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A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Harry Baker. Show more
Farming Today
13/08/21 - Buying Welsh farmland for offsetting, Local Nature Recovery Strategies, Where the red squirrels eat
13 minutes
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Farms in Wales are being bought by large investment companies for afforestation - planting trees to offset carbon emissions. But there are concerns it could damage local heritage. Show more
Chris Packham presents the North American blue jay. Show more
News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
Kirsty Wark brings together gay rights campaigners, politicians and journalists to remember the fight to legalise same-sex marriage in Britain. Show more
Woman's Hour
Singer-songwriter Joy Crookes, Maternity discrimination, Data-driven parenting, Hot Girl Summer
58 minutes
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Singer-songwriter Joy Crookes on her music; Dr Katie Lidster and maternal discrimination; Emily Ostler on data-driven parenting; and discussion of the phrase 'hot girl summer'. Show more
TEST MATCH SPECIAL: England v India. Commentary on the Second Test from Lord's with Jonathan Agnew, Isa Guha, Sir Alastair Cook and Phil Tufnell. Show more
Front Row
Vikingur Olafsson, Power in publishing, Thackray Museum of Medicine.
41 minutes
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Vikingur Olafsson performs live in the studio. The publishing industry, power and the critical voice. Museum of the Year nominee The Thackray Museum of Medicine in Leeds. Show more
Incarnations: India in 50 Lives
Manto: The Unsentimentalist
14 minutes
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Sunil Khilnani explores the life and work of India's master of the short story Saadat Hasan Manto. Show more
Any Questions?
Eddie Hughes MP, Lisa Nandy MP, Lemn Sissay, Anna Soubry
47 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Chris Mason presents political debate and discussion the Church of St Mary the Virgin in Leigh with Eddie Hughes MP, Lisa Nandy MP, Lemn Sissay and Anna Soubry. Show more
Adam Gopnik ponders a new aspect of our era - the principle of 'Absolute Adjacency.' Show more
A History of the World in 100 Objects Omnibus
Episode 15: The Threshold of the Modern World (AD 1375-1550)
1 hour
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Neil MacGregor returns with an omnibus edition of his global history told through objects. This week: the great empires that dominated the world around the 15th century. Show more
Biggest Russian bombardment on Ukraine yet
Taliban “may regain control of Kabul before September 11”
45 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
In depth reporting, intelligent analysis and breaking news from a global perspective
As Aycayia continues to change, David struggles to keep her presence in St Constance a secret from nosy neighbours. Show more
Violinist Tasmin Little nominates Sir Yehudi Menuhin - once the most famous boy in the world. Show more
Conspiracies: The Secret Knowledge
The Secret Knowledge
28 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Documentary-maker Phil Tinline continues his series exploring how conspiracy theories and fictions work as stories, and what they claim to tell us about how power works. Show more
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Giles Terera concludes his behind-the-scenes account of his time in the iconic musical, Hamilton. Today: the show finally opens, and the audience is hungry... Show more
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