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A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with The Venerable Dr Rosemarie Mallett. Show more
Farming Today
08/09/20 - The Badger Cull, automated fruit grading, Eu trade negotiations
13 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LW
The badger cull is getting bigger - Anna Hill asks how that squares with the government’s commitment to move towards badger vaccination instead. Show more
Sir David Attenborough presents Australia's laughing kookaburra. 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.
The Life Scientific
Steve Haake on technology, sport and health
28 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Steve Haake, Professor of Sports Engineering at Sheffield Hallam University, and Jim al-Khalili discuss how technology transforms sport and the health benefits of Parkrun. Show more
One to One
Hair changes: Helen Mort & Niamh Kavanagh
14 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Poet Helen Mort talks to hair stylist Niamh Kavanagh about the role hair plays in how we feel and the image of ourselves we try to project. Show more
Woman's Hour
Lissie Harper’s campaign, body positivity in the age of Covid, Toddler tantrums and the other Tchaikovsky.
48 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Lissie Harper's campaign for a new law. Being body positive in the Covid age. Tales of the other Tchaikovsky. Plus getting to grips with toddler tantrums. Show more
Stephen Tompkinson and Gary Wilmot star as best buddies in hand-to-gland combat with the country’s most common and least sexy male cancer, in Martin Jameson’s comedy drama. Show more
Helen Keen talks to people like her who have had late diagnoses of autism and finds out if knowing they are on the spectrum gives them insight into their lives and relationships. Show more
What makes a novel, game or box set "literally unputdownable"? Miles Jupp investigates with Frederick Forsyth, Jed Mercurio and "The Girl on the Train" author Paula Hawkins. Show more
A teenage girl uncovers family secrets and lies in 1990s Naples, in the new novel by Elena Ferrante, author of My Brilliant Friend. 7/10 Giovanna fends off Corrado and Rosario. Show more
You and Yours
Call You & Yours: How do you feel about returning to your workplace?
39 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
The government is encouraging workers to return to the office in order to help the economy. How do you feel about returning to the workplace? 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.
From the Mayflower to the Moon (and Back Again)
The Dust Bowl
14 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
A 400-year alternatative history of the United States between the Mayflower and the Moon continues with the Dust Bowl Show more
Tracy finds herself in an awkward predicament and Jolene hatches a plan. Show more
Yvette stands by a colleague when things get rough. Show more
Short documentaries and adventures in sound about hinterlands. Presented by Josie Long. Show more
Costing the Earth
Autopia to Utopia? Car-Free Cities
28 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Has lockdown given an opportunity to move towards car-free cities? Jheni Osman looks at the changes being brought in and asks if we're ready to get out of the car for good. Show more
Derrick Evans, aka Mr Motivator, tells the global story of fitness on the radio, and hears how audio exercise (lycra optional) can be just as sweaty as its video counterpart. Show more
4 Extra Debut. Comedian, presenter, and writer Tom Allen chooses the entertainer, Kenneth Williams. With 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
08/09/2020 Brexit agreement change could 'break international law'
30 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Govt admits plan to modify withdrawal deal would breach law in a "very limited way".
Brand new character-based sketch show from Lenny Henry featuring characters old and new. Show more
Lilian issues some home truths and Susan has a mystery to solve. Show more
Front Row
Andrew O'Hagan, The Singapore Grip, Theatre at the point of no return
29 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Andrew O'Hagan on his new novel Mayflies. A review of ITV's new drama The Singapore Grip. And we discuss Andrew Lloyd Webber's claim today that the arts "at the point of no return" Show more
Stephen Tompkinson and Gary Wilmot star as best buddies in hand-to-gland combat with the country’s most common and least sexy male cancer, in Martin Jameson’s comedy drama. Show more
After coronavirus, the survivors left with life-changing and long-term conditions. The physical and psychological aftermath of Covid-19 and the pressure on rehabilitation services. Show more
In Touch
Paralympic Legend Tim Reddish On The Delayed 2020 Games; Who Were Japan's Goze Performers?
19 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Paralympic medal winner Tim Reddish discusses the impact of delaying the Tokyo games. And we hear about the visually impaired Japanese women who went on to become Goze performers. Show more
Science Stories
The duchess who gatecrashed science
28 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Naomi Alderman looks at how Margaret Cavendish got entangled in the birth of the scientific method. Show more
The Life Scientific
Steve Haake on technology, sport and health
28 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Steve Haake, Professor of Sports Engineering at Sheffield Hallam University, and Jim al-Khalili discuss how technology transforms sport and the health benefits of Parkrun. Show more
Biggest Russian bombardment on Ukraine yet
Cabinet Minister admits government could break international law
45 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
In depth reporting, intelligent analysis and breaking news from a global perspective
A teenage girl uncovers family secrets and lies in 1990s Naples, in the new novel by Elena Ferrante, author of My Brilliant Friend. 7/10 Giovanna fends off Corrado and Rosario. Show more
Fresh from the Fringe
Fresh from the Fringe 2018 - Part 1
28 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for years
Recorded at the BBC Hub at the Edinburgh Festival, Fresh from the Fringe showcases the best in comedy from the Fringe 2018. Hosted by Ahir Shah. Show more
News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament
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Adam Buxton looks back at his adolescent years and the people who helped shape him. Show more
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