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Radio 4's daily prayer and reflection. Producer: Seamus Boyd Show more
Farming Today
11/01/22 - Alternative proteins, Cornish King Crabs and ELMS
13 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
Researchers suggest the gorse growing wild across Scotland could provide enough protein to feed the whole population as an alternative to meat. Show more
Tweet of the Day
Clare Jones on the Little Egret
2 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for over a year
Clare Jones recalls the inspiration of seeing a little egret and how a small event can change an entire outlook on life. Show more
News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
Sean Curran reports as Michael Gove unveils plans to tackle the cladding crisis in England and the Northern Ireland Secretary is recalled to debate Covid in schools.
‘He was interested in why I was so attached to this penguin’. Bex is at university when she starts feeling overwhelmed. As Bex deteriorates, doctors race to diagnose her. Show more
The Political Butterfly Effect
Did Mr Blobby upend local politics in Lancashire?
14 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
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Jim Waterson investigates how a doomed theme park based on a 1990s TV character turned local politics in Morecambe upside down, with long-lasting effects. Show more
Woman's Hour
Rhian Graham, Who is Sue Gray?, Hopeline19
58 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
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We ask who Sue Gray is, the civil servant charged with investigating the Downing Street parties. Show more
The Coming Storm
2. Sex, Lies, and… a Videotape
35 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
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Satan gets pulled into a conspiracy. Gabriel Gatehouse investigates. Show more
Felicity Finch follows a pioneering project that sees players from the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra working with prisoners to help them compose and record songs for their children. Show more
Khalil begins to tutor Yusuf in the ways of the shop. Uncle Aziz has 'adopted' Yusuf in lieu of a debt owed by his father. Show more
You and Yours
Call You and Yours - What has it been like being a student in the pandemic?
39 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
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What has it been like being a student in the pandemic? Email youandyours@bbc.co.uk and leave us a phone number or call us on 03700 100 444 from 11am on Tuesday morning. Show more
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Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment, with Sarah Montague.
Past Forward: A Century of Sound
Kitty Hart-Moxon
14 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
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Public historian Greg Jenner speaks to the veteran Holocaust survivor Kitty Hart-Moxon and reflects on the preservation of testimony with Oxford University’s Zoe Waxman. Show more
Fears are faced at Bridge Farm and Roy uncovers a secret. Show more
By David Ashton. When a wagon of silver is stolen by the counterfeiters Newton is convinced he's been betrayed by a political insider.
Starring William Gaminara. Show more
Jay Rayner hosts a culinary panel show packed full of tasty titbits. Show more
Cathy FitzGerald invites you to discover new details in old masterpieces, using your phone, tablet or computer. This episode - April by Francesco del Cossa. Show more
Doing your bit, dear old Blighty and BYOB. Michael Rosen and Professor Lynda Mugglestone explore words and phrases that defined the First World War and what they mean to us today. Show more
Lady Hale on the suffragette, businesswoman and founder of Time and Tide magazine, Lady Rhondda. 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
11/01/2022 PM faces pressure over No.10 party
30 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
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Labour's leader, Sir Keir Starmer, calls on Boris Johnson to come clean about drinks gathering.
Another chance to hear this episode from 2018. When neighbours fall out over a hedge is it really a police matter? Alfie recounts a case of neighbour dispute he had to deal with. Show more
Ed makes his feelings known and Mike’s painting the town red. Show more
Front Row
Winner of TS Elliot Prize for Poetry, Unboxed, Folk at the Hampstead Theatre
42 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
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Joelle Taylor winner of the 2021 TS Eliot Prize for Poetry, Martin Green on 2022’s three big cultural events, Katie Razzall unpacks Unboxed, Folk’s Nell Leyshon and Roxana Silbert. Show more
The high stakes cat and mouse game between police and drug dealers on the darknet - a secretive part of the internet which has been described as like 'online shopping for drugs'. Show more
It’s all about the audiobooks! We discuss Cold In Hand by John Harvey, Lost for Words by Stephanie Butland and The Pigeon Tunnel by John le Carré. Show more
Why is the new Omicron Covid variant more infectious and are the existing drug treatments still effective? James Gallagher puts your questions to the experts. Show more
‘He was interested in why I was so attached to this penguin’. Bex is at university when she starts feeling overwhelmed. As Bex deteriorates, doctors race to diagnose her. Show more
Biggest Russian bombardment on Ukraine yet
Growing calls for PM to explain Downing Street party
45 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
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In depth reporting, intelligent analysis and breaking news from a global perspective
Khalil begins to tutor Yusuf in the ways of the shop. Uncle Aziz has 'adopted' Yusuf in lieu of a debt owed by his father. Show more
Fortunately... with Fi and Jane
64. Lady barnacles and toga parties with Mishal Husain
39 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
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Mishal Husain comes fresh from the Today Programme studio to the Fortunately pizza where she’s lucky to catch Jane on fresh patch Thursday. Show more
Sean Curran reports as Labour demands answers over a lockdown gathering in the Downing Street garden in May 2020.
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After the Turkish invasion of Cyprus in 1974, abandoned homes and farmland came to provide a welcome habitat for some rare species. Show more
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