The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Brahmacharini Shripriya Chaitanya, a novice Hindu monk and teacher. Show more
Farming Today
07/05/20 Report on gamekeepers' motivations, dairy support announced
13 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LW
Are gamekeepers under pressure to illegally shoot birds of prey that predate game birds? Show more
Michaela Strachan presents the story and sound of the northern wheatear. Show more
News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
News, views and features on yesterday's stories in Parliament
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss John Clare, the 'Northamptonshire peasant poet', whose writing was as celebrated as his life was humble. Show more
Woman's Hour
Women leaders and Covid-19, Lionel Shriver, Florence Nightingale’s bicentenary
48 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Are female leaders managing the Covid-19 crisis better than the men? Show more
It's the day of the boxing match and Manson breaks some distressing news to Denny about Ivan. Starring Rupert Hill. Show more
Crossing Continents
Lithium: Argentina's 'White Gold' Rush
28 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Are lithium-powered electric vehicles as ‘green’ as we think they are? Show more
Knots are among the oldest human technologies. Timandra Harkness unties five of them that string together history, culture, forensics, life-saving and maths. Show more
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
Ann Petry’s powerful, groundbreaking novel set in 1940s Harlem tells the story of a single mother’s determination to make a better life for her son. Read by Adjoa Andoh. Show more
You and Yours
Recession woes; Dentist hubs; NHS volunteers and Object arts
37 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
How bad will the recession be? Using everyday objects to remember loved ones; the NHS volunteers that have yet to be deployed, and dentists warn emergency hubs aren't good enough. 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 arrives in Britain for the first time - with a 6,000-year-old jade axe discovered near Canterbury but made in the High Alps. What was Britain like then? Show more
We delve into The Archers’ archive and Alice and Chris return from a holiday in Vegas with a surprise for their parents. Show more
Series set in a Manchester legal practice. Sarah and Frank view a property and unwittingly become involved in a neighbourhood dispute. With David Schofield and Kathryn Hunt. Show more
As winter gives way to spring and early summer, Helen Mark takes a walk around her family farm near Limavady in Northern Ireland, spotting the signs of the changing seasons. Show more
Stephen Fry makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Hello World Show more
Rebecca Solnit, American essayist and writer, talks to Bookclub about The Faraway Nearby, her recollections of her mother's advancing Alzheimer's. Show more
BBC Inside Science
Should the public wear face masks? Did SARS-Cov-2 escape from a laboratory in Wuhan?
29 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
The science, and lack of science, on whether the public should wear face masks; why it’s highly unlikely SARS-Cov-2 escaped, or was deliberately released by labs in China. Show more
Afternoon news and current affairs programme, reporting on breaking stories and summing up the day's headlines
Six O'Clock News
07/05/2020 UK and Scottish governments set out different views on lockdown relaxation
30 minutes
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Ministers say any easing of the lockdown will be "modest" as Scotland extends measures
The family are trying to earn more money, so Big Bob gets a job. With Elis James, Katy Wix and Naz Osmanoglu. From 2018. Show more
We delve into The Archers’ archive as we bid farewell to Joe Grundy at his wake in the Tearoom and the Bull. Show more
Front Row
George the Poet, Víkingur Ólafsson, Pitlochry Festival Theatre, Pride and Prejudice
28 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
George the Poet; Front Row's Artist in Residence Víkingur Ólafsson; Elizabeth Newman from the Pitlochry Festival Theatre; John Mullan on Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice. Show more
It's the day of the boxing match and Manson breaks some distressing news to Denny about Ivan. Starring Rupert Hill. Show more
What damage are the pandemic and lockdown doing to the economy and what could happen next? David Aaronovitch finds out. Show more
The USA has the highest Covid-19 death toll in the world and 26 million Americans claiming unemployment insurance. In Business assesses the USA's business and economic resilience. Show more
BBC Inside Science
Should the public wear face masks? Did SARS-Cov-2 escape from a laboratory in Wuhan?
29 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
The science, and lack of science, on whether the public should wear face masks; why it’s highly unlikely SARS-Cov-2 escaped, or was deliberately released by labs in China. Show more
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss John Clare, the 'Northamptonshire peasant poet', whose writing was as celebrated as his life was humble. Show more
Biggest Russian bombardment on Ukraine yet
Public urged to stick to lockdown over bank holiday weekend
45 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
In depth reporting, intelligent analysis and breaking news from a global perspective
Ann Petry’s powerful, groundbreaking novel set in 1940s Harlem tells the story of a single mother’s determination to make a better life for her son. Read by Adjoa Andoh. Show more
Comedy corona-cast as Jon Holmes, Jake Yapp, Salma Shah and Natt Tapley drop in on isolated home-bound guests.
Susan Bright gets bloody and fleshy with sculptors, performance artists and filmmakers who are making works of art with animal parts. Show more
The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4.
Teenage Pete begins to notice the tensions between his parents’ Greek heritage, and traditions, and their daily lives in the West Midlands. Show more
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
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