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A spiritual comment and prayer to start the day with Jasvir Singh. Show more
Farming Today
30/10/19 Game shoots, farm waste, backdated subsidies for Scottish farms
14 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FM
Your responses to the RSPB's review into game shooting. We've had comments from both sides. Show more
Bonita Johnson of the British Trust for Ornithology recalls her surprise at seeing a pair of robins grappling with one another on a woodland floor. Show more
News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
The composer Max Richter meets the artist Tacita Dean. Show more
4 Extra Debut. Why do we like being scared? Science sleuths Drs Rutherford and Fry investigate. From 2019. Show more
Woman's Hour
Maddy Prior, Family Therapy, Linda Boström Knausgård
41 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
The programme that offers a female perspective on the world Show more
Helen attempts to track down the mysterious 'child-mother'. Part three of the conspiracy thriller starring Romola Garai and Jonathan Forbes. Show more
The Listening Project
Chuck and Michelle - The proudest moment of my life
4 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
Daughter talks to her American father about his American ways and about the family. Fi Glover presents. Show more
The Secret History of GCHQ
Spying in Berlin and Bude
28 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
How the intelligence agency changed direction after the end of the Cold War - and faced the challenges of the digital age. With BBC security correspondent Gordon Corera. Show more
Investigative journalist Lucy Cooper follows three vicars over the course of a year, on a mission to find out what keeps them working for the man upstairs. Show more
Richard’s excavations have uncovered a skeletal hare but as yet there’s no trace of the legendary Stythwaite Oak.
Written by Andrew Michael Hurley
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You and Yours
Driving test cheats; Amazon ad ban; Training shoes sales row
40 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
Why are so many cheating their driving theory test?
Amazon is banned from using a 'misleading' ad for its Prime service. And the sports shop owner taking on Nike in the courts 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.
I said "ok, I'll do it”. Ellen, Mimmo's girlfriend, agrees to play a dangerous role. Show more
Eddie is in for a shock and Shula feels betrayed Show more
Sebastian Baczkiewicz conjures up a thrilling prequel to Shakespeare's Hamlet. With opposition to the Danish Empire increasing, Claudius learns of a plot to overthrow his brother. Show more
Money Box
Money Box Live: Mental Health & Money
33 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
Depression and debt, anxiety and overdrafts, we look at how to cope financial problems that can often follow poor mental health. Show more
Inside Health
When to take Blood Pressure Pills; ADHD; Recurrent Fevers; Head lice
28 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
When is the best time of day to take blood pressure pills; Why is getting help for ADHD such a struggle ; Recurrent fevers that feel like flu every day; Getting rid of head lice. Show more
Immortality: Laurie Taylor explores the quest for life without end, from Russian utopians to American tech giants. Show more
The Media Show
The journalists who took down Harvey Weinstein
28 minutes
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Jodi Kantor and Megan Twohey broke the story that ignited the #MeToo movement Show more
Afternoon news and current affairs programme, reporting on breaking stories and summing up the day's headlines.
Six O'Clock News
30/10/2019 Grenfell fire chief refuses to resign
30 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
The head of the London Fire Brigade rejects calls to resign following a critical report into the handling of the Grenfell Tower fire.
Malawi's most famous comedian, Daliso Chaponda, returns for a second series. In this episode, Daliso talks about the sins of the past and how we atone for them. Show more
The late Joe Grundy proves to have one final trick up his sleeve and Chris offers some words of advice. Show more
Front Row
Ian McKellen; theatre director Sarah Frankcom; Guilt reviewed
28 minutes
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Ian McKellen on playing a con artist who moves in on a rich widow played by Helen Mirren in The Good Liar. He pretends to be someone he's not, so McKellen's acting acting. Show more
SLICE: Politics and Personality
I is for Inclinations
14 minutes
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Does your personality predict your likely political opinions? Why did those areas of Britain where people score low on 'openness' vote for Brexit? Show more
Combative, provocative and engaging debate chaired by Michael Buerk. With Anne McElvoy, Matthew Taylor, Michael Portillo and Mona Siddiqui. #moralmaze Show more
4 Extra Debut. Why do we like being scared? Science sleuths Drs Rutherford and Fry investigate. From 2019. Show more
The Iron Curtain was an accidental wildlife haven. Thirty years since the fall of the Berlin Wall, Tom Heap walks the borderlands to see how nature has continued to thrive. Show more
The composer Max Richter meets the artist Tacita Dean. Show more
Biggest Russian bombardment on Ukraine yet
Final PMQ's before December 12 election
45 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
In depth reporting, intelligent analysis and breaking news from a global perspective
Richard’s excavations have uncovered a skeletal hare but as yet there’s no trace of the legendary Stythwaite Oak.
Written by Andrew Michael Hurley
Read by Bryan Dick Show more
A hospital stay and a big birthday force the duo to face some awful truths. Stars Helen Monks and Miriam Margolyes. From 2019. Show more
Late at night, Patrick Marber and Peter Curran lie in the darkness, sharing not only a bunk bed but also their thoughts and fancies. Show more
News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament
National and international news from BBC Radio 4
Edward Platt reveals the surprising extent of Doggerland, the plain that once connected Britain to the continent.
Abridged by Laurence Wareing
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