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A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with Anna Drew. Show more
Farming Today
Shadow Defra secretary, Dairy update, New rules on water use for farming
13 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FM
The EU pledges another 500m Euros in aid for struggling dairy farmers, including an incentive to cut back production. And we hear from the new shadow environment secretary. Show more
Series of stories about British birds, inspired by their calls and songs. Kate Humble presents the stock dove. Show more
Documentary. Martin Wolf examines how the norms of economics are being tested as policymakers seek solutions to slow growth. Show more
Woman's Hour
Duchess of Cornwall, Labour party leadership, the 'Partner Test'
58 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
The Duchess of Cornwall on why she is raising awareness about domestic violence, Caroline Flint on the Labour party leadership, trumpeter Matilda Lloyd, facing the 'Partner Test'. Show more
Bella believes her mother has sabotaged her relationship with Guy, and Bill has been to see Suki's stand up, and he is not laughing. Show more
Crossing Continents
Stealing Innocence in Malawi
28 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
Ed Butler travels to Malawi to explore the secretive and shocking world of the men tasked with sexually initiating adolescent and pre-adolescent girls. Show more
Fiona Lindsay and a panel of play-makers join in the table talk with the actors and director as they begin work bringing the York Mystery Plays from page to stage. Show more
Mike Williams talks to scientists and former addicts to try and discover why pleasure and desire leads to dependency in some people but not in others. Show more
You and Yours
Shampoo and set, Horseracing, Fraud
45 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
Women having a regular "shampoo and set" have provided steady income for hair salons for years, but as fewer come in for their weekly style, what will the salons do without them? Show more
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Jeremy Corbyn launches his leadership campaign. The programme speaks to some of his supporters and asks what happens to the Labour Party if he wins. Show more
By 1961, so many were fleeing communist East Germany that the country was in crisis. So the government built a wall to stop them. Bridget Kendall hears from three who escaped. Show more
Lynda and Fallon go head to head, and Tom feels torn. Show more
A young prostitute falls in love and decides to leave Jean's employment, but she later returns to die on the doorstep of the Just Land. Show more
Helen Mark visits Heathrow to discover how the airport encourages biodiversity, and she assesses the impact the proposed third runway will have on the area should it go ahead. Show more
Actor Lisa Hammond presents an appeal on behalf of Action for Kids. Show more
Open Book
Awesome Authors: Children's Literature with Frank Cottrell Boyce and Bali Rai
28 minutes
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Mariella Frostrup presents a special programme celebrating children's literature with writer Frank Cottrell Boyce. Show more
Radio 4's weekly look at the world of film, with Francine Stock. Director Andrew Stanton reveals why he took the plunge with the sequel to his 2003 hit Finding Nemo. Show more
BBC Inside Science
Brexit and science, New brain map, Cell therapy for Parkinson's disease, Viking on Mars
30 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
Adam Rutherford discusses the implications for science of exit from the EU, and examines a new detailed map of the brain's centre for intelligence, the first for nearly a century. Show more
Six O'Clock News
21/07/2016 Attempted abduction of RAF serviceman
30 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
Norfolk Police can't rule out terrorism as a motive. Jeremy Corbyn launches his campaign to remain leader. Hospitals in England will no longer be fined for missing targets.
Tim Vine hears life stories of the British public including a mysterious job in a reservoir and a quiz about trifle. From 2016. Show more
Brian pulls some strings, and Toby changes his tune. Show more
Front Row
Born to be blue, Antonello Manacorda, Shari Lapena, The Body Extended
30 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
Jazz musician Julian Joseph reviews the new film about Chet Baker, conductor Antonello Manacorda discusses Berlioz, how prosthetics have inspired artists, and author Shari Lapena. Show more
Bella believes her mother has sabotaged her relationship with Guy, and Bill has been to see Suki's stand up, and he is not laughing. Show more
The Briefing Room
Fethullah Gulen and Turkey's Failed Coup
28 minutes
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Turkey's president put the blame on the Gulen movement for an attempted coup - but what is it? David Aaronovitch explores the influence of this transnational Islamic movement Show more
The Olympics is one of the biggest sporting events on earth. Evan Davis and guests discuss how the money, the politics and the people are managed. Show more
BBC Inside Science
Brexit and science, New brain map, Cell therapy for Parkinson's disease, Viking on Mars
30 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
Adam Rutherford discusses the implications for science of exit from the EU, and examines a new detailed map of the brain's centre for intelligence, the first for nearly a century. Show more
Documentary. Martin Wolf examines how the norms of economics are being tested as policymakers seek solutions to slow growth. Show more
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The World Tonight
Trump Questions Nato's doctrine
45 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
In-depth reporting and analysis from a global perspective. The Republican presidential nominee says he may abandon automatic protection of Nato allies. Show more
After several long bus journeys, Murdo and his dad finally meet up with Uncle John in Alabama. Read by Finn den Hertog. Show more
No holds barred sketches from trio Daphne as they leave for New York but are waylaid by mathematical ineptitude. From 2016. Show more
Susan Hulme reports from Westminster as MPs continue to grapple with "when and how" of leaving the European Union and peers raise concerns over the political situation in Turkey. Show more
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Dan Snow presents the recollections of soldiers who travelled home from the Western Front on leave for an all-too-brief few days in 1915. Show more
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