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Spiritual reflection to start the day, with Padraig O Tuama. Show more
Farming Today
Calls to abolish Scottish Agricultural Wages Board, National parks, Wine harvest, BBC Food and Farming Awards finalists
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A Conservative MP is calling for the Scottish Agricultural Wages Board to be abolished because she says high wages are preventing less-experienced workers from being employed. Show more
Tweet of the Day
David Rothenberg on the Mocking Bird
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David Rothenberg grew up in Connecticut at a time when mockingbirds moved north filling the air with a kaleidoscope of calls. Show more
News and current affairs. Including Yesterday in Parliament, Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
The Life Scientific
Episode 148: Jennifer Doudna
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Jennifer Doudna's work has given us the tools to edit genes more precisely than ever before. She talks to Jim Al-Khalili about the CRISPR system and its ethical implications. Show more
One to One
Isabel Hardman on nature and depression
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Isabel Hardman of The Spectator, who has been struggling with depression, talks to psychiatrist Dr Alan Kellas about how being outside in nature could help. Show more
Sir Antonio Pappano prepares for the Royal Opera's first staging of Puccini's La Bohème in over 40 years. From 2017. Show more
Woman's Hour
Emeli Sande, Sigrid Rausing, Women, degrees and the STEM job market, Cilla the musical
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Philanthropist Sigrid Rausing talks about her memoir Mayhem, which explores the impact of addiction on a family's life. Emeli Sande sings in the WH studio before going on tour. Show more
The ups and downs of being a transgender teenager with a talent for musical theatre. Third series of drama by Mark Davies Markham. Show more
Brett Westwood explores our ancient relationship with a tree that looks like it is standing with its head in the ground and its roots in the air: the baobab or upside-down tree. Show more
4 Extra Debut. Lauren Laverne celebrates one of her favourite books, explaining the appeal of classic tale ‘The Wind in the Willows’. From 2016. Show more
On this day in 1917, socialist and women's activist Annie Besant was released from prison in India, while in Folkestone, Kitty Lumley feels trapped. Show more
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Analysis of news and current affairs with Martha Kearney including Hurricane Maria latest and Labour party rule changes. Show more
A simple word for a significant mark. Where would we be without the dot? Janet Ellis dashes between its many appearances across history, from cave art to the polka-dot. Show more
Kate focuses on joy, and Harrison feels the pressure. Show more
Horace Rumpole's client asks him to do something he has always sworn he will not do - appear for the prosecution. Show more
Josie Long presents stories about translation from secret languages to musical instruments with unrecognised power. From 2017. Show more
By Cynan Jones. The winning story of horror at sea. When things go terribly wrong, can the protagonist survive? Read by Jamie Parker. Show more
Michael Rosen and Malorie Blackman, author of Noughts and Crosses, talk in depth about language: the writing that has shaped her and her lifelong love of reading. Show more
Great Lives
Andrea Catherwood on Constance Markievicz
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4 Extra Debut. Journalist Andrea Catherwood chooses Irish rebel and the first woman MP, Constance Markievicz. With Matthew Parris. From 2017. Show more
Eddie Mair with interviews, context and analysis.
Six O'Clock News
19/09/2017 Trump says US is ready to "totally destroy North Korea" if necessary
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In his first address to the United Nations General Assembly, Donald Trump has said the US is prepared to destroy North Korea if America or its allies are threatened.
Tim meets a yoga teacher for a lesson in laughter and leads a song about a box. From the Babbacombe Theatre in 2017. Show more
Josh makes a loss, and should Roy speak up? Show more
Front Row
Bill Murray and Jan Vogler; Oslo reviewed; Poet Yrsa Daley-Ward; Helen Oyeyemi, BBC National Short Story Award nominee
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The Hollywood actor and cellist Jan Vogler discuss their new classical album.
The ups and downs of being a transgender teenager with a talent for musical theatre. Third series of drama by Mark Davies Markham. Show more
The World Para Athletics Championships in London this summer attracted record-breaking crowds, but are some countries cheating the classification system in the pursuit of medals? Show more
Chris Thorley makes a direct approach to his CCG and demands he be given the drug Eylea to treat his AMD. Hazel Dudley and Geoff Long get their hands on the new ten pound note. Show more
Inside Health
Addiction services; Schizophrenia; Hearts and cancer
28 minutes on BBC Radio 4 FM
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Inside Health reveals the poor state of addiction services in England with personal testimony from a mother whose son died of a heroin overdose. Show more
The Life Scientific
Episode 148: Jennifer Doudna
28 minutes on BBC Radio 4 FM
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Jennifer Doudna's work has given us the tools to edit genes more precisely than ever before. She talks to Jim Al-Khalili about the CRISPR system and its ethical implications. Show more
The World Tonight
Trump: 'US can destroy North Korea'
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In-depth reporting and analysis from a global perspective. Show more
Five commissioned short stories to celebrate the BBC National Short Story Award. In Bearded by Ross Raisin, someone spends too much time with the hair-dryers. Show more
Award-winning satirist Nish Kumar shines his spotlight of truth on the biggest news stories, in the hope of showing them up for what they really are. Show more
Rebecca Root, Jake Arnott and Harriett Gilbert choose books by Chris Ware, Damien Barr and Kurt Vonnegut. From 2016. Show more
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Sir Antonio Pappano prepares for the Royal Opera's first staging of Puccini's La Bohème in over 40 years. From 2017. Show more
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