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Space for spiritual reflection to start the day with Rev Neil Gardner of Canongate Kirk, Edinburgh. Show more
Farming Today
17/08/20 Fears over Scottish environment post-Brexit, city farms, non-farming jobs that help farmers
11 minutes
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Charities warn UK internal market will put environment at risk.
City farms welcome back visitors but count the cost of C19.
Careers in agriculture - that don't involve farming. Show more
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Chris Packham presents the red breasted goose in Siberia. Show more
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The random postcode generator takes us to an industrial estate in Milton Keynes, where we meet 75 year old Neville, an ex Jimi Hendrix roadie turned pornographer Show more
"If anything can go wrong, it will go wrong". Robin Ince goes in search of the origins and mathematical proof of Murphy's Law Show more
Woman's Hour
Women's rights in Afghanistan, Fleet street pioneer Julie Welch, Infertility, The works of Mary Stewart
49 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Peace talks with the Taliban: Safeguarding women's rights in Afghanistan. Show more
The pressure piles on Fallon and Emma makes an alarming discovery. Show more
Front Row
An interview with Jamaican dub poet Linton Kwesi Johnson
28 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Jamaican dub poet Linton Kwesi Johnson has chronicled the Black British experience for more than 40 years, reflecting the world in which he has lived through powerful verse. Show more
Suddenly, in 1951 television, a woman could be funny! The inside true-story by the son of I Love Lucy’s writer-producer. How it became a groundbreaking TV comedy. Show more
A journey with Dylis George, one of the chaplains on the UK rail network. Her work brings support and friendship to those facing abusive passengers and sometimes tragedy. Show more
Crossing Continents
The Missing Bodies of Guayaquil
29 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Guayaquil in Ecuador was the epicentre of the Covid pandemic in Latin America. Mike Lanchin follows the story of Rita Baque, searching for the body of her late husband. 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
The random postcode generator takes us to an industrial estate in Milton Keynes, where we meet 75 year old Neville, an ex Jimi Hendrix roadie turned pornographer Show more
Biggest Russian bombardment on Ukraine yet
Major u-turn over A Level results in England
45 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
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Ross Poldark , encouraged by his son Jeremy, is introducing the new technology of steam into his mine. He and Demelza are watching their two eldest children as they become adults. Show more
Professor Tanya Byron explores how we can talk to strangers and why it's important. Show more
Documentary adventures that encourage you to take a closer listen - starting with a tale of storm drains and schooling from 1970s Texas. Show more
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4 Extra Debut. Sir Antonio Pappano prepares for the Royal Opera's first staging of Puccini's La Bohème in over 40 years. From 2017. Show more
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