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A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Harry Baker. Show more
Farming Today
28/04/22 - Global vegetable oil shortages, Wildlife Trusts strategy and drought in Scotland
13 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for years
Global vegetable oil supply is facing a perfect storm: not least the war in Ukraine which is disrupting exports of sunflower oil. Show more
David Attenborough presents the song thrush. Show more
News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
News from Westminster with Susan Hulme.
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the lives of martyrs in the first three centuries of Christianity and how Eusebius presented their stories once the Roman Empire became Christian. Show more
Woman's Hour
Julia Bradbury, Porn in Parliament, Female Life of Pi
57 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
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Julia Bradbury joins Emma to discuss her documentary Breast Cancer and Me. Show more
Crossing Continents
The Accordion Wars of Lesotho
29 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
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Rivalry between stars of a unique form of accordion music, Famo, has sparked gang warfare that’s terrorising communities in the southern African kingdom of Lesotho Show more
Looking for Jack Kerouac in his hometown on his 100th birthday. With Geoff Dyer, AM Homes and Holly George-Warren. Show more
Gap Finders: We explore how Greg Jackson, founder and CEO of Octopus Energy, found a gap in the market to form a company that has more than two million direct customers. Show more
They’re promoted as a greener and cheaper alternative to gas boilers, but are air source heat pumps suitable for every home? We take the temperature to help a listener decide. 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
There’s a difficult question for Susan, and Clarrie is feeling left out. Show more
In San Francisco Jean and McLevy are thrown closer together – an intimacy which doesn’t always suit either of them! And McLevy becomes chief suspect in a murder. Show more
Helen Mark visits a field on the edge of Bath, used as the burial ground for a 19th-century workhouse. She hears how people are now commemorating those who were buried anonymously. Show more
Singer-songwriter KT Tunstall presents the BBC Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Hope and Homes for Children Show more
Open Book
Julian Barnes; How Words Get Good; Bangkok Postcard
28 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
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Julian Barnes on his new novel Elizabeth Finch and editorial manager Rebecca Lee on her book How Words Get Good. Show more
Jill Lepore untangles the strange sci-fi roots of Silicon Valley's extreme capitalism. Show more
BBC Inside Science
The Ebb and Flow of the Tidal Power Revolution
44 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for over a year
What do we know about the mysterious cases of hepatitis in children? Also, is the tidal revolution final happening, the future of lab-grown meats, and finding hope amid extinction. 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
28/04/2022 A British man believed to have been fighting for Ukrainian forces has been killed
30 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
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A British man believed to have been fighting for Ukrainian forces has been killed; another British national is missing.
Quizzer and comedian Paul Sinha and his audience join together to compile a perfect pub quiz, this week on the theme of The World. Show more
Jazzer makes a big gesture and Adam puts his plan into action. Show more
Front Row
The Corn is Green play and Walter Sickert exhibition reviewed, Cherylee Houston
42 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
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The Corn is Green at the National Theatre and Tate Britain's Walter Sickert exhibition reviewed, plus actor Cherylee Houston founder of disability access organization TripleC Show more
The Briefing Room
What's the impact of the Shanghai lockdown?
29 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
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What will the social and economic costs be of China's full-scale lockdown of Shanghai? David Aaronovitch examines the problems with the country's vaccination programme. Show more
It’s 1996 and like for most young people, looks are important to Jill Clark. Her journey home from the pub is about to make her question the importance of the human face. Show more
BBC Inside Science
The Ebb and Flow of the Tidal Power Revolution
44 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for over a year
What do we know about the mysterious cases of hepatitis in children? Also, is the tidal revolution final happening, the future of lab-grown meats, and finding hope amid extinction. Show more
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the lives of martyrs in the first three centuries of Christianity and how Eusebius presented their stories once the Roman Empire became Christian. Show more
Biggest Russian bombardment on Ukraine yet
United Nations boss visits Ukraine
45 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for over a year
In-depth reporting, intelligent analysis and breaking news from a global perspective.
These Days by Lucy Caldwell
9. Secrets and Goodbyes
14 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for 5 months
Doreen finally confides her secret and Florence says goodbye to an old friend. Tale of two sisters read by Lisa Dwyer Hogg. Show more
Tim Vincent, Mick Ferry and Russell Kane return to discuss names and labels and are joined by Yorkshire comedian Pete Selwood and trans journalist Freddy McConnell. Show more
All the news from today's sitting at Westminster.
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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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