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Spiritual reflection to start the day with Bob Fyffe, general secretary of Churches Together in Britain and Ireland.
Farming Today
Farmland birds, Crayfish, Paying for research, Biomass pollution
13 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FM
Pollution fears from people living near a biomass site. Plus, a new way of making animal research pay, crayfish in Exmoor rivers and the results of the Farmland Bird Count are out. Show more
Steve Backshall presents the story and sound of the osprey. Show more
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss one of the key principles in quantum mechanics, the Pauli Exclusion Principle, and the life and ideas of Wolfgang Pauli who proposed it. Show more
Berger said the 20th century was one of banishment and looks at mass migration. Read by Simon McBurney and Harriet Walter. Show more
Woman's Hour
Leonora Carrington; Crafts for children; Women and guns in the US
45 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
The Surreal Life of Leonora Carrington; gender pay gap; texts that change your life; crafts for children; women carrying guns in the US. Show more
DCI Alma Blair has a heart to heart with her sergeant over their work-life balance. Stars Julie Hesmondhalgh. Show more
Crossing Continents
Hong Kong's Secret Dwellings
28 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
The hidden lives of the thousands of people who live on industrial sites in Hong Kong, one of the wealthiest cities in the world. Show more
The poet Edward Thomas died at the Battle of Arras in April 1917. Matthew Hollis follows a journey he made in 1913 from London into south west England and towards poetry. Show more
Tim Harford introduces inventions, ideas and innovations that have helped to create the modern economic world. Insurance is fundamental to the way the modern economy works. Show more
You and Yours
School holidays, Open banking and Shoe sales
45 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
Consumer affairs programme. The new rules set to transform banking, and the Supreme Court decison on the legality of holidays taken during term time.
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Analysis of news and current affairs, presented by Martha Kearney.
Helen Arney and Dr Kat Arney explore the Victorian legacy: Darwin and ‘evolution’ versus Galton and ‘eugenics’. From 2017. Show more
Emma takes matters into her own hands, and Eddie comes to Rex's defence. Show more
By Jon Sen. Real-life 'rags-to-pads' romcom. In Tamil Nadu, Muruga risks his family and his community to invent a low-cost sanitary pad for his beloved wife. Show more
Open Country
Learning from the Wild in Dartington
25 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
Helen Mark visits the Dartington Estate in Devon, where learning from the wild is inspiring people and changing lives. Show more
Actor Rachel Shenton makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of SignHealth. Show more
Bookclub
Sunjeev Sahota - The Year of the Runaways
28 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
Sunjeev Sahota discusses his novel The Year of the Runaways, which was shortlisted for the 2015 Man Booker Prize. With James Naughtie and a group of readers. Show more
Cinema magazine programme presented by Francine Stock. Julia Ducournau discusses her French cannibal movie Raw. Show more
BBC Inside Science
Creation of island Britain, Sleep gene, Mary Kelly forensics, Global Tree Search survey
30 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
Adam Rutherford examines new research that reveals how a megaflood and giant waterfalls severed Britain's connection to what is now France 450,000 years ago. Show more
Six O'Clock News
A man ordered to pay a fine for taking his daughter on holiday during the school term loses his legal battle.
30 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
A man ordered to pay a fine for taking his daughter on holiday during the school term has lost his legal battle in the UK's highest court.
London's worst advertising agency, Hardacre's, tries to put the excitement back into water. Stars Nigel Havers. From 2017. Show more
Ruth regrets what she says, and Harrison tries to make amends. Show more
Front Row
Fay Weldon; Raw review; Duchamp's Fountain; Simon Callow and Christopher Hampton
30 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
Death of a She Devil is Fay Weldon's new novel, Bryony Hanson reviews the film Raw, Richard Cork on Duchamp's Fountain, Simon Callow and Christopher Hampton on The Philantropist. Show more
DCI Alma Blair has a heart to heart with her sergeant over their work-life balance. Stars Julie Hesmondhalgh. Show more
Can the NHS survive? David Aaronovitch looks at the pressures on the NHS and asks what needs to change to ensure it is sustainable in future. Show more
Jonty Bloom explores why France appears to get more out of its workers than the UK does. Show more
BBC Inside Science
Creation of island Britain, Sleep gene, Mary Kelly forensics, Global Tree Search survey
30 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
Adam Rutherford examines new research that reveals how a megaflood and giant waterfalls severed Britain's connection to what is now France 450,000 years ago. Show more
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss one of the key principles in quantum mechanics, the Pauli Exclusion Principle, and the life and ideas of Wolfgang Pauli who proposed it. Show more
The latest weather forecast.
The World Tonight
US considers military action against Assad
45 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
In-depth reporting and analysis from a global perspective. Show more
Will tries to dissuade his congregation that the serpent exists and Cora’s family moves to Aldwinter. Read by Ruth Gemmell. Show more
The love, marriage - and despair of three couples. A death causes some reprehensible behaviour. Starring Fiona Allen. From 2014. Show more
Paddy O'Connell and his dog explore the harbour at Peterhead with trawlerman Jimmy Buchan, who has fishing in his blood. From 2016. Show more
Sean Curran reports from Westminster.
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Berger said the 20th century was one of banishment and looks at mass migration. Read by Simon McBurney and Harriet Walter. Show more
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