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A short reflection and prayer with Jonathan Rea. Show more
Farming Today
Pig tail biting, sugar beet grown in Herefordshire and changing land use to slowclimate change.
14 minutes
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Some farmers are struggling to stop their pigs from biting each other's tails... and are docking them instead. But are inspectors coming down too hard on them? Show more
Tweet of the Day
Alex Gregory on the House Sparrow
2 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
Rower and two times Olympic gold medallist Alex Gregory tells the story of his childhood pet, a house sparrow called Sparky. Show more
Radio 4's flagship news and current affairs programme; including Thought for the Day
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Horace, one of the greatest poets of his age, the origin of phrases such as carpe diem, nil desperandum and dulce et decorum est pro patria mori. Show more
Woman's Hour
Comedian Jessie Cave. Author Cath Staincliffe. Power List 2018; Amber Davis A&R Director at Warner/Chappell
57 minutes
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Comedian Jessie Cave. Crime writer Cath Staincliffe. A&R Director at Warner/Chappell Amber Davis who's Number 32 on this year's Power List. Show more
Skye's a horrible person, that horrible things happen to. And she knows she deserves it. Stars Sydney Wade. Show more
From Our Own Correspondent
Nationalists and Patriots
28 minutes
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Correspondents around the world tell their stories and examine news developments in their region. Show more
Dress historian Amber Butchart meets embroidery artists at the forefront of liberating embroidery from its past, helping it flourish into a new and radical form of progressive art. Show more
A History of Ideas
Lawyer Harry Potter on Morality and the Law
13 minutes
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Lawyer Harry Potter examines whether the law should enforce good morals. And if so which morals? Show more
You and Yours
Tunisia tourism, Betfair, Energy gardens
40 minutes
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British holidaymakers are returning to Tunisia, three years after the terror attacks in 2015 Show more
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Mon-Thurs: Analysis of news and current affairs, presented by Sarah Montague. Fri: Analysis of news and current affairs, presented by Mark Mardell.
Martha Kearney and Andrew Dilnot explore government spending. Show more
Helen gives out the wrong signals and Lynda offers a solution Show more
Helen explores the dark underbelly of the trade in human eggs. Part 3 of the conspiracy thriller, starring Hattie Morahan. Written by Matt Hartley. Show more
For almost two decades, Elveden in Suffolk has had Sikhs from all over the world flocking to see the graveside of Maharajah Duleep Singh. Bobby Friction visits for the first time. Show more
Dev Patel makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Railway Children Show more
Open Book
Fiction following the Armistice; Beowulf reimagined; James Daunt
28 minutes
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Exploring literary responses to the Great War in the immediate aftermath of the Armistice. Also on the programme, Maria Dahvana Headley discusses her feminist retelling of Beowulf Show more
Luca Guadagnino on his plans to turn Call Me By Your Name into a long-running saga. Show more
BBC Inside Science
Bovine TB and badger culling, Shrimp hoover CSI, Shark-skin and Turing
28 minutes
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Bovine TB and badger culling; shrimp hoover CSI; shark-skin and Turing patterning. Show more
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The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
Tom Allen's calm and collected exterior image collapses and he finally realises that he is actually not very nice. From 2018. Show more
Lexi drops a bombshell and Oliver causes a stir Show more
Front Row
Golden Age of Irish Prose - North and South of the Border, Hepworth Sculpture Prize Winner
29 minutes
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Anne Enright and Roy Foster on current Irish writing - are we in a golden age of prose? And the winner of this year's Hepworth Sculpture Prize Show more
Skye's a horrible person, that horrible things happen to. And she knows she deserves it. Stars Sydney Wade. Show more
The Law Show
How did the US Supreme Court become so powerful?
28 minutes
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The extraordinary case that rewrote the way America is governed Show more
There has been an explosion in the number of craft ale breweries and small-scale gin distilleries. Their products are popular but expensive. What is their appeal? Show more
BBC Inside Science
Bovine TB and badger culling, Shrimp hoover CSI, Shark-skin and Turing
28 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
Bovine TB and badger culling; shrimp hoover CSI; shark-skin and Turing patterning. Show more
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Horace, one of the greatest poets of his age, the origin of phrases such as carpe diem, nil desperandum and dulce et decorum est pro patria mori. Show more
Biggest Russian bombardment on Ukraine yet
Theresa May Vows To Fight On
45 minutes
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After one of her toughest days as prime minister, Theresa May vows to fight on and deliver Brexit. Show more
Adrian’s Grandma is admitted to hospital. He receives an interesting holiday brochure Show more
Comedian Tez Ilyas returns for a third series of Tez Talks. In this first episode Tez talks about those moments in life that you would change if you could go back in time. Show more
Hunting down a fiddle warbler in Toronto. Sam and Henry are trying to make a bird show – but there’s distractions. From 2016. Show more
Sean Curran reports as prime minister Theresa May defends her draft Brexit agreement. Show more
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Mustafa Aksakal explores the Ottoman armistice of 1918 and its legacy in the Middle East. Show more
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