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Spiritual reflection to start the day with the Rev Lezley Stewart of the Church of Scotland.
Farming Today
28/06/22 - The increasing cost of fruit production
13 minutes
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Anna Hill visits a fruit farm in Kent where the cost of production has increased by around 15% - the farmer says it means he's losing money on some of his berries. Show more
Michaela Strachan presents the spotted redshank. Show more
News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
Sean Curran reports as MPs vote on government plans to ditch parts of the Brexit deal for Northern Ireland.
The Life Scientific
Sir Martin Landray on saving over a million lives
40 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
RECOVERY, the world's biggest drug trial for Covid-19, has saved over a million lives. Sir Martin Landray talks to Jim Al-Khalili about how he pulled off this monumental feat. Show more
One to One
Emma Garland and Kiri Pritchard-McLean on living in Wales
14 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
A funny and compelling interview about moving country and what it means. Show more
Woman's Hour
Andrea Prudente, Zara Aleena, Women in Science, Loo queues at festivals
58 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
The US woman treated in Spain after being refused an abortion in Malta. Show more
Test Match Special
England v South Africa. The Women's Test from Taunton
8 hours, 14 minutes
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Test Match Special. England v South Africa. Commentary on the Women's Test from Taunton with Henry Moeran, Melissa Story, Alex Hartley and Anya Shrubsole. Show more
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Test Match Special
England v South Africa. The Women's Test from Taunton
1 hour, 2 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWTest Match Special. England v South Africa. Commentary on the Women's Test from Taunton with Henry Moeran, Melissa Story, Alex Hartley and Anya Shrubsole. Show more
It's opening night at Gabriella's pub. Andrew is desperate to perform, but first they have to survive their day job as delivery driver in the deadly outer zone (the suburbs). Show more
Lily wants to let her hair down, and Ben feels aggrieved. Show more
Front Row
Arthur Hughes as Richard III, Literary Prizes, Dadaist Interventions
42 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Arthur Hughes on playing Richard III at the RSC, the future of literary prizes discussed, a day of Dadaist interventions in art galleries. Show more
File on 4
Children’s Homes: Profits Before Care?
37 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Following on from last month’s children’s social care review, Tom Wall investigates the care standards provided by companies who make big profits out of children’s homes. Show more
In Touch
Festivals; Visually Impaired Musicians Changing the Industry
19 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
A review of Glastonbury Festival with Nina Chesworth, and we talk about access provisions at other festivals happening this year, with Gideon Feldman from Attitude is Everything. Show more
All in the Mind
Urban rewilding for wellbeing, oxytocin and kindness, false alarm crowd panic
28 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Claudia Hammond uncovers new evidence into the benefits on our mood of rewilding our cities, and new insights into the biology underpinning how kindness breeds kindness in others. Show more
The Life Scientific
Sir Martin Landray on saving over a million lives
40 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
RECOVERY, the world's biggest drug trial for Covid-19, has saved over a million lives. Sir Martin Landray talks to Jim Al-Khalili about how he pulled off this monumental feat. Show more
Biggest Russian bombardment on Ukraine yet
Ghislaine Maxwell sentenced to 20 years in jail
45 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
In-depth reporting, intelligent analysis and breaking news from a global perspective
A novel based on the early life of the poet Charles Causley, the mother who raised him single-handed, and the clandestine love he hid from the world. Read by Tristan Sturrock. Show more
Fortunately... with Fi and Jane
239. Broom Tests and Talking Peppers, with Nick Grimshaw
54 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
This week on the podcast, Fi and Jane are joined by the presenter Nick Grimshaw. Show more
Sean Curran reports as MPs question top civil servant Simon Case over parties in Downing Street - and peers complain about the cost of travel insurance for older holidaymakers.
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Vast amounts of information can be gleaned from sniffing and, with the right neurons to interpret odours around them, many animals know far more about their environment than we do. Show more
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