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A reading and a reflection to start the day, with Canon Sarah Rowland Jones, priest in charge of the City Parish of St John the Baptist in Cardiff.
Farming Today
Livestock emissions, Argentine farmers tackle climate change, Glyphosate vote, Lynx escape.
13 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FM
Agricultural scientists from Rothamsted Research have been looking at how to reduce livestock farming's carbon footprint by studying the emissions levels of individual animals. Show more
Conversational voices of those who listen to and are inspired by birds. Wildlife sound recordist Gary Moore goes in search of the rarely heard sound of the stone curlew. Show more
Morning news and current affairs. Including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the Picts who, according to Bede, formed one of the five nations of Britain, with the English, Britons, Scots and Latins, but who disappeared. Show more
Neil MacGregor focuses on the role of pilgrimage in Christianity, Buddhism and Islam. Show more
Megan’s troubles mount as Bren Evans demands more and police suspect her part in the murder of gangster. Stars David Sturzaker. Show more
From Our Own Correspondent
We Can't See an End to It
26 minutes
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Reports from writers and journalists around the world. Presented by Kate Adie.
Follow portrait artist Fiona Graham-Mackay as she paints actor Juliet Stevenson. As we eavesdrop on their sittings, the revelations go beyond any ordinary interview. Show more
The issues surrounding Britain exiting the European Union. What will Brexit mean for Ireland? It could affect more than the border. Chris Morris discovers what is at stake. Show more
You and Yours
Flying cars, Bread sales, Southern Rail
45 minutes
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Consumer affairs programme. The flying car that is in production and 'Our Daily Bread' - how artisan bakers are helping mass producers respond to falling bread sales. Show more
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Analysis of news and current affairs. Martha Kearney with the latest on the cabinet reshuffle and the use of 'fulsome'.
Penelope Lively's meditation on gardening, presents it as the ultimate defiance of time. Read by Stephanie Cole. Show more
Ian struggles to make a good impression, and Shula is glad of a friend.
By Hayley Squires. After nearly a decade apart a father and daughter are reunited to watch their beloved football team play. But is reconciliation as satisfying as winning? Show more
Devon bell-ringing is unique. Mary Ward-Lowery finds out why it all sounds a bit trance, and why bird-listening might be better than bird-watching. Show more
Julie Etchingham makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Anti-Slavery International. Show more
James Naughtie and a group of readers talk to author Edward St Aubyn about his novel Mother's Milk which was shortlisted for the 2006 Man Booker Prize. Show more
The Film Programme
Paddington 2; The Florida Project
28 minutes
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Radio 4's weekly film programme. Paddington 2, The Florida Project, No Stone Unturned, and the smell of cinema. Show more
BBC Inside Science
Boy gets New Skin, The York Gospels, Stephen Hawking's Thesis
30 minutes
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A boy with a genetic skin disease has had 80% of his body grafted with a healthily functioning epidermis, grown from a genetically engineered culture of his own skin cells. Show more
Six O'Clock News
Penny Mordaunt is the new International Development Secretary, replacing Priti Patel, who resigned yesterday.
30 minutes
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Theresa May has moved to shore up her fragile government after Priti Patel resigned as International Development Secretary. She'll be replaced by Penny Mordaunt.
Alexei Sayle discusses his return to stand-up after a 17-year hiatus and reveals the whereabouts of Millets shops! From 2017. Show more
Lilian turns detective, and Elizabeth is put on the spot. Show more
Front Row
Christian Slater and Sam Yates, Professor Marston and the Wonder Women, Ivor Wood
30 minutes
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Arts news, interviews and reviews. Christian Slater and Sam Yates discuss the language of David Mamet's Glengarry Glen Ross. Plus the legacy of Children's TV animator Ivor Wood. Show more
Neil MacGregor focuses on the role of pilgrimage in Christianity, Buddhism and Islam. Show more
Professor Simon Harding, criminologist at the University of West London, considers proposals to control the sale and possession of corrosive substances with Joshua Rozenberg.
In the UK we spend £4.5 billion a year on domestic pets. Where does the money go? Evan Davis and guests discuss the business of keeping pets. Show more
BBC Inside Science
Boy gets New Skin, The York Gospels, Stephen Hawking's Thesis
30 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
A boy with a genetic skin disease has had 80% of his body grafted with a healthily functioning epidermis, grown from a genetically engineered culture of his own skin cells. Show more
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the Picts who, according to Bede, formed one of the five nations of Britain, with the English, Britons, Scots and Latins, but who disappeared. Show more
The World Tonight
Mugabe sacks his vice president
45 minutes
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In-depth reporting from a global perspective as Robert Mugabe sacks his vice president, with the Zimbabwe leader thought to be preparing the path for his wife Grace to take over. Show more
Ziggy hints at CIA involvement and maintains the banks want to kill him. Kif is under increasing pressure from the publishers to produce a manuscript. Show more
The town council try to hide a scandal and Denzil and Gwynned discuss their son’s nativity role. With Pete Baikie. From 2015. Show more
Science Stories
The man who predicted deforestation and climate change 200 years ago
28 minutes
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Alexander von Humboldt: The man who predicted deforestation and harmful human-induced climate change 200 years ago. Show more
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Penelope Lively's meditation on gardening, presents it as the ultimate defiance of time. Read by Stephanie Cole. Show more
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