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National and international news from BBC Radio 4.
A spiritual comment and prayer to start the day with George Craig, a Methodist local preacher in Cardiff
Farming Today
04/10/2019: Northern Irish and Welsh farmers on Brexit, State of Nature report, Green Party conference
14 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FM
Northern Irish and Welsh sheep farmers give their thoughts on the latest proposals for Brexit, and the UK's wildlife is still in decline according to the State of Nature report. Show more
Sarah Harris of the British Trust for Ornithology recalls the excitement of watching clouds of migrating blackbirds arrive from the continent. Show more
News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
Desert Island Discs
Sabrina Cohen-Hatton, firefighter
52 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
Sabrina Cohen-Hatton, firefighter, shares the eight tracks, books and luxury she'd want with her if cast away on a desert island. With Lauren Laverne. Show more
Woman's Hour
Funmi Fetto on her new book, the lack of diversity in the beauty industry and her mission to change it
47 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
Lack of diversity in the beauty industry; the hidden face of domestic abuse and older people; superfans and their impact on music journalism; Johana Gustawsson and Blood Song. Show more
After her loss Sally and Bea discuss their new circumstances. Stars Ophelia Lovibond. Show more
The Corrections re-visits four news stories which left the public with an incomplete picture of what really happened. Show more
A series of comedy plays on a quizzing theme, written by Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis. Episode 4 - "Services" Show more
The finale of Margaret Atwood's hugely anticipated sequel to her dystopian masterpiece, The Handmaid's Tale. Now shortlisted for the Booker Prize. Show more
You and Yours
Direct payments, Vegan pet food, Car add-ons
40 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
The big rise in social care complaints about direct payments, concerns about vegan food for pets, and the car dealers charging excessive amounts for add-on products. Show more
The latest weather forecast
Mon-Thurs: Analysis of news and current affairs, presented by Sarah Montague. Fri: Analysis of news and current affairs, presented by Mark Mardell.
Sir Ian Blatchford and Dr Tilly Blyth focus on the Futurists art movement's obsession with new dynamos of modernity and its glorification of speed and risk in a new age of cycling Show more
Lilian fears the worst and Ed comes to a decision Show more
Sebastian Baczkiewicz conjures up a head in a box, judicial murder and political skulduggery in a thrilling prequel to Shakespeare's Hamlet. Set in an alternative 1930s Europe. Show more
Gardeners' Question Time
King's Cross Skip Garden
42 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
Kathy Clugston and the panel are in London at the King's Cross Skip Garden. Show more
Short Works
Meditations for a New Mother by Amy Mason
14 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for years
4 Extra Debut. Three guided meditations for a new mother, picturing a rather unusual happy place. Written and performed by Amy Mason. Show more
Last Word
Jessye Norman, Peter Sissons, Al Alvarez, Marita Lorenz
28 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
Julian Worricker on the award-winning soprano Jessye Norman, the television journalist Peter Sissons, the author and poetry editor Al Alvarez, the CIA spy Marita Lorenz. Show more
More or Less
New hospitals promised, Aid to Ukraine, Bacon sandwiches
28 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
Dissecting the government’s hospitals announcement, President Trump’s Ukraine claims, and mixed messages about eating processed meat. Show more
The Listening Project
Richard and Lily - Working class people have opportunities now
4 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
Friends talk about being born into poverty, and education as the route to escape it. 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
04/10/2019 PM to ask for Brexit delay, court hears
30 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
Court papers reveal Boris Johnson is prepared to ask for a delay to Britain's exit from the European Union.
A satirical review of the week's news, chaired by guest host Andy Zaltzman. Show more
Lexi attempts to forgive and forget and David issues a stern warning Show more
Front Row
Booker Book Group with Chigozie Obioma, RuPaul's Drag Race UK, Kurt Weill's The Silver Lake
28 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
Booker Prize nominee Chigozie Obioma on his novel An Orchestra of Minorities. Director James Conway discusses The Silver Lake, Kurt Weill’s satirical opera banned by the Nazis. Show more
After her loss Sally and Bea discuss their new circumstances. Stars Ophelia Lovibond. Show more
Any Questions?
Robert Buckland MP, Nigel Farage MEP, Barry Gardiner MP, Jeanette Winterson.
47 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
Shaun Ley presents topical debate from Backwell School in Somerset with Robert Buckland MP, Nigel Farage MEP, Barry Gardiner MP and Jeanette Winterson. Show more
A Point of View
The happiest days of your life...
10 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
Michael Morpurgo reflects on the damage being caused to increasing numbers of children by stress and anxiety. Show more
Sir Ian Blatchford and Dr Tilly Blyth with their second omnibus edition exploring how art and science have inspired each other in the 19th century's Age of Enthusiasm Show more
Biggest Russian bombardment on Ukraine yet
Boris Johnson will ask for Brexit delay if no deal with EU
45 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
In depth reporting, intelligent analysis and breaking news from a global perspective
The finale of Margaret Atwood's hugely anticipated sequel to her dystopian masterpiece, The Handmaid's Tale. Now shortlisted for the Booker Prize. Show more
Radiohead's bassist Colin Greenwood and Irish comedian Joanne McNally recommend great books to presenter Harriett Gilbert, including This is Going to Hurt by Adam Kay. Show more
News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament
The Listening Project
Graham and Max - The Last Foresters Standing
4 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
Friends share their passion for being born, raised and still living in the Forest of Dean. Fi Glover presents. Show more
National and international news from BBC Radio 4
The third volume in Charles Moore's definitive biography of Margaret Thatcher, based on unique access to her papers and closest associates. Show more
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