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A reflection and prayer to start the day with George Craig, a Methodist local preacher in Cardiff
Farming Today
20/05/24 Illegal waste; Environmental benchmarking; Flower industry
12 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
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Large-scale dumping of illegal waste at a protected woodland- villagers hope the government's about to intervene. Show more
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President Raisi killed in helicopter crash. Infected blood inquiry due to report.
Start the Week
Art: market, money and malfeasance
42 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
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Francesca Whitlum-Cooper, Orlando Whitfield and Angelina Giovani-Agha discuss the art market – from Caravaggio’s time to Banksy, with Tom Sutcliffe Show more
David Boyd comes to Cafe Hope and tells Rachel Burden how he set up Belfast Child, a social enterprise to help get young people off the city’s streets with mentoring and sport. Show more
Woman's Hour
Infected blood scandal, Anita Pallenberg, Feminist theatre
56 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
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We hear from one of the wives and partners infected with HIV in the infected blood scandal. Show more
The travel industry is booming with millions more people holidaying abroad each year. How can we stop overtourism and protect the planet from its impact on the environment? Show more
A Body Made of Glass by Caroline Crampton
Episode 1: The People Made of Glass
14 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for 6 months
Caroline Crampton explores the history of hypochondria, drawing together cultural history and moving personal memoir. Read by Tuppence Middleton. Show more
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You and Yours
Volatile Incomes, Karaoke Pubs, Spanish Tourism
53 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
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A new report highlights the impact and difficulties that those with volatile incomes can face, and we will hear how they tackle those hurdles. Show more
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World at One
Infected Blood Inquiry finds 'chilling' cover-up
45 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
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The Infected Blood Inquiry has found evidence of a 'chilling' cover-up of the infections of more than 30,000 people. Victims say their fight for truth is won. Show more
How universities have come under pressure over free speech. Has China used its influence to control the narrative in western academic establishments - and beyond? Show more
Tensions rise at the cricket, and Jazzer attempts to lend a hand from afar. Show more
Episode four 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 a wedding planner app voiced by Tom Allen... Show more
Maria Callas was known to her fans as La Divina (the Divine One), and Harriet Harman tells Matthew Parris why she fully deserved that title. Show more
History's Secret Heroes
18. Andrée De Jongh and the Comet Line
29 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
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A young Belgian woman masterminds an escape line, spanning eight hundred miles of Nazi-occupied territory, stretching from Belgium to Spain. Show more
With personal testimonies from across the House, journalist Jennifer Nadel asks if politicians’ mental health is at breaking point and what does this mean for British politics? Show more
Jay Rayner is in Letchworth this week. He's joined by Alice Lascelles, Dr Annie Gray, Jeremy Pang and Tim Hayward. Show more
PM
Inquiry finds the contaminated blood scandal was 'no accident'
1 hour on BBC Radio 4 LW
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We speak to a former health minister who was among the first to raise the alarm over the infected blood disaster about why it took so long to for the victims to get a resolution.
Six O'Clock News
20/05/2024 Contaminated blood inquiry concludes infections could have been avoided
30 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
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Patients were infected with HIV and hepatitis C between the 1970s and early 1990s
Jack Dee hosts a recording of Radio 4's antidote to panel games from the New Theatre in Oxford. Show more
There’s an emergency at Brookfield, and Freddie relives the past. Show more
Front Row
George Miller, Miranda July, Orchestral Qawwali Project
42 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
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Live music from the founders of the Orchestral Qawaali project, Mad Max director George Miller and the visual artist, film-maker and novelist Miranda July on her latest novel. Show more
The Briefing Room
Avian flu is evolving but what risk does it pose to us?
29 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
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The H5N1 strain of avian flu isn't new. It was discovered in China in 1996. But in recent years it's started passing from mammal to mammal. How much should humans worry? Show more
Plus, how aerosols change the weather, the secret vibrations bees make to communicate, and the risks from solar storms. Show more
Start the Week
Art: market, money and malfeasance
42 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for over a year
Francesca Whitlum-Cooper, Orlando Whitfield and Angelina Giovani-Agha discuss the art market – from Caravaggio’s time to Banksy, with Tom Sutcliffe Show more
David Boyd comes to Cafe Hope and tells Rachel Burden how he set up Belfast Child, a social enterprise to help get young people off the city’s streets with mentoring and sport. Show more
The World Tonight
'Day of shame' says Prime Minister as he apologises to infected blood scandal victims
45 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
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Rishi Sunak apologised to the tens of thousands of victims of the tainted blood scandal Show more
By Nick Walker. Until last week, Jo had been drinking heavily for 30 years. She sets off to find and apologise to Kieran, her ex-boyfriend from her student days. Show more
A cursed place, abandoned for 900 years. Now a town of glass and chrome. A child disappears. Has the curse returned? DI Ward investigates. Lucy Catherine's supernatural thriller. Show more
Alicia McCarthy reports as the Prime Minister answers MPs' questions about the inquiry into the infected blood scandal.
National and international news from BBC Radio 4
A Body Made of Glass by Caroline Crampton
Episode 1: The People Made of Glass
14 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for 6 months
Caroline Crampton explores the history of hypochondria, drawing together cultural history and moving personal memoir. Read by Tuppence Middleton. Show more
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