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The latest news from BBC Radio 4.
A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with the Rev Andrew Martlew. Show more
Farming Today
Conservative Manifesto, Anchovy and Chips, Herdy Shepherd, Rural Broadband
13 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FM
Presented by Anna Hill. Includes a rural analysis of the Conservative party manifesto, and why Britain's favourite fish may be off the menu in the next few decades. Show more
Bill Oddie presents the ruff. Show more
Morning news and current affairs. Including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
Midweek
Carl Davis, Samantha Ellis, Simon Annand, Caitlin Doughty
43 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
Libby Purves meets conductor and composer Carl Davis, playwright Samantha Ellis, photographer Simon Annand and mortician Caitlin Doughty. Show more
Presented by Jane Garvey. Ed Miliband on Labour's offer to women voters, and Swedish actress Noomi Rapace discusses her new film, Child 44. Show more
Finances are tight, and writing commissions are few and far between for Yorkshire farm labourer and writer Fred Kitchen. Show more
The Listening Project
Geoff and Vincent - Not Enough Love in the Workplace
4 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
Fi Glover introduces two men with highly successful careers who are determined to diminish the stigma of mental health problems in the workplace by acknowledging their own. Show more
Alan Dein meets the islanders of Lindisfarne, who try to coexist with daily coachloads of visitors. But when the tide comes in, the tourists disappear and silence descends. Show more
Milton Jones will help anyone, anywhere, especially when the local seafarers' pub starts only serving coffee. From March 2014. Show more
A History of Ideas
Writer AL Kennedy on Sartre and the Individual
11 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
Writer AL Kennedy explores existentialist ideas about the individual. Show more
You and Yours
Flight Compensation, Colouring Books for Adults, Art House Film Releases
41 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
Why passengers are still having trouble getting flight compensation, despite last year's landmark court rulings, plus colouring books for grown-ups and art house film releases. Show more
The latest weather forecast.
Analysis of current affairs reports, presented by Martha Kearney.
Lilian makes some change, while Susan is onto the gossip. Show more
Questions on benefits and tax credits answered by Paul Lewis and guests. Show more
All in the Mind
London Bombings, Insight and Analysis
28 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
Claudia Hammond talks to a clinical psychologist who treated people for PTSD after the 2005 London bombings. Plus can people improve their ability to have insights? Show more
Thinking Allowed
The Ethnography Award 'Shortlist'
28 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
Laurie Taylor presents a special edition of Thinking Allowed, in association with the British Sociological Association. Show more
The Media Show
Politico, Labour's Media Policy, Katie Hopkins, Google
30 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
Steve Hewlett with media news, including Politico's expansion into Europe, Labour's media policy, Katie Hopkins and the right to offend, and EU action against Google's dominance. Show more
Eddie Mair with interviews, context and analysis.
Adventuring comedian Tim FitzHigham recreates an age-old bet to see if he can cook a pudding ten feet under water. From 2015. Show more
Clarrie is not to be comforted, and Pip cannot wait. Show more
Front Row
Child 44, Carol Morley, Francis Bacon, Lisa McInerney
30 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
John Wilson discusses the film Child 44, starring Tom Hardy, and a new Francis Bacon exhibition in Norwich. Plus Irish novelist Lisa McInerney. Show more
Finances are tight, and writing commissions are few and far between for Yorkshire farm labourer and writer Fred Kitchen. Show more
Fi Glover oversees an experiment as two groups of voters dissect the issues that matter as election day looms. Is the UK creating a secure and financially stable society for all? Show more
Talks with a personal dimension. Jamie Bartlett goes to meet online trolls in the flesh and finds out that they can be surprisingly human. Show more
London's 'Crossrail for bikes' is underway. Tom Heap asks if these segregated cycle lanes running across the city will really herald a cycling revolution for all of the nation. Show more
Midweek
Carl Davis, Samantha Ellis, Simon Annand, Caitlin Doughty
43 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
Libby Purves meets conductor and composer Carl Davis, playwright Samantha Ellis, photographer Simon Annand and mortician Caitlin Doughty. Show more
The World Tonight
Election - Lib Dem Manifesto launch
45 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
We examine their proposals and ask if they're sacrificing principles in favour of power. Show more
The mansion being built next door to Nick has the best view of the Summerscales’ home. The owner is Gorsky. Read by Philip Arditti. Show more
Dan Antopolski, Tom Craine and Nat Luurtsema piece together their high-concept, high-paced sketch show. From March 2013. Show more
Music teacher Nigel is tasked with writing a charity song for the local football team. Stars Richie Webb. From September 2013. Show more
Tom Dyckhoff talks to Sir Kenneth Grange about designing furniture for older people, for whom the shiny surfaces and minimal comfort of much modernist design poses challenges. Show more
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. Followed by Weather.
Clashing with his father, James Rebanks gains a place at Oxford University, but misses the farming life. Read by Bryan Dick. Show more
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