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A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Leslie Griffiths.
Farming Today
Farming in Greece, Housing on Exmoor, Farm payments in Wales.
13 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FM
The latest news about food, farming and the countryside. People in rural Greece are finding some small positives among the financial gloom and uncertainty. Presented by Anna Hill. Show more
Wildlife Sound Recordist, Chris Watson, presents the Red-legged Partridge. Show more
Midweek
Julia Donaldson, Iain Sinclair, Gary Bell, Michael Booth
43 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
Lively and diverse conversation with weekly guests. Libby Purves meets children's writer Julia Donaldson, author Iain Sinclair, QC Gary Bell and food writer Michael Booth. Show more
DS Jason Trotter realises there is very little he knows about his boss Alma's private life so determines to play detective. Show more
The Listening Project
Pat and Cheryl - Senior Moments
5 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
Fi Glover with two stalwarts of the Black Mountain Lions charity sharing their reflections on aging and on how giving to charity can give a lot back. Recorded at the Hay Festival. Show more
Martha Kearney follows the experiences and explores the hopes of six of the new intake of MPs, asking whether this class of 2015 are going to make a difference. Show more
A song about an unheralded inventor; a touching reunion; and a normal man. With Margaret Cabourn-Smith. From September 2013. Show more
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Coverage of the chancellor's Budget speech with analysis and reaction.
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Shula plays peacemaker, and Kate shares something personal. Show more
By Meic Povey. When Gareth and Diane's marriage falters, the couple uproot from London and buy a dilapidated pub in the idyllic Welsh village of Glan Don. Show more
Listeners' questions about the summer Budget 2015. Show more
The Listening Project
Sunday Omnibus - Christine and Adam
15 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
Fi Glover with a conversation between a mother and son from Carlisle about whose right it was to reveal he was gay and the depression that both he and his father have experienced. Show more
Marina Warner looks at the world of contemporary storytelling and considers whether “it’s all absolutely true”. From 2015. Show more
Thinking Allowed
Arab Londoners - Migrants and British identity
28 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
Laurie Taylor considers the everyday experience of young British-Arab people in the city. Also, British identity among migrant groups. Show more
The Media Show
The new deal for the BBC in today's budget. Good for the corporation? Good for the audience?
30 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
The BBC is to take responsibility for free TV licences for the over-75s. Will taking control of an aspect of social welfare policy challenge the corporation's independence? Show more
Eddie Mair with interviews, context and analysis.
Can't face an evening without a glass of wine? The comedian presents a lecture on the economics behind alcohol. From 2015. Show more
Jennifer offers some womanly wisdom, and Charlie's left high and dry. Show more
Front Row
Henry Goodman in Volpone, Dear White People, Peter Gelb, The Demon Barbers
30 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
Henry Goodman discusses his role in Ben Jonson's Volpone at the RSC. Satirical film Dear White People is reviewed. Plus New York Met boss Peter Gelb, and the Demon Barbers. Show more
DS Jason Trotter realises there is very little he knows about his boss Alma's private life so determines to play detective. Show more
Combative, provocative and engaging debate chaired by Michael Buerk on how the budget could affect people based on how lucky they have been in life. Show more
Hashi Mohamed re-interprets a recent British response to terrorism, arguing that the episode tells us a great deal about our nation. Show more
Science Stories
Seeing is Believing - The Leviathan of Parsonstown
28 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
Professor Simon Schaffer tells of the astronomers who grappled with evolution long before Darwin, and who tried to settle the argument using the biggest telescope in the world. Show more
Midweek
Julia Donaldson, Iain Sinclair, Gary Bell, Michael Booth
43 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
Lively and diverse conversation with weekly guests. Libby Purves meets children's writer Julia Donaldson, author Iain Sinclair, QC Gary Bell and food writer Michael Booth. Show more
The World Tonight
George Osborne unveils National Living Wage in the Budget.
45 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
We debate the policy with the PCS union and the CBI Show more
A grey autumn inspires Elizabeth’s yearning to see her childhood home, inherited by her male cousins. Read by Caroline Martin. Show more
Peter Curran and Patrick Marber's stream of semi-conciousness touches on how your name forms the character and the enduring strength of The Night Chicago Died by Paper Lace. Show more
Can Dr Berry help Mr Wickle with his fear of cats? With Steve Pemberton and Daisy Haggard. From 2013. Show more
Sean Curran and team report from Westminster on the Budget and Prime Minister's Questions. Show more
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Joanna Biggs' portrait of Britain at work continues with the ballet dancer. Show more
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