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The latest news from BBC Radio 4.
A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Sister Gemma Simmonds, CJ.
Farming Today
Expansion of Yorkshire Dales National Park; Graffiti Art on Northern Irish Hay Bales; Rewilding and the UK landscape
13 minutes
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What does the expansion of the Yorkshire Dales National Park mean for farmers and landowners within its new borders? Their director of conservation and community explains. Show more
The latest weather forecast for farmers.
The Great Skua - Miranda Krestovnikoff narrates the story of this bird and its sound. Show more
News and current affairs. Includes Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
The Long View
The EU Referendum and the English Reformation
28 minutes
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Jonathan Freedland examines the result of the EU referendum through the prism of the past. Show more
BBC Mexico correspondent Katy Watson follows Greene's 1938 travels around Mexico. These inspired a travelogue, The Lawless Roads and the novel The Power and the Glory. Show more
Woman's Hour
Calais 'Jungle' camp, Edinburgh Fringe, Attitudes towards disability
45 minutes
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How women and children fare in the 'Jungle' camp in Calais. Plus 'Best Newcomer' Sofie Hagen on the Edinburgh Fringe and novelist Emma Claire Sweeney talks about her inspiration. Show more
At their drama school reunion, during the most unlikely of circumstances, Maz makes a startling discovery about her best friend Rachel. Show more
The story of a white-collar criminal's fiancee. Pregnant and adapting to her partner's new life behind bars, she tries to organise their wedding - in prison. Show more
A new treadmill makes the expats ponder Hong Kong’s half marathon - and James is under pressure. Stars Tony Gardner. From 2016. Show more
Olivia O'Leary speaks to Booker Prize-winning author John Banville, who also writes under the pseudonym Benjamin Black. Show more
You and Yours
Vauxhall Zafira fires, 20mph zones in Edinburgh, Parma ham popularity
45 minutes
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A second recall for the Vauxhall Zafira after numerous fires. Edinburgh starts cutting the speed limits on most city roads to 20mph. And what makes the perfect Parma ham? Show more
The latest weather forecast.
Analysis of news and current affairs.
Shakespeare's Restless World
16. A Time of Change, a Change of Time
15 minutes
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Neil MacGregor reveals how a musical striking clock changed the relationship Shakespeare's audiences had to time. From May 2012. Show more
It is the day of the village fete: Fallon is tested, and Lynda is taken by surprise. Show more
A judge is accused of rape. He is very plausible in his explanations. Is he innocent? Or a practised liar? Show more
Three more contestants join Paul Gambaccini to answer questions on music ranging from Rossini to Rod Stewart, in heat seven of the 2016 series. Show more
Sheila Dillon hosts a panel on pulses, with Sanjay Kumar and Jenny Chandler cooking in the studio and Nick Saltmarsh on setting up a company to market British beans to consumers. Show more
The Scottish singer-songwriter Ricky Ross of Deacon Blue chooses his favourite prose and poetry at home in Glasgow. Show more
Brian Cox and Robin Ince are joined by Noel Fielding, Professor Nick Lane and Professor Christopher Frayling to mark the 200th anniversary of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein. Show more
Six O'Clock News
01/08/2016 Theresa May will not block David Cameron's resignation honours list
30 minutes
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Downing Street says this would "set a very bad precedent.
From Southend - regulars Jack Dee, Barry Cryer and Sandi Toksvig are joined by Miles Jupp and Richard Osman. From 2016. Show more
Emma is put in a difficult position, and it is a special day for Johnny. Show more
Front Row
Dominic Sandbrook on the 80s, singer Blood Orange, Brazilian artists, Robert Mapplethorpe documentary
30 minutes
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Arts news, interviews and reviews. Dominic Sandbrook on the 1980s, singer Blood Orange, Brazilian artists, Robert Mapplethorpe documentary. Show more
At their drama school reunion, during the most unlikely of circumstances, Maz makes a startling discovery about her best friend Rachel. Show more
Documentary. Five years after the 2011 riots, film-maker Isis Thompson explores the impact of the disturbances on the areas in which she grew up. Show more
Mike Thomson with the story of the library in a besieged Syrian town which is providing a lifeline to a community shattered by war. Show more
Brett Westwood meets a wolf and considers what wolfishness has come to mean in our culture and thinking. And how much does it have to do with the animal itself? From 2017 Show more
The Long View
The EU Referendum and the English Reformation
28 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
Jonathan Freedland examines the result of the EU referendum through the prism of the past. Show more
The latest weather forecast.
The World Tonight
American warplanes attack IS group in Libya
45 minutes
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In-depth reporting and analysis from a global perspective. The UN-backed Libyan government asks for US help in Sirte. Show more
As the three contestants prepare for the run-up to the prize, one of them realises it will be his last chance for glory. Show more
Michael Rosen on a new Roald Dahl dictionary collecting the amazing words he invented - like squackling and wondercrump. With Laura Wright and Susan Rennie. Show more
Aleks Krotoski gets down to work. From micro-taskers paid pennies to be the janitor of our digital services to car drivers jumping on the Uber bandwagon. Show more
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. Followed by Weather.
Paul Morley describes how when he first heard Bowie's music, his world 'suddenly became something else' and explores Bowie's childhood and his early attempts to make his name. Show more
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