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Farming Today
12/11/19 Cley Marshes, oysters, chalk streams, flooded farmers
14 minutes
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Anna Hill visits Norfolk Wildlife Trust's visitor centre at Cley Marshes to focus on environmental issues in the run up to the election. Show more
Steve Backshall presents the dotterel. Show more
News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
The Life Scientific
Elizabeth Fisher on chromosomes in mice and men
28 minutes
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Elizabeth Fisher, Professor of Neurogenetics at University College London, talks to Jim al-Khalili about why it took 13 years to introduce human chromosomes into mice Show more
One to One
City or Country? Alys Fowler meets Gregory Leadbetter
14 minutes
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Acclaimed gardening writer, Alys Fowler, tries to work out where she wants to live, in the city or the countryside, with the help of poet, Gregory Leadbetter. Show more
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Skye can't leave Dexter at home because Ryan-the-heating-engineer keeps leaving the door open. Stars Sydney Wade. Show more
Cathy FitzGerald visits the Brooklyn Superhero Supply Company to hear about the work of 826, an American nonprofit dedicated to helping children improve their writing skills. Show more
The music industry can be notoriously hard on the psyche. Chris Hawkins talks music and mental health with Idles, Wolf Alice, She Drew the Gun, John Grant and Bill Ryder-Jones. Show more
By Siobhan Dowd. Joe is still on hunger strike but Fergus is distracted by thoughts of Cora. Abridged by Sara Daviees and read by Finnian Garbutt. Show more
You and Yours
Call You And Yours: How has flooding changed where you live and work?
40 minutes
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Have you experienced flooding in the past - what changed at the time and since? 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 quickly is solar photovoltaic energy becoming affordable? And how will the world change if, or when, the cheapest source of power is solar power? Show more
David is shocked by an unexpected invitation and Elizabeth has a brainwave Show more
A darkly comic drama about who you might meet on the journey to hell. Charon is the Ferryman on the River Acheron. His son, Thomas, is determined to pursue a different career. Show more
Jay Rayner hosts the culinary panel show from Middlesbrough. Show more
Whilst rivers in the north of England are in flood, many rivers in the south-east are drying up. Tom Heap investigates the reasons for the difference. Show more
Should parents with a history of domestic abuse be allowed to see their children? Joshua Rozenberg investigates Show more
The Romany writer and broadcaster Damian Le Bas and author Amy Liptrot choose their favourite books. Show more
Afternoon news and current affairs programme, reporting on breaking stories and summing up the day's headlines.
Six O'Clock News
12/11/2019 Opposition leaders criticise government's flood response
30 minutes
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Opposition leaders have criticised the government's response to severe flooding in the East Midlands and northern England.
Tom seeks some medical advice while Mum fights the good fight on behalf of Sheffield's trees. With Kate Anthony. From 2019. Show more
Clarrie attempts to keep the peace and Justin’s reach extends ever further Show more
Front Row
Lorna May Wadsworth, Marriage Story, My Mother Said I Never Should, I Feel Pretty
28 minutes
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Celebrated portraitist Lorna May Wadsworth talks about "Gaze," a retrospective of her work at Sheffield's Graves Gallery and Simran Hans reviews Noah Baumbach's Marriage Story Show more
Skye can't leave Dexter at home because Ryan-the-heating-engineer keeps leaving the door open. Stars Sydney Wade. Show more
Dodgy diamonds, missing millions - and the victims failed by justice. Show more
Consultant Joe Strechay on how he helps sighted actors portray blind characters. Would you buy a braille advent calendar as a Christmas present? Show more
All in the Mind
The need for possessions, predicting effective use of CBT, talking to strangers
28 minutes
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Do our possessions control us? Claudia Hammond examines why we often want more than we need, and hears how brief seemingly insignificant chats with strangers can benefit our mood Show more
The Life Scientific
Elizabeth Fisher on chromosomes in mice and men
28 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
Elizabeth Fisher, Professor of Neurogenetics at University College London, talks to Jim al-Khalili about why it took 13 years to introduce human chromosomes into mice Show more
Biggest Russian bombardment on Ukraine yet
Big fall in number of UK people in work
45 minutes
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In depth reporting, intelligent analysis and breaking news from a global perspective
By Siobhan Dowd. Joe is still on hunger strike but Fergus is distracted by thoughts of Cora. Abridged by Sara Daviees and read by Finnian Garbutt. Show more
Alexei Sayle considers travel to places both real and imaginary through a mixture of stand-up, memoir and philosophy. From 2017. Show more
Amanda's fight to get 24 hour care for her 96-year-old dad who has dementia, before it's too late. Grace Dent presents. Show more
National and international news from BBC Radio 4
In William Dalrymple's new history of the East India Company Robert Clive's military prowess leads to financial gain in the eighteenth century. Alistair McGowan reads. Show more
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