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National and international news from BBC Radio 4.
A spiritual comment and prayer to start the day with Dr Marika Rose. Show more
Farming Today
27/08/19: Pheasant and grouse shooting; Grazing sheep on Hampstead Heath
14 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FM
Farming Today begins a week-long look at the shooting industry. We put some of the objections to the British Association for Shooting and Conservation. Show more
Michaela Strachan presents the story and sound of the long-tailed tit. Show more
News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
British Sign Language is the first language of more than 70,000 deaf people in the UK. Stephen Fry examines its linguistics, history and culture. Show more
James Naughtie finds the heartbeat of history in the front page small ads of old UK newspapers. The Oxford Times, 7 May 1926. Show more
Woman's Hour
Jada Pinkett Smith, Summer Hats, Female Democratic Front-Runners 2020 US Elections
43 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
We consider female candidates still in the race for the Democratic nomination for US president 2020. Jada Pinkett Smith on her chat show, Red Table Talk. Show more
Baba comes up with a plan to get Kate and herself expelled from the convent. Starring Aoibhinn McGinnity and Charlie Murphy. Show more
Journalist Richard Brooks examines the profound influence of management consultancy on modern life. Who are consultants, what do they do and how do they transform our world? Show more
DJ Huw Stephens looks at the rise of Welsh-language pop music which is breaking out of Wales and hitting the mainstream thanks to streaming platforms. Show more
Dulcie Piper introduces Robert Appleyard to nettle tea, and some shocking new ideas. Read by Kevin Whately. Show more
You and Yours
Call You and Yours: What are rents and house prices doing near you?
40 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
Email youandyours@bbc.co.uk to tell us what rents and house prices doing near you. Or call 03700 100 444 [Standard geographic charges. Mobiles may be higher.] from 11.00 Tuesday. 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.
How might a young couple, unable to buy their first home today, have fared in past decades? In this episode Tacita and Charlie explore 1979, when mortgage rates were sky high. Show more
Tracy begins an investigation and Pip’s feelings are hurt. Show more
Louise Wallwein tells the true story of her meeting with her birth mother three decades after being put up for a failed adoption. With music by Jaydev Mistry. Show more
Josie Long presents short documentaries about turning the lens or microphone on yourself. Show more
Cole Moreton walks through Calais and Dover finding out what life is like beyond Brexit headlines. What are the people like, what do they have in common and what keeps them apart? Show more
Michael Rosen explores the origins of English in the Anglo-Saxon world. Discover ancient riddles, poems and a multi-cultural Britain. Show more
Great Lives
First Labour Prime Minister Ramsay MacDonald
28 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
Political broadcaster Shaun Ley chooses Labour's first Prime Minister, Ramsay MacDonald. With Matthew Parris. From 2019. Show more
Afternoon news and current affairs programme, reporting on breaking stories and summing up the day's headlines.
Six O'Clock News
27/08/2019 No-deal Brexit opponents agree strategy
30 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
Opposition leaders want to pass a law to stop the UK leaving the EU without an agreement
Paul Sinha improves your general knowledge through fascinating facts and hilarious true stories. From 2019. Show more
Will gets the wrong impression and Brian makes a new contact Show more
Front Row
Colson Whitehead, Duke Ellington's Sacred Music, Carnival Row, Sheila Steafel
28 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
Pulitzer Prize-winning writer Colson Whitehead talks about his novel The Nickel Boys, and Carleen Anderson and Peter Edwards talk about the sacred music of Duke Ellington. Show more
Baba comes up with a plan to get Kate and herself expelled from the convent. Starring Aoibhinn McGinnity and Charlie Murphy. Show more
Psychologist Dr Nina Burrowes asks whether we should scrap the use of juries in rape trials - and if the current system for trying serious sexual assaults needs reform. Show more
In Touch
The politics of power and blindness – part two
19 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
In this second episode our guests discuss getting lost, our own power as blind people and power as a form of loss or grieving. Show more
Lindsey Fitzharris tells the story of Ignaz Semmelweiss. In a world that had no understanding of germs, he saved lives with three simple words, 'wash your hands'. Show more
British Sign Language is the first language of more than 70,000 deaf people in the UK. Stephen Fry examines its linguistics, history and culture. Show more
Biggest Russian bombardment on Ukraine yet
Labour convenes meeting of opposition parties over Brexit
45 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
In depth reporting, intelligent analysis and breaking news from a global perspective
Dulcie Piper introduces Robert Appleyard to nettle tea, and some shocking new ideas. Read by Kevin Whately. Show more
When Phil discovers his dad Goodison is not dead but living in his loft, Goodison takes Phil on a much-needed holiday. But are Goodison's motives as honest as they seem? Show more
Merseyside teenagers say gang leaders are handing out bounties. Show more
National and international news from BBC Radio 4
Lemn Sissay reads from his candid memoir about growing up in the care system. Today, he is almost twelve but at his foster home, events are about to take an unwanted turn. Show more
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