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Spiritual reflection to start the day with Fiona Stewart, a writer who runs a Christian arts charity.
Farming Today
28/09/2022 Elms "rapid review", wine exports
13 minutes
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The latest news about food, farming and the countryside Show more
Tweet of the Day
Will Young on the Woodland Kingfisher
2 minutes
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Singer Will Young on the woodland kingfisher. Show more
News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
More or Less
Mini-budget, TV audience for the Queen’s funeral and 0.5 on the Richter scale
28 minutes
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Did 4.1 billion people really watch the Queen’s funeral and how worried should we be about the steep falls in the pound? Show more
One Dish
Fried Plantain with Candice Brathwaite
14 minutes
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How do you cut yours? Candice and Andi discuss their shared eternal love of fried plantain. Show more
Woman's Hour
Women and Labour, Zarifa Ghafari, Leicester women united
58 minutes
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Why are women more likely than men to vote Labour if an election were held now? Show more
How a group of organisations in one Westminster building affected a decade of UK politics. Show more
The world-renowned storyteller’s home recordings. Featuring: Recipe For Disaster, Nailed and Must Everything Go? From 2021. Show more
You and Yours
Mortgages; Energy Price Cap; John Lewis Credit Card
53 minutes
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The very latest advice on mortgages and the energy price cap which comes into force this Saturday plus vaping - do we understand the risks? Show more
The latest weather forecast
Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment, with Sarah Montague.
The Scramble for Rare Earths
3. The Super Magnets
14 minutes
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Misha Glenny explores the world of rare earth metals. Neodymium is vital for wind turbines and electric motors but can the world become less dependent on China to supply it? Show more
Someone has a confession to make, and Alan finds himself torn. Show more
After buying the home of their dreams, Jed and Ira discover the previous occupant committed suicide there. Or was she murdered? A taut, dark, two-part mystery thriller. Show more
Buyers, sellers and re-mortgagers ask questions on how the housing market changes will impact them. Show more
What do sweeteners do to our bodies? James Gallagher investigates. And how to spot shonky claims made by health podcasts. Show more
Laurie Taylor asks if we have become a more orderly, rule-bound society and explores the history of rules and regulations. Show more
The Media Show
Telling the tale of market turmoil
28 minutes
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What the media does when currencies crash. 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
28/09/2022 The Bank of England is taking emergency action to try to calm financial markets.
30 minutes
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A treasury minister has insisted the Government's plan for growth is the right one.
Miles Jupp and guests with whimsical sketches including a new BBC1 game show and a jumper podcast. With Julia Davis. From 2022. Show more
The past returns to haunt Clarrie, and is there a cuckoo in the Nest at Brookfield? Show more
Front Row
The Blackwater Lightship, Filmmaker Kirsty Bell, Black Art
42 minutes
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New play The Blackwater Lightship, based on Colm Tóibín's novel; Kirsty Bell, debut film director of A Bird Flew In; and the history and shifting meaning of black art. Show more
The week, our guest Hannah wonders how she should talk about food with her kids in the face of mixed messages about body image and obesity. Show more
Crime writer Amit Dhand offers solutions to tackle integration, especially in his home city of Bradford. Show more
Tom Heap is joined by an expert panel to discuss how our energy market can be reshaped to produce smaller bills in a low carbon future. Show more
The Media Show
Telling the tale of market turmoil
28 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
What the media does when currencies crash. Show more
Biggest Russian bombardment on Ukraine yet
Budget crisis: Bank of England steps in
45 minutes
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In depth reporting, intelligent analysis and breaking news from a global perspective
The new novel by the Women’s Prize-shortlisted author of A Thousand Ships. Read by Susannah Fielding. Ep 8 of 10 - Perseus sets out for home with Medusa's severed head in his bag. Show more
Sweet dreams turn very sour. Tom Neenan discovers what horrors lurk in our apps and devices. From November 2020. Show more
Jon Holmes's multi-award-winning Skewer continues to twist itself into current affairs. This week - One Flew Over The Keir-coo's Nest, Dirty Chess, and a defibrillated pound. Show more
The comedian and quizzer explores people you've forgotten from a Vogue model to four famous yet unheard of women. From 2020. Show more
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The Captain's Apprentice by Caroline Davison
Vaughan Williams and Fen Country
14 minutes
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Ralph Vaughan Williams's emotional connection to the Fens found expression in his music where memories of youth, love and happiness make their mark. Read by Poppy Miller. Show more
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