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Spiritual reflection to start the day with Fr John McLuckie of Old St Paul's Episcopal Church, Edinburgh.
Farming Today
15/09/20 - Compensation for poultry processors, on-farm cider production and global soil study.
13 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LW
A poultry plant which was forced to close temporarily after a COVID outbreak is fighting for compensation after losing more than £4 million. Show more
Steve Backshall presents the red-backed shrike. 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
Sarah Gilbert on developing a vaccine for Covid-19
30 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
How did Sarah Gilbert and her Oxford team get so far, so fast in developing a vaccine for Covid-19? Show more
One to One
Body shape: Helen Mort & Anyika Onuora
14 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Poet and runner Helen Mort talks to retired Olympic athlete Anyika Onuora about body image in sport. Show more
Woman's Hour
Comedy Women in Print Prize 2020; Contraception and young women; Mandy Cassidy
47 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
This year's winner of the prize that highlights female comic writing in UK and Ireland. Show more
Al Smith's drama series set in an ambulance control room where Carrie the call handler must deal with heart-stopping situations. George needs help but can't recall where he lives. Show more
Philip Ball explains the thought experiment that niggled at physics for a century, and was born from a religious objection. Show more
Singer-Songwriter Emmy the Great seeks musical inspiration from the ghosts of the school toilets as she writes a new ballad using stories from the playground. Show more
Obi Okonkwo returns to Nigeria after a university education in the UK. His village had saved up to send their first "son" to a foreign land for education. Show more
You and Yours
Have you lost work because of the pandemic?
39 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Have you lost your job or had to make someone redundant through Covid? What's it like applying for jobs in the current market? 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.
A white farming family falls silent following the brutal deaths of two black workers. When a whole community is on trial who pays the price? Show more
Susan makes a discovery and Emma’s on the warpath. Show more
By Nathaniel Price. How well do you really know anyone? When Walter's adored older brother is accused of a serious crime, he must choose whether to stand by him or not. Show more
Short documentaries about our visions of the future with Josie Long. Show more
BBC National Short Story Award
BBC National Short Story Award 2020
In the Car With the Rain Coming Down by Jan Carson
28 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for 9 months
Jan Carson’s shortlisted story is the gently humorous tale of a Protestant Northern Irish family get-together that doesn’t go to plan. Laura Donnelly reads. Show more
Peter Gibbs looks into housing developments and asks how we respond in an environmentally positive way to Boris Johnson's call to arms to "build build build” post lockdown. Show more
International architect Sir David Adjaye celebrates the life and work of ground-breaking curator and educator Okwui Enwezor. 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
Health Secretary says testing problems to be solved in weeks 15/09/2020
30 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Health Secretary indicates coronavirus tests will have to be rationed, as a "sharp rise" in demand has forced officials to give priority to healthcare workers and care homes
Brand new character-based sketch show for modern times from Lenny Henry. Show more
Gavin is forced to decide and Chris is in a panic. Show more
Front Row
2020 Booker shortlist, Nicholas Serota, author Sarah Hall
29 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
We analyse the novels on the 2020 Booker Prize shortlist announced today, Sir Nicholas Serota on Arts Council funding during Covid-19; Sarah Hall, BBC National Short Story nominee. Show more
Al Smith's drama series set in an ambulance control room where Carrie the call handler must deal with heart-stopping situations. George needs help but can't recall where he lives. Show more
File on 4
Mental health killings – a crisis in care?
37 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
When people with severe mental illnesses become acutely unwell crisis teams should step in to help but File on 4 hears claims the system is failing - with tragic consequences. Show more
In Touch
Fight For Sight Report; England's First Blind Musical Therapist
19 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
The Chief Exec of Fight For Sight calls for a doubling in the UK's medical research spending on eye disease.
And we meet the first blind musical therapist in England. Show more
The Food Programme
The Ice Cream Van: A Celebration.
26 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Dan Saladino and his dad Bobo (a former ice-cream man) talk about scoops, cones and 99s. They look at the history, science and magic of ice-cream on wheels. Show more
The Life Scientific
Sarah Gilbert on developing a vaccine for Covid-19
30 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
How did Sarah Gilbert and her Oxford team get so far, so fast in developing a vaccine for Covid-19? Show more
Biggest Russian bombardment on Ukraine yet
Coronavirus testing to be rationed
45 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
In depth reporting, intelligent analysis and breaking news from a global perspective.
Obi Okonkwo returns to Nigeria after a university education in the UK. His village had saved up to send their first "son" to a foreign land for education. Show more
Fresh from the Fringe
Fresh from the Fringe 2018 - Part 2
28 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for years
Recorded at the BBC Hub, Fresh from the Fringe showcases the best comedy from the Edinburgh Festival 2018. Hosted by Darren Harriott. Show more
News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament.
The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4.
Barbara Demick's illuminating story of modern Tibet continues with the region's last princess exiled to a remote part of China during the Cultural Revolution. Read by Laurel Lefkow Show more
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