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Spiritual reflection to start the day, with Fiona Stewart, a director of Christian charity Foolproof Creative Arts. Show more
Farming Today
Glyphosate relicenced, Fishing industry and farming business reaction to Brexit
13 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FM
The weedkiller Glyphosate has been relicenced for another 18 months in Europe, despite safety fears. The pesticide industry wanted longer, environmental campaigners wanted a ban. Show more
Wildlife sound recordist Chris Watson presents the bearded tit. Show more
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the history of the idea of sovereignty, from ancient Greece and Rome to wars in France in the 1500s, to Thomas Hobbes and the revolutionary era. Show more
Woman's Hour
Mary Seacole, High heels, Cricket, Midlife blues, Sheffield
58 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
This edition looks at a statue to honour Crimean War nurse Mary Seacole, a government inquiry into office dress, encouraging girls into sport, and surviving middle-age dread. Show more
Karen's doing a fun run, Naomi's bunking off to meet her boyfriend, and Jack's discovering the joy of random sex with strangers - an itch that is difficult to ignore. Show more
From Our Own Correspondent
The Brexit Wind Tunnel
28 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
Kate Adie introduces stories from Nick Thorpe in Hungary, Sanjoy Majumder in India, Lizzie Porter in Greece, James Jeffrey in Djibouti and Steve Rosenberg in Russia. Show more
Anna Nguyen, a second-generation British Vietnamese theatre producer, grew up fearing the country her parents fled in 1975. Now she returns to rediscover Vietnam for herself. Show more
Before she became the most powerful politician in Europe, Angela Merkel had an entirely separate career as a chemist, in Communist East Germany. Show more
You and Yours
Legal highs ban, Stamp duty confusion, Shopping local
45 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
Consumer affairs programme. A month since a UK ban was introduced on legal highs, what affect has that had? Some charities say they're now being sold illegally. Show more
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Analysis of news and current affairs.
Voices of the First World War
The Somme: From Sunrise to Zero Hour
15 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
Soldiers who were present at the Battle of the Somme vividly recall what it was like to be there as they prepared to go over the top. Show more
Anna has a lot on her mind, and Rob makes his situation clear. Show more
Tommies reveals a hidden true story, based on secret German documents, of a British signalling blunder on the first day of the Battle of the Somme. Show more
Sir Peter Maxwell Davies helped start the St Magnus Festival in Orkney 40 years ago. Helen Mark visits to hear about his legacy and the history of music in the Northern Isles. Show more
Kerry McCarthy, whose daughter Ava had cancer, presents an appeal on behalf of Theodora Children's Charity. Show more
Open Book
Ruth Gilligan, Vietnam novels, Kenneth Baker
28 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
Literary magazine programme. Ruth Gilligan talks to Mariella Frostrup about her new book, Nine Folds Make a Paper Swan, and Kenneth Baker discusses the history of book burning. Show more
Francine Stock talks to James Spinney and Peter Middleton, the makers of groundbreaking documentary Notes on Blindness, which also has a version in virtual reality. Show more
BBC Inside Science
Juno, Nanotech art conservation, Robots fix the city, Eel conservation
30 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
NASA's Juno mission arrives at Jupiter on 4th July. Adam asks what this mission hopes to discover before it is fried by Jupiter's unforgiving environment. Show more
Six O'Clock News
30/06/16 Boris out of Tory race
30 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
Front-runner Boris Johnson withdraws from Tory leadership race, Gove and May launch bids
Tim meets a death-defying parachutist, plus a hair-raising brush with a royal protection officer and chicken jokes! From 2016. Show more
Kate is feeling the pressure, and Pip learns more about Matthew.
Front Row
Ab Fab director Mandie Fletcher, Phill Jupitus on Trumpton's creator, Olivia de Havilland turns 100
30 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
Ab Fab director Mandie Fletcher, Phill Jupitus on Trumpton's creator, Brief Encounters, Matthew Sweet on Olivia de Havilland's 100th birthday, Darren Henley on culture and society. Show more
Karen's doing a fun run, Naomi's bunking off to meet her boyfriend, and Jack's discovering the joy of random sex with strangers - an itch that is difficult to ignore. Show more
The Briefing Room
Immigration: Why Did it Rise?
28 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
Immigration to the United Kingdom remains at a near-record high - but what are the political decisions and global trends which led to its rise in the first place? Show more
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BBC Inside Science
Juno, Nanotech art conservation, Robots fix the city, Eel conservation
30 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
NASA's Juno mission arrives at Jupiter on 4th July. Adam asks what this mission hopes to discover before it is fried by Jupiter's unforgiving environment. Show more
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the history of the idea of sovereignty, from ancient Greece and Rome to wars in France in the 1500s, to Thomas Hobbes and the revolutionary era. Show more
The latest weather forecast.
The World Tonight
Boris Johnson quits leadership race
45 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
Shock decision means former London mayor won't be PM Show more
Post-war Vienna: Rollo Martins gets a surprise as he faces up to the real nature of his friend, Harry Lime. Read by Samuel West. Show more
Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis look back exactly 100 years in a special edition of The Now Show. Show more
Sean Curran reports from Westminster as the government delays a decision on airport expansion until "at least October" after a new prime minister is installed in Number 10. Show more
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Geoff Dyer describes how he stops to pick up a hitchhiker on the road to El Paso. All goes well, and the hitchhiker proves to be good company, until they pass a large road sign. Show more
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