martin. Show more
Dr John Wright and medics at the Bradford Royal Infirmary are faced with the prospect of barring visitors to the Covid-19 wards, even when loved ones are desperately ill and dying. Show more
Zaffar Kunial, Kim Moore, Helen Mort and Jacob Polley read new lyrical ballads written in response Wordsworth and Coleridge's 1798 book which changed the course of British poetry. Show more
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
Jeanine Cummins' heart-stopping and heart-rending novel following a mother and son as they flee from the Mexican drug cartels into the US. Today: memories of El Jefe. Show more
You and Yours
Call You & Yours: What are you doing to keep a business going through this crisis?
39 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for over a year
What are you doing to keep a business going through the Coronavirus crisis?
You can email youandyours@bbc.co.uk. During the programme you can call 03 700 100 444. 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.
How does it feel to find out you carry a gene that can radically increase your risk of cancer? What can you do about it? And is a new generation of targeted drugs on the way? Show more
There’s an awkward encounter for Roy and Emma makes her feelings known. Show more
Long lost sisters, with very different personalities and lives, on a high-stakes road trip for love and money. A Danish/UK co-production. Show more
Jay Rayner hosts the culinary panel show. Show more
Plastic waste is the scourge of developing countries. Many have poor waste collection and no recycling. But there may be ways in which local people can put the waste to good use Show more
Sushma Puri reveals why many British Hindus make the expensive pilgrimage to India to have the ashes of their departed loved ones scattered in the holy River Ganges. Show more
Afternoon news and current affairs programme, reporting on breaking stories and summing up the day's headlines
Six O'Clock News
07/04/2020 Number Ten has insisted it has been "fully frank" about Boris Johnson's illness.
30 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for over a year
Number Ten has insisted it has been "fully frank" about Boris Johnson's illness; the Prime Minister is said to be in a stable condition in intensive care.
Comedian Ellie Taylor has some opinions she'd like to get off her chest. In this episode she looks at being a parent and whether having kids might have ruined her life. Show more
Philip attempts to maintain calm, and Emma feels awkward. Show more
Front Row
AL Kennedy, Sam Sweeney performs live, lockdown listening habits
28 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for over a year
AL Kennedy's new short stories, the aptly named We Are Attempting to Survive Our Time; fiddle player Sam Sweeney performs live, and the rise of listening figures to live radio Show more
George Eliot - The Mill on the Floss
2. The Little Wench
14 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for 4 months
Life’s beginning to change for Maggie and Tom with overheard mutterings at the Tulliver House. Narrated by Anna Maxwell Martin. Show more
Steve Richards examines the challenges for the Labour party under its new leader, Keir Starmer. Show more
In Touch
Shopping during lockdown and Braille library closure
19 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for over a year
Priority access to online food shopping slots requires being on a list of 'vulnerable people'. Should blind and visually impaired people qualify? Show more
Inside Health
Inside Health: The Virus
Covid-19 and moral injury; Asthma; Southampton update; Mental health services
28 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for over a year
Claudia Hammond reports on Covid-19 and moral injury, asthma, dispatches from University Hospital Southampton, and mental health services. Show more
Clarke Peters embarks on a third series uncovering a surprising history of Black music in Europe, from the aftermath of the Second World War through to the late 1970s. Show more
Biggest Russian bombardment on Ukraine yet
Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab deputising for the PM
45 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for over a year
In depth reporting, intelligent analysis and breaking news from a global perspective
Jeanine Cummins' heart-stopping and heart-rending novel following a mother and son as they flee from the Mexican drug cartels into the US. Today: memories of El Jefe. Show more
Return of the award-winning sketch show bringing together white, black, Asian and minority ethnic sketch talent from across the UK with their unique satirical take on British life. Show more
Having successfully been a surrogate once, Linder wants to do it again - this time to help a gay couple have a baby. But the path ahead is fraught with difficulties. Show more
The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4.
The Passion in Plants
The Last Supper and the Betrayal - Bitter Herbs and the Elder
14 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
The Last Supper was the Feast of the Passover, when Jewish people eat the bitter herbs. And the Elder from which Judas, full of remorse following his betrayal, hanged himself Show more
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BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.