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A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with Canon Ann Easter. Show more
The latest news about food, farming and the countryside. Britain's summer berries, farms for gas production and Polish ponies. Show more
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Bill Oddie presents the alpine swift. Show more
News and current affairs. Including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
Start the Week
British culture and European influence
43 minutes
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Cultural discussion programme. Andrew Marr on British culture with Paul Kildea, Munira Mirza and Laura Tunbridge. Show more
4 Extra Debut. How the wasp transitioned to a bee, now outnumbering wasp relations by nearly three species to one. Read by Elliot Levey. Show more
Woman's Hour
The women of world music, barrister Sarah Langford, getting into politics and #NHS70
45 minutes
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Pioneering women of the NHS, the obstacles to getting into politics, and British Bahrani trumpet player Yazz Ahmed. Show more
Tess is married to an astronaut aboard the International Space Station. An honour – or not? Stars Tamsin Grieg. Show more
Beth has vision in just one eye. Gary is her driving instructor. Can she pass her test? Show more
Martian Guuuurk mind-leaps into half-insectoid Troy: a major breakthrough in Artificial Stupidity. Stars Kevin Eldon. From 2018. Show more
On this day in 1918, the Allied countries launched an intervention into the Russian Civil War, and all is not quiet in Deanscombe Quarry. Show more
You and Yours
Click-and-ride buses, Renters, Power of attorney
45 minutes
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News and discussion of consumer affairs. Could a new 'click-and-ride' service roll back the decline in bus use and has buying a home slipped down a millennial's 'to-do' list.
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Analysis of news and current affairs.
How unsung heroine Barbara Robb triggered a nationwide investigation into the care of the mentally ill, forgotten in the vast long-stay institutions. Show more
Jennifer struggles to keep the peace, and Ruth takes the plunge. Show more
Toby Jones stars as corrupt MP Joseph Olinska. Brian is still in prison, enjoying a perverse kind of celebrity status, while Joseph is introduced to the Guinness executives. Show more
Steve Punt hosts the battle of wits as students from the University of Hertfordshire take on their professors. From July 2018. Show more
Series investigating the world of food and the stories behind what people eat. Sheila Dillon questions whether the Eatwell Plate is giving us good dietary advice. Show more
Andrew McGibbon talks to Edwin Dawes, founder of Hull University's biochemistry department and a world renowned magician who performed tricks for his friend Philip Larkin. Show more
Prophet Muhammad was married to Khadijah for 25 years, but little is known about her. Ernie Rea discusses her life and asks if she is a good role model for Muslim women today. Show more
Six O'Clock News
02/07/2018 Thailand cave rescue
30 minutes
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Twelve children who've been missing in flooded caves in Thailand have been found alive.
Radio 4's antidote to panel games sees regulars Tim Brooke-Taylor and Barry Cryer joined on the panel by Tony Hawks and Caroline Quentin with Jack Dee in the chair. Show more
Tom searches for direction, and Rex is torn. Show more
Front Row
Maxine Peake, Gillian Lynne remembered, Whitney documentaries
30 minutes
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Maxine Peake on her new play Queens of the Coal Age. Elaine Paige, Cameron Mackintosh and Arlene Phillips discuss Gillian Lynne's work and legacy, plus Whitney film documentaries. Show more
Tess is married to an astronaut aboard the International Space Station. An honour – or not? Stars Tamsin Grieg. Show more
The great transport experiment which left buses booming in London but in a state of managed decline outside the capital. Show more
Edward Stourton asks if there any chance of a long-term solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Show more
Are we serving our young people well enough when it comes to mental health? Show more
Start the Week
British culture and European influence
43 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
Cultural discussion programme. Andrew Marr on British culture with Paul Kildea, Munira Mirza and Laura Tunbridge. Show more
The World Tonight
Thai boys' football team found alive in cave complex
45 minutes
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In-depth reporting and analysis from a global perspective. Footage emerges of stranded team after nine days under ground. Show more
Adam Fitzgerald reads the new novel by the award-winning author Tim Winton. Fierce and lyrical, this is the story of survival and self-discovery in the Australian outback. Show more
Public figures explore their roots, what they've left behind and what they'll never forget. David Blunkett takes political writers Alice Thomson and Rachel Sylvester to Sheffield. Show more
Sean Curran reports from Westminster where the prime minister insists that, despite the jokes, Brexit really does mean Brexit. Plus calls for tougher penalties for pet theft.
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4 Extra Debut. How the wasp transitioned to a bee, now outnumbering wasp relations by nearly three species to one. Read by Elliot Levey. Show more
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