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A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with Canon Edwin Counsell, director of education for the Church in Wales. Show more
Farming Today
Farm Payments, Homeopathy for Livestock, Food Waste for Pigs
13 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FM
Delayed farm payments - unacceptable and alarming? Mark Grimshaw of the Rural Payments Agency replies. Also, homeopathy for livestock. Show more
Michael Palin presents the black-nest swiftlet deep inside an Indonesian cavern Show more
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss chromatography as a means of separating mixtures, widely used when testing water and air quality, in forensics and drug manufacture. Show more
Woman's Hour
Helen Mirren; Dr Sarah Jarvis gives a Zika update
58 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
Helen Mirren, a Zika update from Dr Sarah Jarvis, two new novels explore divorce, the story behind Schumann's last composition and will Mary Somerville be on the new RBS £10 note? Show more
With divorce on his mind, Soames Forsyte prepares to meet his estranged wife Irene after 12 years. Stars Joseph Millson. Show more
Kate Adie introduces correspondents' stories from an island in the Baltic Sea, a festival in Mali, a forest in Belarus, an aid store in Ethiopia and a railway station in Finland. Show more
When a visitor to Belfast discovers a mysterious note in a copy of Ciaran Carson's novel The Star Factory, she finds herself on a labyrinthine journey through the city and prose. Show more
On this day, Harrods Stores was fined £5 for selling morphine without keeping a register, and Sister Hargreaves has a particularly bad day. Show more
You and Yours
Flood insurance, Age UK energy deals, DIY revival
45 minutes
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Age UK says it did not promote unfavourable energy deals - the programme talks to people who had those deals and finds out how they worked. Show more
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Analysis of news and current affairs, presented by Martha Kearney. Show more
From Savage to Self
We Are All Anthropologists Now
15 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
Farrah Jarral shows how anthropology has seeped out of academia to infiltrate everyday life. Show more
Josh flexes his business muscles, and Helen needs a friend. Show more
Joe’s elderly mother is frail, going blind. Her security and happiness are at stake. Joe has to decide what’s best for her.
Starring Alun Armstrong and Deborah Findlay. Show more
Open Country
Snowsports at Glenshee, Cairngorms
25 minutes
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Countryside magazine. Helen Mark gets on her skis at the Glenshee Snowsports Centre in Scotland's Cairngorms National Park as it opens for the first snow of the winter season. Show more
Gillian Anderson presents the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Childreach International. Show more
Mariella Frostrup talks to Patrick Flanery about his new novel I Am No One, a disturbing tale of transatlantic surveillance. Show more
Toby Jones reveals why he was in two minds about playing Captain Mainwaring in the new film version of Dad's Army. Francine Stock presents. Show more
BBC Inside Science
UK pollinators' food, Brain implant, Holograms, Lunar 9
30 minutes
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Tracey Logan finds out how a nationwide survey of the UK's floral resources could offer new strategies for conserving the country's much-needed pollinators. Show more
Six O'Clock News
04/02/2016 New exodus of Syrian refugees
30 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
Turkey faces being overwhelmed by Syrian refugees. No 10 dismisses UN Assange ruling.
John makes a heartfelt serving suggestion, Lawry tries to keep himself busy, and there’s a curious tale of murder. From 2016. Show more
What a lovely surprise for Brian. Kate feels under pressure. Show more
Front Row
Peter Brook, Howard Jacobson, Angel Costumiers and Hamlet in the Jungle
30 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
Arts news, interviews and reviews.
With divorce on his mind, Soames Forsyte prepares to meet his estranged wife Irene after 12 years. Stars Joseph Millson. Show more
The Report
Lord Bramall: A Failure to Investigate?
28 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
Did investigative failures by the Metropolitan police mean they were too slow to dismiss allegations of child abuse made against former army chief Lord Bramall? Show more
Generating power from the sun, the wind and from cheese - why green energy firms are seeing red over cuts in state subsidies. Evan Davis and guests discuss a zero-carbon future. Show more
BBC Inside Science
UK pollinators' food, Brain implant, Holograms, Lunar 9
30 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
Tracey Logan finds out how a nationwide survey of the UK's floral resources could offer new strategies for conserving the country's much-needed pollinators. Show more
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss chromatography as a means of separating mixtures, widely used when testing water and air quality, in forensics and drug manufacture. Show more
The World Tonight
London Syria summit warned of fresh refugee exodus
45 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
As fighting around the Syrian city of Aleppo escalates, Turkey warns of a fresh refugee crisis. In London, billions are pledged to help displaced Syrians. Show more
Orlando turns his mind to his noble ancestry, and an archduchess demands his attention. Show more
Comic monologues of talking to a stranger by Sally Phillips and Lily Bevan. With Emma Thompson and Olivia Colman. From 2016. Show more
Is Britain about to lose too many powers to the European Union? Susan Hulme reports on events in the Commons and the Lords. Show more
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Since she reached the age of 80, Dame Joan Bakewell has been working harder than ever - campaigning, writing and sitting in the Lords. Now she takes a moment to reflect. Show more
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