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National and international news from BBC Radio 4.
A short reflection and prayer with the Rev Dr Bert Tosh.
Charlotte Smith is in Oxford for the two farming conferences taking place in the city. She hears about plans for a new national food strategy - the first in 75 years. Show more
Michael Palin presents the secretive chowchilla from Queensland, Australia. Show more
News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the poetry of Catullus - some of the greatest verse of his time, and some of the most scurrilous - and his influence on Roman and later poetry Show more
Woman's Hour
Reappraising Christine Keeler, Leah Penniman, Alice Guy Blache
47 minutes
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Reappraising Christine Keeler; Leah Penniman on farming while Black; Pamela B Green on Alice Guy Blache; and, women have poorer sexual health - why? Show more
The Pilgrims arrive in America but they are stuck on board the cramped ship until the winter has passed. Stars Megan McInerney. Show more
Crossing Continents
Belarus: The Wild World of Chernobyl
28 minutes
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'We lived with wolves' says 90 year old Galina, describing the wild natural world before the Chernobyl disaster. A generation on are those wild animals she knew making a comeback? Show more
The End of the World Has Already Happened
2: The Hurricane In Your Cereal Bowl
28 minutes
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Philosopher Timothy Morton explores how we might get to grips with the terrifying scale of the climate crisis. Show more
At Regents Park, Alec Wicinski carries out a reluctant favour as BND agent Martin Kreutzmer scrambles to cover his tracks.
Written by Mick Herron
Read by John Heffernan Show more
You and Yours
Shopping; Plastic Alternatives; Gardening Economics
39 minutes
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Shopping; Plastic Alternatives; Gardening Economics. 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.
Naturalist and TV presenter Gillian Burke assesses the role of her Kenyan “auntie”, Wangari Maathai, in drawing attention to environmental causes in Africa. Show more
Jim’s attitude causes problems and Neil offers some words of advice Show more
After buying the home of their dreams, Jed and Ira discover the previous occupant committed suicide there. Or was she murdered? A taut, dark, two-part mystery thriller. Show more
Open Country
Planting Trees to Save the Planet in Cumbria
25 minutes
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Teenage campaigner Amy Bray has set up a no plastic shop and run a mass fell climbing for the planet. Helen Mark meets her as she and the community of Matterdale plant more trees. Show more
Radio 4 Appeal
Children's Liver Disease Foundation
3 minutes
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Sue Cook makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of the Children's Liver Disease Foundation. Show more
American writer Erin Morgenstern talks about her fantasy novel The Night Circus with James Naughtie and an invited group of readers Show more
The Film Programme
The Man Who Invented British Cinema
28 minutes
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Robert Paul: The Man Who Invented British Cinema Show more
BBC Inside Science
Australian bush fires; Veganuary and LIGO
32 minutes
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The weather and climate systems that exacerbated Australian bush fires; Veganuary - health and environmental impacts of going meat-free and LIGO detects more gravitational waves. Show more
Afternoon news and current affairs programme, reporting on breaking stories and summing up the day's headlines.
Six O'Clock News
09/01/2020 Downing Street looks into reports that Ukrainian plane which crashed was shot down by anti-aircraft system.
30 minutes
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No 10 looks into reports Ukrainian plane was brought down by anti-aircraft system.
Its understood the Queen's directed staff to work with Meghan and Harry on their new future.
Jenny Eclair, Ayesha Hazarika, Hayley Ellis and Alun Cochrane decide who’s Average Jolene or Maverick Matilda. From 2019. Show more
There’s hope on the horizon for Oliver and Jolene has an announcement to make Show more
Front Row
Laurie Nunn on Sex Education, Mary Jean Chan, Podcast news
28 minutes
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Laurie Nunn on creating the Netflix teen comedy-drama Sex Education; Costa Poetry Award winner Mary Jean Chan; news of the latest podcast trends Show more
The Pilgrims arrive in America but they are stuck on board the cramped ship until the winter has passed. Stars Megan McInerney. Show more
As revenge for killing of General Soleimani, Iran's Revolutionary Guard (IRGC) fired ballistic missiles at US bases in Iraq. What happens next and what will the IRGC do? Show more
In Business
Zimbabwe's Food Crisis: Can Old Crops Fix New Problems?
28 minutes
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Zimbabwe’s staple crop, maize, can’t cope with dry, hot weather. Drought-resistant alternatives exist, but can the food industry convince consumers to embrace different tastes? Show more
BBC Inside Science
Australian bush fires; Veganuary and LIGO
32 minutes
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The weather and climate systems that exacerbated Australian bush fires; Veganuary - health and environmental impacts of going meat-free and LIGO detects more gravitational waves. Show more
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the poetry of Catullus - some of the greatest verse of his time, and some of the most scurrilous - and his influence on Roman and later poetry Show more
Biggest Russian bombardment on Ukraine yet
Ukrainian plane that crashed near Tehran “shot down by Iranian missile”
45 minutes
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In depth reporting, intelligent analysis and breaking news from a global perspective
At Regents Park, Alec Wicinski carries out a reluctant favour as BND agent Martin Kreutzmer scrambles to cover his tracks.
Written by Mick Herron
Read by John Heffernan Show more
When Ken’s rushed into hospital, the family do their best to get there as soon as possible. Stars Alison Steadman. From 2017. Show more
The Brexit Bill clears the Commons and a controversial contract with online betting firms. Show more
National and international news from BBC Radio 4
In the fourth of a series of five talks, novelist Jan Carson makes a plea for the art of listening. Show more
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