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A reflection and prayer to start the day with the Very Reverend Dr Sarah Rowland Jones, Dean of St Davids Cathedral
Farming Today
06/08/20 - Beavers on the Otter, Blackcurrent harvest, Soya supply chains
13 minutes
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Following a successful program, a group of wild beavers on the River Otter in East Devon have been given permission to remain by DEFRA. Charlotte Smith presents. Show more
Audio-visual artist Kathy Hinde witnesses a spectacular display by knot above the mudflats at Snettisham in Norfolk. Show more
News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
The Long View
The Long View of Celebrity Sports Campaigners
28 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Jonathan Freedland draws parallels between footballer Marcus Rashford's successful meal voucher extension campaign and the fund raising efforts of an 18th century prize fighter. Show more
James Burke shows how the invention of the humble can leads to the development of sociology. Show more
Woman's Hour
Zadie Smith, Women and their Scars, Xuefei Yang and Maternity Care
44 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Zadie Smith on her new book 'Intimations', maternity care, the latest in our series on women and their scars and classical guitarist Xuefei Yang's album 'Sketches of China'. Show more
Front Row
Arts in the Midlands, Love Letters to Scotland, Soweto Kinch
28 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
The threat to Arts in the Midlands, playwrights penning their love letters to Scotland, Soweto Kinch's Lockdown Discovery. Show more
Dramatisation of Myfanwy Alexander's satirical whodunnit set in in rural Mid Wales. Show more
The Briefing Room
Scottish Independence: Hope and Fear
29 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
What is behind rising support for independence in Scotland and how could another referendum happen? David Aaronovitch asks the experts. Show more
Gatwick Airport has been badly hit by the coronavirus pandemic and lockdown. But is the nearby town, Crawley, also under threat? Show more
BBC Inside Science
How sperm swim, the theory of soil & the Big Compost Experiment update
28 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Adam Rutherford reveals new research that overturns received wisdom about how sperm swim. Plus the theory of soil and the Big Compost Experiment update. Show more
The Long View
The Long View of Celebrity Sports Campaigners
28 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Jonathan Freedland draws parallels between footballer Marcus Rashford's successful meal voucher extension campaign and the fund raising efforts of an 18th century prize fighter. Show more
Biggest Russian bombardment on Ukraine yet
Emmanuel Macron visits Beirut in wake of Tuesday’s explosion
45 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
In depth reporting, intelligent analysis and breaking news from a global perspective
Booker-winning Anne Enright's new novel about the rise and terrible fall of Irish acting legend, Katherine O'Dell. Today: dark secrets emerge that could explain Katherine's crime. Show more
A sudden death means Jack and Millie must choose either good behaviour or cheesecake. Stars Jeremy & Rebecca Front. From 2018. Show more
Alex Beard explores what it means to teach in a future where new fields of knowledge are emerging rapidly and AI plays a prominent role in education. Show more
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James Canton spends time with an ancient oak, and explores the history and symbolic power of oak trees. Read by Jonathan Keeble. Show more
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