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A reflection and prayer to start the day with the Rev Dr Stephen Wigley, Chair of the Wales Synod of the Methodist Church. Show more
Farming Today
07/02/2022 Shellfish deaths; Solar farm; Livestock markets
11 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LW
Scientists disagree about what's killing marine life off the north east coast.
Plans for a giant solar farm in Lincolnshire. What future for livestock markets? Show more
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Bonita Johnson of the British Trust for Ornithology recalls her surprise at seeing a pair of robins grappling with one another on a woodland floor. Show more
News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
Penelope Corfield, Tristram Hunt and Philip McCann discuss Georgian ingenuity and the regional economy, with Tom Sutcliffe. Show more
Woman's Hour
Knitted Sandringham, Donna McLean, Language of reproduction
57 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Meet the creator of an extraordinary 'knitted Sandringham' - 92 year old Margaret Seaman. Show more
A son asks Charlotte and Cole to find photos from his parents’ wedding as his mother burned her album. During their search they uncover the best man’s links to the infamous Krays. Show more
Loose Ends
Neil Hannon, Michelle Collins, Michael Rosen, Felicity Ward, The Divine Comedy, Skip Marley, Arthur Smith, Clive Anderson
38 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Clive Anderson and Arthur Smith are joined by Neil Hannon, Michelle Collins, Michael Rosen and Felicity Ward for with an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy. Show more
Piranesi witnesses the joining of three tides and introduces us to the inhabitants of the House. Show more
You and Yours
Can't Afford Children, Fillers Removed, Online Sweets
39 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
As natural beauty is in, obviously filled lips are out. We hear about the complications that can arise if the correct substance isn't used to dissolve lip filler. Show more
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Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment, with Sarah Montague.
Lemn Sissay's Poetry Rebels
The Liverpool Poets
14 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
When the Liverpool poets started performing in bars and clubs, they launched a revolution. Lemn Sissay explores how spoken word changed poetry with Roger McGough and Brian Patten. Show more
Fallon has a bone to pick and Kate struggles to let go. Show more
You’ve seen the news, the blogs and Naomi’s infamous Snap. Now for the first time the hostages tell the inside story of what really happened on those two dark days in December. Show more
4 Extra Debut. Anne Reid stars as a woman finding nothing as she would like when visiting her son in London. Comic monologue from 2019. Show more
Three more music lovers join Paul Gambaccini for the eclectic music quiz. This week's contenders come from Cheltenham, Loughborough and the Wirral. Show more
The Food Programme
Eco-labelling for food - what difference could it make?
28 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
How could environmental-impact labels on food and drink products help lower the carbon footprint of the food industry? Jaega Wise finds out. Show more
Scottee examines the relationships between artists and those who assist them - those Lucian Freud called 'taxi drivers'. Show more
Christina Adane believes that more should be done to stop the proliferation of fast food outlets on our streets and that healthier, affordable alternatives should be available. 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
07/02/2022 Week of diplomacy begins to avert Ukraine invasion
30 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
World leaders begin a week of diplomacy to try to prevent a Russian invasion of Ukraine. Hospital bosses frustrated by delay of waiting list reduction plans.
David Mitchell hosts the comedy panel game. Pippa Evans, Geoff Norcott, Fern Brady and Simon Evans talk with deliberate inaccuracy on a variety of subjects. Show more
Mia issues a stern warning and Tom relives his painful past. Show more
Front Row
Yard Act's debut album, writer Esi Edugyan, Jason Katims on the TV series As We See It
42 minutes
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The band Yard Act on their debut album The Overload, writer Esi Edugyan on her essay collection Out of the Sun, screenwriter Jason Katims on the TV series As We See It. Show more
BBC journalist Jeremy Bowen returns home in search of what it means to be Welsh and explore how far and how fast Welsh identity is changing. Show more
What - if anything - do we owe to people who have not yet been born? And do the humans of the future have an equal moral claim to those who are alive today? Show more
Don’t mess with the Russians. Gabriel Gatehouse investigates. Show more
Penelope Corfield, Tristram Hunt and Philip McCann discuss Georgian ingenuity and the regional economy, with Tom Sutcliffe. Show more
Biggest Russian bombardment on Ukraine yet
Macron in Moscow
45 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
In-depth reporting, intelligent analysis and breaking news from a global perspective
Piranesi witnesses the joining of three tides and introduces us to the inhabitants of the House. Show more
Michael Rosen asks Julie Sedivy about memory and mother tongues, when a language once spoken has been lost. Show more
Susan Hulme reports as MPs ask why a plan to address NHS waiting lists has been delayed.
The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4.
Michael Ignatieff's new book is a profound exploration of the language of consolation through a series of essays. Today, consoling lessons from the Bible. William Hope reads. Show more
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