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A reflection and prayer to start the day with the Rev Dr Craig Gardiner. Show more
Farming Today
01/08/22 - Robots on farms, Tenant farmers
11 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for years
A review of automation on farms has been published, calling for more cooperation between academia, business and farmers. Charlotte Smith looks at the issues facing tenant farmers. Show more
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Liz Bonnin presents the sonorous trumpeter swan of North America. Show more
News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
Dancer and choreographer Akram Khan tells John Wilson about the cultural turning points of his life. Show more
What will the legacy of last night’s Women’s Euro 2022 be? Former lioness and second highest goal scorer Kelly Smith joins Andrea Catherwood alongside Dame Heather Rabbatts. Show more
What are the challenges faced by UK house builders? Can they build whatever they want, or are they a hostage to local councils, town planning and new rules for building 'green'? Show more
You and Yours
Holiday Home Spoofing, Consumer Panel and Indy Coffee Shops
53 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for over a year
The low paid are struggling with rising prices but what about the middle classes, are they silently thriving? And the indy coffee shops eating into the high st chains market.
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Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment, with Jonny Dymond.
Laura McDaid held her ex's hand as he died at the Dignitas Clinic. 17 years later, she begins a search to fulfil his last request: to find his birth mother and pass on a message. Show more
Peggy has a moment of inspiration, and is something up, Shula? Show more
Jonathan Hall's comedy drama about an inner city academy school in Salford and how it coped with the pandemic in 2020. Starring Julie Hesmondhalgh. Show more
Russell Davies returns with a new run of the prestigious general knowledge quiz, to discover who will be named Brain of Britain 2022. Show more
Jaega Wise investigates the hype around protein supplements. Do they work? Are they healthy and how much protein do we need? Show more
Sketches: Stories of Art and People
City Streets
28 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for over a year
We're in Baghdad via Oxford - as well as Bristol and London with three stories about art and city streets. Show more
In changing and challenging times, Alan Dein connects with people across the world who are reaching further, dreaming deeper and seeking a different path in life. 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
01/08/2022 Lionesses lift the European Championship trophy
30 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for over a year
The victorious England women's football team have lifted the European Championship trophy in front of thousands of fans at a huge celebration in Trafalgar Square.
A return visit to Malvern for Rory Bremner, Marcus Brigstocke, Rachel Parris and Graeme Garden with Jack Dee the reluctant arbiter. Show more
Adil has a crowd to win over, and has Roy got everything in hand? Show more
Front Row
Beyoncé's album Renaissance, poet Don Paterson, the New Diorama Theatre, Free-for-All exhibition, Nichelle Nichols remembered
42 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
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Beyoncé's album Renaissance, poet Don Paterson's collection The Arctic, the New Diorama Theatre, the Free-for-All exhibition, Star Trek actor Nichelle Nichols remembered. Show more
‘A totally blank, quiet, nothingness.’ This is how Justin describes the inside of his head. Psychologist Charles Fernyhough finds out what it’s like to have a ‘silent mind’. Show more
Tigers are making a remarkable comeback in Nepal - but is there a human cost to this story? Show more
Noah Charney explores the market in Chinese antiquities, from auction houses to collectors, trailing the famous Zodiac heads from the Old Summer Palace. Show more
The Smugglers' Trail
Smugglers Profit as War Rages
28 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for over a year
Smuggling gangs have been quick to capitalise on the war in Ukraine: Sue Mitchell and Rob Lawrie investigate the profits being made as people flee their homes in search of safety. Show more
Biggest Russian bombardment on Ukraine yet
US House Speaker Pelosi to visit Taiwan tomorrow
45 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for over a year
In-depth reporting, intelligent analysis and breaking news from a global perspective.
In Europe Mrs Bridge discovers much that is unlike Kansas City. The trip of a lifetime yields some memorable experiences, in London, Paris and Rome. Show more
Word of Mouth
Ghosting Caking and Breadcrumbing
28 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for over a year
A whole new language has sprung up to describe the world of internet romance Show more
Greg Jenner is joined by the brilliant comedian Tim Minchin and Palaeolithic archaeologist Dr Becky Wragg Sykes as they head back in time to meet the Neanderthals. Show more
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Angela Hui recalls growing up at the counter of her parents’ Chinese takeaway in a small Welsh town. Food is both work and pleasure for the Hui family. Show more
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