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National and international news from BBC Radio 4.
Spiritual reflection to start the day with writer and broadcaster, Anna Magnusson
Farming Today
05/12/19 Farmers at climate change summit, Lib Dem and Brexit Party manifestos
14 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FM
UK beef farmer says agriculture is much more prominent at this year's UN summit on climate change - COP25. Lib Dem and Brexit Party manifestos. AD plant and plastic pots. Show more
John Aitchison presents the black-throated diver. Show more
News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Lawrence of Arabia, the legend and its context, an idea drawn from over 1200 suggested by listeners this autumn Show more
Woman's Hour
Tash Speed, Eurotunnel Train Driver
40 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
Eurotunnel train driver Tash Speed; women, Northern Ireland and the general election; free periods; women in Stem v Wikipedia. Show more
George Eliot's classic novel, adapted by Katie Hims. Nicholas Bulstrode is now the owner of Stone Court and feeling extremely pleased with himself but a nasty shock awaits him. Show more
The Listening Project
Matt and Alison - I'm just used to being in a relationship
4 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
Good friends compare notes about the why being in a relationship is important to them. Fi Glover presents. Show more
Crossing Continents
Sri Lanka: The New Climate of Fear
28 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
Muslims in Sri Lanka are deciding whether to stay or leave amidst a new climate of fear in the country following the Easter bombings. Show more
Sketches: Stories of Art and People
Not Forgotten
28 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
Writer Anna Freeman presents a showcase of true stories about the art of remembering. Show more
Blanche seeks Nan out as a confidant, while Rose makes a painful discovery and can’t confide in anyone. Read by Eleanor Bron. Show more
You and Yours
Supermarket Plastic, Clarks Shoes, Towerblock Insurance
40 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
Consumer news with Winifred Robinson including: Iceland has made the most ambitious promise to cut supermarket plastic, so why has it now ruled out selling loose fruit and veg? 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.
Pip expresses her reservations and Lynda is in demand Show more
When lightning strikes the apple tree outside the Druid's Rest, an ancient spirit is unleashed. Meanwhile, Gareth and Diane struggle with the demands of a new baby. Show more
Do you know a Tippler from a Tumbler and a Grizzle from a Check pie? Find out the answer to this and more as we hear from the pigeon people from Bath and beyond Show more
Radio 4 Christmas Appeal
The Radio 4 Christmas Appeal with St Martin-in-the-Fields 2019
3 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
The Revd Dr Sam Wells makes the Radio 4 Christmas Appeal for the work of St Martin-in-the-Fields with homeless and vulnerably housed people. Show more
Bookclub
Ben Lerner - Leaving the Atocha Station
34 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
Ben Lerner on his novel Leaving the Atocha Station about a young American poet on a prestigious fellowship in Madrid. With James Naughtie and a group of readers. Show more
Honey Boy & The Two Popes Show more
BBC Inside Science
Global Carbon Emissions; Parker Solar Probe and simulating swaying buildings
32 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
COP25 - global warming is getting worse and we're not doing enough to change things; the first science from the Parker Solar Probe shows the Sun is complicated; swaying buildings Show more
Afternoon news and current affairs programme, reporting on breaking stories and summing up the day's headlines.
Six O'Clock News
05/12/2019 France crippled by strike
30 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
Public sector workers are angry at President Macron's plan to change the pension system. The US House of Representatives is to file impeachment charges against President Trump.
Tom Allen's calm and collected exterior image has collapsed, and he has finally realised that he is actually not very nice. Show more
Clarrie laments on the past and Josh’s plans gather pace Show more
Front Row
Front Row at BBC Music Introducing Live
28 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
Sarah Gosling is joined by blues folk duo Ferris & Sylvester, Stormzy's music director Kojo Samuel and composer Tom Foskett-Barnes at BBC Music Introducing Live in Tobacco Docks Show more
George Eliot's classic novel, adapted by Katie Hims. Nicholas Bulstrode is now the owner of Stone Court and feeling extremely pleased with himself but a nasty shock awaits him. Show more
The Briefing Room
Malta: Shady People in a Sunny Place
29 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
Malta is beset by political scandal. The prime minister is resigning after a murder though many want him to stay. David Aaronovitch discovers why what happens there matters to us. Show more
In Business
The pub is dead! Long live the micropub!
28 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
Britain has lost a quarter of its pubs in two decades. But others, like small micropubs, are popping up. Why are they succeeding when the traditional boozer is struggling? Show more
BBC Inside Science
Global Carbon Emissions; Parker Solar Probe and simulating swaying buildings
32 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
COP25 - global warming is getting worse and we're not doing enough to change things; the first science from the Parker Solar Probe shows the Sun is complicated; swaying buildings Show more
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Lawrence of Arabia, the legend and its context, an idea drawn from over 1200 suggested by listeners this autumn Show more
Biggest Russian bombardment on Ukraine yet
Nationwide strike against President Macron's plans to change pension system
45 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
In depth reporting, intelligent analysis and breaking news from a global perspective
Blanche seeks Nan out as a confidant, while Rose makes a painful discovery and can’t confide in anyone. Read by Eleanor Bron. Show more
Weekly topical show presented by Jo Bunting with guests Ayesha Hazarika, Eleanor Tiernan, Janine Harouni and Zoe Lyons. Show more
Hazel loves her job. It’s invigorating and work is her identity but there’s pressure on her to leave. Normally a great decision maker, this choice is proving impossible to make. Show more
National and international news from BBC Radio 4
Historian Catherine Merridale chronicles the troubled journey to print of Vasily Grossman’s novel STALINGRAD. By 1951 revisions ran into 1000s of pages, would it ever see print? Show more
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