The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
The latest news from BBC Radio 4
A reflection and prayer to start the day with the Rev Dr Bert Tosh.
Farming Today
07/12/21 - Seasonal Workers Pilot, Welsh farm payments and dog attacks
13 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LW
New research suggests temporary workers coming into the UK on the Seasonal Workers Pilot get a 'raw deal'. Show more
Tweet of the Day
Josh Myers on the Short-Eared Owl
1 minute
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Teenager Josh Myers describes how photographing wildlife in the Peak District around Sheffield reduces his Tourette's symptoms in Tweet of the Day. 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.
Things Fell Apart
S1. Ep 5: A Scottish Jewish joke
33 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
A series of strange, unexpected, human stories from the history of the culture wars. Show more
Philippa Greer discusses the imprisonment of people convicted of genocide. Show more
Woman's Hour
Secretary of State for Defence Ben Wallace, Education activist Vee Kativhu, Pregnancy and homelessness
58 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Emma speaks to the secretary of state for defence, Ben Wallace, about the government’s plans to improve women’s experiences in the armed forces. Show more
Prof Ben Garrod and Dr Jess French take up the rare opportunity to delve deep inside three of nature's wondrous wild animals offering new insights into their success as a species. Show more
Moving Pictures
The Feast of Herod by Peter Paul Rubens
28 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Cathy FitzGerald invites you to discover new details in old masterpieces, using your phone, tablet or computer. This episode - The Feast of Herod by Rubens. Show more
Jim, failing to find full-time work, has become a film extra. When he is apparently mistaken for a famous actor, he becomes the victim of a cruel joke. Show more
You and Yours
Call You and Yours: How has your high street changed?
39 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
How is your high street changing? What is replacing all the shops that have closed in recent years?
Email youandyours@bbc.co.uk and don't forget to leave your phone number. Show more
The latest weather forecast
Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment, with Sarah Montague.
The UK’s donor anonymity law of 2005 drove people online for two very different reasons - either to never be anonymous or to never be known. Show more
Johnny’s getting snappy while Hazel has it all worked out. Show more
Linda Marshall Griffiths' drama series set in a flooded future world. The story of a hotel at the end of the world…that’s starting to disappear. Show more
The shepherd and writer James Rebanks examines regenerative farming methods and whether they could work on his farm in the Lake District. Can he use his farm to save the planet? Show more
Josie Long presents short documentaries and audio adventures about how our sense of self collides with the world outside. Show more
Philosopher and author James Garvey examines the rise of behavioural science at the heart of our politics. Show more
Historian Niall Ferguson chooses the creator of The Hobbit, Gandalf and Gollum, JRR Tolkien. With Matthew Parris. From 2021. Show more
Afternoon news and current affairs programme, reporting on breaking stories and summing up the day's headlines.
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
Six O'Clock News
07/12/2021 Ministers & senior officials involved in getting people out of Afghanistan defend their actions after criticism
30 minutes
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Ministers & senior officials involved getting people out of Afghanistan after the country fell to the Taliban defend their actions from criticism by Foreign Office whistle-blower.
Max and Ivan try to help the penniless ringmaster of the Cirque Du Solihull. Stars Max Olesker and Ivan Gonzalez. From 2017. Show more
Fallon puts her foot in it, and Susan doesn’t like what she sees. Show more
Front Row
Steven Spielberg, Working Class Heritage, Will Sharpe
42 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Steven Spielberg on new West Side Story movie. Do we value our working class heritage? Will Sharpe discusses directing Landscapers drama. Show more
Brexit created a trade border between Great Britain and Northern Ireland. Neil McCarthy travels the Belfast-Birkenhead ferry in search of the border down the Irish Sea. Show more
In Touch
Accessibility at Further Education Colleges; Guide Dog Retirement Age
19 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
New research suggests that 8 out of 10 colleges are not compliant with accessibility laws, meaning some visually impaired students may face barriers in accessing further education. Show more
All in the Mind
Earworms in sleep, body sensations and image, Louis Wain exhibition
28 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Claudia Hammond examines the effect of musical earworms on a good night's sleep, and how awareness of our internal bodily sensations influences feelings about body image. Show more
Things Fell Apart
S1. Ep 5: A Scottish Jewish joke
33 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
A series of strange, unexpected, human stories from the history of the culture wars. Show more
Biggest Russian bombardment on Ukraine yet
Biden-Putin video call
45 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
In-depth reporting, intelligent analysis and breaking news from a global perspective
Tragedy strikes at Damien's birthday party. Academy award-winning horror read by Game of Thrones’ Owen Teale. Show more
