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A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Canon Anne Easter. Show more
Farming Today
01/06/22 - Human food from grass, lab-grown meat and robotic weeders
13 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LW
A pioneering project is setting out to prove that the nutritional goodness in grass can be extracted and fed directly to humans. Show more
Chris Packham presents the blue tit. Show more
News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
More or Less
Jubilee costs, fuel poverty and imperial measures
28 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
We debunk a claim the government is spending £38,000 per household on the jubilee. Show more
Just One Thing - with Michael Mosley
Enjoy Oily Fish
14 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Michael reveals how eating more oily fish can benefit your body and brain - from reducing chronic inflammation to influencing your mood and even your walking speed! Show more
Woman's Hour
Tahmima Anam, Genome Sequencing, Twinnie
56 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Women's voices and women's lives - topical conversations to inform, challenge and inspire. Show more
In 1985, Carol Taylor wrote a survival guide for young black men who are stopped by the police. Her son Laurence Legall charts how it came about. Show more
Lady Killers with Lucy Worsley
7. Mary Ann Cotton
28 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Lucy Worsley investigates Britain’s first female serial killer, asking how she got away with it for so long. Show more
You and Yours
Google listing hack; Royal memorabilia; Pension credit
53 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Peter White with the latest consumer affairs news, including the extraordinary story of how criminals hijacked a key-cutter's Google listing and gained the keys to people's homes. Show more
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Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment, with Sarah Montague.
Oliver Bullough traces Britain's vital role in the growth of 'offshore' money laundering. In this episode: the arrival of the oligarchs. Show more
What’s the story with Adil? David tries his hand at photography. Show more
Lockdown explored from an unexpected angle in this coming-of-age drama by Sami Ibrahim. A figure waits on a deserted beach in a deserted seaside town for her father to return. Show more
Ruth Alexander and a panel of experts talk changing your attitude towards money. Show more
All in the Mind
Post-pandemic mental health; navigation ability; conversations with strangers
28 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Claudia Hammond on the UK's post-pandemic mental health and hears of new research into how the environment we grow up in affects our ability to navigate Show more
Ballroom dancing: Laurie Taylor explores its social history and sexual politics. Show more
The Media Show
Dan Walker and Reporting on the Royals
28 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Dan Walker on his move from BBC Breakfast to Channel 5. Also in the show, are Royal journalists capable of ever being truly critical? 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
01/06/2022 Moscow slams US arms pledge
30 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Russia has accused Washington of pouring oil on the fire by supplying Kyiv with rockets.
Joining Victoria Coren Mitchell to commit heresy this week are the comedians Miles Jupp and David Mitchell, and former chair of the Conservative Party, Baroness Sayeeda Warsi. Show more
Tracy knows when she’s onto a good thing, and the numbers don’t add up for Ruth. Show more
Front Row
Tracey Emin, Anthony Joseph, Bergman Island
42 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Tracey Emin, poet Anthony Joseph performs live and Bergman Island reviewed. Show more
What is the point of university? Michael Buerk debates the role of universities. Now many more people study for a degree, have standards fallen? Is it good value for students? Show more
Just One Thing - with Michael Mosley
Enjoy Oily Fish
14 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Michael reveals how eating more oily fish can benefit your body and brain - from reducing chronic inflammation to influencing your mood and even your walking speed! Show more
A Thorough Examination with Drs Chris and Xand
Series 1: Addicted to Food
S1. Ep 1 - How did we get so different?
28 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Chris and Xand talk to geneticist Dr Giles Yeo to understand the origins of Xand's size, learning how food environments affect our susceptibility to Ultra Processed Food. Show more
The Media Show
Dan Walker and Reporting on the Royals
28 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Dan Walker on his move from BBC Breakfast to Channel 5. Also in the show, are Royal journalists capable of ever being truly critical? Show more
Biggest Russian bombardment on Ukraine yet
Johnny Depp wins libel case against Amber Heard
45 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
In-depth reporting, intelligent analysis and breaking news from a global perspective.
Gill abandons Calista during their dinner with Billy Wilder. Calista talks about her passion for film composing. Wilder lends her a book, "Fedora" which will be his next film. Show more
Sunil Patel: An Idiot's Guide to Cryptocurrency
How to Pull Off a Crypto-Heist
14 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for years
Tired of trying to make money legitimately, comedian and broadcaster Sunil Patel attempts the internet’s greatest crypto-heist. Show more
Rosie Jones: Box Ticker Too
Gender, with Bethany Black
14 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for years
Rosie explores gender and changes in attitudes to men, women and everything between. With comedian Bethany Black. From 2021. Show more
Epiphanies
Erland Cooper, Isata Kanneh-Mason, Caroline Bird, Testament
28 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
John Wilson listens to the extraordinary light-bulb moments that have inspired some of our best known artists on their creative journey. Show more
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Broadcaster and bestselling author Jeremy Paxman’s history of how coal shaped Britain and became the nation’s powerhouse. Read by Adrian Scarborough. Today, the power of steam. Show more
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