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Spiritual reflection to start the day with Linden Bicket, teacher of literature and religion at Edinburgh University's School of Divinity.
As of today, no more free range eggs on our shelves. Show more
The latest weather forecast for farmers.
Martin Hughes-Games presents the willow tit. Show more
News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
Richard Wyn Jones, Hanan Issa, Marion Loeffler and Richard King discuss the historical, cultural and political forces that have shaped Welshness, with Helen Lewis. Show more
Woman's Hour
Maggie Murray, Melinda Simmons, Emma Beddington and Sandy Black, Tina Backhouse, Matthew Greenwood
57 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
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Photographing Protest: Resistance through a feminist lens opens this week, with work by a range of female photographers including Maggie Murray, Show more
Bex realised that she had primary school children in her Leeds classroom who were exhausted because they had no proper beds to sleep on. She now delivers free beds to those in need Show more
Loose Ends
Barry Humphries, Andy Hamilton, Laura Neal, Nilüfer Yanya, Pictish Trail, Arthur Smith, Clive Anderson
36 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
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Clive Anderson and Arthur Smith are joined by Barry Humphries, Andy Hamilton and Laura Neal for an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy. Show more
Two African American women meet one hot afternoon in Chicago, 1925. Both are light skinned and able to pass for white, but only one has chosen to spend her life on the other side. Show more
You and Yours
Supermarket Shakeup; Electric Vehicle charging on the motorway
39 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
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Supermarkets get ready for new obesity rules on locations of unhealthy foods instore and a ban on selling them in special offers. Gridserve boss on EV charging rivals on motorway. Show more
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Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment, with Sarah Montague.
Past Forward: A Century of Sound
Dinner Is Served
14 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
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Historian Greg Jenner hears a fragment of archive recorded at Smithfield Market in 1935 and reflects on British food supply chains then and now. Show more
Jazzer receives bad news and Tony finds himself the subject of criticism. Show more
Conclusion of the seasonal drama following life on a wetlands nature reserve in Norfolk over one year. Starring Sophie Okonedo and Mark Rylance. Show more
The music quiz reaches its climax as Paul Gambaccini is joined by the three finalists aiming to take home the 2022 Counterpoint trophy. Show more
Sheila Dillon and expert panel discuss the true cost of food production and the impact that it has on our health and the environment. Show more
Banding: Love, Spit and Valve Oil
The pursuit of excellence
28 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
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Martin Green looks at why brass bands are so good and asks if the cut-throat culture around contesting is worth it. Show more
Aleks Krotoski asks why we're always yearning for next technological solution to our problems rather than settling on the one we've just got? 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
21/03/2022 Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe says government was too slow to secure her release
30 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
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Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe has questioned why it's taken six years and five foreign secretaries to secure her release.
Sue Perkins challenges Zoe Lyons, Gyles Brandreth, Shazia Mirza and Paul Merton to speak for 60 seconds without repetition, deviation or hesitation. Show more
Alice is stunned by a shocking admission, and Alan is worried about a family member. Show more
Front Row
Hew Locke, Ivo Van Hove, Danielle De Niese, Ernesto Ottone and Dr Maya Goodfellow
42 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
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Hew Locke on The Procession, his ambitious new installation at Tate Britain. Theatre director Ivo Van Hove and soprano Danielle de Niese explore Jean Cocteau’s play La Voix Humane. Show more
With labour shortages and the cost of living back as big issues for the first time in years, Phil Tinline traces the ups and downs of the politics of pay in Britain since 2008. Show more
Tim Whewell examines the changing face of decision-making in Putin’s Russia and asks if anyone can say no to its president. Show more
The Anatomy of Kindness
Is there such thing as a pure act of kindness?
28 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
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Using evidence from the BBC Kindness Test, neuroscientists and evolutionary psychologists, Claudia Hammond asks if we can ever be purely kind and if our motivations matter. Show more
Richard Wyn Jones, Hanan Issa, Marion Loeffler and Richard King discuss the historical, cultural and political forces that have shaped Welshness, with Helen Lewis. Show more
Biggest Russian bombardment on Ukraine yet
New curfew in the Ukrainian capital Kyiv
45 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
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In-depth reporting, intelligent analysis and breaking news from a global perspective.
Two African American women meet one hot afternoon in Chicago, 1925. Both are light skinned and able to pass for white, but only one has chosen to spend her life on the other side. Show more
Greg Jenner and his guests Dr Michell Chresfield and comedian Desiree Burch travel to 1920s Paris to meet the phenomenal Josephine Baker. Show more
News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament
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Making History: The Storytellers Who Shaped The Past by Richard Cohen
Who Tells Our Story?
14 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
Black historians from the early chroniclers of the black experience in the 19th century and black women historians speaking out. Show more
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