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A spiritual comment and prayer to start the day with Michael Kelly. Show more
Just One Thing - with Michael Mosley
Cook from Scratch
15 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for over a year
Join Michael in the kitchen as he swaps ultra-processed products for home-cooked cuisine. How cooking from scratch can help us make healthier choices, lose weight and feel happier. Show more
The latest news headlines. Including the weather and a look at the papers.
Helen Mark is in Dorset to investigate the county's ancient sunken roads, known as holloways. Show more
Farming Today
11/05/24 Farming Today This Week: Sandeels, funding for robotic pickers, crisis of confidence for farmers, European roadtrip.
25 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for 6 months
The National Farmers Union says farmer confidence has hit an all-time low. And the UK and EU row over sandeels. Show more
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Saturday Live
Mary Beard, Teresa Moon and Dawn Donkin, Arthur Hughes, Michael and Hilary Whitehall
1 hour, 3 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for over a year
Mary Beard unearths some of the fascinating little-known stories of the Roman Empire, and reveals how a cake is responsible for making her Britain’s best-known classicist. Show more
Your Place or Mine with Shaun Keaveny
Dr Chris van Tulleken: Nunavut, Canadian Arctic
47 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for over a year
Chris loves exploring the Arctic, swimming off icebergs and encountering polar bears. Shaun's spirit animal is more grizzly bear but he attempts to dig up his spirit of adventure. Show more
Jay Rayner is in Chester for the first episode of a new series of The Kitchen Cabinet. He's joined by Nisha Katona, Sophie Wright, Rob Owen Brown and Dr Annie Gray. Show more
The Telegraph's political editor, Ben Riley-Smith, is joined by a range of guests to analyse the latest developments at Westminster. Show more
Georgians have been protesting for weeks about a draft law which many see as a sign of Russian influence in Tbilisi. Show more
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
Are leaseholders being overcharged for a simple form and when will we get the Pension Dashboard? And, applications are opening for the latest round of funded childcare. Show more
Does Rishi Sunak really have a plan? Who else might defect to Labour? And what’s the new Dr Who’s novel way of dealing with alien invaders? Show more
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Any Questions?
Alistair Carmichael MP, Kevin Hollinrake MP, Jonathan Reynolds MP, Sarah Swindley
47 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for over a year
Alex Forsyth presents political discussion from St Andrew's Parish Church in Sedbergh with Alistair Carmichael MP, Kevin Hollinrake MP Jonathan Reynolds MP and Sarah Swindley. Show more
Call Any Answers? to have your say on the big issues in the news this week.
Tensions boil over for one family, and Harrison takes shocking action. Show more
Witty biopic of a book by Simon Scardifield and Andrew Day exploring interpretations and misinterpretations of Nietzsche's world-changing ideas. Stars Zubin Varla and Olivia Ross. Show more
Woman's Hour
Weekend Woman's Hour: Foster caring, Liz Carr on assisted dying, Sabrina Ali on Dugsi Dayz, Rachel Chinouriri
52 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for over a year
Comedian and writer Kiri Pritchard-McLean on becoming a foster carer. Show more
Israel urges Palestinians to leave the Gazan city of Rafah. With fighting intensifying, a UN agency warns this is breaking point.
Greg Foot is back with a new series of Sliced Bread, investigating more of your wonder products and separating the science fact from the marketing fiction. Show more
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Six O'Clock News
11/05/2024 Israel orders more evacuations from Rafah
16 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for over a year
Israel has told tens of thousands more to leave as it intensifies military operations.
Loose Ends
Julie Hesmondhalgh, Sacha Lord, Eddi Reader, Benji Waterhouse, Kathryn Williams & Withered Hand, Fairground Attraction
42 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for over a year
Stuart Maconie is joined by Sacha Lord, Julie Hesmonhalgh, Eddi Reader and Benji Waterhouse with Fairground Attraction and Kathryn Williams & Withered Hand. Show more
As John Swinney becomes SNP leader for the second time and first minister for the first, Mark Coles examines the life of one of Scotland’s most experienced politicians. Show more
Irish novelist Anne Enright talks to John Wilson about her creative influences. Show more
From the Sagrada Familia to The Beach Boys’ Smile album, we can’t get enough of unfinished creative projects. Comedy writer Gareth Gwynn explores the allure of the undone. Show more
Joni reunites with her daughter, recovers once again from a near-fatal illness, and finds a community of loving musicians, friends and fans. Show more
The encrypted messaging app Telegram has become the front line of the propaganda war in Ukraine. But how secure is it, really? Show more
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The Food Programme
Posh Nosh: Food's Class Dilemma
44 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
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Sheila Dillon on what impact Britain's obsession with class has on how we eat now. Show more
Chris McCausland asks a panel of comedians to live in an audio-only world, with Donna Preston, Jon Long, Glenn Moore and Sara Pascoe. Show more
Kirsty Lang is in the chair as the Midlands take on the North of England in the game of lateral thinking and cryptic clues. Show more
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Bookclub
Nicholas Shakespeare: Six Minutes in May
28 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for over a year
Nicholas Shakespeare discusses Six Minutes in May: How Churchill Unexpectedly Became Prime Minister, with James Naughtie and readers. Show more
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