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The latest news from BBC Radio 4.
A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with the Reverend Richard Littledale, Baptist minister. Show more
Farming Today
Spring calving, badger cull, animal pain relief, pulse fishing
13 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FM
British fishermen claim electric fishing or 'pulse fishing' by Dutch trawlers, 12 miles off the East Anglian coast, is devastating fishing grounds. Show more
The latest weather forecast for farmers.
Tweet of the Day
Andy Clements on Pink-footed Geese
1 minute
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
Andy Clements of the British Trust for Ornithology recalls watching and listening to the excited chatter of pink-footed geese as they fly overhead. Show more
News and current affairs. Including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
Start the Week
Free Thinking Festival at Sage Gateshead
43 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
Cultural discussion programme. Kirsty Wark with author Lionel Shriver, economist Linda Yueh, sociologist Bev Skeggs and poet Sean O'Brien. Show more
An Alternative History of Art
Ibrahim El-Salahi
15 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
Hans Ulrich Obrist, Serpentine Galleries' creative director, profiles overlooked modernist painter Ibrahim El-Salahi, who blends Arab calligraphy, North African and western styles. Show more
Woman's Hour
Ruth Ellis, Woman's Hour Craft Prize Tour, Maizi Li, Grassroots politics and the gender gap
45 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
The programme that offers a female perspective on the world takes a look at grassroots politics and the gender gap, plus young people at risk and the people trying to help them. Show more
Meera Syal returns as family liaison officer Jackie Hartwell. Some joyriders have crashed their stolen car and died at the scene. But what caused the teenagers to rebel? Show more
Rajesh Mirchandani finds out if his frequent experiences of coincidence can be explained by chance or whether certain people are more predisposed to coincidence than others. Show more
Sophie auditions for panto, allowing Sheila to get chummy with the ladies at the golf club. Starring Lucy Beaumont. From 2018. Show more
On this day in 1918, the Yorkshire coast was attacked by zeppelins, and in Folkestone, Alec Poole feels a bit put upon. Show more
You and Yours
Botox Bother, the Fear of Finding Out, Borrow to Build
45 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
With buy-to-let in decline, are investors funding home building instead? Plus the fear of finding out - how can the NHS get more people to seek treatment before its too late? Show more
The latest weather forecast.
Analysis of news and current affairs.
Wild horses. They look wild, but often they are anything but. How the Konik, genetically engineered by Nazis, became the answer to a 21st-century environmentalist dream. Show more
Shula is left disappointed, and Will finds himself overwhelmed. Show more
Daniel Mays, Leo Bill and Katie Redford star in Jonny O'Neill's moving and funny drama about a first-time offender's day in court. Show more
Russell Davies welcomes four competitors to the Radio Theatre in London as they start their bid to become the nation's general knowledge champion. Show more
Zoe Adjonyoh's guide to getting to know the African cuisines becoming more available in the UK. Zoe asks if using the term 'African food' might do more harm than good. Show more
Behind the scenes with piano technician Ulrich Gerhartz, who prepares Steinway pianos for the world's leading pianists. Each performer is unique, and Ulli is vital for them all. Show more
Online we have access to information about other people and issues we think we need to know. Is this always a good thing? Are there things that we'd be better off not knowing? Show more
Six O'Clock News
12/03/2018 Russia "highly likely" to be behind Skripal poisoning
30 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
Theresa May has said it is "highly likely" that Russia was behind the poisoning of a former spy and his daughter in Salisbury, using a military-grade nerve agent.
Nicholas Parsons and regular guest Paul Merton challenge Josie Lawrence, Jenny Eclair and Tony Hawks to speak for a minute without hesitation, deviation or repetition. Show more
Toby has a cunning plan, and there is a problem for Kate. Show more
Front Row
Eleanor Bron, The Great Wave, Ken Dodd
30 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
Eleanor, at 80, on her career in the 60s' satire boom, Help with the Beatles, films and theatre, a play about North Korea's abduction of Japanese citizens and Ken Dodd's comedy. Show more
Meera Syal returns as family liaison officer Jackie Hartwell. Some joyriders have crashed their stolen car and died at the scene. But what caused the teenagers to rebel? Show more
Documentary. Emma Griffin takes a historical look at the gender pay gap, from the 15th century up to the present day, to understand why it is still an issue today. Show more
The university sector is under more scrutiny than ever before. Sonia Sodha considers if it is time to rethink what universities are for. Show more
Alan Dein tells the story of how a plane crash, 45 years ago in Switzerland, disrupted Somerset's tightly knit local communities. Show more
Start the Week
Free Thinking Festival at Sage Gateshead
43 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
Cultural discussion programme. Kirsty Wark with author Lionel Shriver, economist Linda Yueh, sociologist Bev Skeggs and poet Sean O'Brien. Show more
The World Tonight
May demands answers from Russia over Skripal
45 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
Theresa May has told MPs it is 'highly likely' that the Russian state poisoned a former spy and his daughter. We hear reaction from Russia. Show more
The Glasgow underworld is roused to anger by William Watt's enquiries into the murder of his family. Read by Liam Brennan. Show more
Something of the Night
Miriam Darlington, Ken Cheng, Dr Guy Leschziner
28 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
Nature writer and owl enthusiast Miriam Darlington, neurologist and sleep physician Dr Guy Leschziner and stand-up comedian Ken Cheng join Libby Purves for nocturnal conversation. Show more
Sean Curran reports from Westminster.
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. Followed by Weather.
An Alternative History of Art
Ibrahim El-Salahi
15 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
Hans Ulrich Obrist, Serpentine Galleries' creative director, profiles overlooked modernist painter Ibrahim El-Salahi, who blends Arab calligraphy, North African and western styles. Show more
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