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A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with Tom Wright, professor of New Testament, St Andrews. Show more
Farming Today
Bird flu restrictions; healthy soil; the Leaf/Face merger; Monmouthshire livestock centre
13 minutes
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Bird flu restrictions in higher-risk areas in England are eased this morning; creating healthy soil; Leaf and Face join forces; Monmouthshire's flourishing livestock centre. Show more
Steve Backshall presents the story and sound of the sparrowhawk. Show more
Morning news and current affairs. Including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Rosa Luxemburg, 'Red Rosa', a leading revolutionary and agitator in Poland and Germany until her arrest and murder in the Spartacus Revolt 1919. Show more
Thomas Dilworth's biography of the admired but neglected modernist visual artist and poet. Beginning to write, new paintings and a patron. Nicholas Farrell reads. Show more
Men's role in feminism; playwright Nina Raine and Baroness Helena Kennedy QC discuss Consent; vlogger Lilly Singh (aka Superwoman). Show more
Pauline and Michael's eldest daughter Lindy is a problem teenager and a source of tension in their marriage. Stars Sara Stewart. Show more
Crossing Continents
Coming Out of the Shadows in Kenya
28 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
In Kenya a new generation of activists and medical experts are helping intersex people come out into the open. Anne Soy reports. Show more
Anindita Ghosh travels to Kolkata, to explore the explosion of printed material in 19th-century Bengal following the setting up of the first presses by missionaries in India. Show more
One thousand conversations sit in the British Library's oral history archive, yet they are unique. Holly Gilbert, who catalogues them, explains why to Fi Glover. Show more
You and Yours
Leasehold homes, car finance, Scottish fold cats
45 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
Consumer affairs programme. A record number of new homes are being sold with leaseholds, but after pressure from homeowners the government is considering a ban. Show more
The latest weather forecast.
Analysis of news and current affairs.
Wayne Hemingway explores the artistic, commercial and cultural impact of colour: Purple. From 2017. Show more
Harrison offers an olive branch, and Tom thinks it is too late to play nice. Show more
When a young man dies during a police 'hard stop' manoeuvre, the defence and prosecution argue whether this operation was the right tactic to deploy. Show more
Open Country
Skiving at Poverty Bottom, Newhaven
25 minutes
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Ian Marchant travels back to Newhaven in East Sussex, where he grew up. He knows the landscape well, but he wants to learn to see it differently. Show more
Joanna Lumley makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Child Rescue Nepal. Show more
Mariella Frostrup talks to writer Jon McGregor about his new book, learns about WH Auden in Scotland and discusses the novel behind the film What's Eating Gilbert Grape? Show more
The Film Programme
Sarah Waters on The Handmaiden
28 minutes
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Cinema magazine programme. Sarah Waters tells Francine Stock what she thinks of the Korean adaptation of her novel Fingersmith. Show more
BBC Inside Science
23andMe Genetic Sequencing, Human Knockout genes, Coral Bleaching
30 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
As home genetic testing kits from 23andMe are permitted in the US to give data on disease risk, Adam Rutherford finds out how useful this genetic information can be. Show more
Six O'Clock News
13/04/2017 President Assad rejects blame for chemical attack.
30 minutes
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President Assad of Syria has rejected claims that his forces carried out a deadly chemical attack on a rebel town, in his first comment on the subject.
London's worst advertising agency discovers a campaign’s gone viral – and not in a good way. Stars Nigel Havers. From 2017. Show more
Justin gets an unexpected offer, and it is a busy evening at nets. Show more
Front Row
Adrian Lester and Deborah Kermode, Frog Stone, Kim Stanley Robinson
30 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
Adrian Lester and Deborah Kermode on arts funding cuts; actress and writer Frog Stone discusses her new comedy Bucket; Kim Stanley Robinson on his latest novel, New York 2140. Show more
Pauline and Michael's eldest daughter Lindy is a problem teenager and a source of tension in their marriage. Stars Sara Stewart. Show more
The Briefing Room
Should we worry about Turkey?
28 minutes
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What Turkey's referendum means for the UK's foreign policy, with David Aaronovich. Show more
Matthew Gwyther travels around Northern Ireland, hearing how businesses are preparing for life outside the European Union. Show more
BBC Inside Science
23andMe Genetic Sequencing, Human Knockout genes, Coral Bleaching
30 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
As home genetic testing kits from 23andMe are permitted in the US to give data on disease risk, Adam Rutherford finds out how useful this genetic information can be. Show more
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Rosa Luxemburg, 'Red Rosa', a leading revolutionary and agitator in Poland and Germany until her arrest and murder in the Spartacus Revolt 1919. Show more
The latest weather forecast.
The World Tonight
US drops 'mother of all bombs'
45 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
In-depth reporting and analysis from a global perspective. Was the US 'mother of all bombs' a warning to North Korea? Show more
Cora and Will resume their deep friendship and Stella enlists some help with a secret project. Read by Ruth Gemmell. Show more
Cathy’s pregnant, Alice can't get pregnant and Fiona doesn’t want to get pregnant ever again! Stars Kerry Godliman. From 2014. Show more
Josie Long presents stories about brushes with the unknown from life or death conversations to seeking anonymity. From 2016. Show more
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. Followed by Weather.
Thomas Dilworth's biography of the admired but neglected modernist visual artist and poet. Beginning to write, new paintings and a patron. Nicholas Farrell reads. Show more
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