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A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Bishop Helen-Ann Hartley Show more
Farming Today
23/08/21 - Making money from native breeds, Queen of the Herdwicks, Gleaning
11 minutes
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Caz Graham is rubbing shoulders with royalty! She visits Jean Wilson in the Lake District - known as the ‘Queen of the Herdwicks’. Show more
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Tweet of the Day begins with a call or song, followed by a story of fascinating ornithology inspired by the sound. Show more
News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
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Schubert's Trout Quintet with Chineke! Chamber Ensemble
28 minutes
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We eavesdrop on Chineke! Chamber Ensemble at The Warehouse in London's Waterloo, as the players get ready for a performance of the iconic Trout Quintet by Schubert. Show more
Would you get in a driverless car? Isabel Hardman explores our troubled faith in science Show more
Woman's Hour
Listener Week: Women and trades, Afghanistan, Stealthing, Dumping a friend
57 minutes
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Listener Week: Women and trades, Afghanistan, Stealthing, Dumping a friend Show more
Philip Price asks why some pensioners live in poverty despite working their whole lives, while others are rewarded with a good retirement. Show more
Loose Ends
Val McDermid, Eddi Reader, Sir Geoff Palmer, Mele Broomes, Nova, Kitti, Michelle McManus, Clive Anderson
36 minutes
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Clive Anderson and Michelle McManus are joined by Val McDermid, Eddi Reader, Sir Geoff Palmer and Mele Broomes for an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy. Show more
1/10. Set in the Scottish Highlands, James Robertson’s latest novel reveals the secrets, both comic and tragic, of two incomers to an Angus glen. Read by Phyllis Logan. Show more
You and Yours
Dog Hotels, Manchester Pride, Russian Lips
39 minutes
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Manchester Pride is this weekend, the first big pride festival to go ahead this year - but what is the purpose of Pride? Show more
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Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment, with Sarah Montague.
39 Ways to Save the Planet
Hot Shower, Cool Planet
14 minutes
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Why use gas to heat your water when the sun will do it for free? Tom Heap meets the instigator of a cheap and simple revolution that offers hot showers to the world. Show more
It's a big day for Vince and Elizabeth makes a friend Show more
Elinor Coleman and Gwendoline Christie star in a new drama by Colin Shindler about German filmmaker, Leni Riefenstahl. It’s 1938 and Leni sets her sights on conquering Hollywood. Show more
Russell Davies asks the questions in the challenging quiz, with contestants today from the West Midlands and the North West of England. Show more
The Food Programme
The Story of the Digestive: From grain to biscuit.
28 minutes
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Dan Saladino tells the story of one of Britain's oldest and most popular biscuits, the digestive. He follows the story from a farmers wheat field to a food factory in London. Show more
Every minute of every day, a musician is playing Bach’s music somewhere in the world. Clemency Burton-Hill charts the rituals of playing Bach around the globe, across a day. Show more
Ernie Rea takes a look at the religious themes in Harry Potter. 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
23/08/2021 Taliban warn West not to extend presence in Afghanistan
30 minutes
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But pressure is growing on President Biden to delay withdrawal of final troops so more people can be taken out of Kabul
David Mitchell asks Rufus Hound, Fern Brady, Ria Lina, and Tony Hawks to lie, with some truths. From August 2021. Show more
The Aldridge family attempt a compromise, and Ben has a confession to make. Show more
Front Row
Kalena Bovell, Don Everly, Jack Thorne, Reza Mohammadi
28 minutes
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Kalena Bovell on her Proms debut. Bob Stanley pays tribute to Don Everly. Jack Thorne on his McTaggart lecture focusing on disability. Afghan poet Reza Mohammadi from Kabul. Show more
Incarnations: India in 50 Lives
Indira Gandhi: The Centre of Everything
14 minutes
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Professor Sunil Khilnani looks at the life of Indira Gandhi, India's first woman prime minister, whose darkest moment was the two year period known as '"the emergency'". Show more
Ian Hislop tells the story of four great Anglo-Saxon Kingdoms of England, looking for traces of their legacy today. In today’s final programme in the series he reaches Wessex. Show more
The story of Lal Bihari. The farmer who discovered he was dead when he was very much alive. Show more
4 Extra Debut. Plastic - scourge of the planet, or synthetic scapegoat? An enviro-comedy with Jon Long and biologist Gillian Burke. From 2021. Show more
How to Play
Schubert's Trout Quintet with Chineke! Chamber Ensemble
28 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
We eavesdrop on Chineke! Chamber Ensemble at The Warehouse in London's Waterloo, as the players get ready for a performance of the iconic Trout Quintet by Schubert. Show more
Biggest Russian bombardment on Ukraine yet
Growing pressure on President to delay US troop withdrawal
45 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
In depth reporting, intelligent analysis and breaking news from a global perspective
1/10. Set in the Scottish Highlands, James Robertson’s latest novel reveals the secrets, both comic and tragic, of two incomers to an Angus glen. Read by Phyllis Logan. Show more
Michael Rosen on why personal names are mistaken or misspelled, in conversation and online. With guest Dhruti Shah, linguist Dr Laurel MacKenzie, and many stories from the audience Show more
Ray Davies talks to John Wilson about the inspiration behind two classic Kinks albums, 'Lola' and 'Muswell Hillbillies'. From November 2012. Show more
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Sarfraz Manzoor 's personal exploration of present day divisions between Muslims and non-Muslims, and his hopes for the future. Today, he looks at the issue of segregation. Show more
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