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A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Father Luigi Gioia. Show more
Farming Today
22/02/2022 - Growing maize for AD, young farmers and storm damage on farms
13 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LW
Researchers say growing crops to feed anaerobic digesters to produce energy makes no environmental sense. Show more
David Attenborough presents the sounds and story of the greenfinch. Show more
News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
Sean Curran reports as MPs return from their half-term break to hear the prime minister relax Covid rules in England and the defence secretary update them on Ukraine.
The Life Scientific
Julia Shaw on memories that aren't true
38 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Can you get someone to believe they committed a crime (when they didn't)? Julia Shaw tells Jim Al-Khalil about her life and work. Show more
The Political Butterfly Effect
Did an engine failure fuel the climate crisis?
14 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Did the failure of a boat engine off the coast of Cuba in 1999 set off a chain of events that led to the current climate change crisis? Show more
Woman's Hour
Competitive cheerleading, Criminal records, Professor Clare Chambers
57 minutes
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Do we change our bodies because we want to or because we are being pressured to conform by society? Professor of Political Philosophy Clare Chambers joins Emma. Show more
The Sovereign Individual, the book that predicted the future we now live in. Show more
It's a world famous work of art, a piece of political propaganda, a mystery. No one knows who made the Bayeux Tapestry. Abigail Youngman looks for clues in the margins. Show more
Leaving Pontypridd, Violet sets sail for Italy with the ATS while in Birmingham, her counterpart settles into a new phase of life.
Readers Morfydd Clark and Lorna Nickson Brown Show more
You and Yours
Call You & Yours: How confident do you feel about living with Covid?
39 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
The government's plans for living with Covid include the end to a legal requirement to isolate if you test positive, an end to isolation support payments, and withdrawal of tests. Show more
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Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment, with Sarah Montague.
A strange story from the Casbah in Algiers...of a murder, a knife and a family secret. Show more
Rex faces his accusers and Tracy is on a quest. Show more
Jess meets Dan and falls in love. It changes both of their lives. But who is Dan? Holli Dempsey and Josef Altin star in a new thriller from the creator of Tracks, Matthew Broughton Show more
Short romantic documentaries and adventures in sound. Presented by Josie Long. Show more
Jonathan Freedland explores the past behind the present. In the last of this long view of the future we ask: when do civilizations and systems know that things cannot go on? Show more
How does computer translation actually work? And how does my phone know what I'm saying? Michael Rosen talks to author Lane Greene about new developments in language technologies. Show more
CHVRCHES frontwoman Lauren Mayberry and comedian Rob Deering join Harriett Gilbert to chew over the merits of 'Mansfield Park', 'The Memory Police' and 'Kiss Myself Goodbye'. 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
22/02/2022 The UK has announced sanctions against Russia -- after Moscow ordered troops into parts of Ukraine.
30 minutes
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The UK has announced sanctions against Russia -- after Moscow ordered troops into parts of Ukraine.
A satirical look at modern life. Conversations in the worlds of work, relationships, and families. With Gabby Best. From 2022. Show more
One resident attempts to play Cupid and speculation mounts about Rex. Show more
Front Row
Samuel Bailey, Sensitivity Readers, Social Media Satire
42 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Playwright Samuel Bailey on his new play, Sorry, You're Not a Winner, sensitivity readers in publishing, Munya Chawawa and Rosie Holt on making satire for social media. Show more
Online subscription scams are now a billion dollar industry, with many victims unknowingly stung with hidden charges and costs. Show more
In Touch
Software & Technology Within the Workplace
19 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
The rapid evolution of technology has left access to work-based software wanting. We discuss the problems and possible solutions. Show more
Inside Health
Rapid genome sequencing in the clinic
28 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Doctors in the United States have broken the world record for sequencing an entire human genome. James Gallagher hears how their efforts are saving lives in intensive care. Show more
The Life Scientific
Julia Shaw on memories that aren't true
38 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Can you get someone to believe they committed a crime (when they didn't)? Julia Shaw tells Jim Al-Khalil about her life and work. Show more
Biggest Russian bombardment on Ukraine yet
New sanctions against Russia from UK, EU and US
45 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
In-depth reporting, intelligent analysis and breaking news from a global perspective.
Leaving Pontypridd, Violet sets sail for Italy with the ATS while in Birmingham, her counterpart settles into a new phase of life.
Readers Morfydd Clark and Lorna Nickson Brown Show more
Fortunately... with Fi and Jane
223. Sliding In on a Shrimp Sandwich, with your Emails.
51 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
This week on the podcast, Fi and Jane rifle through the digital postbag to select some of the best listener emails from the past month. Show more
Sean Curran reports on the prime minister's statement on Ukraine and MPs reaction to it.
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Metaphysical Animals by Clare MacCumhaill and Rachael Wiseman
2. Learning in Wartime
14 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LW
The quartet of brilliant women friends are inspired and challenged at Oxford University where the seeds of their philosophical thinking are sewn. Fenella Woolgar reads. Show more
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