The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
Spiritual reflection to start the day with the director of a Christian arts charity, Fiona Stewart. Show more
Farming Today
11/05/20 UK US trade talks, wildfires, farms adapting to coronavirus
11 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
The BBC's global trade correspondent Dharshini David gives us a trade talks update. Show more
The latest weather forecast for farmers.
Sir David Attenborough presents the red-throated caracara from the Amazonian rainforest. Show more
News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
Tom Sutcliffe discusses the role of art in times of emergency with Olivia Laing and James Meek. Show more
Join Greg Jenner in the streets of Victorian London as he takes a look at the life of literary superstar Charles Dickens. Show more
Woman's Hour
Nursing, Children's Mental Health, Coronation Street, Anna Jones
46 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for over a year
The programme that offers a female perspective on the world Show more
When a 16-year-old from a poor family is forced to be a servant in Vermeer’s household, her world is shattered. Stars Libby Mai. Show more
Helen Lewis talks to entrepreneur, CEO, and writer Margaret Heffernan about the perils of prediction and the importance of preparing for unforeseen events. Show more
Loose Ends
Christopher Eccleston, Tracy-Ann Oberman, Big Zuu, Richard Thompson, Vilray, Arthur Smith, Nikki Bedi
38 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
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Nikki Bedi and Arthur Smith are joined by Christopher Eccleston, Tracy-Ann Oberman and Big Zuu for an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy. With music from Vilray. Show more
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
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Ann Petry’s ground breaking 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
Gambling data; Housing market; Holiday refunds
37 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for over a year
The online casinos breaking the rules and failing to protect problem gamblers. 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.
The New Anatomy of Melancholy
Who is free from melancholy?
14 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
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Four hundred years ago, Robert Burton wrote an epic attempt to understand melancholy. What can it teach us today? Show more
We delve into The Archers’ archive and revisit 2001 when Brookfield went into lockdown due to an outbreak of Foot and Mouth disease. Show more
Teenager Bilal discovers a secret that threatens his entire family. What should he do? Which of his three married brothers has fathered an outside child? Does anyone else know? Show more
Russell Davies puts the questions to the latest contenders in the general knowledge tournament. Show more
The Food Programme
The Kitchen Front: How wartime food strategies influenced our eating ethos
28 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
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Following VE Day, Sheila Dillon considers how WWII food and farming practices have influenced our modern diet - and whether there are still lessons we can learn from that time... Show more
Dr Katie Edwards explores the relationship between religion and dieting. Show more
Afternoon news and current affairs programme, reporting on breaking stories and summing up the day's headlines
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Six O'Clock News
11/05/2020 Government set out details of easing English coronavirus lockdown
30 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for over a year
Boris Johnson says he trusts in the public's "common sense" to follow new lockdown rules
From The London Palladium - Jeremy Hardy joins regulars Tim Brooke-Taylor, Graeme Garden, and Barry Cryer. From 2005. Show more
We delve into The Archers’ archive and revisit the day Brian finally admits to Jennifer about his affair with Siobhan, confessing that he is the father of Siobhan’s baby, Ruairi. Show more
Front Row
Will Pound, Future of Television, Royal Albert Hall
29 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
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What will television look like after the lockdown? BBC Director of Content Charlotte Moore discusses with Gogglebox producer Stephen Lambert. Plus harmonica player Will Pound. Show more
When a 16-year-old from a poor family is forced to be a servant in Vermeer’s household, her world is shattered. Stars Libby Mai. Show more
Examining the current anxiety epidemic among young people through the unlikely prism of a comforting YouTube archive - Bob Ross’s instructional TV show, The Joy of Painting. Show more
Crossing Continents
Lithium: Argentina's 'White Gold' Rush
28 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
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Are lithium-powered electric vehicles as ‘green’ as we think they are? Show more
A senior NHS doctor has been recording on the wards for BBC Radio 4, starting on March 16th as the Prime Minister warned of the dangers we faced and now heading into week seven. Show more
Tom Sutcliffe discusses the role of art in times of emergency with Olivia Laing and James Meek. Show more
Biggest Russian bombardment on Ukraine yet
Boris Johnson defends plans to ease coronavirus lockdown
45 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
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In depth reporting, intelligent analysis and breaking news from a global perspective
Ann Petry’s ground breaking 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
Pan finds an illegal brain shop to uncover how the recordings have changed her. Show more
News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament
The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4.
The story of how, within three generations, the illustrious family of poet Lord Byron disintegrated into adultery, debt, elopement, coercion and murder. Show more
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