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A spiritual comment and prayer to start the day with George Craig, a Methodist local preacher in Cardiff
Farming Today
24/06/20 - Rethink: Tim Worstall on farming and free trade
13 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LW
Tim Worstall from the Adam Smith Institute which advocate free trade discusses how Brexit offers an opportunity to reform farming, as part of BBC Radio's Rethink Week. Show more
Conversational voices of those who are inspired by birds. When wildlife sound recordist Gary Moore captured the call of a woodlark, his recording revealed some unusual behaviour. 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.
More or Less
Child Poverty, School Inequality and a Second Wave
28 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
As lockdown eases, why hasn't there been a spike in infections? Plus, which children are getting a solid home-school experience, and who is missing out? Show more
Ali Goldsworthy explains why campaigns which succeed by polarising can cause long-term harm. Show more
Woman's Hour
R4 Rethink: How might our relationship with our bodies and appearance change after the pandemic?
44 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
R4 Rethink: How might our relationship with our bodies and appearance change after the pandemic? Crime writer Karen Slaughter on her new novel, The Silent Wife. Show more
Scott discovers Telfer's wife was having an affair - could this have been a motive for murder? Read by Jimmy Chisholm. 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
Jeff needs cheering up. Andy finds him a project. Cue unleashing of the forces of darkness. Stars Philip Jackson. From 2020. Show more
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Jane Austen's classic comedy of young love and romantic meddling, read by Eve Best. 8/10 The true object of Harriet's affection finally becomes clear. Show more
You and Yours
High Street Rent, Beauty Halls and Food Banks
39 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
How will beauty counters in department stores cope with covid rules? Plus the rise in the use of food banks - and will shop owners manage to pay their quarterly rent bill today? Show more
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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
Helen hatches a plan and Susan’s confidence takes a knock Show more
Revelations about Saudi Arabia’s nuclear ambitions presents the UN with a difficult dilemma in Guy Hibbert's two-part drama. Show more
If you’re facing redundancy due to the coronavirus crisis, what are your rights? If you're an employer needing to lay off staff, what are your obligations? Show more
A new therapy to help with memory and concentration in bipolar disorder; brain differences in owls and larks; online status indicators. Show more
Blood - Laurie Taylor explores the metaphorical, as well as material, reality of blood. Show more
How the pandemic is changing the ad industry. 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
24/06/2020 Hopes for new Covid19 vaccine
30 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Clinical trials have begun in London of a new Coronavirus vaccine. If successful, the drug could be rolled out in huge quantities within 12 months.
The story of stand-up Tudur Owen's father opening a zoo in the 1980s and how it rather predictably got out of hand. From 2020. Show more
It’s a big day for Tracy and Susan goes too far Show more
The 2020 Holberg Prize has been awarded to art historian Griselda Pollock. She joins Front Row to discuss why art history is too important a subject to be left to art historians. Show more
Lynne Truss observes the inhabitants of Meridian Cliffs, a small wind-battered town on the south coast, where everyone gathers to say a last goodbye to the great man of carpets. Show more
Combative, provocative and engaging live debate chaired by Michael Buerk. With Mona Siddiqui, Andrew Doyle, Tim Stanley and Giles Fraser. #moralmaze Show more
Ali Goldsworthy explains why campaigns which succeed by polarising can cause long-term harm. Show more
Amol Rajan and guests discuss how social transformation comes about. Show more
How the pandemic is changing the ad industry. Show more
Biggest Russian bombardment on Ukraine yet
Wife of Canadian man detained in China talks of family nightmare
45 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
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. 8/10 The true object of Harriet's affection finally becomes clear. Show more
A chance encounter leads Dee to memories she’d rather forget. Linda Robson performs Jenny Eclair’s comic monologue. From 2020. Show more
Fast-paced, one-man sketch comedy show from YouTube star, Damien Slash. From the surreal to the satirical. From 2017. Show more
News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament
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Helen Lewis examines the lives of women who have made a difference. Not the ones in fairytales, but individuals who rose above their circumstances to effect change in society. Show more
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