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A reading and a reflection to start the day, with the Rev Canon Jenny Wigley, rector of Radyr in Cardiff.
Nick von Westenholz of the National Farmers Union gives his reaction to Theresa May's speech on Brexit and what it could mean for agriculture, trade and farmers. Show more
The latest weather forecast for farmers.
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Melissa Harrison on the Tawny Owl
2 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
Nature writer Melissa Harrison describes how the call of a tawny owl takes her back to her childhood, reminding her of people and a feeling that slipped into memory. Show more
News and current affairs. Includes Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
Cultural discussion programme. Hard Work and Sweet Slumber: Francine Stock discusses work and sleep with Matthew Walker, Sasha Handley, Matthew Taylor and Susan Foister. Show more
4 Extra Debut. Fergal recalls his father's tall stories about ghosts in the family home, but one such story has some truth in it. From 2017. Show more
Angela Merkel and the outcome of the German elections; Audrey Hepburn; Bananarama reunited and on a UK tour; Confessions of a Married Woman. Show more
Nell finds herself pregnant and marries Barry, not the father, for the sake of respectability. Stars Sabrina Sandhu. Show more
Journalist Hugh Muir examines whether the newspaper industry is losing touch with Britain's increasingly diverse society and if this might be a key reason for its demise. Show more
Comedy-drama that follows the fortunes of Bridget, the principal of Leg Breakers School of Performing Arts, a struggling stage school for kids. With Jessica Hynes. Show more
Drs Rutherford and Fry compete to make the perfect sponge to investigate the chemistry of cake. Show more
You and Yours
VIP Gambling, Fenty Beauty, Center Parcs
45 minutes
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Online bookies could be encouraging problem gamblers to play again by making them VIP members. Plus how Rihanna's new make-up line is a game-changer for the beauty industry. Show more
The latest weather forecast.
Analysis of news and current affairs.
Sarah Montague and Michael Sandel revisit Bertrand Russell's Reith lectures on Authority and the Individual. Show more
Pip urgently needs help, and Jolene is called upon. Show more
The true story of how a South Korean movie star and her estranged director husband were kidnapped by Kim Jong-Il, brought to the DPRK and forced to revive the film industry. Show more
Paul Gambaccini chairs the 2017 final of the general knowledge music quiz, with competitors vying for the 31st Counterpoint title. Show more
Giorgio Locatelli and Sheila Dillon are joined by chefs, food writers, cooks and farmers to celebrate the winners of the BBC Food and Farming Awards 2017. Show more
Crime novelist Mark Billingham believes country singer Hank Williams retained his artistic integrity amid huge commercial success. But how did he pull off the trick? Show more
A century after the October Revolution, Ernie Rea and guests discuss the role of belief and unbelief in Russia. Show more
Six O'Clock News
25/09/2017 Labour's PFI pledge
30 minutes
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Labour promises private finance initiative contracts will be taken "back in-house"
Nicholas Parsons challenges Paul Merton, Rufus Hound, Jenny Eclair and Zoe Lyons to speak on the topics on the cards without deviation, hesitation or repetition. Show more
Justin has an unexpected call, and Eddie sows a seed. Show more
Front Row
Nancy Meyers, Jenny Erpenbeck, Literary modern classics, Turner Prize show
30 minutes
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Romcom director and writer Nancy Meyers; Jenny Erpenbeck on her new novel Go, Went, Gone; what makes a literary modern classic; the 2017 Turner Prize exhibition in Hull. Show more
Nell finds herself pregnant and marries Barry, not the father, for the sake of respectability. Stars Sabrina Sandhu. Show more
Adrian Goldberg explores the role of the modern local authority, as seen through events on one housing estate in Birmingham, where the city council is the largest in Europe. Show more
Reports from around the world. Panama's idyllic islands are threatened by a rising sea, but one community has a plan. 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
Cultural discussion programme. Hard Work and Sweet Slumber: Francine Stock discusses work and sleep with Matthew Walker, Sasha Handley, Matthew Taylor and Susan Foister. Show more
The World Tonight
Huge turnout for Kurdish independence referendum
45 minutes
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Voters have turned out in huge numbers in Iraq's Kurdistan region to support an independence referendum. We hear from the Kurdish capital, Irbil, and Iraq's capital, Baghdad. Show more
Sue Townsend's chronicle of a teenager growing up in the Midlands. It's 1981 and the year starts inauspiciously for Adrian Mole. A new girl called Pandora joins his class. 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
4 Extra Debut. Cariad Lloyd, Mike Bullen and Harriett Gilbert on books by Iris Murdoch, Joshua Ferris and Margery Allingham. From 2016. Show more
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. Followed by Weather.
4 Extra Debut. Fergal recalls his father's tall stories about ghosts in the family home, but one such story has some truth in it. From 2017. Show more
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