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Space for spiritual reflection to start the day with Rev Neil Gardner of Canongate Kirk, Edinburgh. Show more
Farming Today
21/08/20 - Produce self-sufficiency in the UK, agricultural law and invasive stink bugs
13 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LW
The National Farmers' Union says it wants British farming to set a global benchmark in sustainable food production, by becoming more self-sufficient in terms of produce. Show more
Sir David Attenborough presents the Florida scrub jay. Show more
News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
Kirsty Wark brings together bankers, traders and politicians from Black Wednesday in 1992, when an attack on sterling forced Britain’s exit from the Exchange Rate Mechanism. Show more
Woman's Hour
Author Wendy Holden. Sexual violence in rural areas. How to make time for yourself
49 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Wendy Holden on her novel ‘The Governess: She Came from Nothing and Raised a Queen’, inspired by the life of Marion Crawford. Plus How to... make time for yourself. Show more
Test Match Special
England v Pakistan. The Third Test from Southampton.
8 hours, 34 minutes
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Test Match Special. England v Pakistan. Commentary on the third Test from Southampton with Jonathan Agnew, Isa Guha, Phil Tufnell, Ebony Rainford-Brent and Azhar Mahmood. Show more
Superstar stand-up Sara Pascoe curates her dream festival; one for the miserable. Featuring Rhik Samadder, Steen Raskopoulos, Sophie Duker and music from Emmy the Great. Show more
Front Row
Christopher Nolan's Tenet reviewed, British Museum re-opens, Paula Peters on Wampum exhibition, Shedinburgh fringe festival
42 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Christopher Nolan's long-awaited Tenet comes to the big screen. Was it worth the wait? The British Museum re-opens soon - Front Row talks to director Hartwig Fischer. 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
Any Questions?
Charles Clarke, Stella Creasy MP, Michelle Donelan MP, Toby Young
47 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Anita Anand presents political debate from Broadcasting House London with Charles Clarke, Stella Creasy MP, Michelle Donelan MP and Toby Young. Show more
A Point of View
Tolerance: the Unfashionable Virtue
9 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
John Gray argues that western liberals are rejecting tolerance in favour of enforcing what they believe is the truth. Show more
By E.V. Crowe. The Royal Court production recorded under lockdown. With Katherine Parkinson. Directed by Vicky Featherstone. Show more
An Extended version of Tweet of the Day featuring the soaring skylark, with John Aitcheson, Joe Harkness and Gary Moore. Show more
Biggest Russian bombardment on Ukraine yet
Preparations being made to transfer Alexei Navalny to Germany
45 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
In depth reporting, intelligent analysis and breaking news from a global perspective
The English navy is preventing ships from landing in France in order to cut off supplies to Napoleon. The war with Napoleon’s Europe has reached a crucial phase. Show more
Great Lives
Peter Frankopan on Konstantin Tsiolkovsky
28 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Matthew Parris is joined by the best-selling historian and Professor of Global History at Oxford University, Peter Frankopan, to discuss the Russian "father of space travel." Show more
Documentaries that encourage the audience to take a closer listen. Ripples from an explosion in Saigon in 1966 are felt in the soul of a 17-year-old in London. Show more
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Sir Antonio Pappano final preparations for the Royal Opera's first staging of Puccini's La Bohème in over 40 years. From 2017. Show more
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