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A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with the Rev Andrew Martlew. Show more
Scientists have found living in stressful conditions can trigger illness in pigs, plus the show meets a man whose shire horses are his pride and joy. Presented by Sybil Ruscoe. Show more
The latest weather forecast for farmers.
Bill Oddie presents the Egyptian goose. Show more
Morning news and current affairs. Including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
Tom Sutcliffe discusses altruism with Mexican campaigner Lydia Cacho, evolutionary biologist David Sloan Wilson, moral philosopher William MacAskill and composer Tansy Davies. Show more
Discussion on Hillary Clinton, the general election and women, Patricia Duncker's latest novel, and why some women say they choose sex work. Presented by Jane Garvey. Show more
Yorkshire farm labourer and writer Fred Kitchen's first book is finally published. Show more
4 Extra Debut. Lead by Jane Dolby, wives, mothers and daughters talk about overcoming grief through friendship and sea shanties. From 2015. Show more
Comedienne Deborah Frances-White’s own true story of hunting her birth mother to find out why she gave her away. From 2015. Show more
Philosopher Barry Smith, neuropsychologist Paul Broks, writer AL Kennedy and philosopher Jules Evans discuss the self. Melvyn Bragg presents. Show more
Consumer affairs programme. Tesco pay out compensation now they have decided not to build a store, and Buzzfeed explain why clickbait headlines make people read their stories. Show more
The latest weather forecast.
Analysis of current affairs reports, presented by Martha Kearney.
Ian is wary. Meanwhile, Alistair has a lot to think about. Show more
The last semi-final in the 2015 series of the general knowledge quiz, with Russell Davies. Show more
Dan Saladino meets the people working to save foods and flavours at risk of extinction. A global project called the Ark of Taste is now attempting to catalogue traditional foods. Show more
Martha Lane Fox finds out how advancing technology and faster internet networks allow musicians to play together remotely. Will they change the way we make and experience music? Show more
Aleks Krotoski asks if the way we reveal or keep secrets is changing, now that we share more and more of ourselves online. Show more
Eddie Mair with interviews, context and analysis.
Sue Perkins' moral and ethical posers for Lucy Porter, Andy Zaltzman, DJ Shaun Keaveny and food writer Jack Monroe. From 2015. Show more
It is a difficult day for Rob, but Shula has high hopes. Show more
Front Row
Baileys Shortlist, Gunter Grass, Dear Lupin, The Last Five Years
30 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
The announcement of the Baileys shortlist, Gunter Grass remembered, Dear Lupin letters on stage and a review of musical film The Last Five Years. With Samira Ahmed. Show more
Yorkshire farm labourer and writer Fred Kitchen's first book is finally published. Show more
Using Marxist historian Eric Hobsbawm's MI5 surveillance file, Frances Stonor Saunders tells the hidden history of Britain's covert programme against communism during the Cold War. Show more
Crossing Continents
The Bizarre Workings of St Louis County, Missouri
28 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
Claire Bolderson reports on the tiny independent cities that make up St Louis County and how they stand accused of fuelling community tensions. Show more
Howard Stableford investigates whether advances in 3D printing can benefit nature through physical structures or the advent of 3D bioprinting. Show more
Tom Sutcliffe discusses altruism with Mexican campaigner Lydia Cacho, evolutionary biologist David Sloan Wilson, moral philosopher William MacAskill and composer Tansy Davies. Show more
The latest weather forecast.
The World Tonight
Election - The Labour Manifesto
45 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
Will 'fiscal responsibility' be a vote winner? Show more
4 Extra Debut. Super-rich Russian, Roman Gorksy, visits a struggling Chelsea bookshop with the proposal of a lifetime. Read by Philip Arditti. Show more
Michael Rosen and Laura Wright talk to Dominick Tyler about the words he is collecting that are used to describe features of the British landscape, from dingle to desire path. Show more
Tom Dyckhoff examines how the design of the built environment can influence who we are and who we might become. Show more
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. Followed by Weather.
James Rebanks's powerful account of his life as a traditional sheep farmer in the Lake District. Read by Bryan Dick. Show more
The latest shipping forecast.
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