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A reflection and prayer to start the day with the Rt Revd Mary Stallard, Assistant Bishop in Bangor. Show more
Farming Today
13/12/2022 Land Use report; Avian flu; Cheese exports
13 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for years
A House of Lords Committee calls for a new commission to create a land use framework. Avian flu - why it's got so bad and will it ruin Christmas? A special report. Cheese exports. Show more
Writer Amy Liptrot recalls seeing hooded crows while living in Berlin and reflects on their namesakes back at her childhood home in Orkney for Tweet of the Day. Show more
News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
News, views and features on yesterday's stories in Parliament
On his childhood nightmares and the diagnosis that explained them. Show more
Scotland's ospreys are on their epic autumn journey to their winter fishing grounds. Emily Knight follows them as they follow the coast of Gambia. Show more
Woman's Hour
Hilary McGrady DG of the National Trust. RCN's Pat Cullen. Dance like no-one's watching
56 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Hilary McGrady, the DG of the National Trust. How often do we truly get to dance like no-one is watching? David Coulthard on women in F1. RCN's Pat Cullen on the nurses' strike. Show more
Phantoms in the Brain
‘I'm tired of feeling a prisoner to my thoughts’ – Moksha’s story
28 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
How deep brain surgery helped a doctor whose obsessive compulsive disorder became so bad, he wouldn't eat or drink during 30-hour shifts, to avoid using hospital toilets. Show more
Laura Barton's Notes on Music
Episode 1: The Baritone Voice
28 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
The music writer Laura Barton presents a series of meditations on different facets of the music we enjoy - starting with the baritone voice. Show more
You and Yours
Call You and Yours: How are the strikes and threatened strikes affecting you?
53 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
On today's Call You and Yours we're asking - how are the strikes and threatened strikes affecting you? This winter is seeing the highest levels of walkouts in recent memory. Show more
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Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment, with Sarah Montague.
A night they will never forget - Abraham’s friends and family come together to tell the story. Show more
There’s romance on the cards for the Grundys, and George finds himself on the spot. Show more
Jess and Dan try to piece together what happened at the supermarket shooting. Were they the targets? Holli Dempsey and Josef Altin star in Matthew Broughton's thriller. Show more
Short visceral documentaries about how we express ourselves. Presented by Josie Long. Show more
A Thorough Examination with Drs Chris and Xand
Series 2: Can I Change?
S2. Ep 2 - Does our birth order affect our personality?
28 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Chris and Xand take a personality test to find out whether birth order has any effect on our personality. They encourage their immediate and extended family to do the same. Show more
Charlotte Smith investigates why the outbreak has got so bad, why vaccines are not being used, and if bird flu will steal Christmas. Show more
Great Lives
Olivia Laing on Christopher Lloyd, Gardener and Writer
28 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
The writer Olivia Laing nominates the gardener and writer Christopher Lloyd. Presented by Matthew Parris. 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
13/12/2022 Scientists have made a major breakthrough in their quest to make nuclear fusion
30 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
It's hoped it could one day lead to a near-limitless source of clean power
Bill Bailey stars as a stressed-out businessman, whose life is unexpectedly turned upside down by someone he hasn’t seen for 45 years - his imaginary childhood friend, Hennikay. Show more
One resident makes a drunken admission and emotions threaten to overwhelm Ruth. Show more
Front Row
Whitney Houston biopic I Wanna Dance with Somebody; Qatar art, architecture & the World Cup; Hannah Khalil
42 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Kasi Lemmons on I Wanna Dance With Somebody, the new Whitney Houston biopic. Hannah Khalil on Scheherazade's 1001 nights reimagined. The World Cup, art and architecture in Qatar. Show more
Lewis Goodall talks to Conservative insiders about the ideological tensions underlying the party's current state of turmoil. Show more
In Touch
The Eye Clinic Liaison Officer; Visually Impaired Netball
19 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
We hear from an Eye Clinic Liaison Officer about what their role entails and about the latest sport being adapted to be played by visually impaired people - netball! Show more
All in the Mind
The sudden rise in teenagers developing tics during the pandemic
28 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Neurologists explain how the dramatic rise in tics in teenagers during the pandemic isn't just about the influence of Tiktok - and how psychology can help close the gender pay gap. Show more
On his childhood nightmares and the diagnosis that explained them. Show more
Biggest Russian bombardment on Ukraine yet
Rishi Sunak sets out new plan to curb Channel migrants
45 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
The prime minister has outlined measures aimed at deterring migrants from crossing the Channel in small boats - including plans to send back thousands of Albanians within months Show more
Elizabeth discovers she won’t ever be going home. Clara still longs for her sister and decides to do something about the man next door, who is stealing Mrs Orchard’s things. Show more
Comedian Rhys James doesn't have any opinions. Over two episodes he'll be trying some on, from both sides of the argument, to see how they fit. Show more
All the news from today's sitting at Westminster.
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With the success of comedy series Catastrophe, Rob’s professional gamble has paid off – but he’s about to be needed at home more than ever. Written and read by Rob Delaney. Show more
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