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A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with Alison Murdoch, a Tibetan Buddhist writer and former director of Jamyang Buddhist Centre in London. Show more
Farming Today
Welsh lamb, farm innovation, flooding fears and Caerphilly cheese
13 minutes
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How Brexit could change the face of Welsh sheep farming, cash help for investing in new technology, Northern Ireland flooding and recognition for Caerphilly cheese. Show more
Tweet of the Day
Ben Darvill on the Common Rosefinch
1 minute
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
Ben Darvill of the British Trust for Ornithology recalls his first encounter with the common rosefinch on the Island of Canna in Scotland. Show more
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the life and ideas of the prominent abolitionist, who in 1845 told his story in Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave. Show more
Finding city life too noisy and chaotic, Wendy has moved to a quiet village where she can still be independent but has her daughter Gemma nearby, as she needs increasing support. Show more
Woman's Hour
Imelda Staunton and Celia Imrie, Worboys, 'It's a Penalty', Judgement, Sexual abuse
45 minutes
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Imelda Staunton and Celia Imrie on 'Finding Your Feet', Terri Apter on how praise and blame shape our self-identity, Sarah de Carvarlho's 'It's a Penalty' and Warboys's sentence. Show more
Anna sends you her secret recordings, in this phone-based thriller. A visit to Phoebe turns murderous. Show more
Inside Afghanistan's only secure psychiatric unit - the trauma of war laid bare. Caroline Wyatt introduces correspondents' stories from around the world. Show more
How does 'place' inform contemporary public art in the UK? Dr Cadence Kinsey joins working artists in their studios and on the streets as we investigate art outside the gallery. Show more
Witness History
Camouflaging Leningrad in World War Two
12 minutes
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Eyewitness accounts of key events in history. While German forces laid siege to Leningrad, mountaineers scaled the city's churches and palaces to camouflage them from enemy attack. Show more
You and Yours
ATM Machines, Puppy Farming, Dad's Fashion Sense
45 minutes
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Consumer affairs programme.
The latest weather forecast.
Analysis of news and current affairs.
Will Self continues his 1,000-mile UK tour exploring British identity: a ferry across the sea to Northern Ireland. From 2018. Show more
Toby is left red faced, and Lynda struggles with her Lent challenge. Show more
Psychological thriller by Kellie Smith. Things spiral out of control when Ben starts to secretly film his family for his personal archive. Show more
Ian Marchant, writer and hippie, has always longed to visit the Isle of Gigha, one of the few Scottish islands owned by its community. Is his island dream a reality? Show more
Jane Garvey makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Child Soldiers International. Show more
Bookclub
Eimear McBride - A Girl Is a Half-formed Thing
28 minutes
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James Naughtie and a group of readers talk to Irish writer Eimear McBride about her novel A Girl Is a Half-formed Thing, which won the Baileys Prize for Fiction in 2014. Show more
Looking at the latest cinema releases, DVDs and films on TV. Francine Stock talks to Guillermo del Toro about his Oscar-nominated fantasy The Shape of Water. Show more
Adam Rutherford investigates the news in science and science in the news. How space science is getting down with the kids. Show more
Six O'Clock News
08/02/2018 Bank hints at rate rises
30 minutes
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The Bank of England hints that interest rates will rise sooner than previously thought.
The downsides of animal adoption and sing along to an office shanty. John's award-winning sketches from 2018. Show more
Adam takes the strain, while Susan feels unappreciated. Show more
Front Row
David Hare on Collateral, Carmen, John Burningham and Helen Oxenbury
30 minutes
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Playwright David Hare discusses his latest TV drama series Collateral. John Burningham and Helen Oxenbury on being joint winners of the BookTrust Lifetime Achievement Award. Show more
Anna sends you her secret recordings, in this phone-based thriller. A visit to Phoebe turns murderous. Show more
The Briefing Room
Is Your Local Council Going Bust?
28 minutes
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David Aaronovitch asks if there's a serious financial crisis in England;s town halls. Show more
Evan Davis and guests discuss the relationship between science, business and consumers. Do science and business do enough to allay public fears when new products reach the market? Show more
Adam Rutherford investigates the news in science and science in the news. How space science is getting down with the kids. Show more
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the life and ideas of the prominent abolitionist, who in 1845 told his story in Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave. Show more
The World Tonight
Two British IS jihadis 'captured'
45 minutes
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In-depth reporting and analysis from a global perspective. Show more
Ludmila Ulitskaya's epic novel of dissident life in the Soviet Union follows three school friends through the decades after the death of Stalin. Show more
Please turn your radio over and start listening as Marcus Brigstocke has just thirty minutes to retake his GCSEs. From October 2015. Show more
Sean Curran reports from Westminster where senior MPs unveil a cross-party package of measures aimed at tackling sexual harassment and bullying including a new behaviour code. Show more
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