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A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with the Rev Dr Calvin Samuel. Show more
Farming Today
Milk in biodigesters, Healthy broccoli, Eblex videos, Scottish food
13 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FM
Milk prices are still falling. A farm accountant from Cumbria asks if putting it in anaerobic digesters could be a viable alternative to selling it for food. With Anna Hill. Show more
Liz Bonnin presents the North American black-chinned hummingbird. Show more
Surgeon and writer Atul Gawande calls for a new approach to the great unfixable problems in life and healthcare - ageing and death. Show more
Woman's Hour
What's wrong with being 'girly'?; The reality of part-time work on low pay; Zoe Williams on modern parenting
58 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
What's wrong with being 'girly'? Plus life in low paid part-time work, Zoe Williams on the madness of modern parenting, and Judi Dench's 80th birthday celebrations. Show more
Ginette discovers her husband is having an affair, and she begins one herself with a woman at Greenham. She also cuts the perimeter fence at Greenham for the first time. Show more
Can we share the planet with orangutans, and how can drones help us? Will drones revolutionise biological field work and help gather vital information about the apes' behaviour? Show more
Opera director John Copley CBE reflects on his lifelong relationship with Puccini's beloved opera. From December 2014. Show more
The Pleasure Gardens Theatre in Folkestone prepares for its variety show. Show more
You and Yours
Call You and Yours: Are you struggling with the cost of living?
45 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
After years of wages growing below the price of goods, are you struggling to meet the cost of living? Presented by Louise Minchin. Show more
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Analysis of current affairs reports, presented by Martha Kearney.
Manchester: Alchemical City
Episode 2: The Golden Sewer
15 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
From the site of the world's first passenger railway station, Jeanette Winterson takes listeners on a journey by rail and canal into the land of Cottonopolis. Show more
Gossip is spreading about Brookfield, and there is unrest among the Blithe Spirit cast. Show more
Richard Wilson stars as a counsellor trying to save a marriage on its last legs. Comedy with Jasmine Hyde and Patrick Marlowe. Show more
Tom Dyckhoff considers the digital future of design, looking at drone ambulances, a phone-based diagnostic eye examination and the pros and cons of the driverless car. Show more
Noel Gallagher revisits ‘Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds’ with John Wilson and an audience ask him questions. From 2014. Show more
Dr Kevin Fong travels to Afghanistan to meet the medical teams in Camp Bastion and discovers how the hospital there has become the most successful trauma centre in the world. Show more
Comedian Arthur Smith chooses the Olympic long-distance runner, Emil Zátopek. With Matthew Parris. From 2014. Show more
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
Tom's dad celebrates a milestone in governmental reform while Tom tentatively puts a foot on the property ladder. From 2014. Show more
Susan is fighting Neil's corner, and the Grundys have a seasonal job to do. Show more
Front Row
Christopher Jefferies Drama, Golden Age of Panto, Burrell Collection, Ghostwriting
30 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
With Roger Michell on his new drama The Lost Honour of Christopher Jefferies. Plus the Burrell Collection, ghostwriting, the golden age of panto and the film The Green Prince. Show more
Ginette discovers her husband is having an affair, and she begins one herself with a woman at Greenham. She also cuts the perimeter fence at Greenham for the first time. Show more
Mukul Devichand presents the inside story of how a new wave of digital news outlets are reinventing journalism to be shared online in the age of social media. Show more
Verity Smith, horsewoman, singer-songwriter and author, joins Peter White to talk about her life, and Tom Walker joins a cookery course in East London. Show more
All in the Mind
Hoarding Disorder; Unfitness to Plead; Mood Phone Apps
28 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
Lots of people find it difficult to throw things out, but when stockpiling becomes an obsession, it tips into hoarding disorder, now formally recognised as a mental health problem. Show more
Heather Jones asks why a recently discovered intelligence warning given seven weeks before Germany's 1939 invasion of Poland was not acted upon by the British authorities. Show more
The latest weather forecast.
In-depth reporting and analysis from a global perspective.
In the aftermath of her mother's death, young Tess is beset by grief. Niamh Cusack reads Mary Costello's novel. Show more
Britain's leading ventriloquist brings the crafty art back to radio. With Jim Al-Khalili and Wagner from X Factor. From 2013. Show more
Susan Hulme reports from Westminster. Liberal Democrat treasury minister Danny Alexander criticised Conservative economic policy from the despatch box during Treasury questions. Show more
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The story of the extraordinary 1920s fashion queen, one of determination, talent and great imagination. Read by Abigail Thaw. Show more
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