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A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Tobi Olujinmi, Founder of WTALK Network, the Entertainment & Faith Network for Women Show more
Farming Today
11/08/20 - Tariffs cut on imported sugar cane, On-farm glamping pods, Growing plants in seawater
13 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
Cuts to tariffs on imported sugar cane could put UK farmers out of business. Caz Graham speaks to a sugar beet farmer who says the government could do more to protect them. Show more
BBC security correspondent and avid birdwatcher Frank Gardner on an encounter with little auks on Svalbard for this Tweet of the Day. Show more
News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
Astrophysicist and astronomer Andrew Fabian discusses his pioneering research and persistence in pursuing the mystery of how black holes influence their surrounding galaxies. Show more
One to One
Introverts & Extroverts: Russell Kane talks to Mark Vernon
14 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for over a year
What are you: an introvert or an extrovert? Comedian Russell Kane asks psychotherapist Mark Vernon what these terms even mean (as coined by psychoanalyst Carl Jung). Show more
Woman's Hour
Female Refugees, Karen Maine director of Yes God, Yes, Women and their Scars
46 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for over a year
Only 10 percent of young unaccompanied refugees who come to the UK are female. What happens to them? Show more
Ben Miles stars as a bereaved man in Sarah Daniels series. Simon isn't coping after the death of his partner, Mel, but is determined to get written back into her mother's will. Show more
From lucky socks and perplexing pre-match rituals to Nadal’s perfectly placed water bottles, Martin Perry explores how superstition pervades the world of professional sport. Show more
Britain's most decorated female Olympian, rower Katherine Grainger, shares the pieces of writing that mean most to her with the audience at the BBC Radio Theatre. Show more
In Katherine Mansfield's classic story from 1920, read by Barbara Flynn, a genteel English teacher in Paris happily anticipates her weekly visit to the park. Show more
You and Yours
Call You & Yours: How long are you planning to keep working from home?
39 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for over a year
Call You & Yours: How long are you planning to keep working from home? Email: youandyours@bbc.co.uk 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.
The Chough, a member of the crow family, is known for its red legs and long bill. With poetry and stories, this feature explores the bird’s symbolic connection to Cornish identity. Show more
Lynda makes plans for the future and Chris hides a guilty secret Show more
When Richard and Clare inherit a house, they also inherit a sitting tenant, John Hector, who treats the house as his own and the local town as his own personal fiefdom. Show more
Short documentaries and adventures in sound about the sensation of touch. Presented by Josie Long. Show more
Verity Sharp listens to how the world’s musicians, sound artists and poets are responding to the loss of species. Show more
Professor Tanya Byron explores how we can talk to strangers and why it's important. Show more
Great Lives
Frida Kahlo nominated by author Jessie Burton
28 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for over a year
4 Extra Debut. Author Jessie Burton chooses Mexican artist, Frida Khalo. With Circe Henestrosa and Matthew Parris. From 2020. 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
11/08/2020 Tens of thousands of school pupils in Scotland are having their exams upgraded
30 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for over a year
Thousands of pupils in Scotland - who had their exam results marked down last week - are to have the original grades estimated by their teachers reinstated.
The globetrotting, trash-picking, aisle-rolling storyteller shares A Number of Reasons I've Been Depressed, Lately. From 2017. Show more
Lynda finds herself in trouble and there’s a costly error at Home Farm Show more
Front Row
Glyndebourne Opera returns. My Rembrandt film. How dangerous is playing the trumpet?
28 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for over a year
Glyndebourne Opera is back. Is it dangerous to play a wind instrument during this pandemic? A documentary film, My Rembrandt, about the world of art dealers and collectors. Show more
Ben Miles stars as a bereaved man in Sarah Daniels series. Simon isn't coping after the death of his partner, Mel, but is determined to get written back into her mother's will. Show more
Philip Ball looks at the structures of scientific advice in government, and asks what the events of 2020 might teach us in the future? Show more
In Touch
Blind charities battle back after lockdown; Her Abilities Award
19 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for over a year
The efforts some blind charities are making to recover after lockdown, and we hear about the Her Abilities Awards and the drive to celebrate more women with disabilities. Show more
Inside Health
Flu Vaccine; Dentistry and Covid; Diagnosing Coeliac disease; NHS preparations for winter
28 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for over a year
How will this year's expanded Flu Vaccine programme be delivered? Dentistry and Covid, why the Pandemic instigated change in diagnosing Coeliac disease and NHS preparations for winter. Show more
Astrophysicist and astronomer Andrew Fabian discusses his pioneering research and persistence in pursuing the mystery of how black holes influence their surrounding galaxies. Show more
Biggest Russian bombardment on Ukraine yet
Scotland u-turns on exam results
45 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for over a year
In depth reporting, intelligent analysis and breaking news from a global perspective
In Katherine Mansfield's classic story from 1920, read by Barbara Flynn, a genteel English teacher in Paris happily anticipates her weekly visit to the park. Show more
Brian and Robin are joined by Jane Goodall, Bill Bailey and Cat Hobaiter to discover what studying chimps has told us not only about our primate cousins but also about ourselves. Show more
Jarvis Cocker rides in the driver's cab of a late-night tube train and hears tales of nocturnal travellers across London. Show more
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British Summer Time Begins by Ysenda Maxtone-Graham
The People You Were Stuck With
14 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
Charting the solitary weeks of the only child versus the slaps and kicks of battling siblings. Read by Fenella Woolgar. Show more
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