The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Canon Stephen Shipley. Show more
Farming Today
12/06/20 Scottish rural tourism re-opening, robotics on farms, organic no till, Kitemark for food
13 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LW
Rural tourism businesses in Scotland are preparing to re-open on the 15th of July. They’ve welcomed the announcement from the Scottish Secretary for Rural Economy and Tourism. Show more
Miranda Krestovnikoff presents the story and sound of the common sandpiper. Show more
News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
Sean Curran presents highlights from Yesterday in Parliament, as ministers change the way probation services in England and Wales are run.
Desert Island Discs
Martin Lewis, financial campaigner
36 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Martin Lewis, financial journalist and campaigner, shares the eight tracks, book and luxury he would take with him if cast away to a desert island. With Lauren Laverne. Show more
Woman's Hour
Candice Brathwaite, Protests, Misogyny
49 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
The programme that offers a female perspective on the world Show more
A van appears, luring children away to work in factories. Sapna intervenes, setting off a chain of events that lead her into danger. Stars Rasika Dugal. Show more
VAR was to rid football of poor decisions, but fans aren't convinced. What does the VAR experience tell us about how we should all deal with uncertainty. Tom Chivers investigates. Show more
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The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
The Epilogue brings the story full circle and the daughter that Hattie had to give away at birth finds herself on the doorstep of her Berwick farmhouse. Show more
You and Yours
On The Beach; Retail workers; Gyms Re-opening
39 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
The boss of travel agent On The Beach on holiday refunds and this year's summer holidays. 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 Big Disease with a Little Name
Don't Die of Ignorance
14 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Norman Fowler recalls his time leading the British government's response to AIDS in the 1980s, and the development of one of the UK's most-famous public health campaigns. Show more
Tony digs himself a hole and Helen faces her big moment. Show more
By Helen Cross. Rowena is getting ready to launch herself into adult life, approaching the age when she must leave her special school. With Dominique Moore as the voice of Rowena. Show more
Gardeners' Question Time
GQT At Home: Episode Eleven
42 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Kathy Clugston hosts the horticultural programme featuring a group of gardening experts. Show more
Eley Williams' new short story for radio brings us a portrait of a fixed point in a changing, changeable world. Produced by Becky Ripley. Show more
Last Word
Christo Javacheff, Cathie Sabin OBE, Dorothy Wakely, Jonathan Whitehead
28 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Matthew Bannister on artist Christo Javacheff, tennis administrator Cathie Sabin, intelligence officer Dorothy Wakely, musician Jonathan Whitehead. Show more
More or Less
Antibody tests, early lockdown advice and European deaths
28 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Are more people are dying of Covid-19 in the UK than all the EU countries put together? Can coronavirus antibody tests really be 100% accurate? Show more
Afternoon news and current affairs programme, reporting on breaking stories and summing up the day's headlines
Six O'Clock News
12/06/2020 Economy suffers largest ever monthly fall
30 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Coronavirus lockdown causes output to shrink by more than 20 % in April. Checks on EU goods coming into the UK are to be phased in next year, rather than implemented on January 1.
If there’s comedy in Covid, the team will find it. World leaders, the media, experts, celebrities, Michael Gove, no one is off limits. Recorded in five different kitchens. Show more
Front Row
The Salisbury Poisonings, Víkingur Ólafsson, Walter Scott Prize, Pilgrims
41 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Writer Declan Lawn on The Salisbury Poisonings; Víkingur Ólafsson's final performance for Front Row; winner of the Walter Scott Prize; Pilgrims and Banana Split reviewed. Show more
Exploring “how it ended” as podcasters Heawood and Kennedy investigate the disappearance of Dexter Ward. Stars Jana Carpenter. Show more
Any Questions?
Theo Paphitis, Lucy Powell MP, Devi Sridhar, Anne-Marie Trevelyan MP,
47 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Chris Mason presents political debate from Broadcasting House in London with Theo Paphitis, Lucy Powell MP, Devi Sridhar and Anne-Marie Trevelyan MP. Show more
David Goodhart discusses our changing attitude to authority and its impact on the government's handling of the pandemic. Show more
Remembering the early years of the HIV-Aids epidemic, as told through the stories of people who experienced it first hand, from patients to medical staff. Show more
Biggest Russian bombardment on Ukraine yet
New York police reforms announced
45 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Governor Cuomo announces broad policing reforms. Show more
The Epilogue brings the story full circle and the daughter that Hattie had to give away at birth finds herself on the doorstep of her Berwick farmhouse. Show more
A Good Read
Natalie Carter & Melissa Cummings-Quarry
28 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
The founders of Black Girls Book Club, Natalie Carter and Melissa Cummings-Quarry, talk about their favourite books with Harriett Gilbert. Producer: Becky Ripley. Show more
Bricks have been used for tens of thousands of years. They are all rather similar and are absolutely everywhere. Why are bricks still such an important building technology? Show more
News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament
The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4.
Sexual Offences: John Sutherland, a former Met Chief Superintendent offers a personal view on many of the problems affecting policing today. Reader: Robert Glenister. Show more
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
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