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Prayer for the Day
This is the best day of my life
2 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for over a year
A spiritual comment and prayer to start the day with Michael Kelly. Show more
Farming Today
13/05/2024 - Food exports, rural tourism and new Welsh creamery
12 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for 6 months
UK food exports are still lagging behind European counterparts, both in terms of sales and reputation. Show more
Weather reports and forecasts for farmers
News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
Wolfgang Buttress, Claire Preston, Lars Chittka and Alison Benjamin celebrate bees, with Tom Sutcliffe Show more
Graham Burton comes to Cafe Hope and tells Rachel Burden how he helps people find their missing dogs with the help of drones. Show more
Woman's Hour
Royal Navy Exclusive, Sarah Atherton MP, Tamsin Greig, singer-songwriter Lauren Mayberry
55 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for over a year
Olivier award-winning actor Tamsin Greig on her latest role in The Deep Blue Sea. Show more
Born in 1893, Mao lived through the end of the Qing, the birth of the republic, two World Wars, one Long March, civil war, the Korean War with the US, famine, failure, revolution Show more
Dr Monty Lyman explores the relationship between the brain and the body’s immune system, and reveals a whole new way of thinking about disease. Read by Gunnar Cauthery. Show more
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
You and Yours
Dementia Care Costs, Donating Old Clothes, Private Electric Car Buyers
53 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for over a year
Alzheimer’s Society has published new research that reveals the soaring cost of dementia in the UK has now reached a staggering £42 billion per year. Show more
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World at One
Rishi Sunak warns of 'dangerous' years ahead
45 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for 6 months
Former Conservative leader Michael Howard discusses the prime minister's speech. Plus the latest from Israel, where a memorial day has been filled with controversy.
A near miss in the skies over the South China Sea. And how the Hong Kong handover led to fierce disagreements over how to deal with the incoming power. Show more
One resident makes a horrifying discovery, and Tracy is on a mission to bring the community together. Show more
Episode Three of the comedy about the trials of a train crew, as they try their best to arrive on time. Written by Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis and starring Rosie Cavaliero. Show more
Felicity downloads an app to help with procrastination voiced by Sindhu Vee. Show more
Great Lives
Lady Rachel MacRobert, chosen by Hayaatun Sillem
28 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for over a year
Lady Rachel MacRobert was a geologist and visionary who is best-known for the 'MacRobert's Reply' plane which she commissioned during World War Two in memory of her three sons. Show more
History's Secret Heroes
17. Charles Drew and the Blood Bank
29 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for over a year
Doctor Charles Drew led the creation and use of blood banks, saving countless lives both in war and in peacetime. Show more
Anwar Akhtar considers how the Israel-Gaza war is affecting one student community in Leeds. 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
Rishi Sunak says only he can guide the UK through a 'dangerous' future. Plus, a judge rules parts of the government's Illegal Migration Act shouldn't apply in Northern Ireland.
Six O'Clock News
13/05/2024 Judge in Northern Ireland rules government's Rwanda plan breaches human rights
30 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for over a year
The judge in Belfast ruled asylum seekers in Northern Ireland cannot be sent to Rwanda
Jack Dee hosts a recording of Radio 4's antidote to panel games from the New Theatre in Oxford. Show more
Adam lays down his conditions and Kirsty over promises Show more
Front Row
Damian Barr on Maggie & Me, Italian neorealist film, A.I. and Fake Art
42 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
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Maggie & Me adapted for stage by Damian Barr, from his own memoir. We also discuss how A.I. is tackling fake art online and Italian neorealism with the release of Rome, Open City. Show more
The Briefing Room
Why is the water industry in so much trouble?
29 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for over a year
David Aaronovitch and guests explore the troubled state of the water industry in the UK. How do companies solve the sewage problem, fix the leaks and reduce the debt mountain? Show more
BBC Inside Science
Is treated sewage worse for the environment than raw?
28 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for over a year
Plus animal medicine and Eurovision Show more
Wolfgang Buttress, Claire Preston, Lars Chittka and Alison Benjamin celebrate bees, with Tom Sutcliffe Show more
Graham Burton comes to Cafe Hope and tells Rachel Burden how he helps people find their missing dogs with the help of drones. Show more
The World Tonight
Is Georgia slipping into Russia's grip?
45 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for over a year
Thousands take to the streets to protest against controversial new law. Show more
Just One Thing - with Michael Mosley
Deep Calm - with Michael Mosley
Deep Calm - Episode 1: Using Your Breath
14 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for over a year
Sit back, unwind and discover how to harness the power of the breath to engage your body’s relaxation response, helping you to rest and restore. With Dr Michael Mosley. Show more
On the run from the police, Maya’s left with no choice but to guess where Jake’s hiding. Show more
Susan Hulme reports from Westminster as MPs approve plans to suspend those arrested on suspicion of sexual or violent crimes.
National and international news from BBC Radio 4
Dr Monty Lyman explores the relationship between the brain and the body’s immune system, and reveals a whole new way of thinking about disease. Read by Gunnar Cauthery. Show more
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