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A reflection and prayer to start the day with the Rev Delyth Liddell, Coordinating Chaplain at Cardiff University.
Farming Today
28/02/23 - Northern Ireland Protocol and farming, pig prices, Dutch farms facing closure
13 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for years
What could a deal on the Northern Ireland Protocol mean for farming businesses? The producer who's stopped farming pigs. And Dutch farmers who don't cut emissions face closure. Show more
Tweet of the Day
Fyfe Dangerfield on the Golden Oriole
2 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for over a year
As a child, musician Fyfe Dangerfield learnt bird calls from a sound tape borrowed from the library, meaning he was able to hear a golden oriole in the French countryside. Show more
News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
Susan Hulme reports as Rishi Sunak tries to sell MPs the 'Windsor Framework' - his deal with the EU over post-Brexit trading rules in Northern Ireland.
The Life Scientific
Danny Altmann on how T cells fight disease
29 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for over a year
Jim Al-Khalili talks T cells, our immune response and Long Covid with Prof Danny Altmann. Show more
Football writer Suzy Wrack and Joanne Marsden share their experiences of growing up on a council estate and how it has shaped their lives. Show more
Woman's Hour
Teachers' strike, Midwife Leah Hazard on the womb, Sexual violence in Ukraine, Best performance by a jumper
57 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for over a year
Midwife Leah Hazard looks at the womb which she describes as a 'woefully under-researched and misunderstood' organ. Show more
Ahmad Chalabi: traitor to Iraq, or liberator? Two decades on from the invasion, his distant cousin, journalist Selma Chalabi, explores his role in the lead-up to the Iraq war. Show more
Do we know the world through objective reality or subjective beliefs? Professor Abigail Williams explores the philosophy of facts versus feelings. Show more
You and Yours
Call You and Yours: How are rising energy prices affecting you?
53 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
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On today's Call You and Yours we're asking - how are rising energy prices affecting you? Call us on 03700 100 444. Lines are open at 11.00am on Tuesday 28 February Show more
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Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment, with Sarah Montague.
Scotland's ospreys are on their epic autumn migration to West Africa. Emily Knight and a team of conservationists follow them south through the UK and on to the English Channel. Show more
Ben has a baptism of fire, and Kate needs a sounding board. Show more
David Edgar's epic political drama turns its gaze towards the Soviet Union. Pavel Lermontov, a young army officer posted to Hungary in 1956, must face some challenging truths. Show more
Jay Rayner hosts a culinary panel show from Grimsby packed full of tasty titbits. Show more
Qasa Alom reports on the tough decisions which may have to be taken about flood defences along the UK's coastline, as sea levels inexorably rise. Show more
Two years after plans were shelved, energy fears mean a new oil field at Cambo could now get the go-ahead. Any decision will impact Shetland, as journalist Jen Stout discovers. Show more
Psychotherapist writer Philippa Perry and professor of neuroscience Anil Seth join Harriett Gilbert to talk about books they love. 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
28/02/2023 Trans rapist jailed for eight years
30 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
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A rapist - whose transition while awaiting trial caused a political row in Holyrood and Westminster - has been jailed for eight years.
Multi-award winning comedian Mark Watson, aided by the sardonic musical merit of Flo & Joan, looks at the week as a metaphor for our lifetimes. With special guest Esther Manito. Show more
Does Chelsea know what she’s volunteering herself for? It’s time to learn a little more about ‘Sykesy’. Show more
Front Row
Tracy-Ann Oberman, Director Michael B Jordan, Oldham Coliseum
42 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
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Tracy-Ann Oberman on playing a female Shylock in the RSC's new Merchant Of Venice; actor Michael B Jordan on making his directorial debut with Creed III; and Oldham Coliseum funding. Show more
Reporter Rachel Stonehouse on the trail of Levi Davis - a rugby union star and X-Factor contestant who vanished without trace four months ago. Show more
In Touch
A Guide Dog at Gatwick Airport; A New Travel Companion on Trains
19 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
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Eleanor Burke recently had problems when going through security with her guide dog at Gatwick Airport. She and Gatwick Airport provide details of what happened. Show more
James Gallagher puts your questions on back pain - a condition impacting millions of adults every year – to an expert panel. Show more
The Life Scientific
Danny Altmann on how T cells fight disease
29 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for over a year
Jim Al-Khalili talks T cells, our immune response and Long Covid with Prof Danny Altmann. Show more
Biggest Russian bombardment on Ukraine yet
European Parliament bans staff from using Tik-Tok
45 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for over a year
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West Bank remains tense after Hawara violence.
HFEA suggests sperm or egg donors could be identified as soon as baby is born.
And what time is it on the Moon ?
Moon and Gnac from Italo Calvino's Marcovaldo, dramatised by Toby Jones and starring Mackenzie Crook and Toby Jones. Show more
Comedian Alex Edelman looks at social media in a millennial world. Peer group guests include Rebecca Nicholson. From 2018. Show more
All the news from today's sitting at Westminster.
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In his exploration of life and remembrance, journalist Peter Ross encounters the seductive power of martyrdom at Belfast’s Milltown Cemetery. Read by Andy Clark. Show more
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