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Farming Today
Should newborn calves be kept in single pens? Plus, farmers are urged to plant more trees.
14 minutes
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Tesco tells dairy farmers not to keep calves in single pens, but one milk supplier says single pens are better for calves' welfare. And farmers are encouraged to plant more trees. Show more
Tweet of the Day
Jane Smith on the Ringed Plover
2 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
Wildlife artist Jane Smith is captivated by a group of ringed plovers and their ability to seemingly appear and disappear before her eyes! Show more
Radio 4's flagship news and current affairs programme; including Thought for the Day
Desert Island Discs
Gary Barlow, singer-songwriter
59 minutes
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Gary Barlow, musician and Take That front man, is interviewed by Lauren Laverne. Show more
Woman's Hour
Woman's Hour celebrates 100 years since the first women voted in a UK election
57 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
The programme celebrates the centenary of the first UK women voting and standing for parliamentary election. Show more
Gudrun has been captured and faces execution at dawn. Have all her allies deserted her? Viking epic starring Kate Phillips. Show more
Born in Bradford
Child development and attainment
28 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
Winifred Robinson has been alongside the Born in Bradford research for over a decade and reports on the latest findings as the 14,000 youngsters included reach secondary school. Show more
Adam Riches heads a cast that includes some of Sweden’s finest comedians in Danny Robins’ comedy about an English stand-up making a new life abroad. Recorded on location. Show more
2016: Willa learns that a person of interest may have lived in her house in the past. Read by Patrick Kennedy and Laurel Lefkow. Show more
You and Yours
Knife Postal Ban; Calf Pens; Fly Tipping
40 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
Tesco stops its dairy farmers separating new born calves from their mothers. Debate over the plans for a ban on sending knives - ordered online - through the post. Show more
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Mon-Thurs: Analysis of news and current affairs, presented by Sarah Montague. Fri: Analysis of news and current affairs, presented by Mark Mardell.
Psychologist Professor Daniel Freeman continues his exploration of delusions. In the final programme in the series he examines the latest thinking on causes and treatments Show more
Lily finds herself torn and Jill issues an invitation. Show more
Comedy by Nick Warburton. When Test Match Special correspondent Jonathan Agnew comes to Breck Howe, John Hector takes issue with him about Geoffrey Boycott, but things go too far. Show more
Eric Robson and the panel answer questions in the Horsham District, West Sussex. Show more
A high-spec virtual assistant explains its advantages to a new subscriber, demonstrating its power. Read by Teresa Gallagher. Show more
Last Word
Peter Boizot, Judith Kazantzis, Sir Sze-Yuen Chung, Sister Cecylia Roszak, Scott English
28 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
Matthew Bannister on businessman Peter Boizot, poet Judith Kazantzis, politician Sir Sze-Yuen Chung, nun Cecylia Roszak and songwriter Scott English. Show more
Feedback goes back to school with guest editor Ben Forward discussing the BBC's targeting of younger listeners, and Roger Bolton talks about Brexit balance with John Pienaar Show more
The Listening Project
Agie and Katie - Strong new business women
4 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
Two Polish friends and business partners tell the story of their long, hard journey to running a successful restaurant in Britain. Fi Glover presents. Show more
PM at 5pm: interviews, context and analysis.
Six O'Clock News
14/12/2018 Theresa May says more Brexit assurances possible
30 minutes
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The Prime Minister has said she still believes she can win further assurances from EU leaders to get the Brexit agreement through Parliament.
The show that proves that even the backstop, divergence and hard borders have a funny side. Show more
There's a ray of hope for David, and Brian continues to hit a brick wall. Show more
Front Row
Rita Ora, Writing About Sex, Die Hard at 30
28 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
Rita Ora on her six-year journey to release her second album Phoenix, Rowan Pelling and Matt Thorne on why so much sex in fiction is badly written, and Die Hard at 30 Show more
Gudrun has been captured and faces execution at dawn. Have all her allies deserted her? Viking epic starring Kate Phillips. Show more
Any Questions?
Hilary Benn MP, Peter Bone MP, Sir Vince Cable MP, Caroline Nokes MP
47 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
Jonathan Dimbleby presents political debate from Bishop Luffa School in Chichester Sussex with Hilary Benn MP, Peter Bone MP, Sir Vince Cable MP and Caroline Nokes MP. Show more
Will Self on why personal finance is an utterly alien concept for him... but why he takes such joy in the 'arithmetic arabesques' of the subject! Show more
Living With The Gods Omnibus
Harvest and Homage
57 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
Neil MacGregor continues his series about the expression of shared beliefs with a focus on the patterns of nature, festivals, the religions that travel and the disruption of death. Show more
Biggest Russian bombardment on Ukraine yet
Negotiations at the UN climate conference in Poland extended
45 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
Delegates seek agreement on how to tackle rising temperatures. Show more
2016: Willa learns that a person of interest may have lived in her house in the past. Read by Patrick Kennedy and Laurel Lefkow. Show more
Comedian Russell Kane chooses the author of Scoop and Brideshead Revisited, Evelyn Waugh. With Matthew Parris. From 2018. Show more
Mark D'Arcy reports as the Archbishop of Canterbury, the Most Reverend Justin Welby, calls for the setting up of a reconciliation unit to bring people together. Show more
The Listening Project
Hazel and Barbara – In my mother’s footsteps
4 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
Mother and daughter, both army women, on changing attitudes and changing times. Fi Glover presents. Show more
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. Followed by Weather.
With changes in London and mixed reviews for his new work, Handel must confront a terrible truth. Concluded by the author. Show more
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