The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
A spiritual comment and prayer to start the day with George Craig, a Methodist local preacher in Cardiff
Farming Today
22/06/20 - Rethink: Dr David Nabarro on the future of our food systems
11 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
WHO Special Envoy Dr David Nabarro and Charlotte Smith explore the future of our food systems, as part of BBC Radio's Rethink Week. Show more
The latest weather forecast for farmers.
Tweet of the Day
Gary Moore on the Golden Pheasant
1 minute on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for over a year
Wildlife sound recordist Gary Moore describes the elation of tracking down notoriously elusive golden pheasants and seeing one basking in sunshine posing for a mate. Show more
News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
Amol Rajan and guests discuss how the coronavirus pandemic has created an opportunity to reshape our world. Show more
A space for spiritual reflection with a Bible reading, prayer and a range of Christian music led by Canon Angela Tilby. Show more
Woman's Hour
R4 Rethink: how might we design our world better post Covid?
51 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for over a year
R4 Rethink: how might we design our world better post Covid? Pregnancy and Covid, Trichotillomania. Show more
Crime serial. In Edinburgh in 1962 a prison guard watches over a man sentenced to hang for the murder of his wife. Read by Jimmy Chisholm. Show more
Kira and Anoushka were both toying with Cambridge University and had difficult decisions to make: those decisions have been severely tested during the pandemic as they reveal here. Show more
Loose Ends
Charles Dance, Philippa Forrester, Dan Glass, Celeste, Arlo Parks, Scottee, Clive Anderson
38 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
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Clive Anderson and Scottee are joined by Charles Dance, Philippa Forrester and Dan Glass for an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy. With music from Celeste. Show more
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
Jane Austen's classic comedy of young love and romantic meddling, read by Eve Best. 6/10 Emma struggles to feel friendly towards Jane Fairfax. Show more
You and Yours
Monsoon boss Peter Simon, Car-share clubs, Men's mental health
37 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for over a year
Car-share clubs have reported increased bookings as lockdown eases. The founder of fashion retailer Monsoon on the brand's future having saved it from administration. 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.
Taking the Long View of previous unforeseen crises in British history, Jonathan Freedland explores the hopes and fears for recovery - and the unexpected consequences that followed. Show more
Frustrated at the Balarac's continued presence in Tumanbay, Fatima (Kirsty Bushell) lays down a challenge to their leader, the blind Grand Master (Anton Lesser). Show more
In the final programme of his series on the story of puzzles and puzzling, Chris Maslanka considers the cryptic clues crucial to crosswords with cruciverbalist Don Manley. Show more
Stuart Maconie hosts the quiz that tests contestants' knowledge of events from different decades across the past 60 years Show more
The Food Programme
Why The Corner Shop Has Come Into Its Own
29 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
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Babita Sharma, author, journalist and former 'Corner Shop Kid', joins Sheila Dillon to uncover the reality of running our corner shops and ask why business is booming for many. Show more
Frances Fyfield visits the Ricordi Archive in Milan to see the lavish manuscript of Puccini's final and unfinished opera Turandot. Show more
Aleks Krotoski explores how the mechanics of the digital environment allow misinformation to swamp digital platforms and impact on users of all ages. Show more
Afternoon news and current affairs programme, reporting on breaking stories and summing up the day's headlines
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
Six O'Clock News
22/06/2020 Shielding advice eased for vulnerable people in England
30 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
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Shielding guidance for 2.2 million vulnerable people in England to be eased.
David Mitchell persuades Lucy Porter, Zoe Lyons, Sean Lock and Jack Dee to talk with deliberate inaccuracy. From 2020. Show more
Kirsty attempts to make the best of a bad situation and there’s panic at Brookfield. Show more
Front Row
Talking Heads, Jarvis Cocker, Thomas Clay
29 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
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We review the remake of Alan Bennett's Talking Heads and consider the art of the monologue. Plus Thomas Clay on his Puritan western staring Maxine Peake and Charles Dance. Show more
Lynne Truss observes the people of Meridian Cliffs, a small wind-battered town on the south coast of England, where Sarah Birkett dreams of discovering new rooms in her house. Show more
Covid halted this year's Tokyo Games but in truth it was already in trouble. Writer David Goldblatt asks whether the future of the Games itself is fit for the 21st Century? Show more
Shahidha Bari looks at the radical history of self-care and what it tells us about how we look after ourselves. Show more
Amol Rajan and guests discuss how the coronavirus pandemic has created an opportunity to reshape our world. Show more
Biggest Russian bombardment on Ukraine yet
Shielding programme for 2 million in England being eased
45 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
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In depth reporting, intelligent analysis and breaking news from a global perspective
Jane Austen's classic comedy of young love and romantic meddling, read by Eve Best. 6/10 Emma struggles to feel friendly towards Jane Fairfax. Show more
Pan and Theia have a plan, but it’s a sketchy one and it’s probably going to go wrong. Show more
News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament
The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4.
Helen Lewis examines the lives of women who have made a difference - individuals who rose above their circumstances to effect much needed change. Some were deemed to be difficult. Show more
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.