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A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Canon Jenny Wigley, an Anglican Priest in Cardiff
Farming Today
Sheep meat self-sufficiency; self-shearing flocks; private investment in Scotland's environment; Dartmoor rangers.
14 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FM
The UK produces around 300,000 tonnes of sheep meat annually and consumes a similar amount. But we still export and import a significant quantity, Charlotte Smith finds out why. Show more
Tweet of the Day
Chris Baines on the Great Spotted Woodpecker
2 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
Conversational voices of those inspired by birds. Chris Baines is delighted to find some great spotted woodpeckers visiting his garden in inner-city Wolverhampton. Show more
News and current affairs, including Yesterday in Parliament, Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the poetry of Antarah (525-608AD), his historical context before Islam, how his work relates to other poets in that period, and his legacy Show more
Woman's Hour
Caroline Criado Perez on the gender data gap, Maggie Gee, Madeleine Mitchell
46 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
Caroline Criado Perez on the gender data gap. Plus Maggie Gee on her new novel Blood, governors lobby on school budgets and Madeleine Mitchell on Welsh composer Grace Williams. Show more
Thanks to friend James Baldwin, Maya’s reunited with Martin Luther King and agrees to work with him. Stars Pippa Bennett-Warner. Show more
From Our Own Correspondent
It just didn’t happen!
28 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
The UN says the treatment of the Rohingya in Myanmar was genocidal but many in the country refuse to believe it happened. Kate Adie introduces stories from around the world. Show more
A celebration in music and sound of the disappearing cries of street vendors past and present, and how these musical calls and sung street adverts influenced composers and artists. Show more
With Paul still missing, Clyde wonders whether he should have accepted Uncle Vishnu's help. Read by Don Warrington. Show more
You and Yours
Stolen Bikes; Online Gambling; Activated Charcoal
40 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
Deputy leader of the Labour party Tom Watson on how his party would strengthen online gambling laws. Show more
The latest weather forecast.
Analysis of news and current affairs, presented by Sarah Montague.
Alan Johnson, the former education secretary, on 140 years of English education through the prism of one school - St Michael and All Angels in Camberwell. Show more
Things are looking up for Ed, and Adam has a plan. Show more
Eerie thriller by film-maker Peter Strickland. A young couple’s stay at a voice-operated smart home has unexpected consequences. Show more
Why climb a snowy Cumbrian hill in a long dress, cloak and bonnet? Clare Balding finds out. Show more
Sarah Parker, a volunteer for the charity Excellent Development, makes the Radio 4 Appeal on their behalf. Show more
Open Book
Whitney Scharer, Fashion in fiction, Novels by Iraq War veterans
28 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
Whitney Scharer discusses her novel about the love affair between Lee Miller and Man Ray, plus an exploration of how writers have used fashion and clothes to express character. Show more
The Film Programme
Moving Image: Deborah Haywood on Trainspotting
28 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
Director Deborah Haywood chooses Danny Boyle's Trainspotting as her Moving Image pick.
Trainspotting producer Andrew Macdonald and "best baddie ever" Robert Carlyle join. Show more
BBC Inside Science
Falling carbon and rising methane; Unsung heroes at the Crick
28 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
The news in science, including falling carbon dioxide emissions and rising methane levels, and the unsung heroes at the Francis Crick Institute. Show more
PM at 5pm: interviews, context and analysis.
Six O'Clock News
28/02/2019 Challen murder conviction quashed
30 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
Retrial ordered for Sally Challen, who says she suffered decades of abuse by her husband
The Wilsons family resume their efforts to live the ethical life: saving the library. Stars Marcus Brigstocke. From 2019. Show more
Susan finds herself rebuffed and Helen attempts to combat her nerves. Show more
Front Row
Ricky Gervais, Tom Walker, Andre Previn remembered, Young adult literature
28 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
Rick Gervais on his tv show After Life, singer Tom Walker performs live, Andre Previn remembered, Charlotte Eyre and Crystal Mahey-Morgan on the decline of young adult literature. Show more
Thanks to friend James Baldwin, Maya’s reunited with Martin Luther King and agrees to work with him. Stars Pippa Bennett-Warner. Show more
With new evidence a 'class ceiling' exists, Sathnam Sanghera asks if we should treat classism in the same way as racism and sexism, and make it illegal. Show more
Why do printed magazines endure in an era of declining advertising revenue and sales? Evan Davis and guests discuss. Show more
BBC Inside Science
Falling carbon and rising methane; Unsung heroes at the Crick
28 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
The news in science, including falling carbon dioxide emissions and rising methane levels, and the unsung heroes at the Francis Crick Institute. Show more
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the poetry of Antarah (525-608AD), his historical context before Islam, how his work relates to other poets in that period, and his legacy Show more
In-depth reporting and analysis from a global perspective.
With Paul still missing, Clyde wonders whether he should have accepted Uncle Vishnu's help. Read by Don Warrington. Show more
Enchanting, absurd and funny stories from the mind of celebrated US writer Simon Rich. With Lewis Macleod. From 2019. Show more
Susan Hulme reports on Brexit No Deal preparations, and another resignation. Show more
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. Followed by Weather.
Frontline trauma surgeon David Nott reads from his remarkable memoir. Today, it is 2013 and he is in war-torn Syria fearing for his life. Show more
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
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