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A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Bishop David Walker. Show more
Farming Today
Net zero farming, Brexit and cheese exports, Livestock near misses
13 minutes
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Farmers need to take action now if agriculture in the UK is to achieve net zero emissions by 2050, according to a new report. Show more
Chris Packham presents the merlin. 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 a widely shared form of Christianity, followed in the Roman empire and by the Goths across its borders, that became an infamous heresy. Show more
Woman's Hour
Catholic Church Abuse. Recycling Shaming, Maureen Lipman
44 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Women's voices and women's lives - topical conversations to inform, challenge and inspire. Show more
The Wrong Stop from Italo Calvino's Marcovaldo dramatised by Toby Jones and starring Mackenzie Crook and Toby Jones Show more
Crossing Continents
Sexual Healing in the Israeli Military
28 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Healing the deepest of battle wounds through ground-breaking sexual therapy. One woman's quest to allow Israeli soldiers to heal. Show more
Peter Brook died on 2 July 2022, aged 97, after a prolific career spanning more than six decades. Glenda Jackson featured in several of his landmark productions. Show more
Sameer’s trip to Uganda has changed his life but now he must return to Leicester to face his family.
Read by Sacha Dhawan and Vincent Ebrahim Show more
You and Yours
Spray Foam Insulation, Chrysanthemums, Sleep Apps
39 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
We discover how chrysanthemums are enjoying a new popularity with gardeners. And You & Yours investigates why spray foam insulation could prevent you from getting a mortgage. Show more
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Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment, with Sarah Montague.
It was the biggest bank heist in British and Irish criminal history. Belfast writer Glenn Patterson has unfinished business with the 2004 Northern Bank robbery. Show more
There are too many cooks at the christening buffet while Tracy and Jazzer come clean. Show more
The No.1 Ladies' Detective Agency
The Colours of All the Cattle
44 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for years
4 Extra Debut. As election day looms, can Mma Ramotswe keep the plates spinning while investigating a family mystery? Starring Janice Acquah. Show more
Singer Sam Lee has paired folk songs with some of English Heritage's greatest sites, connecting us to past lives in these historic landscapes whilst we could not visit. Show more
Radio 4 Appeal
The Leprosy Mission (England and Wales)
3 minutes
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Dame Darcey Bussell makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of The Leprosy Mission (England and Wales). Show more
Open Book
Spring Special: Bookshops Reopen, Naomi Ishiguro, Clearing out books
28 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Johny Pitts visits his local bookshop as it prepares to reopen and talks to Naomi Ishiguro about her debut novel, Common Ground. Show more
Chloe Zhao on Nomadland. Show more
BBC Inside Science
Blood clots, grieving and the emotion of screams
28 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
The association of blood clots and Covid vaccines is complex: Professor Beverley Hunt explains what we know so far. How has Covid-19 changed grieving? And the emotion of screams. 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
15/04/2021 Peer says no boundaries between civil service and private sector
30 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
More of the world-renowned storyteller’s home recordings. Featuring a selection of eight shorter essays. From 2021. Show more
Alice crosses a line and Lee is a model son-in-law. Show more
Front Row
Paul Theroux on his new novel, Under The Wave at Waimea
28 minutes
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Novelist Paul Theroux discusses his new novel, Under the Wave at Waimea, with Tom Sutcliffe. Also they look back at his successful career as a writer of both fiction and travel. Show more
Kennedy researches her ancestry with help from an unexpected quarter. Stars Barnaby Kay and Jana Carpenter. Show more
The Briefing Room
Northern Ireland: how fragile is the peace process?
30 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Water cannons, petrol bombs and a hijacked bus: has violence in Northern Ireland exposed the fragility of the peace process? Show more
When sea shanties suddenly blew up on social media, a shanty band from Bristol found themselves heading for the big time. Show more
BBC Inside Science
Blood clots, grieving and the emotion of screams
28 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
The association of blood clots and Covid vaccines is complex: Professor Beverley Hunt explains what we know so far. How has Covid-19 changed grieving? And the emotion of screams. Show more
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss a widely shared form of Christianity, followed in the Roman empire and by the Goths across its borders, that became an infamous heresy. Show more
Biggest Russian bombardment on Ukraine yet
US imposes raft of new sanctions on Russia
45 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
In depth reporting, intelligent analysis and breaking news from a global perspective
Sameer’s trip to Uganda has changed his life but now he must return to Leicester to face his family.
Read by Sacha Dhawan and Vincent Ebrahim Show more
Joe Lycett tests Terry Christian, Jocelyn Jee Esien and Aisling Bea on how well they know their nearest and dearest. From 2016. Show more
News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament
The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4.
The Adventures of Miss Barbara Pym by Paula Byrne
Ep 4 - In Which Miss Pym Enters the Wilderness Years
14 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LW
In Paula Byrne's shrewdly observed biography of the witty novelist, the literary establishment turns its back on Barbara Pym. Hattie Morahan is the reader. Show more
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