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The latest news from BBC Radio 4.
A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with Alison Murdoch. Show more
The UK sugar beet industry is predicting a bumper year. Plus an in-depth look at farm animal welfare in Britain. Presented by Sybil Ruscoe. Show more
The latest weather forecast for farmers.
Steve Backshall presents the story and sound of the herring gull. Show more
Morning news and current affairs. Including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
Cultural discussion. Andrew Marr discusses the passing of time with poet Elaine Feinstein, curator Rebecca Daniels, theatre director Trevor Nunn and composer Ryan Wigglesworth. Show more
Poets Michael Symmons Roberts and Paul Farley interrogate the myth of the doomed poet. Today they explore the lives - and tragic deaths - of Thomas Chatterton and Dylan Thomas. Show more
Presenter Fearne Cotton, Vera Baird QC and Northumbria police and crime commissioner, WH archive: female village police officer 1985, and singer-songwriter Tanita Tikaram. Show more
4 Extra Debut. Someone is looking for a thorn-free zone, meanwhile Irene Pollok's creativity reaps rewards. Starring Crawford Logan. Show more
Patrick Wright explores how Englishness changes when it feels threatened by outside forces. How did 70s Kent orchards and villages respond to the coming of juggernauts and the EEC? Show more
Comedian and TV host Joe Lycett chats to Canadian stand-up star Katherine Ryan in the talk tag show. From February 2017. Show more
How a performing killer whale came to drown one of its trainers. The first in a series of deaths connected to Tilikum the orca. Show more
You and Yours
DIY weddings, Social care, Arriva Trains fines
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How people are buying more craft accessories to hopefully save money when they are organising their weddings, plus a report on an innovative approach to save money in social care. Show more
The latest weather forecast.
Analysis of news and current affairs.
When a woman's partner disappears she sets out to find him. The police tell her he's safe and well, but she doesn't believe them. Grace Dent presents her story. Show more
Jennifer wants to strike the right note, and Ruth enlists Carol's help. Show more
When Kate and Ash both lose their mothers in quick succession they find their grief, and approaches to handling it, puts a strain on their relationship which they little expected. Show more
Russell Davies welcomes another four competitors to the long-running general knowledge contest. Show more
Cheese, ham or tuna? 'Al-desko', crumbs in the keyboard, grab-and-go or just too busy? Sheila Dillon, Bee Wilson, Rachel Maylor and Julian Baggini unpack the future of lunch. Show more
Elisha Efua Bartels talks to some of the new wave of writers coming out of the English-speaking Caribbean. She meets Sharon Millar, Elizabeth Walcott-Hackshaw and Andre Bagoo. Show more
Brian Cox and Robin Ince are joined by Prof Carlos Frenk, Prof Matthew Cobb and comedian Katy Brand as they discover how science can make the seemingly invisible visible. Show more
Six O'Clock News
20/02/2017 Lords debate Brexit
30 minutes
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Theresa May takes rare step of attending Lords to watch Brexit debate; NHS trust deficits far higher than predicted; famine declared in South Sudan
Nicholas Parsons returns for his 50th year and the 77th series of the award-winning panel show. His guests this week are Paul Merton, Josie Lawrence, Zoe Lyons and Graham Norton. Show more
Eddie goes a step too far, and Harrison tries to drum up support. Show more
Front Row
Patriots Day, Stephen Karam, EU Baroque Orchestra, Syria documentaries
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Samira Ahmed presents the arts magazine programme. Patriots Day, playwright Stephen Karam, EU Baroque Orchestra leaves the UK, and making documentaries about Syria. Show more
4 Extra Debut. Someone is looking for a thorn-free zone, meanwhile Irene Pollok's creativity reaps rewards. Starring Crawford Logan. Show more
Is a Jaffa Cake a cake or a biscuit? A tough question for Matthew Sweet and the drinkers at The Philosopher's Arms, a pub offering both beer and philosophy. Show more
Rosie Campbell examines the bias that voters bring to the ballot box. Show more
Robots are becoming present in our lives, as companions, carers and as workers. Adam Rutherford explores our relationship with these machines and asks if they have to be humanoid. Show more
Cultural discussion. Andrew Marr discusses the passing of time with poet Elaine Feinstein, curator Rebecca Daniels, theatre director Trevor Nunn and composer Ryan Wigglesworth. Show more
The latest weather forecast.
The World Tonight
UN declares famine in South Sudan
45 minutes
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In-depth reporting and analysis from a global perspective. A government minister denies there is a famine in parts of the country. Show more
Colson Whitehead's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel about slavery in America. Read by Clarke Peters. Show more
Word of Mouth
Intonation: The Music of Speaking
28 minutes
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Michael Rosen and Laura Wright explore the tunes we sing when we are speaking. Sound artist John Wynne extracts the melodies and Sam Hellmuth explains what we use intonation for. Show more
Susan Hulme reports from Westminster as peers are urged to 'respect' the decision by voters to leave the EU as they begin a marathon debate on the bill which will trigger Brexit. Show more
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. Followed by Weather.
Poets Michael Symmons Roberts and Paul Farley interrogate the myth of the doomed poet. Today they explore the lives - and tragic deaths - of Thomas Chatterton and Dylan Thomas. Show more
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