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The latest news from BBC Radio 4.
A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with Imam Monawar Hussain, Muslim tutor at Eton College. Show more
Farming and countryside news with Anna Hill. Dairy farmers protest against falling milk prices; emergency health kits for remote areas; increase in Spanish slugs. Show more
Miranda Krestovnikoff presents the Andean cock-of-the-rock from Peru. Show more
Morning news and current affairs. Including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
The Life Scientific
Episode 82: Elspeth Garman on crystallography
28 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
Jim Al-Khalili talks to x-ray crystallographer Elspeth Garman about a technique that has led to 28 Nobel Prizes in the last century. Show more
One to One
Victoria Derbyshire meets Alastair Campbell
15 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
Victoria Derbyshire has kept a diary since she was a child. She talks to fellow diarist Alastair Campbell about diary writing and why he chose to make his diaries public. Show more
Woman's Hour
Jo Swinson; Childcare and chores; Afghan girls living as boys
58 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
Jo Swinson MP, live from the LibDem conference, on how the party plans to win back women voters. Plus chore wars - an investigation into who does what at home. With Jane Garvey. Show more
Peter starts to explore the base on Oasis but is keen to meet his new flock - the planet's inhabitants. Meanwhile, the Earth's weather is doing strange things. Show more
Ten years after the international trade in big-leaf mahogany was restricted, Monty Don asks if we are closer to finding a way to share the planet with these giants of the forest. Show more
4 Extra Debut. Emily Levy revisits mix-tapes made by her brother and speaks to his friends about their power to hurt and heal since he died. Show more
21st Century Mythologies
Episode 2: The Apple Icon
11 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
Peter Conrad turns his attention to one of the most powerful images of our era, Steve Jobs's Apple icon. Show more
You and Yours
Call You and Yours: How easy is it to get good quality care for your parents or relatives?
45 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
How easy did you find it to get good quality care for your elderly parents or relatives? The Care Quality Commission says it is one of the most stressful things we'll face in life. Show more
The latest weather forecast.
Latest on battles against IS close to the Turkish border. Margaret Hassan's sister criticises government hostage policy. British Army takes on Ebola. Tackling cold school dinners. Show more
Scientist Dorothy Hodgkin and her lover wrestle with the internal structure of complex molecules in 1930s letters. From October 2014. Show more
Hayley is in distress, and Jill is bemused. Show more
The German advance is just being held 60 miles north east of Paris, on the day Mickey Bliss arrives at war. By Michael Chaplin. Show more
4 Extra Debut. Josie Long dives down a rabbit hole to present stories, from a life-altering spam email to a mystery shoe monument. From 2014. Show more
The small islands of the Caribbean are vulnerable to rising sea levels and an increase in the severity of storms. Tom Heap asks if they are prepared for the worst nature can offer. Show more
Jolyon Jenkins meets those who think the sick can be cured through the power of prayer. Could there possibly be anything in it? And what of those who are trying to raise the dead? Show more
Mary Beard, Jeremy Paxman and Harriett Gilbert discuss books by Natalie Zemon Davis, Ben Fountain and Graham Greene. From 2014. Show more
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
The show that looks behind-the-scenes at the life and work of the star impressionist. With Kate O’Sullivan. From October 2014. Show more
Pat cannot believe her ears. Meanwhile, Fallon has mixed feelings. Show more
John Cleese on his memoir So Anyway, singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran discusses songwriting as revenge, and Tracey Emin on why she thinks motherhood and an art career are incompatible. Show more
Germany: Memories of a Nation
Fairy Tales and Forests: The Grimms and Caspar David Friedrich
15 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
Neil MacGregor examines how the tales of the Grimms and the art of Caspar David Friedrich re-established an identity for the German-speaking people after their defeat by Napoleon. Show more
The whole BBC unites for an extraordinary star-studded performance and the launch of BBC Music: 27 artists, 1 song.
Are official crime figures failing to capture the rise in fraud? Danny Shaw investigates and asks if the police have the resources and expertise to tackle the problem. Show more
Sound artist Amie Slavin, assistant theatre director Aly Woodhouse and continuity announcer Corie Brown tell their tales of staying afloat in their respective fields. Show more
Inside Health
Ebola, Painkillers, Immunity (CVID), Integrated Health, Thyroid and Pregnancy
28 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
Looking at Ebola and how predictions of its spread are made; do morphine-type painkillers work in non-cancer patients?; immune deficiency; and thyroid problems and pregnancy. Show more
The Life Scientific
Episode 82: Elspeth Garman on crystallography
28 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
Jim Al-Khalili talks to x-ray crystallographer Elspeth Garman about a technique that has led to 28 Nobel Prizes in the last century. Show more
The latest weather forecast.
In-depth reporting and analysis from a global perspective.
Read by Laurel Lefkow. The story alights on Marinus in a near-future Canada. A 1980s Walkman arrives with a message from the past. Show more
Carpentry, subatomic physics, Churchill and how to deal with troublesome slugs all come under the microscope. From October 2014. Show more
Steve embarks on a bizarre whodunit, re-examining the death of Lieutenant Hubert Chevis in 1931. Show more
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. Followed by Weather.
Germany: Memories of a Nation
Fairy Tales and Forests: The Grimms and Caspar David Friedrich
15 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
Neil MacGregor examines how the tales of the Grimms and the art of Caspar David Friedrich re-established an identity for the German-speaking people after their defeat by Napoleon. Show more
The latest shipping forecast.
BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
