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A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Rev Richard Littledale. Show more
Farming Today
19/05/21 - Lowland peat re-wetting, phasing out peat for horticulture and land rights.
13 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
The new England Peat Action Plan means some farmers in areas of lowland peat may have to re-wet their land - so what will that mean? Show more
Helen Moncrieff of RSPB Scotland finds an ally in a territorial fulmar. Show more
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Life Changing
The near-death experience that made me a musician
28 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for over a year
Aged 16 as an apprentice carpenter Tony Kofi fell from a roof and landed on his head. While falling he had visions of his future self, playing an instrument he didn’t recognise. Show more
A passionate writer who destroyed her reputation by divorcing her husband, only to be recognised as one of the greatest poets in Chinese history. Show more
Woman's Hour
Police abuse supercomplaint, Alice in Wonderland Exhibition and Consensual non-monogamy
58 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
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Emma speaks to a woman involved in the supercomplaint about domestic abuse by police officers and discusses whether Alice in Wonderland is a female icon. Show more
Twenty years on from the 2001 summer of racial violence, Barnie Choudhury examines the recordings he made in Burnley - as the BNP make political gains in a divided town. Show more
Mark visits the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar and performs in a massive cave for a local audience From 2016. Show more
Debbie attempts to step out of her comfort zone and go drinking with Xanthe in the city. As read by Louisa Harland. Show more
You and Yours
Park Run; Carers Power of Attorney; Visitor Attractions
39 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for over a year
Why Park Run's have been delayed, plus how do we ease the burden on unpaid carers who manage the bills of frail and elderly relatives? Show more
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Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment, with Sarah Montague.
It Ain't Me You're Looking For: Bob Dylan at 80
Three: Vanishing Acts (1966-1979)
14 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
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Bob Dylan turns 80 next week. In the third programme of Sean Latham's exploration of his life and work the singer's never-before-seen notebooks reveal him creating characters. Show more
Peggy begins to wonder if she has done the right thing and Helen comes to the rescue. Show more
Brian's day in court has backfired and he faces another ten years in jail. Meanwhile, Margaret's health is deteriorating. Toby Jones stars in GF Newman's family crime saga. Show more
Charmaine Cozier is joined by a panel of experts to discuss listener's experiences of getting a mortgage during the pandemic. Show more
All in the Mind
Voices & personality; Awards; canine jealousy; misophonia - noises that cause anger & anxiety, pink drinks make you run faster
28 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
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Voices and personality; Poppy nominates teacher, Sophie in the All in the Mind awards and misophonia: how people can feel intense rage and panic when hearing certain sounds. Show more
Fitness & fatness: Laurie Taylor asks if they are two sides of the same coin. Show more
The Media Show
Israel-Gaza conflict rages online
28 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for over a year
How social media became a weapon of war. 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
19/05/2021 Vaccines "effective" -- Johnson
30 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
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Prime Minister increasingly confident that jabs can protect against Indian variant.
When an International Librarians' Conference looms, Alice (Rebecca Front) and Snoo (Morwenna Banks) have to resort to some rather unconventional means to get hold of a passport. Show more
Jim finds himself caught in the crossfire and Kirsty offers a solution. Show more
Front Row
Composer Roxanna Panufnik, Science meets music at The Brighton Festival, Eileen Agar retrospective
29 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
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Composer Roxanna Panufnik, Halo installation at the Brighton Festival, Eileen Agar retrospective at London's Whitechapel Gallery. Show more
In 1983 the first ward dedicated to the treatment of AIDS opened at the San Francisco General Hospital. Alison Moed Paolercio remembers her time as one of the ward's first nurses. Show more
Life Changing
The near-death experience that made me a musician
28 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for over a year
Aged 16 as an apprentice carpenter Tony Kofi fell from a roof and landed on his head. While falling he had visions of his future self, playing an instrument he didn’t recognise. Show more
Syrian artist Mohamad Hafez began making miniature models of Damascus to ease crippling homesickness. When the Syrian conflict began ten years ago his art began to change. Show more
Government action on climate change is slow. Could rich individuals cut through red tape and fund measures to cool the planet from their own pockets? And should they be allowed? Show more
The Media Show
Israel-Gaza conflict rages online
28 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for over a year
How social media became a weapon of war. Show more
Biggest Russian bombardment on Ukraine yet
Biden calls for scaling back of Middle East violence
45 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
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In depth reporting, intelligent analysis and breaking news from a global perspective
Debbie attempts to step out of her comfort zone and go drinking with Xanthe in the city. As read by Louisa Harland. Show more
Stand up comedian Jamie MacDonald’s unique and hilarious take on his rapid descent into blindness. Jokes, stories and revelations about life without sight. Show more
A heady mix of maths, science and comedy, as the Festival of the Spoken Nerd trio experiment in the bedroom. From 2018. Show more
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After years of medical training, the Roslings have achieved their ambition of moving to Mozambique. Read by Adrian Rawlins. Written by Hans Rosling with Fanny Härgestam. Show more
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