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A reflection and prayer to start the day with Rev David Campton
Farming Today
18/03/21 The ongoing problem of fat pigs, storing cabbages, US trade deal and UK agriculture
13 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
The ongoing problem of fat pigs - pig farmers call for more help from retailers. Show more
Mike Toms of the British Trust for Ornithology describes his encounters with tawny owls in Thetford Forest in Norfolk. 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
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the great tragedy by Euripides, where Dionysus takes revenge on Thebans who denied his divinity, their king torn to shreds by his mother. Show more
Three men talk about male violence: why it happens and how it can stop. Show more
Lynn is en route to the childhood home of her old schoolmate Angel with an enthusiastic Amber in tow.
Read by Maryam Hamidi. Show more
The story of one of the original Syrian protesters from Raqqa and efforts to rebuild the city. Show more
James Fox asks how technology is changing the way we experience art, bringing rainstorms into galleries, floating virtual artworks in the sky and immersing us in new worlds. Show more
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
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The new novel from Nobel-winning author, Kazuo Ishiguro, read by Lydia Wilson. Today: Desperate to save her owner, Klara turns again to the Sun for help... Show more
You and Yours
Football Index; Westfield Shopping Centres; Electric Cars
37 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for over a year
How the failed gambling website Football Index blurred the lines between betting and investing. Show more
The latest weather forecast
Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment, with Sarah Montague.
Korea: source of modern-day electronic components. Neil MacGregor delves into the history of a an artefact from the region.
Jazzer learns a valuable lesson and Clarrie drops a bombshell. Show more
By Siân Owen. Lizzy found out that Charlie was deaf when he was 6 weeks old. This is the story of her struggle to bridge the gap between the hearing and non-hearing worlds. Show more
Ramblings
Walking in Sound: Ellie Williams in North Somerset
24 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for over a year
Sound recordist Ellie Williams takes Clare for an audio-rich wander near Long Ashton in North Somerset. Show more
Felicity Finch makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of the Radio 4 Appeal Fund, a way of giving to all the weekly Radio 4 Appeals. Show more
Open Book
Viet Thanh Nguyen; Lanark at 40; Costume and Power
28 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
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Elizabeth Day talks to Vietnamese-American author Viet Thanh Nguyen about his novel The Committed, a spy thriller that takes on themes of colonialism and ideology in 1980s Paris. Show more
Antonia Quirke talks to Francis Lee, director of Ammonite starring Kate Winslet, looks at the work of a film makers' collective, and director Mark Jenkin continues his audio diary. Show more
BBC Inside Science
Human embryo research and ethics; sperm whale social learning; Antikythera mechanism
32 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
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Should research on human embryos be permitted beyond 14 days? And artificial embryos made from stem cells, sperm whales social learning and the Antikythera mechanism. 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
18/03/2021 EU regulator declares AstraZeneca jab safe.
30 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
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The EU's Medicines regulator has concluded the AstraZeneca Covid vaccine is safe and effective and not associated with a bigger overall risk of developing blood clots.
The world-renowned storyteller’s home recordings. Featuring: Recipe For Disaster, Nailed and Must Everything Go? From 2021. Show more
Chris attempts to be supportive and Eddie’s idea continues to cause problems. Show more
Front Row
Michael Rosen, Chris Bush, Zack Snyder’s Justice League
28 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
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Michael Rosen's book about suffering from Covid, Chris Bush on her drama The Band Plays On, Zack Snyder’s Justice League reviewed. Show more
As Kennedy and Heawood further their investigation, they start to doubt Henry Akeley’s sanity. Starring Jana Carpenter. Show more
Around the world people are taking governments and companies to court to fight climate change. Could "ecocide" become a crime? How is the law evolving? With Joshua Rozenberg. Show more
Hydrogen. It's one of the most common elements on our planet. Billed as a potentially cleaner alternative to fossil fuels. Has the time for 'green hydrogen' finally arrived? Show more
BBC Inside Science
Human embryo research and ethics; sperm whale social learning; Antikythera mechanism
32 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for over a year
Should research on human embryos be permitted beyond 14 days? And artificial embryos made from stem cells, sperm whales social learning and the Antikythera mechanism. Show more
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the great tragedy by Euripides, where Dionysus takes revenge on Thebans who denied his divinity, their king torn to shreds by his mother. Show more
Biggest Russian bombardment on Ukraine yet
Italy, Germany and France to resume using AZ vaccine
45 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for over a year
In depth reporting, intelligent analysis and breaking news from a global perspective
The new novel from Nobel-winning author, Kazuo Ishiguro, read by Lydia Wilson. Today: Desperate to save her owner, Klara turns again to the Sun for help... Show more
Husband & wife team - the Radio 1 Breakfast host and the writer talk up their top reads with Harriett Gilbert. Show more
News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament
The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4.
George Szirtes reads his award-winning memoir about his mother, and her hidden history. Tender and profoundly moving, it’s a life told backwards. Show more
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