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A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Rabbi Jonathan Wittenberg. Show more
Farming Today
15/09/23 Small abattoirs and extra funding; Sheep on Hampstead Heath
13 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
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As the government announces a £4 million small abattoir fund, we speak to an abattoir owner who welcomes the help but says it won't be enough.
Grazing sheep on Hampstead Heath. Show more
David Attenborough presents the lesser redpoll. Show more
News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
The highlights of the day at Westminster and at Holyrood with Sean Curran.
Kirsty Wark reunites members of the influential young British art collective, the BLK Art Group, together with other black artists of the time who shared their concerns. Show more
Woman's Hour
Anniversary of the death of Mahsa Amini, Comedian and author London Hughes, Dr Elise Inglis memorial, The Knock discussion
58 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
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Anita hears about the impact the death of Mahsa Amini has had for women in Iran one year on, and speaks to comedian London Hughes about her life. Show more
Two years ago we looked at Britain’s political geography and the role of identity and party loyalty. In this programme in front of a live audience we ask what’s changed since then. Show more
TV veterans Peter Fincham and Jon Plowman chat to David Renwick and Richard Wilson and hear the inside story of the making of One Foot in the Grave. Show more
Remembering Bryan Magee, who brought philosophy onto TV and radio in the 1970s, and asking where philosophy is in society today. Featuring Angie Hobbs, Simon Callow and Lord Owen. Show more
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Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment, with Jonny Dymond.
If immortality is inevitable, and we are on the cusp of reaching it thanks to advances in AI, how could it destabilise our social fabric? Show more
There’s light at the end of the tunnel for Helen and Pip’s situation becomes ever more complicated. Show more
Once close siblings, Jake and Maya are divided in a divided world. But they're about to be thrown together and pulled into a world in which fact and fiction dangerously collide. Show more
Martha Kearney invites ten leading figures of today to the newly refurbished National Portrait Gallery to champion a favourite picture from the Gallery's star-studded collection. Show more
Gardeners' Question Time
Postbag: Great Dixter Gardens
37 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
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Where’s the best place to ripen tomatoes? How do I get my cosmos plant to flower? What’s the best way to ripen harvested seeds? Kathy Clugston is at Great Dixter Gardens. Show more
Zoha Rahman reads the fifth story in this year's BBC National Short Story Award with Cambridge University. Show more
Last Word
Mike Yarwood, Ada Deer, Sir Ian Wilmut, Dorothy Purdew
28 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
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Matthew Bannister on impressionist Mike Yarwood, campaigner Ada Deer, embryologist Professor Sir Ian Wilmut and businesswoman Dorothy Purdew. Show more
More or Less
Skin cancer, London rents and your great-great-great-granddaughter
28 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
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Is it true that 1 in 4 men and 1 in 5 women in the UK will get skin cancer in their lifetime? 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
15/09/2023 Rishi Sunak announces ban on American XL bully dog
30 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
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The Prime Minister said the breed was a "danger to our communities"
Lucy Porter, Tom Ballard, Anushka Asthana, and Mark Steel join Andy Zaltzman to quiz the week's news. Show more
Usha finds herself privy to some surprising information, and Helen takes a step in the right direction. Show more
Ellen E Jones and Mark Kermode delve into the relationship between gaming and the movies, with help from a crack squad of video game experts. Show more
Any Questions?
Dame Meg Hillier MP, Sir Phil Redmond, Mark Spencer MP and Sharon Todd
47 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
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James Cook presents political debate from Cowley Sixth Form in St Helens, Merseyside with a panel including Dame Meg Hillier MP, Sir Phil Redmond, Mark Spencer MP and Sharon Todd. Show more
AL Kennedy on the 'architecture of hate' which 'slips in through the cracks when we ration our humanity.' Show more
They've made their money in Silicon Valley. And with their technology, they've ushered in the world that we live in today. Some now want to solve the "problem" of death. Can they? Show more
Biggest Russian bombardment on Ukraine yet
Iran tightens security ahead of anniversary of death of Mahsa Amini
45 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
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Also in the programme; an official from the Co-op supermarket chain criticises the police for failing to tackle shoplifting; and the US caver tells us about his dramatic rescue
The Exhibitionist by Charlotte Mendelson
Episode 10
14 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
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Ray continues to put pressure on Lucia to turn down her opportunity. Jess and Patrick also face difficult decisions but realise that they have to take control of their lives. Show more
Is Joe Biden too old to win another go in the White House? Show more
News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament
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Author and MP Jesse Norman asks what lessons from Adam Smith’s thinking we should apply to a consideration of contemporary capitalism. Read by Robin Laing. Show more
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