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A reflection and prayer to start the day with Jonathan Rea.
Farming Today
19/04/23 Restocking chickens after avian flu; Dartmoor independent review; community land ownership.
13 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
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Chicken producer says he's not been able to fully restock after avian flu. Government agrees to independent review of management of Dartmoor. Community land buyouts in Scotland. Show more
Helen Moncrieff, Shetland Manager for RSPB Scotland, explains why she has a particular fondness for a bird known locally as a scarf. Show more
News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
Susan Hulme reports as MPs press the Government for an independent review into the future of farming and nature on Dartmoor.
Joe thought he knew his dad until he found a cache of documents revealing lie after lie. His search for the truth leads him to a far happier discovery than he imagined. Show more
Abraham feels he has no choice but to do something drastic to keep himself safe. Show more
Kristine Kujath Thorp star of new ‘unromantic comedy’ Sick of Myself talks to Nuala McGovern about her role as a self proclaimed narcissist Show more
Roddy Russell shares the story of his brother Robert, who has an indeterminate Imprisonment for Public Protection sentence and is trapped in the system with no end in sight. Show more
Can speaking with a life coach help unlock Catrin’s potential? Show more
You and Yours
Esport Gambling, Buy-to-let Landords Selling Up and Shoplifting
53 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
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The first wave of buy-to-let landlords are now selling up - what does this mean for rentals? As football retreats from betting, is a 'younger' sport being lined up to replace it?
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Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment, with Sarah Montague.
Journalist Amardeep Bassey returns to Birmingham 18 years on to investigate the Lozells and Handsworth riots of 2005. Eyewitnesses describe the scale of the violence. Show more
There’s a shock for Adam, and Ben has a brainwave. Show more
A gripping drama exploring the psychological impact of murder on a victim’s family and on killers themselves. Show more
The Money Box team hears how parents are managing the cost of having very young children. Show more
Troubled Water
Are We Running Out of Water? Episode 3
28 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for over a year
James Gallagher visits a town flooded in 2007 where people had to live without water for two weeks, he finds out how they coped and what is being done to prevent flooding today. Show more
Laurie Taylor explores the causes and consequences of poverty in the UK and US. What are the solutions? Show more
How the New York Times found the suspect behind the US classified documents dump. 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
19/04/2023 - Soaring food prices keep inflation above 10 percent
30 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
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Soaring food prices have kept inflation above 10 percent.
Stand-up show with Ellie Taylor where she talks about a controversial subject with help from side-kick Robin Morgan, the studio audience & special guest journalist Robert Watts. Show more
Freddie tries to explain his actions, and Adam searches for a silver lining. Show more
Front Row
Opera composer Jeanine Tesori, Margaret MacMillan on Paris 1919, new ideas in architecture
42 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
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Composer Jeanine Tesori's Blue for the ENO; Baillie Gifford winner of winners for non-fiction shortlist - Margaret MacMillan; new ideas in architecture discussed. Show more
Sally Tilt and Dr Kerensa Hocken, two forensic psychologists working in prisons, interview people who have committed offences to understand their lives and the causes of crime. Show more
BBC chief political correspondent Nick Eardley explores the future of the Scottish National Party and the Scottish independence movement after the resignation of Nicola Sturgeon. Show more
When castles or graveyards collapse into the sea we lose an irreplaceable slice of our culture. Qasa Alom reports from Norfolk on the local response to storms and sea level rise. Show more
How the New York Times found the suspect behind the US classified documents dump. Show more
Biggest Russian bombardment on Ukraine yet
New Sudan ceasefire agreement in doubt
45 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
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UK Inflation eases slightly – but food inflation still surging.
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Russian ships accused of sabotage in the North Sea.
It's 1952 and an architect and his wife take a chance on two siblings, recently released from Borstal. A story of good intentions and opportunity. Show more
Stand-up series where the world of women's weightlifting is shown off and where muscularity v femininity is fully unpacked. Who says heavy can’t be funny? Show more
Bittersweet comedy drama about a community mental health nurse. Starring Paul Whitehouse. Show more
All the news from Westminster with Susan Hulme, including highlights from Prime Minister's Questions.
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Matthew Syed traces the evolution of a term that's become synonymous with our era of angry debate. In this episode, how the use 'woke' online in 2014 ignited a global movement. Show more
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