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A reflection and prayer to start the day with the Rev Catherine De Souza, senior leader of City Church in Cardiff. Show more
Farming Today
18/06/24 - Contaminated salad leaves, UK grown tomatoes and Soil Association election manifesto
14 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for 5 months
The recent E-coli outbreak is thought to have been caused by contaminated salad leaves. It's bad for those affected, but bad news for farmers too. Show more
Today
Election 2024: Hustings, hospitals and planning
3 hours on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for 5 months
Today focuses on hospitals and planning, and hosts a hustings in Motherwell. Show more
As French President Emmanuel Macron calls a snap election, Jonathan Freedland and guests discuss historical parallels. Show more
A discussion about toxic positivity from the Cheltenham Science Festival. With psychologist Dr Linda Blair, GP Dr Anisha Patel and wellbeing consultant Benjy Kusi. Show more
Woman's Hour
Woman's Hour Election Debate
1 hour, 29 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for over a year
We speak to senior women from the seven main political parties in Great Britain Show more
Becky Ripley and Emily Knight ask whether giving legal rights to things like rivers and forests changes how we think about the world that lives around us. Show more
The story of the most unlikely coalition in history as the USA and Britain join forces with communist Russia to combat Nazi Germany. Read by Nigel Anthony. Show more
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You and Yours
Call You & Yours: Home Improvements
53 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for over a year
Call You & Yours: What's happened to your home improvement plans. Did you have unanticipated problems with costs or getting hold of tradespeople? Did you try and Do It Yourself? Show more
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World at One
Stephen Lawrence detectives will not face prosecution
45 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for 5 months
A review has concluded the four officers will not face criminal charges. Also, tackling sewage spills in the UK.
What polls can tell us. And what they can’t. Show more
Adam faces an uphill struggle, and Paul has a delicate issue. Show more
Seven women arrive on our planet offering incredible gifts. But what do they want? Lauren Cornelius, Lyndsey Marshall and Fanta Barrie star in Melissa Murray's dystopian drama. Show more
From the rubble of the dot com crash, an ambitious young Harvard student with a passion for hacking, sets up an exciting new website. Show more
The swimming pool: Laurie Taylor explores its iconic role in our society and culture, as well as its the unspoken rules, routines and rituals. Show more
Roger McGough is joined by the National Poet of Wales to make a selection from your poetry requests. Show more
When It Hits the Fan
Can Starmer do PR?, the Green Party and being Taylor Swift's ex
31 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for over a year
David Yelland and Simon Lewis discuss Keir Starmer's PR campaign, the Greens' election tactics and Joe Alwyn. Show more
Afternoon news and current affairs programme, reporting on breaking stories and summing up the day's headlines.
Six O'Clock News
18/06/2024 Former detectives won't be charged in connection with Stephen Lawrence probe
30 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for over a year
Four officers who ran the investigation into Stephen Lawrence's murder won't be charged. And, a blood test could predict Parkinson's disease seven years before symptoms appear.
Munya Chawawa's Election Doom Scroll
Rishi Soon-Sacked
28 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for 5 months
Ever wondered what's really going on in Rishi Sunak's world? Wonder no more as Munya has exclusive access to the one thing that knows Rishi better than anyone - his mobile phone. Show more
The stress piles on Lilian, and there’s a near miss at Grey Gables. Show more
Front Row
Stephen Fry, New Comedians, Questlove
42 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for over a year
Stephen Fry on new film Treasure, new stand-ups discussion with Darrell Martin - founder of comedy club Just The Tonic - and comedian Nina Gilligan, Questlove on Hip-Hop history. Show more
File on 4
Sick of Waiting: The children struggling to get operations on the NHS
42 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for over a year
The children waiting years for urgent operations on the NHS. File on 4 meets young patients whose health conditions are deteriorating while they wait for surgery. Show more
In Touch
Bowel Cancer Screening; Election Information; A Guide Dog Trained in Sweden
19 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for over a year
NHS England is rolling out a more accessible version of the bowel cancer screening test. Election information you need to know. Rules for flying with a Swedish guide dog. Show more
The Law Show
Traumatised jurors, prenups and Japanese knotweed
28 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for over a year
Your guide to the law and the legal decisions that have a bearing on everyone in the UK. This week: juries in traumatic trials, prenups and the law concerning Japanese knotweed. Show more
Why do some brands go viral, can the attention be sustained, and how much hype is too much? Evan Davis and guests discuss. Show more
With the deadline to register to vote looming, we hear from young voters who are still weighing up their choices. Show more
By Heidi Amsinck. Could there really be a poltergeist at Mrs Frederiksen’s house? Jensen and Gustav decide to spend a night there. Show more
A double bill of two perplexing new cases: an emergency responder in Maine receives an impossible 911 call, and a Kansas funeral home where the dead won't stay dead Show more
Every 17 years in the eastern United States, a roaring mass of red-eyed insects emerge from the ground. These are the stories of four summers when the Brood X cicadas came to town. Show more
National and international news from BBC Radio 4
The story of the most unlikely coalition in history as the USA and Britain join forces with communist Russia to combat Nazi Germany. Read by Nigel Anthony. Show more
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