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National and international news from BBC Radio 4.
Reflection and prayer to start the day with Bishop David Chillingworth of the Scottish Episcopal Church. Show more
Farming Today
02/08/19 Yorkshire floods, Pride farmers, insects on farms, Environment Secretary's speech at Countryfile Live
14 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FM
Yorkshire farmers battle to clean up after the floods and the first speech from the new environment secretary. Show more
Miranda Krestovnikoff presents the New Zealand brown kiwi. Show more
News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
Desert Island Discs
Dame Sally Davies, chief medical officer, England
41 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
Dame Sally Davies, chief medical officer of England, shares the eight tracks, book and luxury she would want to take with her to a desert island. With Lauren Laverne. Show more
Woman's Hour
Lyra McKee's book 'Angels With Blue Faces'
46 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
Nichola Corner and her sister, Lyra McKee's new book, older women in fiction, domestic violence in rural communities and the history of Brixton prison. Show more
Can care worker Hayleigh persuade the Council Committee to ban 15 minute homecare visits? Starring Claire Rushbrook. Show more
Peterloo: The Massacre That Changed Britain
Episode 1 - The build-up to Peterloo
28 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
Guardian editor-in-chief Katharine Viner charts the story of the infamous Peterloo Massacre. In Part 1 she looks at the build-up to the devastating events on August 16th 1819. Show more
Henry Tobin is Britain's shortest serving and least popular postwar prime minister. So what next? Stars Miles Jupp. Show more
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
With the death of Hannah at Warlow's hands, Powyss is subsumed by guilt. Catherine takes the kids. Concluded by Robert Glenister. Show more
You and Yours
Marks and Spencer, Universal credit trial, Retro cars
40 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
Why a new generation wants to buy cars from the seventies and eighties, think Allegros, Marinas and Maestros. Show more
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Analysis of news and current affairs, presented by Mark Mardell.
Selina takes her daughter back to South Wales, to relive the highs and lows her Jamaican family faced growing up in a town where people of West Indian heritage were a minority. Show more
There's a glimmer of hope for Neil and Lynda makes the ultimate sacrifice Show more
DI Matthews and DS Armitage interview Billy, who is well-known to the police, along with his father. But today Billy is just there to help in Roy Williams' popular crime series. Show more
Horticultural programme featuring a group of gardening experts.
Inspired by poet Praxilla, Jane is a distant adult but a momentary meeting might just change that. Read by Victoria Liddelle. Show more
Last Word
Russi Taylor, Beji Caid Essebsi, Jane Hubert, Iván Erőd
28 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
Matthew Bannister on Tunisian President Beji Caid Essebsi, voice artist Russi Taylor, anthropologist Jane Hubert and composer Ivan Erod. Show more
Is there a future for the wireless in an online world? Roger Bolton invites radio critic Gillian Reynolds to assess the BBC’s online strategy. Show more
The Listening Project
Lesley and Lee - Learning to Drive
4 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
Husband and wife on living by the sea and never being too old to learn a new trick. Fi Glover presents. Show more
Afternoon news and current affairs programme, reporting on breaking stories and summing up the day's headlines.
Six O'Clock News
02/08/2019 Lib Dems seek more pacts with other "remain" supporting parties after by-election victory
30 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
The Liberal Democrats want more pacts with other "remain" supporting parties after their victory in the Brecon and Radnorshire by-election.
Sam heads to Wales to cover fallout in Brecon’s by-election, giving Mia her worst-ever birthday. Stars Yasmine Akram. From 2019. Show more
It’s the end of the line for Ed and Clarrie's worries increase Show more
Front Row
Fast and Furious: Hobbs and Shaw, Téa Obreht, Kathy Hinde, Dalia Stasevska
28 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
We review Fast & Furious: Hobbs & Shaw starring Dwayne Johnson and Jason Statham, and Kathy Hinde on composing with sounds recorded inside a bog Show more
Can care worker Hayleigh persuade the Council Committee to ban 15 minute homecare visits? Starring Claire Rushbrook. Show more
Any Questions?
Madeline Grant, Ayesha Hazarika, Robert Jenrick MP, Nick Thomas-Symonds MP
47 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
Shaun Ley presents political debate from the Media Café at Broadcasting House with a panel including Madeline Grant, Ayesha Hazarika, Robert Jenrick MP and Nick Thomas-Symonds MP. Show more
Will Self bemoans the growing commoditisation of culture in the public sector. Show more
Archive on 4
The Good Old Days: The Politics of Nostalgia
57 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
Nostalgia is in fashion. In our political and our cultural life we’re lapping it up. David Aaronovitch delves into the archives and asks why we're all so in thrall to the past. Show more
Biggest Russian bombardment on Ukraine yet
Liberal Democrats win Brecon and Radnorshire by-election.
45 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
In depth reporting, intelligent analysis and breaking news from a global perspective
With the death of Hannah at Warlow's hands, Powyss is subsumed by guilt. Catherine takes the kids. Concluded by Robert Glenister. Show more
4 Extra Debut. Real-life castaway Lucy Irvine nominates Robinson Crusoe. With Martin Popplewell. Presented by Matthew Parris. From July 2019. Show more
Josie Long presents stories of significant recordings impacting people's lives, including a last tape of a loved one. From 2019. Show more
The Listening Project
Paul and Keely - The Kid Question
4 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
Father and daughter share their stories about having children and not having them. Fi Glover presents. Show more
National and international news from BBC Radio 4
Charlotte Runcie welcomes her new baby to the world and considers the magic of sea sparkle. She goes on to celebrate sea shanties and pearls. Show more
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