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A reflection and prayer to start the day with Rev Dr Bert Tosh.
Farming Today
17/04/24 - Wet weather food impacts, farm microbrewery, tenant farmers and seabird dawn chorus
14 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for 7 months
A total wipeout of crops is now a possibility for some farms after record rainfall over recent months. What impact will this have on fresh produce supply chains? Show more
News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
After more than a decade working as an oil trader, Dan is well off but unhappy. Suddenly, on his daily jog, he sees something that forces him to take a giant personal gamble. Show more
In 2020, with many workers trapped at home, they turned to one app - Slack - to make their voices heard. And then it all went a little … Lord of The Flies. Show more
Woman's Hour
Cricketer Nat Sciver-Brunt, Smacking, Hypochondria, Police drama Blue Lights, Soul Sisters Pakistan
57 minutes
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Nat Sciver-Brunt honored as Wisden's leading cricketer in the world. Show more
File on 4
Lasting Legacy: What went wrong at a Hull funeral home?
37 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
File on 4 investigates what happened at a Hull funeral home where police found 35 bodies and an unknown quantity of unidentified human ashes Show more
Zeinab Badawi confronts the Indian Ocean slave trade through the story of notorious 19th-century businessman Tippu Tib. Read by the author. Show more
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
You and Yours
Insurance Fraud, Air Miles and Roaming Charges
53 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Travellers love air miles, but what rights do consumers have to hold and spend them? And do you know how much it will cost to use your mobile phone abroad this year? Show more
The latest weather forecast
Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment.
Glued Up: The Sticky Story of Humanity
How glues helped us fly
14 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Mark Miodownik explores how some of the biggest revolutions in aircraft design have been down to adhesives. Show more
Alice struggles to keep a promise, and Jazzer spots an opening. Show more
Inspired by a true story. A fictionalised account of how a young, female South Asian cricket team with very little experience became Yorkshire champions. Show more
Money Box
Money Box Live: Can you afford your car?
28 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
This week insurers faced MPs to answer questions on the cost of car insurance as premiums rise. We'll be talking about that, fuel prices and alternatives to owning a car. Show more
Why Do You Hate Me?
3. Sadiq Khan: I Didn’t Say That!
28 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Last November a faked audio clip of London's mayor went viral. Marianna Spring talks to Sadiq Khan about the impact it had and tracks down the suspected creator. Show more
Chief executive Alex Mahon on navigating TV's troubled waters. Show more
Afternoon news and current affairs programme, reporting on breaking stories and summing up the day's headlines.
Six O'Clock News
17/04/2024 Israel says it will defend itself against missile attack by Iran
30 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
The UK and Germany's foreign ministers have both called for restraint in response
If you had to banish items to Room 101 what would you choose? Daliso Chaponda tells Paul Merton his choices, including handshakes and ready meals. Show more
There’s a race against time for Fallon and Lily struggles to maintain control. Show more
Front Row
Lionel Shriver's new book Mania, Tyrell Williams on Red Pitch
42 minutes
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Lionel Shriver on her funny and provocative new novel, Mania; cuts in arts courses at university; and Tyrell Williams on his play Red Pitch. Show more
The clash between the rights of LGBT people and freedom to express Christian views. Show more
Uncharted with Hannah Fry
3. The Doctor Will See You Now
14 minutes
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Hannah Fry tells how a single sheet of A4 uncovered a dark pattern and a serial murderer hiding in plain sight. Show more
The Life Scientific
Hannah Critchlow on the connected brain
28 minutes
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Professor Jim Al-Khalili meets neuroscientist Dr Hannah Critchlow to explore the idea that our character and behaviours are hard-wired into our brains before we’re even born. Show more
We head to a leafy oasis in London to talk all things ticks - and see if we can catch some. How worried should we be about them? Show more
The World Tonight
Netanyahu: Israel will “make its own decisions” on Iran
45 minutes
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The Israeli Prime Minister has rejected the UK Foreign Secretary’s call for restraint in Iran attack response Show more
As the fighting across the city intensifies, Eilish battles to keep her children safe. Show more
Stand-up comedian Aurie Styla takes an autobiographical look at technology history, through his own experience as a self-confessed tech nerd growing up in the 90s. Show more
Jessica Fostekew: Sturdy Girl Club
Episode 2: Powerlifting
14 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for years
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
Alicia McCarthy reports on Prime Minister's Questions as Rishi Sunak distances himself from Liz Truss. Also, MPs and peers play parliamentary ping-pong over the Rwanda Bill. Show more
National and international news from BBC Radio 4
Zeinab Badawi confronts the Indian Ocean slave trade through the story of notorious 19th-century businessman Tippu Tib. Read by the author. Show more
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