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Spiritual reflection to start the day with the Rev Dr Alison Jack of New College, Edinburgh. Show more
Farming Today
22/03/21 Covid's impact on food and farming; Rural buses; Pop-up campsites.
11 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
Coronavirus and its impact on food and farming.
CPRE says future funding for rural buses won't be enough.
Are pop-up campsites the answer to the problems caused by wild camping? Show more
The latest weather forecast for farmers.
David Attenborough presents the sounds and story of the redshank. Show more
News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
Start the Week
Newton: science and worldly riches
42 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for over a year
Edward St Aubyn, Patricia Fara and Chris van Tulleken discuss scientific breakthroughs and the pursuit of knowledge with Tom Sutcliffe. Show more
Woman's Hour
Navigating the perimenopause; Increase in online accessing of child sexual images; Nawal El Saadawi's death at 89
42 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for over a year
How to navigate your hormones during the perimenopause. Show more
Paul Ritter and Tamsin Greig star in Anne Youngson's novel of self-discovery and second chances. When Tina writes to the curator at the Silkeborg Museum she doesn't expect a reply. Show more
Recorded over five years, the story of a young courier navigating London's gig economy. Show more
How to Vaccinate the World
What The Numbers Tell Us
29 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
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Tim Harford is an economist not an immunologist, so he's on solid ground with this week’s programme which is all about numbers. What can they tell us about Covid 19 vaccinations? Show more
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White Fang is born into a dog pack overseen by a tribe of Native Americans and he must very quickly learn how to survive and get meat. Show more
You and Yours
Car Charging, Garment Workers and Fake Tickets
37 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for over a year
When will the electric car charging network be good enough to support the expansion in electric cars and does the garment industry need a regulator? Show more
The latest weather forecast
Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment, with Sarah Montague.
A year on since the first UK lockdown, writers reflect on their changing relationship with the outside world. Ep 1 - Max Porter, author of Grief is the Thing with Feathers. Show more
Join Greg Jenner for a fun Homeschool History lesson on the life of Mary Seacole. Follow her amazing adventures as she travels the world in her ambition to always care for others. Show more
Martin Jarvis directs Brian Friel's broadcast premiere starring Alex Jennings and Janie Dee. Chekovian café. A surprise encounter. Mystery, humour, deception. Even, perhaps, truth. Show more
The Midlands take on Scotland in the contest of cryptic connections, with Tom Sutcliffe in the chair,. Show more
The Food Programme
Food in Lockdown: One Year On
29 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
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A year on, Sheila Dillon hears how different parts of the food industry have been adapting during lockdown. Show more
Shock Waves
Playwright and Artistic Director Kwame Kwei-Armah
28 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
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Kwame Kwei-Armah looks at how theatre makers have been responding to the past year, the role technology has played, and how theatre-going might change in future. Show more
Aleks Krotoski discovers why people want to control their dreams, and how technology can influence our sleeping subconscious. 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
22/03/2021 Nicola Sturgeon cleared of wrongdoing
30 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
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An independent inquiry finds Scotland's First Minister did not break rules of her office.
Gyles Brandreth hosts a special episode of Just a Minute, challenging guests Paul Merton, Sheila Hancock, Tony Hawks and Pippa Evans to talk on various subjects for 60 seconds. Show more
Jim fears for the future of the Parish council while Susan has a mountain to climb. Show more
Front Row
Nile Rodgers on his digital portrait, composer Hannah Peel
28 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
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Guitarist and producer Nile Rodgers on his new interactive digital portrait; composer Hannah Peel discusses her new album Fir Wave. Show more
Heawood receives a warning. So who can he trust? Stars Barnaby Kay and Jana Carpenter. Show more
Ever since the middle ages, pieces of the True Cross have been sold to the gullible. But now the trade in bogus relics has moved online, to the fury of traditional Catholics. Show more
What has the pandemic revealed about science and our relationship with it? Show more
Entrepreneur Kathryn Parsons decodes the tech world of China finds out where the digital power lies. Show more
Start the Week
Newton: science and worldly riches
42 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for over a year
Edward St Aubyn, Patricia Fara and Chris van Tulleken discuss scientific breakthroughs and the pursuit of knowledge with Tom Sutcliffe. Show more
Biggest Russian bombardment on Ukraine yet
Nicola Sturgeon cleared of breaching ministerial code
45 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
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In depth reporting, intelligent analysis and breaking news from a global perspective
White Fang is born into a dog pack overseen by a tribe of Native Americans and he must very quickly learn how to survive and get meat. Show more
Loose Ends
Harlan Coben, Jessica Fostekew, Chris Brookmyre, Loyiso Gola, Anat Cohen & Marcello Gonçalves, Emily Moment, David Morrissey
38 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
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Clive Anderson is joined by Harlan Coben, Jessica Fostekew, Loyiso Gola and Chris Brookmyre for an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy. Show more
News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament
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One Two Three Four - The Beatles In Time by Craig Brown
1. A Day In The Life
14 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
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4 Extra Debut. Decades on, the National Trust recreate the Beatles’ childhood homes. Read by Mark McGann, Kate Robbins and Craig Brown. Show more
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