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Space for spiritual reflection to start the day with Rev Neil Gardner of Canongate Kirk, Edinburgh. Show more
Farming Today
18/08/20 - Closure of farm scholarship scheme in Wales, Oats and blockchain, The role of the Agronomist
13 minutes
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The Llyndy Isaf scholarship scheme is going to come to a close after five years and Anna Hill hears how blockchain technology can help deliver assurance in the oat supply chain. Show more
Chris Packham presents the North Island kokako from New Zealand. Show more
News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
The Life Scientific
Dale Sanders on feeding the world
33 minutes
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How plant science can help to feed a growing global population, as the climate changes. Prof Dale Sanders talks to Jim Al-Khalili about his life and work. Show more
One to One
Introverts & Extroverts: Russell Kane talks to Jessica Pan
14 minutes
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Comedian Russell Kane talks to author Jessica Pan about her year of "living dangerously" as an introvert pretending to be an extrovert. Show more
Woman's Hour
Can sex offenders change? Oestrogen and Covid; Childless older women
48 minutes
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What treatment is available to stop sex offenders from committing more crimes? Show more
Suddenly, in 1951 television, a woman could be funny! The inside true-story by the son of I Love Lucy’s writer-producer. How it became a groundbreaking TV comedy. Show more
Just 3% of new parents have taken up Shared Parental Leave in the UK. Fi Glover investigates why the take-up has been so low. Show more
Children's author and screenwriter Frank Cottrell-Boyce shares a selection of his favourite pieces of writing, including Tove Jansson, Edith Nesbit and Dylan Thomas. Show more
Urged on by Stephen Carrington, and by her own desires, Clowance broaches the subject of marriage with her parents. Show more
You and Yours
Call You and Yours: What does your high street look like right now?
39 minutes
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Call You and Yours: What does your high street look like right now? Email: youandyours@bbc.co.uk 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.
This week Neil MacGregor describes the movement of great powers around the globe some 3000 years ago. Today, how Egypt was conquered by Sudan and the black sphinx that proves it Show more
The pressure piles on Fallon and Emma makes an alarming discovery. Show more
by Nick Warburton. When Richard and Clare inherit a house in Yorkshire they become part of a community intent on resisting change led by their truculent tenant, John Hector. Show more
Short documentaries and adventures in sound about 'moments of being'. Presented by Josie Long. Show more
Verity Sharp listens to how the world’s musicians, sound artists and poets are responding to the loss of species. Show more
Writers Jeffrey Boakye & JJ Bola look at how language is used to define or constrain black male identity in a post-colonial world. If you're not a roadman or a baller, who are you? Show more
Great Lives
Peter Frankopan on Konstantin Tsiolkovsky
28 minutes
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Matthew Parris is joined by the best-selling historian and Professor of Global History at Oxford University, Peter Frankopan, to discuss the Russian "father of space travel." Show more
Afternoon news and current affairs programme, reporting on breaking stories and summing up the day's headlines
Six O'Clock News
Public Health England shake up goes ahead -- despite warnings about the timing
30 minutes
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The government has confirmed it's pressing ahead with a shake-up of health bodies -- despite warnings about the timing of the move, ahead of a possible second wave of the virus.
The globetrotting, trash-picking, aisle-rolling storyteller shares The Perfect Fit, plus there’s an audience Q&A. From 2017. Show more
Lynda plans a special evening and Emma realises what is important. Show more
Front Row
Modern Productions in a Roman Theatre, the Art of the Prequel, the Pandemic and Redundancies in the Arts Industries
29 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
Adam Nichols talks about making modern work in a theatre that's 2,000 years old, the Roman Theatre of Verulamium in St Albans. Plenty of space for the audience - but no roof. Show more
Suddenly, in 1951 television, a woman could be funny! The inside true-story by the son of I Love Lucy’s writer-producer. How it became a groundbreaking TV comedy. Show more
Political allies for decades now Scotland's First Minister Nicola Sturgeon and her predecessor Alex Salmond are at odds. Why? Dani Garavelli investigates. Show more
In Touch
Heading Back To Work; "Blindness" At London's Donmar Warehouse
19 minutes
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Lots of workplaces are very different now with social distancing. So how easy is to to return to work when you're blind?
We review "Blindness" at London's Donmar Warehouse. Show more
Science Stories
How Perkin brought purple to the people
28 minutes
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Philip Ball tells how the young experimenter, William Perkin brought purple to the people in Victorian London, leading to more than just colourful crinolines. Show more
The Life Scientific
Dale Sanders on feeding the world
33 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
How plant science can help to feed a growing global population, as the climate changes. Prof Dale Sanders talks to Jim Al-Khalili about his life and work. Show more
Biggest Russian bombardment on Ukraine yet
Hezbollah member found guilty of Hariri assassination
45 minutes
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In depth reporting, intelligent analysis and breaking news from a global perspective
Urged on by Stephen Carrington, and by her own desires, Clowance broaches the subject of marriage with her parents. Show more
Jason Cook hosts a showcase of the best new acts from the 2012 Edinburgh Fringe. With Nish Kumar, Jonny & the Baptists, Mae Martin, Celia Pacquola, Kieran Hodgson & Dan Schreiber. Show more
A sound-led dive into deep time and ‘the long now' through encounters with philosophers, scientists and artists. Show more
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Sir Antonio Pappano prepares for the Royal Opera's first staging of Puccini's La Bohème in over 40 years. From 2017. Show more
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