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A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with the Reverend Prebendary Edward Mason, rector of Bath Abbey. Show more
Farming Today
International and UK dairy market, Tenant farm payments, Bees and other pollinators
13 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FM
The international dairy market is in crisis with a glut of milk and low prices for farmers around the world. Plus the latest research on bees and other pollinators. Show more
Brett Westwood presents the turnstone. Show more
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Woman's Hour
Kids and domestic abuse, Elena Ferrante, Sex after hip ops, Kim Barker, Record Store Day 2016
58 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
Children who grow up with violent parents, the Elena Ferrante phenomenon, how hip arthritis affects sexual function, and Kim Barker on Whiskey, Tango, Foxtrot. With Jenni Murray. Show more
With her mother's affair exposed, Muriel waits for the village to react. Show more
4 Extra Debut. Journalist Laura Snapes explores why university drop-outs like herself didn't finish their degrees. From April 2016. Show more
Josie's 32nd birthday has her questioning whether her dream of one day having a family is now unrealistic. From 2016. Show more
On this day in 1916, the cabinet met in Downing Street to discuss the problems of conscription and recruitment, and Tobias has a day of surprises. Show more
You and Yours
Cadet nurses, Flight compensation, Street beggars
45 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
Consumer news and issues with Peter White, including the teenager hoping to be a cadet nurse who has been told there is no funding for her training. Show more
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Analysis of news and current affairs.
Timothy Garton Ash examines how threats to privacy affect freedom of speech. Show more
Lilian is looking glamorous, but it is Elizabeth who is turning heads. Show more
Dominic West stars as Ernest Shackleton in Meredith Hooper's play, charting the explorer's 1914 expedition across the Antarctic and told in the words of the team themselves. Show more
Eric Robson hosts the horticultural panel programme from Bury St Edmunds. Bunny Guinness, Matthew Wilson and Christine Walkden answer questions from an audience of local gardeners. Show more
4 Extra Debut. The arrival of a particular white mouse sparks romantic chaos in a research lab. Tamara Kennedy reads Pippa Goldschmidt’s tale. Show more
Last Word
Arnold Wesker, Howard Marks, Peggy Fortnum, Merle Haggard and Rachel Johnson
28 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
Matthew Bannister on playwright Sir Arnold Wesker, drug smuggler Howard Marks, illustrator Peggy Fortnum, country singer Merle Haggard and St Kildan Rachel Johnson. Show more
Tim Harford investigates the numbers in the news. Have more famous people died this year than usual? Show more
The Listening Project
Joanna and Freddie - Coming of Age
5 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
Fi Glover introduces a conversation between an 11-year-old and his mother about the challenges of single parenting and of puberty. Show more
Six O'Clock News
15/04/2016 West Midlands Police make arrests in connection with the attacks in Paris and Brussels
30 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
Five people have been arrested on suspicion of terrorism offences.
Jeremy Hardy, Susan Calman, Danny Finkelstein and Cariad Lloyd are Miles Jupp's guests for the first episode of Series 90 of the satirical quiz. Show more
Lynda is not impressed, and Peggy spots something unusual. Show more
Front Row
Kevin Costner in Criminal, Kenneth Branagh, The Comedy About A Bank Robbery, Laika the spacedog
30 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
Kevin Costner's new movie Criminal, Kenneth Branagh on Leontes in The Winter's Tale, The Comedy About A Bank Robbery, and English Touring Opera's Laika the Spacedog. Show more
With her mother's affair exposed, Muriel waits for the village to react. Show more
Any Questions?
Edwina Currie, John Hilary, Tim Montgomerie, Leanne Wood
48 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
Jonathan Dimbleby presents political debate from Knutsford Multi Academy Trust in Cheshire with a panel including Edwina Currie, John Hilary, Tim Montgomerie and Leanne Wood. Show more
Sarah Dunant takes an historical look at avarice. She argues that the revelations in the Panama Papers are just the latest proof that man's greed is woven into the human psyche. Show more
In the week, in 1916, when reports reached Britain of a million Armenians massacred, the community in Ashburton find their world rocked by surprises. Show more
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The World Tonight
What will the pope see in Lesbos?
45 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
As Pope Francis prepares to visit Lesbos, Sacha Myers from Save the Children describes conditions in the Moria camp. Show more
Jane reflects on how her last, secret, assignation with Paul Sheringham would lead indirectly to her future literary success. Show more
Great Lives
Nancy Dell'Olio chooses the life of Lucrezia Borgia
30 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
Nancy Dell'Olio champions the much maligned Lucrezia Borgia, a Renaissance woman whose name is synonymous with sin. From 2016. Show more
Mark D'Arcy reports from Westminster on how MPs treat civil servants during select committee hearings. Show more
The Listening Project
Linda and Johnathon - A New Family
5 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
Fi Glover introduces a conversation between a mother of four and her fifth child, the 16-year-old neighbour she gave a home to when his own family proved too disruptive. Show more
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Why existentialism matters in the 21st century and why the existentialists, warts and all, deserve our attention as they thrash out issues of freedom and personal responsibility. Show more
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