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A reflection and prayer to start the day with the Rev Dr Rosa Hunt, co-principal of the South Wales Baptist College.
Farming Today
21/09/20: Polluted rivers, agricultural education, poor wheat harvest
11 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LW
Why after years of regulation, monitoring and work to improve their water quality are England’s rivers still polluted? Show more
The latest weather forecast for farmers.
Michaela Strachan presents the honey buzzard. Show more
News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
Start the Week
Claudia Rankine and Margaret Atwood
42 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Claudia Rankine and Margaret Atwood discuss race, power and poetry with Kirsty Wark. Show more
Woman's Hour
Shobna Gulati. British Touring Car driver Jade Edwards. Playground politics. Sarah Brown.
51 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Shobna Gulati on caring for her mum with dementia. Jade Edwards on driving at Silverstone. Sarah Brown on the global education crisis. And how to cope with playground politics. Show more
Chinua Achebe's classic novel depicting 1890s pre-colonial Igbo life, dramatised by Biyi Bandele. Show more
Vaccines, Money and Politics
Who should get a vaccine first?
28 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Sandra Kanthal analyses the complex decisions over who should get a Covid-19 vaccine, once it's developed, and how to convince people to take it. Show more
Loose Ends
Dara Ó Briain, Nina Conti, David Nicholls, Jamz Supernova, The Allergies, 47 Soul, Arthur Smith, Clive Anderson
37 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Clive Anderson and Arthur Smith are joined,by Dara Ó Briain, Nina Conti, David Nichols and Jamz Supernova for an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy. Show more
By Charlotte Hobson. Early in 1914, young Gerty Freely travels from Cornwall to Moscow to become a governess with the Kobelev family. Show more
You and Yours
Social Care Complaints; Identity Fraud; Sunday Trading
39 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Why complaints about adult social care are getting missed.
Protecting yourself against rising identity fraud.
Would opening shops for longer on Sunday help the High Street? Show more
The latest weather forecast
Mon-Thurs: Analysis of news and current affairs, presented by Sarah Montague. Fri: Analysis of news and current affairs, presented by Mark Mardell.
Leah Sottile investigates the legacy of the Oklahoma City Bombing in a series that gets into the heart of America’s far right today. Show more
Love goes very badly wrong. Dramatised by Dan Rebellato, based on Zola’s 20 novel Rougon Macquart cycle. With Glenda Jackson, Anna Maxwell Martin and Samuel West. Show more
Nick Berkeley explores the world of the song lyric and the ways they can help us articulate and negotiate different aspects of our lives: from hedonist joy to dealing with loss.
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Russell Davies chairs the first semi-final of the prestigious general knowledge tournament. Show more
The Food Programme
Kitchen obsessives: Why aim to cook the perfect dish?
29 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Leyla Kazim asks why lockdown prompted so many of us to get stuck into complex recipes. Featuring Felicity Cloake, Bill Buford and Youtuber Alex (formerly Frency Guy Cooking). Show more
Joe Jacobs is a failing rapper trying to make a career as a stand-up comedian. Where is the humour in hip hop? Show more
Ernie Rea discusses the role that religion will play in the upcoming US presidential election. 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
21/09/2020 Senior scientists call for action and speed to combat rise in the coronavirus
30 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Chief medical officers from all four nations of the UK have recommended that the Covid-19 alert level should be raised.
John Lloyd and Alice Levine welcome Eddie Izzard, museum curator Miranda Lowe and author Dr Roopa Farooki. From 2020. Show more
Susan starts a rumour and Robert reluctantly concedes Show more
Front Row
ENO drive in opera, ITV drama Honour, Jesse Armstrong, 'Festival of Brexit'
28 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Martin Green on the 'Festival of Brexit'; Jessie Armstrong on winning at the Emmys; Gwyneth Hughes on writing new ITV drama, Honour; ENO drive-in opera. Show more
Chinua Achebe's classic novel depicting 1890s pre-colonial Igbo life, dramatised by Biyi Bandele. Show more
David Cannadine takes issue with historians and politicians who interpret the past and present as a continuing class struggle - a grouping that eclipses other aspects of identity. Show more
Crossing Continents
Poland's Gay Pride and Prejudice
29 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
How some of Poland’s smallest towns are trying to defend traditional family values by rejecting so-called LGBT ideology – and how the reaction threatens to unleash a culture war. Show more
Series exploring the right to freedom of thought in the digital age and protecting the forum internum – our private, mental space – from the incursions of new technology. Show more
Start the Week
Claudia Rankine and Margaret Atwood
42 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Claudia Rankine and Margaret Atwood discuss race, power and poetry with Kirsty Wark. Show more
Biggest Russian bombardment on Ukraine yet
Government scientists warn covid deaths could reach 200 a day in November
45 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
In depth reporting, intelligent analysis and breaking news from a global perspective
By Charlotte Hobson. Early in 1914, young Gerty Freely travels from Cornwall to Moscow to become a governess with the Kobelev family. Show more
Broadcaster/comedian Ayesha Hazarika MBE, historian Greg Jenner and musician John Grant mull over the tensions between life in public and private. Show more
News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament
The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4.
A meditation on what it means to be human by Dr Rachel Clarke, a palliative medicine specialist dedicated to bringing comfort to those at the end of life.
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BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
