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The latest news from BBC Radio 4.
A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with the Rev Dr Calvin Samuel. Show more
Farming Today
Brassica research, Night-hawking, Oil prices, Holiday cottages
13 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FM
Charlotte Smith hears about research into brassicas, which could lead to new strains of plant, better able to withstand pests and diseases, without the use of chemicals. Show more
Liz Bonnin presents the morepork or Ru-Ru, New Zealand's only surviving native owl. Show more
Kirsty Young talks to Julie Bentley, the chief executive of Girlguiding. Show more
Woman's Hour
Nylons; Loneliness; Legal Aid for Victims of Domestic Violence; Call for Buffer Zones around Abortion Clinics
58 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
Nylon stockings. Loneliness and older people. A call for buffer zones at abortion clinics. BBC Sports Personality of the Year. Domestic violence and the overhaul of legal aid. Show more
For her action at Greenham, Ginette is serving a short sentence in Holloway Prison. Show more
Becoming Myself: Gender Identity
Episode 1: Trans Men
28 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
Freddie, Mitchell and Blade, who were raised female, seek treatment as trans men at the Charing Cross Gender Identity Clinic in London. Show more
Martin Jarvis performs the first of two comic classics at the Cheltenham Festival. A full house rocks with laughter, as William and the Outlaws struggle with surplus babies. Show more
Epic drama series set in Britain during the First World War. Show more
You and Yours
Green Deal, Empty Shops, Loneliness
45 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
A £24m Green Deal offer to improve your home is snapped up in a little over 24 hours, how? Plus empty shop hotspots, and why is the UK the loneliness capital of Europe? Show more
The latest weather forecast.
Analysis of current affairs reports, presented by Mark Mardell.
Manchester: Alchemical City
Episode 5: Vision of the Future
15 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
A computer called Baby, Alan Turing, 25 Nobel prize winners and the wonders of graphene. An ice age boulder connects Manchester with its own long history back through time. Show more
Pat is exhausted, and Alice is despairing. Show more
Rumpole defends a doctor accused of murdering his wife - and the pathologist in the case is an old flame of the GP. Show more
Eric Robson chairs the horticultural panel programme from Glasgow. Bob Flowerdew, Bunny Guinness and Matthew Wilson join him to answer audience questions. Show more
Aasmah Mir reports on how the money from the 2013 Radio 4 Christmas Appeal with St Martin-in-the-Fields has been spent. Show more
Last Word
Queen Fabiola, Stella Young, Bernard Stonehouse, Kent Haruf, Ralph Baer
28 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
Matthew Bannister on disability campaigner Stella Young, Queen Fabiola of Belgium, polar scientist Bernard Stonehouse, author Kent Haruf and computer games pioneer Ralph Baer. Show more
Tom Mangold on The Silent Conspiracy and MI5's relationship with the BBC in the 1970s. And was the exploration of reality TV on Moral Maze little more than an in-joke? Show more
The Listening Project
Kate and Rachel - Not a Bad Thing, to Ask for Help
5 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
Fi Glover introduces a conversation between a fell runner, who had a taste of what disability is like when she broke her ankle, and her disabled friend, who had polio as a child. Show more
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
A satirical review of the week's news, chaired by Sandi Toksvig, who is joined by Camilla Long, Romesh Ranganathan and John Robins, alongside regular panellist Jeremy Hardy.
Elizabeth needs her mum. Meanwhile, Carol steps into the breach. Show more
Front Row
Paul McCartney, The Merchant of Venice, Frames at the National Gallery
30 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
Paul McCartney on creating a song for the video game Destiny, the National Gallery finds a suitable frame for Titian's An Allegory of Prudence, and Ian McDiarmid takes on Shylock. Show more
For her action at Greenham, Ginette is serving a short sentence in Holloway Prison. Show more
Any Questions?
Jeremy Browne MP, Ken Livingstone, Jacob Rees-Mogg MP, Polly Toynbee
48 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
Jonathan Dimbleby presents political debate from Gordano School in Portishead near Bristol, with Jeremy Browne MP, Ken Livingstone, Jacob Rees-Mogg MP and Polly Toynbee. Show more
Roger Scruton argues that the fear of producing kitsch art has led to a new kind of pre-emptive kitsch. Show more
Home Front - Omnibus
Episode 11: 8-12 December 1914
58 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for 7 months
Newcomers spell trouble for St Jude's, and the police are unprepared for a crime wave. Show more
The latest weather forecast.
In-depth reporting and analysis from a global perspective. Travel chaos for thousands of passengers as London's airspace is restricted temporarily. Is the system fit for purpose? Show more
The meeting with David has had a profound effect upon the shy and reticent Tess. Niamh Cusack reads Mary Costello's novel. Show more
Comedian Arthur Smith chooses the Olympic long-distance runner, Emil Zátopek. With Matthew Parris. From 2014. Show more
Mark D'Arcy reports from Westminster.
The Listening Project
Tom and Sandra – Life Goes On
5 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
Fi Glover introduces a conversation between a couple who are beginning to acknowledge the ageing process and that it means their future is finite. From December 2014. Show more
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. Followed by Weather.
The undisputed queen of fashion in the 1920s, creating flamboyant designs for anyone who was anyone. Read by Abigail Thaw. Show more
The latest shipping forecast.
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