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A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Harry Baker. Show more
Farming Today
26/04/22 - Money for farming, avian flu restrictions to be lifted and keeping rivers clean
13 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
Some farmers have called for the EU subsidies phase-out to be delayed - but others fear that would be bad news for nature, and could even drive farming budget cuts in future Show more
Miranda Krestovnikoff presents the story and sound of the barn owl. Show more
News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
Defence Secretary Ben Wallace updates MPs on Russian battlefield casualties in Ukraine. Susan Hulme presents.
Sangita Myska asks if on-demand buses can transform rural transport. Show more
Author Jerry Brotton explores the four cardinal directions, where they came from and how they have shaped both how we define ourselves and how we understand the world. Show more
Woman's Hour
Dame Margaret Beckett MP. Author Susan Cain. And helping women get a job.
57 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for over a year
Dame Margaret Beckett on standing down as an MP at the next elections. Author Susan Cain on her new book, Bittersweet. And how Smart Works is helping women back in to work. Show more
False flags, brutal military tactics and aspirations of greatness – Putin’s approach to the war in Syria, as he tries to prove Russia is still a power-broker in the Middle East. Show more
Mary Portas: On Style
Menswear and Gender-Fluid Fashion
28 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for over a year
In a new series of style with substance, Mary Portas looks at menswear past, present and future. We visit the V&A and meet JW Anderson, Edward Crutchley and Priya Ahluwalia. Show more
You and Yours
Call You and Yours: Can you cope with going cashless?
53 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
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Call You and Yours: Can you cope with going cashless? Which? reports on the closure of banks and ATM but can you deal with paying for everything digitally? Show more
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Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment, with Sarah Montague.
Five cultural figures from the front line of Russia's border with Europe - Lithuania, Finland, Moldova, Latvia and Estonia - explore their national psyche in uncertain times. Show more
Brian faces an uphill struggle and opportunity knocks for Tracy. Show more
In a post eco-holocaust, totally green world, there are still glimmers of a decadent past and one young woman decides to find out more about her banned past. Show more
Jay Rayner hosts a culinary panel show packed full of tasty titbits. Show more
Millions of trees were brought down by this winter's storms. Tom Heap asks what impact this will have on our forests - both present and future. Show more
Michael Rosen is joined by Harry Campbell to talk about the weather Show more
Great Lives
Lolita Chakrabarti on actor Ira Aldridge
28 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for over a year
Biographical series in which guests choose someone who has inspired their lives. 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
26/04/2022 US to move ‘heaven and earth’ to ensure Ukraine defeats Russia
30 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for over a year
The US Defence Secretary, Lloyd Austin, has vowed to move heaven and earth to make sure Ukraine defeats Russia.
Donna and Joe have a heart to heart, Vicky and Rav paint a room, and events spiral out of control. Stars Sam Spiro. From 2020. Show more
Tracy tries to make a good impression and debate rages about the future of Home Farm. Show more
Front Row
Tim Foley, Heartstopper, The Proms, Lawrence Power performs
42 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for over a year
Tim Foley discusses his award winning play, Electric Rosary, Heartstopper reviewed, Jessica Duchen on The Proms announcement, Lawrence Power performs live. Show more
Douglas Alexander examines whether recent crises - from Covid to the Ukraine war - have helped bring people together or driven them apart. Show more
In Touch
Elections Bill - The Final Decision; Accessible Opera
19 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for over a year
The Elections Bill will soon be passed into law. There were some key amendments approved, that aim to allow visually impaired people an independent and secret vote. Show more
All in the Mind
How to cope when your child can't
28 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for over a year
When Ursula Saunders' son was 11 he refused to go to school. Seeing him suffer caused her to crumble, so when she couldn't find support she wrote a book with psychologist friends. Show more
Sangita Myska asks if on-demand buses can transform rural transport. Show more
Biggest Russian bombardment on Ukraine yet
Guterres meets Putin in Moscow
45 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for over a year
In-depth reporting, intelligent analysis and breaking news from a global perspective.
The Bell family wait anxiously for news on Maisie’s family. Two sisters living under wartime duress. Read by Lisa Dwyer Hogg. Show more
Fortunately... with Fi and Jane
230. Natterjack Toads and Non-Confrontation, with Shaun Keaveny
60 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
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Fi and Jane are joined by fellow broadcaster and Fortunately co-star Shaun Keaveny. Show more
Susan Hulme reports as MPs criticise the prime minister over his trip to India and a minister explains why the home secretary needed to see the latest James Bond film.
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A revealing memoir by an anonymous bestselling criminal barrister of their journey towards the Bar, and their perception of the failures at the heart of the British justice system. Show more
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