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A spiritual comment and prayer to start the day with Rabbi Jonathan Wittenberg. Show more
Farming Today
01/05/25 - Import border checks, local elections and blackgrass
14 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for 6 months
As new border checks on food and plant imports from the EU get underway, we report from a border control post to find out how it works. Show more
News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
Rejected and marginalised his whole life, aged 24, Tier Blundell puts on a suit, turns up for an unscheduled meeting and demands a reckoning with the education system. Show more
SpongeBob forums. Edgy memes. Video games about zombies. Helen goes down the rabbit hole to discover the source of a classified document leak. Show more
Woman's Hour
Co-parenting, Homelessness and women, Dr Jessica Taylor
58 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
What is it really like to be a co-parent? Two mothers give their take. Show more
Jo Meek investigates the frightening rise of boys being radicalised online, and looks for the solutions to stop her own young sons spiralling. Show more
Alien Earths by Lisa Kaltenegger
Book of the Week: Episode 3 - Revelations from the tiny tardigrade
14 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for 5 months
Astronomer Lisa Kaltenegger on what the tiny space-travelling tardigrade can tell us about surviving on other worlds. Pippa Nixon reads. Show more
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
You and Yours
Gambling Commission, Waitrose Reboot and Canal Mooring Fees
53 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
The Gambling Commission talks to us about new affordability checks coming soon, and we hear what water dwellers feel about the rising cost of mooring on canals and rivers. Show more
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Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment.
Teenage boys from all over the UK talk to Catherine Carr about education, behaviour and crucially: their relationships with adults at school. Show more
Jim makes a surprising offer, and Lynda proves very influential. Show more
Inspired by a true story. Roshina is an Afghan refugee who loves cricket and fair play. But will she get it as her family fights to stay in the UK? Show more
There are around 6 million unpaid carers in the UK and 40% of those people are in poverty according to charity Carers UK. Show more
Why Do You Hate Me?
5. I Went Inside the World of the Trolled and the Troll
29 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Marianna investigates online abuse targeting Eni Aluko and tracks down one of her trolls. Show more
The Media Show
Behind the Information Iron Curtain
58 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
What is the role of the media in geopolitics? Show more
Afternoon news and current affairs programme, reporting on breaking stories and summing up the day's headlines.
Six O'Clock News
01/05/2024 Violent Gaza Protests at US Universities
30 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
US universities gripped by Gaza protests; and teenage boy killed in UK sword attack named
If you had to banish items to Room 101 what would you choose? Victoria Coren Mitchell's wide-ranging choices include shops that don't take cash, and cows. Show more
Denise hatches a plan, and Alice attempts to prove herself. Show more
Front Row
Spirited Away at London Coliseum, Eurovision build-up, terminal diagnosis films
42 minutes
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Antonia Quirke talks to John Caird and Maoko Imai about adapting Spirited Away for stage. Plus two new documentaries about finding dignity and beauty following a terminal diagnosis Show more
After Harry Potter actor Miriam Margolyes tells adult fans to grow up, we look at the concept of ‘kidults’. Is there anything wrong with a generation growing up later? Show more
John Carter has a terrible choice to make. One path offers glory, the other to death. His decision hinges on one graph, but can it help him take the right road? Show more
Jonathan Freedland takes the Long View of presidential candidates who have faced criminal charges. Show more
Inside Health
Are more young people getting cancer?
28 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Receiving a cancer diagnosis is still rare in people under 50, but trends over the past few decades suggest cases are rising. James Gallagher investigates why. Show more
The World Tonight
US campus protests turn violent as pro-Israel and pro-Palestine activists clash
45 minutes
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University of California, Los Angeles was rocked by violence overnight Show more
As the end of the first day approaches, the walking group are getting to know each other and making connections and judgements. Show more
Glaswegian comedian Gary is more true criminal than true crime. His stand-up show gives a different perspective on life before, behind and beyond his prison bars. Show more
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
A pre-election day PMQs.
National and international news from BBC Radio 4
Alien Earths by Lisa Kaltenegger
Book of the Week: Episode 3 - Revelations from the tiny tardigrade
14 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for 5 months
Astronomer Lisa Kaltenegger on what the tiny space-travelling tardigrade can tell us about surviving on other worlds. Pippa Nixon reads. Show more
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