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A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Richard Oppong Boateng, a Young Evangelism Officer at Cliff College, Derbyshire Show more
Farming Today
15/05/23 Glasshouses, lowland peat emissions, King Charles III coast path
11 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
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Are mega glasshouses the future? Show more
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Wildlife Sound Recordist, Chris Watson, presents the Cattle Egret. Show more
News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
Anne Murphy, Edward Chancellor and David Fishwick discuss banking, interest and ethics with Adam Rutherford. Show more
Woman's Hour
Can trauma in childhood become a driving force for success in later life?
58 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
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Having spent their careers interviewing people from prime ministers to CEOs, Times journalists Alice Thomson & Rachel Sylvester noticed many shared an experience of early trauma Show more
A Friday night in The Parliament bar ends in tragedy. Lives in the gay community will never be the same again and questions start to emerge about how all this could have happened. Show more
Lady Killers with Lucy Worsley
19. Jane Toppan - Serial Killer Nurse
28 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
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Lucy Worsley and forensic psychologist Dr Katherine Ramsland investigate a nurse who’s killing her patients and ask how she got away with murder for so long. Show more
You and Yours
Care Revenge Evictions, Energy Bills, Nike Bots
53 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
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The care home residents getting evicted if their relatives complain. Will cheaper, fixed rate energy deals soon be back on the market? What Nike is doing to combat bots. Show more
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Getting to the truth starts with getting to the story. Often that’s easier than said than done. Show more
Tony unearths a shocking secret, and the pressure increases at Berrow. Show more
The artist duo Gilbert & George discuss their formative influences and career with John Wilson. Show more
Wales and the North of England take part in the cryptic contest, with Kirsty Lang asking the questions. Show more
Can you eat like a hunter-gatherer in 21st Century Britain? Dan Saladino meets a group of people doing exactly that to see how their bodies change during the three-month experiment. Show more
Why do we feel anxious, and how can we manage the symptoms? Show more
Aleem Maqbool speaks to Josiah and Vanessa about how they've found support in their faith journey by male influencers which sparks a discussion on masculinity and gender roles. 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
15/05/2023 Home Secretary says UK must train British people to fill vacancies
30 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
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Suella Braverman says migration must be reduced and the UK should train its own workers
Sue Perkins challenges Paul Merton, Felicity Ward, Ivo Graham and Josie Lawrence to speak for 60 seconds without repetition, deviation or hesitation. Show more
Tempers flare at Bridge Farm and Brian finds himself with a problem. Show more
Front Row
Brokeback Mountain on stage, Venice architecture biennale, author Tan Twan Eng
42 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
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Brokeback Mountain on stage: musician and librettist Dan Gillespie Sells on the adaption from Annie Proulx’s story. Malaysian author Tan Twan Eng on his novel The House Of Doors. Show more
A year-long BBC investigation has uncovered an immigration scam in which migrant women pay British men thousands of pounds to pose as fathers to children that aren’t theirs. Show more
Omar’s son was pulled alive from the rubble of Turkey’s earthquake, but where is he now? Following Syrian refugees in Turkey as they struggle to find their loved ones. Show more
Professor Ben Garrod tries his hand with new technology aimed at allowing us become more digitally intimate. Show more
Anne Murphy, Edward Chancellor and David Fishwick discuss banking, interest and ethics with Adam Rutherford. Show more
Biggest Russian bombardment on Ukraine yet
Turkish election goes to a run-off
45 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
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WWII veteran Bobby, Uncle Bob, visits his sister Lulu, meets his nephew Robby and unwittingly begins a major motion picture masterpiece. Show more
Michael Rosen speaks with Jason Stanley, Jacob Urowsky Professor at Yale University, and author of How Fascism Works. They discuss propaganda, slogans and ‘vermin terminology’. Show more
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Into the Night: A Year with the Police by Matt Lloyd-Rose
Episode 1 - A Missing Wallaby
14 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
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Matt Lloyd-Rose spent a year volunteering as a special constable in the south London borough where he lived and taught. There’s a lot to absorb from his training and first shift. Show more
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