The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Zahid Hussain. Show more
Farming Today
23/04/20 - British farm workers, run-off, vets and coronavirus
13 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LW
Tens of thousands of British people are applying for farm jobs after concerns from the industry that coronavirus would cause a lack of seasonal labour. But are they being rejected? Show more
Michaela Strachan presents the spotted redshank. Show more
News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
Yesterday in Parliament
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Emily Bronte's story of Heathcliff and Cathy, of love, hatred, revenge and self-destruction across two generations in a remote moorland home. Show more
Woman's Hour
The BBC's Big Night in; PPE doesn’t fit women; Child maintenance suspended
45 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Zoe Ball on the BBC's Big Night in. The impact of lockdown on single parents. Plus Daisy Edgar Jones on her role as Marianne in Sally Rooney's TV adaptation of " Normal People". Show more
Gareth tries to unite the village with a pop-up poetry evening while Emlyn is lured by a mysterious voice. Stars Richard Elis. Show more
The housing crisis in Ireland means many young people cannot put a roof over their heads. Show more
Short term prison sentences for women are rising - although many argue they don't work. Poet Brenda Birungi hears from women in the prison system, and tells her own story in verse. Show more
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
Alex is furious when Old Hopeful’s financial recklessness leaves the family on the brink of poverty once more. Read by Rosalind Sydney. Show more
You and Yours
Homeless In Lockdown; Food Prices; Bird Seed Sales
39 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
The naturalist Chris Packham on why sales of bird seed are soaring. 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 History of the World in 100 Objects
After the Ice Age: Food and Sex (9000 - 3500 BC)
Maya Maize God Statue
14 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
In a week that observes the emergence of agriculture at the end of the Ice Age, Neil MacGregor tells of a Maize God made of stone by the Mayan people of modern-day Honduras Show more
Mild mannered Robert forgets himself, and Gavin Moss is struggling to keep control. Show more
Toby Jones stars as the corrupt Sir Joseph Olinska. DCS Redvers thinks he may finally have some evidence against him whilst Joseph and Margaret prepare for their wedding. Show more
Helen Mark goes to Birmingham, the latest 'Tree City of the World'. She finds a city and its citizens, old and young, working hard on its canopy cover. Show more
Radio presenter Jo Whiley makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of the Family Fund.. Show more
Open Book
Ingrid Persaud, Short Fiction, Patricia Grace
28 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Mariella Frostrup talks to winner Ingrid Persaud about her Trinidadian-set Love After Love, her stunning debut novel after winning the BBC National Short Story Award in 2018. Show more
BBC Inside Science
Understanding Covid-19 death rates; Contact tracing apps; Whale sharks and atomic bombs
42 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Untangling the numbers for people who have died because of Covid-19? Using apps to contact trace Covid-19 and how atomic bombs in the 50s and 60s are helping to age whale sharks. Show more
Afternoon news and current affairs programme, reporting on breaking stories and summing up the day's headlines
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
Bob persuades Matt that he should exploit his voice app to become the voice of a sex bot. Stars Lee Ridley. From 2018. Show more
Jim offers support to a friend, and Shula has come through an almighty challenge. Show more
Front Row
Moffie director Oliver Hermanus, Sharon D Clarke, Lesbian visibility, Anna Meredith
28 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Oliver Hermanus on his new South African film Moffie, Lesbian Visibility Week, Sharon D. Clarke on World Book Night and Anna Meredith's body-percussion piece Handsfree. Show more
Gareth tries to unite the village with a pop-up poetry evening while Emlyn is lured by a mysterious voice. Stars Richard Elis. Show more
Some countries have opened schools, hairdressers and small non-food shops. David Aaronovitch asks what lessons the UK can learn and whether the lockdown can be eased safely. Show more
In Business
Economic lessons from pandemics past
28 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
John Murphy takes us from the 14th century to the 21st century to see how plagues and pandemics affected economies. Show more
BBC Inside Science
Understanding Covid-19 death rates; Contact tracing apps; Whale sharks and atomic bombs
42 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Untangling the numbers for people who have died because of Covid-19? Using apps to contact trace Covid-19 and how atomic bombs in the 50s and 60s are helping to age whale sharks. Show more
More or Less
Comparing countries, the risk to NHS staff, and birdsong
28 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
We compare Covid-19 rates around the world. Headlines say NHS staff are dying in large numbers, how bad is it? And is it just us, or have the birds started singing really loudly? Show more
Biggest Russian bombardment on Ukraine yet
Hancock: "Test, track and trace"
45 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
In depth reporting, intelligent analysis and breaking news from a global perspective
Alex is furious when Old Hopeful’s financial recklessness leaves the family on the brink of poverty once more. Read by Rosalind Sydney. Show more
Comedy corona-cast as Jon Holmes, Jake Yapp, Salma Shah and Natt Tapley drop in on isolated home-bound guests.
Facebook’s ubiquitous 'like' button can reveal a treasure trove of potential insights. Should we worry? And how should we manage our impulses in this brave new social media world? Show more
Sean Curran reports from Westminster where the business secretary says the government's coronavirus job retention scheme has received hundreds of thousands applications. Show more
The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4.
“If we could hear them, they could hear us.” The diggers reach the terrifying death strip. Show more
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
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