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A reflection and prayer to start the day with Andrea Rea
Farming Today
18/07/23 Fisheries management plans; farm safety; milk processing co-operatives
13 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for years
The government announces details of its Fisheries Management Plans. Plus, a North Yorkshire farmer who's also an A&E consultant shares his unique perspective on farming safety. Show more
Brett Westwood presents the bluethroat. 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
Across the Red Line
The Boomers have had it too good
28 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Anne McElvoy and conflict resolution expert Louisa Weinstein invite Henry Hill and Jackie Weaver to debate the contention that the Baby Boomer generation have had it too good. Show more
An Almanac for Anxiety: In Search of a Calmer Mind
Episode 3 - Water
14 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Exploring how interacting with the natural elements can improve mental wellbeing. Show more
Woman's Hour
Zoe Saldaña, Yomi Adegoke, Guardianship, Lunar module engineer
57 minutes
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The star of Avatar and Star Trek joins Nuala to discuss her new series about female spies. Show more
Fever: The Hunt for Covid's Origin
8. An Answer
30 minutes
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Speculation online suggests that newly declassified US intelligence will contain smoking-gun evidence. Does it? And what conclusions can we reach? Show more
Lee Jaffe recalls the week he spent with Bob Marley and Bruce Springsteen in July 1973 as the two future music superstars shared the stage at legendary nightclub Max's Kansas City. Show more
News and discussion of consumer affairs.
The latest weather forecast.
Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment, with Sarah Montague.
How did Banksy go from wall-spraying hood rat, to the most famous, and infamous, artist in the world? James finds someone from Banksy's secret team , but will they talk? Show more
Helen finds herself cornered, and George ends up fighting a losing battle. Show more
Does bad blood seep into the family fault lines? Glenda Jackson stars in a series of contemporary dramas exploring money. Show more
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Jeff is on the phone all day, every day, listening to his leader. It’s starting to take over his life. Show more
Word of Mouth
Interpreting Presidents Putin and Zelensky
28 minutes
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An insight into the world of a simultaneous interpreter. Show more
Actor Niamh Cusack and Crime writer Elly Griffiths join Harriett Gilbert to discuss their favourite books. Show more
Afternoon news and current affairs programme, reporting on breaking stories and summing up the day's headlines
The latest shipping forecast
Six O'Clock News
18/07/2023 UN warns the UK its Illegal Migration Bill breaches international law
30 minutes
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The bill is set to become law after passing a series of votes in the House of Lords
Steph McGovern leads a pair of seriously funny minds through some devious Would You Rather dilemmas, to find definitive answers to the great questions of our age. Or not. Show more
Tempers flare at Bridge Farm, and Emma goes for the jugular. Show more
Front Row
20 years of Podcasting, Black Venus, AI Songwriting Challenge
42 minutes
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Songwriters Aaron Horn and Holly Henderson test AI’s ability to create pop. And 20 years of podcasting, with Helen Zaltzman and Dino Sofos. Show more
Rachel Stonehouse investigates the drug Sodium Valproate and asks if the estimated 20,000 affected children have been failed by the British regulator and the drug’s manufacturer? Show more
Selina Mills and Andrew Leland are from either side of the Atlantic and they have both just published books about blindness. We discuss their thematic similarities and differences. Show more
Inside Health
How fast should you eat your food?
28 minutes
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A new area of research is exploring the health effects of how we eat rather than just the nutritional content of food Show more
Across the Red Line
The Boomers have had it too good
28 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Anne McElvoy and conflict resolution expert Louisa Weinstein invite Henry Hill and Jackie Weaver to debate the contention that the Baby Boomer generation have had it too good. Show more
Biggest Russian bombardment on Ukraine yet
Tears in Commons over controversial Troubles bill
45 minutes
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Donald Trump says he expects to be arrested
and Stock Aitken Waterman - The Musical
The Sorcerer of Pyongyang by Marcel Theroux
Episode Seven
14 minutes
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By Marcel Theroux. Pyongyang 2012. Jun-su begins a new chapter in his life with Su-ok, Guk-ju and the brother of Kim Jong-un, Jimi. Show more
Older women were targeted during witch hunts in many places in Europe. India Rakusen wants to find out why, and how that has shaped life for older women hundreds of years later. Show more
All the news from Westminster with Susan Hulme.
The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4.
The Forgotten Girls by Monica Potts
Book of the Week: Ep 2 - Church and religion in rural America
14 minutes
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In Monica Potts' book on friendship and lost promise in rural America she reflects on the role of religion, recalls her teens and her 'boy crazy friends'. Kelly Burke reads. Show more
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