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A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Brahmacharini Shripriya Chaitanya Show more
Farming Today
05/11/21 Methane and net zero; Scottish susbsidy system; Carbon auditing; COP26
13 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
Measuring methane, new farm payments that will replace CAP in Scotland, carbon audits, the people who carry them out and the farmers who commission them. A snapshot of COP26. Show more
Conversational voices of those inspired by birds. Avian vet Richard Jones introduces a strange tale from his surgery involving the gyr falcon, the world's largest falcon. Show more
News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
All the news from Westminster and beyond with Susan Hulme.
Desert Island Discs
Peter Schmeichel, footballer
37 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for over a year
Peter Schmeichel, footballer, shares the eight discs, book and luxury item he would want with him if cast away on a desert island. With Lauren Laverne. Show more
Woman's Hour
Rachel Wood & Dr Penny Coombes Monicah Kamandau, Brianna Fruean & Farhana Yamin , Dani Larkin, Dr Asma Khalil
54 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
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Archaeologist Rachel Wood discusses the Romano-British sculptures unearthed during excavations for the HS2 rail project with Dr Penny Coombes and Anita Rani. Show more
Activist and satirist Heydon Prowse unpacks the tech industry's great green pivot. Show more
4 Extra Debut. A pair of online influencers’ image is not as harmonious as it seems. With Katy Brand and Katherine Parkinson. From 2021. Show more
By Keith Stuart. Will finds the unexploded bomb in the garden of Avon Lodge - and everything changes. Show more
You and Yours
Gaming fraud, Eco on a budget, Muslim student finance
39 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for over a year
The rise of gaming related fraud - we hear from one gamer who's fallen victim to it. Show more
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Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment, with Jonny Dymond.
Gordon Corera tracks down some of the sceptics engaged in a long-running battle with the climate scientists over data, and he considers the legacy of the events of 2009.
Kirsty is left with an impossible choice and Tom and Natasha have expansion on their mind. Show more
The investigation into the disappearance of Evie Bennett continues, only now her home has been swallowed by a large sink hole. Lucy Catherine's supernatural thriller. Show more
A History of Ghosts
9. 20th-Century Poltergeist
14 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
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Kirsty Logan explores how the poltergeist changed in the 20th century, and how, often, something more terrible than ghosts haunts those at the centre of a poltergeist case. Show more
Gardeners' Question Time
GQT at Home: Sustainable Plots and Salad Pots
42 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
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Kathy Clugston hosts this week's gardening Q&A. Show more
By Mona Dash. Annika, a widow, has a well-organised life. But a Facebook friend request sends her spiralling into the past. Show more
Last Word
Sir Michael Rutter (pictured), Christopher Wenner, Sister Megan Rice, Jeanette Altwegg
28 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for over a year
Matthew Bannister on psychiatrist Sir Michael Rutter, film maker Christopher Wenner, campaigner Sister Megan Rice, figure skater Jeanette Altwegg. Show more
Is the BBC’s journalism impartial? After criticism, the corporation has now produced a ten-point plan to try and improve matters. A BBC Executive Committee member gives his views. 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
05/11/2021 Multiple resignations amid Yorkshire cricket club racism row
30 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
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The chairman of Yorkshire County Cricket Club and two other board members have resigned over their response to racism experienced by a former player.
Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis present the week via topical stand-up and sketches from the BBC Radio Theatre in front of a remote audience. Show more
Sian Ejiwunmi-Le Berre argues against the tyranny of positivity, which forms part of a culture of 'performative wellness'. Show more
Guests - British/Malaysian composer Jasmin Kent Rodgman and Welsh operatic tenor Gwyn Hughes Jones - join Cerys Matthews and Jeffrey Boakye to add five more tracks to the playlist. Show more
Any Questions?
Jamie Driscoll, Trudy Harrison MP, Tom Harwood, Christine Jardine MP
47 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
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Chris Mason presents political debate and discussion from Carlisle College with Jamie Driscoll, Trudy Harrison MP, Tom Harwood and Christine Jardine MP. Show more
Sarah Dunant looks at why Italy - that political wild child - is obeying every law in the book when it comes to Covid. Show more
Prof Andrea Sella on the shifting image of the scientist in popular culture, from Frankenstein to Tony Stark via victorious postwar boffinry and megalomanical Bond villainy. Show more
Biggest Russian bombardment on Ukraine yet
UN Security Council calls for end to Ethiopia fighting
45 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
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In depth reporting, intelligent analysis and breaking news from a global perspective
By Keith Stuart. Will finds the unexploded bomb in the garden of Avon Lodge - and everything changes. Show more
The NHS palliative care doctor and author, and the barrister and author share the books that have inspired them, with presenter Harriett Gilbert. Show more
News and views from Westminster with Mark D'Arcy. Show more
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The internationally acclaimed artist and activist's memoir turns to his detention in 2011, and he considers why freedom is precious. Benedict Wong reads. Show more
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