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A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Jaspreet Kaur Show more
Farming Today
25/11/21 - Farming for the Future Award winner, wildlife crime, bird flu lockdown and electrical weed control
13 minutes
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Last year saw a marked increase in wildlife crime - but a decrease in convictions. Show more
Tweet of the Day
Doug Allan on the Snowy Sheathbill
2 minutes
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In his recollections about his encounters with birds in Antarctica, wildlife cameraman Doug Allan recalls watching an opportunistic snowy sheathbill. Show more
News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss arguably the most personal of Plato's dialogues in which he examines the values that led to the execution of his mentor Socrates by drinking hemlock Show more
Woman's Hour
Fabric a hidden history of material. Sweden's first female PM. Domestic violence and femicide in Turkey.
58 minutes
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Fabric a history of material. Sweden's short lived first female Prime Minister. DV and femicide in Turkey. And former post office clerk Pauline Stonehouse on clearing her name. Show more
Crossing Continents
Rotterdam and the cocaine connection
28 minutes
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In the Port of Rotterdam they are preparing for a ‘White Xmas’ - but no one is talking about snow. Show more
The Exploding Library
The Third Policeman, by Flann O’Brien
28 minutes
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Comedian Mark Watson circles the warped world of The Third Policeman - a novel where people turn into bikes and police talk non-sequiturs about quantum physics. Show more
Meg Mason's darkly hilarious and breathtakingly tender novel on the highs and lows of modern love. Today: at her sister's wedding, Martha is confused by her feelings for Patrick. Show more
You and Yours
Retail Footfall, Bus Drivers and Fixed Power Deals
39 minutes
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Bus services continue to be squeezed as driver vacancies hit new record; when is an energy fixed deal deal not fixed? Will shoppers come back to high street after a year online?
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Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment, with Sarah Montague.
When Ophelia Byrne goes to find out how the border in Ireland was finalised nearly a century ago, a chance discovery in the archives makes her question the entire process. Show more
Ed tries to keep a lid on it while the cat’s out of the bag for Alan. Show more
Memory and reality collide as past trauma haunts the present. Show more
Helen Mark discovers how reclaiming land for nature can help us to make peace with the pandemic and remember lives lost. Show more
Presenter Charlotte Smith makes the BBC Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Children in Need. Show more
Open Book
Teaching teenagers with J J Bola; cutting the environmental footprint of books
28 minutes
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Johny Pitts talks to JJ Bola about his novel The Selfless Act of Breathing, a story of millennial angst told through the eyes of a young teacher. Show more
Why looking for patterns in the random kaleidoscope of everyday experiences can be dangerous. Professor Steven Pinker’s guide to thinking better. Show more
BBC Inside Science
Malaria: what's in it for the mosquito?
36 minutes
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Gaia Vince finds out what benefit the malaria parasite brings to blood-feeding mosquitoes. Also, NASA launches a mission to shove an asteroid, and how shapes and sounds connect. Show more
Afternoon news and current affairs programme, reporting on breaking stories and summing up the day's headlines.
Six O'Clock News
25/11/2021 PM and French President promise people smuggling crackdown
30 minutes
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Boris Johnson and the French President vow do everything possible to stop people smuggling across the English Channel. Three children among those who died when their craft sank.
Ian takes Chloe and baby Don away, hoping a relaxing weekend at a spa hotel will help. Stars Emily Berrington. From 2020. Show more
Jazzer asks for help and Chelsea lends a hand. Show more
Front Row
House of Gucci, Adele's 30 and The Every by Dave Eggers
42 minutes
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Henry Holland, Tahmima Anam and Stephanie Merritt review House of Gucci, The Every by Dave Eggers and Adele's new album 30. Plus Turner Prize nominated collective Array. Show more
As some European countries impose new measures to tackle the rising number of Covid cases David Aaronovitch finds out what that means for them and for us in the UK. Show more
Defence correspondent Jonathan Beale asks whether medals for bravery encourage recklessness within the military. With modern warfare changing, are medals fit for purpose? Show more
BBC Inside Science
Malaria: what's in it for the mosquito?
36 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
Gaia Vince finds out what benefit the malaria parasite brings to blood-feeding mosquitoes. Also, NASA launches a mission to shove an asteroid, and how shapes and sounds connect. Show more
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss arguably the most personal of Plato's dialogues in which he examines the values that led to the execution of his mentor Socrates by drinking hemlock Show more
Biggest Russian bombardment on Ukraine yet
New variant of coronavirus identified
45 minutes
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In-depth reporting, intelligent analysis and breaking news from a global perspective
Meg Mason's darkly hilarious and breathtakingly tender novel on the highs and lows of modern love. Today: at her sister's wedding, Martha is confused by her feelings for Patrick. Show more
Fred MacAulay introduces some of the country's best and most exciting stand-up comedians recorded live in Newcastle. The closest thing to a night at a comedy club you can get. Show more
Susan Hulme reports as MPs question the home secretary about the deaths of 27 people in the Channel.
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In Qian Julie Wang's powerful account of growing up as an illegal immigrant in America, family life is upended and she takes a bold step. Katie Leung reads. Show more
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