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A reflection and prayer to start the day with the Very Rev Dr David Bruce.
Farming Today
06/12/23 Cost of food and climate change; Police off-road motorbikes.
13 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for 11 months
The impact of climate change on global food systems, and the cost of what we eat. Show more
Tweet of the Day
Penny Anderson on the Mandarin Duck
2 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
The tale of a very flamboyant duck which likes to perch in a tree in ecologist Penny Anderson's garden. Show more
News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
David Cameron's Question Time: Alicia McCarthy reports as the new Foreign Secretary faces questions in the Lords - plus a special report from the Welsh Parliament, the Senedd.
Professor Ben Ansell's second Reith Lecture where he asks if we in the west have been lulled into a false sense of security about threats from abroad and at home? Show more
Daily Service
Long expected Jesus - Rejoice in the Lord
14 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for 11 months
A space for spiritual reflection with a Bible reading, prayer and a range of Christian music, led by Kirsty Thorpe. Show more
Woman's Hour
Julianne Moore, Dame Mary Berry, Prevalence of forced sterilisation
57 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Academy award-winning actor Julianne Moore on her role in the new film May December, Dame Mary Berry's Highland Christmas - how her Scottish roots have inspired her festive recipes Show more
South Africa: The Children of Paradise
Things must change
28 minutes
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Three decades after the momentous transition from Apartheid to a democratic South Africa, Fergal Keane returns to see what happened to the hopes and promises of a better nation. Show more
Being Roman with Mary Beard
5. Battling Bureaucrats
27 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
What does it take to run an empire? Armies and slaves, of course, but also bureaucrats. Meet Roman Egypt's very own David Brent, desperately trying to hold together an empire. Show more
You and Yours
Ofgem, Student Accommodation and Gaming
53 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
We interview one of the Ofgem's director generals, Tim Jarvis to find out what he’s doing to make the energy market fairer for consumers. Show more
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Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment.
Sathnam Sanghera and William Dalrymple discuss how imperial tea played a role in shaping Britain’s relationship with two superpowers. Show more
Lilian faces the music, and Eddie waves the white flag. Show more
1978. Faith arranges for Gloria to meet Hope. Their explosive conversation reveals old lies and long held secrets. By Carol Russell. Show more
How do you prefer to deal with your bank? In person on the high street? We talk about the different ways to do your banking. Show more
All in the Mind
Rowing the Atlantic in the name of science, psychologists tackling poverty, and the scent of fear makes us more observant.
28 minutes
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The highs and lows of rowing the Atlantic, psychologists tackling poverty, and how the scent of fear helps us be more observant. Claudia Hammond discusses with Peter Olusoga. Show more
Matthew Syed snuggles down to celebrate a film which began life in former Czechoslovakia and became a must-watch Christmas film across Europe, remaining a tradition to this day. Show more
The Media Show
Investigating Lockerbie, 35 Years On
29 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
What a documentary about the 1988 Lockerbie bombing tells us about how journalists would now cover a major tragedy. 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
06/12/2023 Boris Johnson tells Covid Inquiry he should have "twigged" sooner about the dangers
30 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
The former prime minister also offered an apology at the hearing in London
Comedian Glenn Moore looks in his almanac at world events and what he was doing at the time – and as the new Millennium dawns, Glenn has the most catastrophic New Year’s Eve ever. Show more
Justin makes a surprising decision, and Kate struggles to let go. Show more
Front Row
Paul King on directing Wonka, Best non-fiction books of 2023, British pop art artist Pauline Boty
42 minutes
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Paul King on directing Wonka, Best non-fiction books of 2023, and Pop Art artist Pauline Boty. Show more
AntiSocial
Is reality TV stereotyping black women?
54 minutes
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A contestant on the TV show I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here sparks a debate about racism and misogyny - is British reality TV guilty of 'misogynoir'? Show more
Comedian, actor and writer Kieran Hodgson responds to a story in the news. Show more
When It Hits the Fan
Omid Scobie Part 2, COP PR and Wilko
29 minutes
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David Yelland and Simon Lewis discuss an unusual change of strategy at Buckingham Palace to Omid Scobie's book, COP PR and the Wilko select committee. Show more
The Media Show
Investigating Lockerbie, 35 Years On
29 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
What a documentary about the 1988 Lockerbie bombing tells us about how journalists would now cover a major tragedy. Show more
Biggest Russian bombardment on Ukraine yet
Immigration minister resigns over new Rwanda bill
45 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
The battles over free speech on American campuses
Boris Johnson's evidence to the Covid inquiry
Ukrainian reaction as US Senate blocks a key package funding military aid
Miss Buncle is struggling to hide her secret identity as her friend Sally embarks on a course of life-changing lessons.
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Question asker-er Ivy poses a reyt Royal conundrum that sends Amy, Chris and Nirmal on the least enviable ‘business’ trip ever. Show more
When she’s not helping her clients with her patented (patent pending) therapy techniques, Nora visits an acupuncturist for some much-needed self-care. Show more
Alicia McCarthy reports on a dramatic day of events in Westminster.
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Although life in the 1950s in France was still shadowed by memories of the Second World war, a new violent conflict was about to erupt. Show more
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