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A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Rachel Redeemed. Show more
Farming Today
06/03/2023: Dairy, rewilding and neonicitinoids.
11 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for years
Neonicotinoids will be used in the UK this year despite having been banned some years ago. Show more
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Wildlife sound recordist Chris Watson presents the sooty shearwater. Show more
News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
Ghaith Abdul-Ahad, Emma Sky and Gordon Corera discuss the Iraq War and its legacy, with Kirsty Wark. Show more
Woman's Hour
Malala Yousafzai, Festival headliners, Discussing whether or not you want children with a partner, Comedian Jayde Adams
58 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
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Malala Yousafzai on her short documentary film Stranger At The Gate. When should you bring up the topic of whether or not you want children with a partner? Comedian Jayde Adams. Show more
Was Ricky Reel killed in a racist attack and can his mother reignite an investigation into her son's death, 25 years after it happened? Ameet Chana finds out. Show more
Are interviews over-rated, is the CV dead, and how is technology changing recruitment? Evan Davis and guests discuss. Show more
You and Yours
Student gambling, fake companies and forced prepayment warrants
53 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
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With the government poised to announce gambling reforms, we hear from someone who gambled away his student loan. Also - did the pandemic change your supermarket shopping habit? 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 journey to their winter fishing grounds in Ghana. Emily Knight follows them as they reach Morocco. Show more
Ben gets a helping brotherly hand, and Ian and Adam make a discovery. Show more
Galapagos is an exciting new development in AI. But who is Bryony really working for? Thriller about big tech, data manipulation and democracy. By Simon Scardifield and Andrew Day. Show more
By Kerri Ní Dochartaigh. An original short story for radio, about two strangers who, over the course of a hard winter, become friends. Show more
Paul Gambaccini is in the chair for the music quiz that has something to suit every taste. Show more
The Food Programme
Halloumi and hellim: The story of an island and its cheese
30 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
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Leyla Kazim makes a delicious journey to Cyprus, and finds there is way more to halloumi than barbecues and fries. Show more
Stories and reflections from actors across the world who have all played the same part about what the roles mean to them.
This week: Vladimir and Estragon from Waiting for Godot. Show more
Aleks Krotoski explores whether the digital world results in us having more unfinished business and whether this is always a bad thing. 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
06/03/2023 Met sorry Wayne Couzens not arrested for indecent exposure
30 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
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The former officer went on to rape and murder Sarah Everard just days later. He has been sentenced to 19 months in prison over the incidents in Kent.
John Lloyd and Anna Ptaszynski welcome taxidermist Polly Morgan, cartoonist Randall Munroe and impressionist Steve Nallon. Show more
Adam, Kate and Alice have a childish squabble over the past, and does Josh have company? Show more
Front Row
Steven Moffat and Lucy Caldwell on writing about the Hadron Collider
42 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
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Steven Moffat and Lucy Caldwell on writing short stories inspired by the science of the Hadron Collider for a new collection, Collision, plus the ethics of documentary making. Show more
What would a documentary made by ChatGPT sound like? This is it…well, with a bit of human help. Lara Lewington, explores the possibilities of sophisticated AI technology. Show more
Current debates about the diversity of our politicians suggest many of us are interested in who our MPs are and that they represent us. Show more
Philip Ball tells the story of Galileo’s lost letter and the new light it sheds on the old story of how Galileo challenged the Church over how the Earth moves around the Sun. Show more
Ghaith Abdul-Ahad, Emma Sky and Gordon Corera discuss the Iraq War and its legacy, with Kirsty Wark. Show more
Biggest Russian bombardment on Ukraine yet
Zelensky tells forces to bolster defences of Bakhmut
45 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
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How AI is helping the fight against breast cancer.
And why floppy disks don’t die.
Sardinia in the late 1890s. A lawyer is persuaded to defend a young man who is on the run after being accused of sheep stealing by the family of the girl he is in love with. Show more
In recent history, negotiation has played a key part in ending wars. James Naughtie investigates recent conflict resolution - and considers if examples can be applied to Ukraine. Show more
All the news from today's sitting at Westminster.
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Dasha Kiper’s compelling exploration of dementia and its impact on the minds of people with dementia and their care-givers. Show more
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