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National and international news from BBC Radio 4.
A spiritual comment and prayer to start the day with Major Anne Read. Show more
Scientists unveil TB skin test which could lead to a new vaccine. Land owners and wildlife groups condemn the deaths of birds of prey on Scottish grouse moors. No-till cereals. Show more
Liz Bonnin presents the gaunt undertaker-looking marabou stork in Africa. Show more
News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
When should we celebrate deception and when be concerned we have a compulsive liar in our midst? Mariella Frostrup asks how best to raise children in a post-truth world. Show more
Woman's Hour
Young composer Alexia Sloane: commissioned to write a piece for this year’s BBC Proms
46 minutes
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Composer Alexia Sloane; Vicky Trimble, daughter of NI politician David, and her wife Roz Stephens; Dame Sally Davies, departing chief medical officer; a cure for impostor syndrome? Show more
Adapted by Anita Sullivan. Part four in the story of Apollo 11's journey to the moon. A verbatim drama, performed by actors using the original NASA transcripts from the mission. Show more
From Our Own Correspondent
Freedom of speech in Algeria
28 minutes
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After Algeria's autocratic leader Abdelaziz Bouteflika was ousted earlier this year, the country’s people have been getting to grips with new levels of freedom of expression. Show more
Emma Dabiri explores the work of three exciting, emerging photographers - Juno Calypso, Maisie Cousins and Sophie Green. Show more
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
Charlie has some explaining to do after his voucher scam, and forced abandonment of his night with Fran. Read by James Norton. Show more
You and Yours
Fitness apps, Building controls, Beauty figures
40 minutes
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We look at the race to design the perfect fitness app in a business said to be worth more than £250m... and with 300,000 mobile health and fitness apps available to download. Show more
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Analysis of news and current affairs, presented by Sarah Montague.
Michael Crick on the lobbyists and reputational managers working for foreign regimes. Show more
Peggy's scheme attracts attention and Lilian oversteps the mark. Show more
Dystopian comedy written by and starring Josie Long and Liam Williams. Siblings Josie and Liam live in a city divided by a giant, electrified fence. Show more
Open Country
Family Monsters Garden in Swaffham and Chelsea
25 minutes
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Helen Mark visits the Escape Project from Swaffham in Norfolk to find out why a group of volunteers are helping create a garden full of monsters for the Chelsea Flower Show. Show more
Chef Ellis Barrie makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Theodora Children's Charity. Show more
On the centenary of her birth, Open Book celebrates the novels of Iris Murdoch Show more
The Film Programme
How a Low Budget Movie From Senegal Influenced Beyoncé
28 minutes
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Touki Bouki and Beyoncé, and the secrets of screen acting with Denis Lawson. Show more
BBC Inside Science
Turing on the new £50 note, Moon landing on the radio, 25 years since Shoemaker-Levy comet
28 minutes
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Alan Turing the new face on the £50 note, how the moon landing inspired volcanologist Lionel Wilson's 50-year career, and 25 years ago, comet Shoemaker-Levy smashed into Jupiter. Show more
Afternoon news and current affairs programme, reporting on breaking stories and summing up the day's headlines.
Six O'Clock News
18/07/2019 MPs vote to stop next PM suspending Parliament
30 minutes
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MPs have backed a measure that will make it more difficult for the next Prime Minister to force through a no-deal Brexit by suspending Parliament.
Andrew Maxwell introduces guests from South Africa, Australia and Sweden. With Al Pitcher and Steph Tisdell. From 2019. Show more
Shula comes to the rescue and it's a wild night out for the Aldridge family Show more
Front Row
Illuminated River, Jon Favreau on The Lion King, RIBA Stirling shortlist
28 minutes
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Why the River Thames is about to become the world's longest artwork. Plus The Lion King director Jon Favreau and the shortlist for this year's RIBA Stirling Prize Show more
Adapted by Anita Sullivan. Part four in the story of Apollo 11's journey to the moon. A verbatim drama, performed by actors using the original NASA transcripts from the mission. Show more
Tom Holland and Iszi Lawrence follow history’s story-laden lines and linkages. This week it's bloodlines - from the Queen’s to man's best friend. Show more
How did Silicon Valley's first female billionaire, Elizabeth Holmes manage to dupe the world with the promise of her revolutionary blood testing company, Theranos? Show more
BBC Inside Science
Turing on the new £50 note, Moon landing on the radio, 25 years since Shoemaker-Levy comet
28 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
Alan Turing the new face on the £50 note, how the moon landing inspired volcanologist Lionel Wilson's 50-year career, and 25 years ago, comet Shoemaker-Levy smashed into Jupiter. Show more
When should we celebrate deception and when be concerned we have a compulsive liar in our midst? Mariella Frostrup asks how best to raise children in a post-truth world. Show more
Biggest Russian bombardment on Ukraine yet
Margot James quits government
45 minutes
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17 Conservatives rebel to stop Parliament being suspended to force No Deal Brexit Show more
Charlie has some explaining to do after his voucher scam, and forced abandonment of his night with Fran. Read by James Norton. Show more
Lucy Beaumont, Annabel Giles, Evelyn Mok and Toby Hadoke decide who’s Average Jolene or Maverick Matilda. From 2019. Show more
Susan Hulme with the latest news from Westminster, where MPs back a bid to stop a new prime minister suspending Parliament to force through a no-deal Brexit. Show more
National and international news from BBC Radio 4
Dr Monty Lyman explores the many layers and lives of our skin – the body’s largest, most visible and yet most misunderstood organ. Read by Gunnar Cauthery. Show more
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