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A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with the Rev Sharon Grenham-Thompson. Show more
Farming Today
11/12/20 The future for Scottish farmers, air pollution, sprouts
13 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LW
How food and direct payments will be at the heart of the new Scottish system for farmers outside the EU. Show more
Michael Palin presents the black sicklebill of New Guinea. Show more
News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
Sean Curran reports as MPs are updated on the Brexit trade talks and the Shropshire baby deaths investigation. Plus a special report from the Scottish Parliament.
Desert Island Discs
Professor Sir Jeremy Farrar
37 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Professor Sir Jeremy Farrar, medical scientist, and director of the Wellcome Trust, shares the soundtrack of his life with Lauren Laverne. Show more
Woman's Hour
Ockenden Review, Puberty Blockers, Student Sex Work Policy
51 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
The programme that offers a female perspective on the world Show more
Things come to a head when Darleen and Jamie discover the truth about the bite marks found on daughter Frankie's arm. A trip to the local swimming baths is a hoot and an antidote. Show more
Cole Moreton presents a deeply personal series telling the story of what it’s like to have and to be triplets, as Ruby, Josh and Grace face living apart for the first time. Show more
Count Arthur Strong's Radio Show!
Good King Senseless
28 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for 11 months
4 Extra Debut. Arthur launches Malcolm's singing career with Christmas carolling but a bigger stage awaits. Stars Steve Delaney. From 2019. Show more
There is a system error in The Midnight Library. Show more
You and Yours
Instagram puppies; Gambling Act; Student Stress
39 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
The designer puppies advertised on Instagram and Facebook but bred in Eastern Europe. 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.
The history of the world told through objects. Today, the Roman spice trade with India, as told through a silver pepper pot that was found as part of a buried hoard. Show more
Helen is asked a shocking favour and will Gavin finally do the right thing? Show more
Alice made eye contact with a man as their trains passed in an underground tunnel. She thinks it was her lost brother and now she's determined to find him. Show more
Gardeners' Question Time
GQT at Home: Hellebores and Birds
42 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Peter Gibbs is joined by a panel of horticultural experts. Show more
Hugh Dennis reports on some of the lives changed by last year's Radio 4 Christmas Appeal with St Martin in-the-Fields. Show more
Last Word
Mario Molina, Irina Antonova, Valéry Giscard d’Estaing, Peter Alliss (pictured)
28 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Matthew Bannister on chemist Mario Molina, curator Irina Antonova, French President Valery Giscard d’Estaing, golf commentator Peter Alliss. Show more
Jane Garvey answers listeners’ questions as she prepares to leave Woman’s Hour after more than a decade behind the microphone. 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
11/12/2020 PM and EU say trade deal unlikely
30 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Johnson's bid to discuss Brexit with the leaders of Germany and France is rebuffed.
What could spoil Christmas this year except a civil war in America, a chaotic Brexit, and a new strain of Covid? Show more
Front Row
Barbara Windsor remembered, Vaughan Williams, Cultural Recovery Fund loans, American Utopia reviewed, Zaina Arafat
42 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Barbara Windsor remembered, Vaughan Williams' Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis for voices, and Spike Lee's film of David Byrne's American Utopia reviewed. Show more
Things come to a head when Darleen and Jamie discover the truth about the bite marks found on daughter Frankie's arm. A trip to the local swimming baths is a hoot and an antidote. Show more
Any Questions?
Robert Courts MP, Louise Haigh MP, Layla Moran MP, Sammy Wilson MP
47 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Chris Mason presents political debate and discussion from Broadcasting House in London with Robert Courts MP, Louise Haigh MP, Layla Moran MP and Sammy Wilson MP. Show more
Howard Jacobson on why Alceste, from Moliere's play The Misanthropist, is the perfect citizen for our times. Show more
The former Governor of the Bank of England Mark Carney reflects on the 2008 crash. More than a decade on, how much have bankers changed their ways? Show more
Biggest Russian bombardment on Ukraine yet
PM: "very, very likely" UK won't agree EU trade deal
45 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
In depth reporting, intelligent analysis and breaking news from a global perspective
There is a system error in The Midnight Library. Show more
Perfumes, pandemic and penalties. Show more
Great Lives
Katherine Parr, sixth wife of Henry VIII
28 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Philippa Gregory picks Katherine Parr for Great Lives, with further contribution from Suzannah Lipscomb Show more
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How To Make The World Add Up by Tim Harford
Step back and enjoy the long view
14 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LW
Tim Harford reads from his new book decoding the truth behind statistics and urges us to step back and take the long view of the statistical claims that surround us. Show more
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