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A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Alison Murdoch, Tibetan Buddhist, writer and editor. Show more
Farming Today
Litter in the countryside, electrical pulse fishing and a city care farm
14 minutes
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We join a litter pick on Dartmoor, collecting plastic bottles, crisp packets and even broken sledges. But how can we stop it happening? Show more
Tweet of the Day
Stephen Moss on the Song Thrush
2 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
Writer and wildlife programme-maker Stephen Moss explains why he loves the sound of the song thrush. Show more
News and current affairs, including Yesterday in Parliament, Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
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Woman's Hour
Tracey Neville: Head Coach of the England Women’s Netball Team
45 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
Head England Netball coach Tracey Neville, putting your disabled child into care, breast ironing, and author of Love Factually Laura Mucha. Show more
Al Smith's award-winning drama set in an ambulance control room. Heart stopping and starting stories starring Sarah Ridgeway as Carrie. Show more
From Our Own Correspondent
Celebrating the Iranian revolution in Lebanon
28 minutes
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How supporters of the political and militant group Hezbollah commemorate the events of 1979. Kate Adie introduces this and other stories from correspondents around the world. Show more
A portrait of the artist on the Clyde in Glasgow, George Parsonage, who makes sculpture from the shopping trolleys and other detritus he finds on the banks of his adopted river. Show more
Author Gore Vidal sits in his Italian villa, awaiting the arrival of popular new novelist, Maurice Swift. Read by Colin Stinton. Show more
You and Yours
Gambling gagging orders, housing minister, cheap wine
40 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
The regulator warns gambling firms to stop silencing unhappy customers with gagging orders. The housing minister on new protection for tenants. Show more
The latest weather forecast.
Analysis of news and current affairs, presented by Sarah Montague.
Violence inspired by the fatwa against Salman Rushdie spreads to Norway. Show more
Elizabeth faces her demons and attempts the first step to recovery Show more
Rom-Com about meeting the perfect partner. Journalist Kate is writing an article about a psychological test that can tell when you’ve met the “one”. Show more
Clare Balding starts the 20th year of Ramblings by walking with a listener who is so committed to exploring the countryside that she creates and publishes her own walking routes. Show more
Surgeon and author Atul Gawande makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Lifebox Foundation. Show more
Open Book
Kristen Roupenian, Javier Cercas, Quakers in fiction
28 minutes
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Kristen Roupenian on gender politics and the short story; Javier Cercas' top Spanish civil war reads; Quakers in fiction; and a review of Where Reasons End, a new novel by Yiyun Li Show more
The Film Programme
Rosamund Pike, Barry Jenkins
28 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
Presented by Antonia Quirke. Rosamund Pike on playing war reporter Marie Colvin in A Private War, and Oscar-winning director Barry Jenkins discusses If Beale Street Could Talk. Show more
BBC Inside Science
Insect decline, Gut microbiome, Geomagnetic switching
28 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
Adam Rutherford investigates massive global insect declines, the gut microbiome and geomagnetic switching Show more
PM at 5pm: interviews, context and analysis.
Six O'Clock News
14/02/2019 MPs reject motion supporting Theresa May's Brexit strategy
30 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
MPs have rejected - by 303 votes to 258 - a motion supporting the Government's Brexit strategy.
Mark Steel visits The Forest of Dean in Gloucestershire and performs a bespoke stand-up show for the local residents. Show more
Will receives a shock and Helen's evening takes an unexpected turn Show more
Front Row
Ardal O'Hanlon, Tessa Hadley, The Umbrella Academy
28 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
Ardal O'Hanlon on his new stand-up comedy tour, Tessa Hadley on her latest novel, new Netflix series The Umbrella Academy, and favourite romantic works of art. Show more
Al Smith's award-winning drama set in an ambulance control room. Heart stopping and starting stories starring Sarah Ridgeway as Carrie. Show more
A senior Tory MP who chairs the Education Select Committee says GCSEs are pointless and they should be abolished. Is he right? Show more
The Bottom Line
Behavioural science in the workplace
28 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
Can behavioural science make us more productive and improve the workplace? Show more
BBC Inside Science
Insect decline, Gut microbiome, Geomagnetic switching
28 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
Adam Rutherford investigates massive global insect declines, the gut microbiome and geomagnetic switching Show more
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In-depth reporting and analysis from a global perspective.
Author Gore Vidal sits in his Italian villa, awaiting the arrival of popular new novelist, Maurice Swift. Read by Colin Stinton. Show more
Enchanting, absurd and funny stories from the mind of celebrated US writer Simon Rich. Starring Cariad Lloyd. From 2019. Show more
Susan Hulme reports on another another big Brexit defeat for the government. Show more
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Learning to manifest aggression – to come forward – and believe in his punches is not an easy habit for the author Thomas Page McBee to acquire and manage. Show more
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