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National and international news from BBC Radio 4.
A reading and a reflection to start the day, with the Rev Dr Craig Gardiner, a tutor at South Wales Baptist College.
Millions of hectares have been burnt in the Australian bushfires. While farmers count the cost, we hear whether there will be an impact on agricultural trade across the world. Show more
Kate Humble presents the capercaillie. Show more
News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
The Life Scientific
Susannah Maidment on stegosaurs
32 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
The evolution of dinosaurs. Susannah Maidment tells Jim Al Khalili how she works out which dinosaurs lived when and how she came to be a world authority on stegosaurs. Show more
One to One
Gerald Scarfe - bring back the news!
14 minutes
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Gerald Scarfe was cartoonist with the Sunday Times for fifty years. Here he meets artist Arabella Dorman Show more
Woman's Hour
Under-age cosmetic surgery, Housing for Women, Labour leadership
49 minutes
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Should access to cosmetic procedures for under 18s be better regulated? And does the next Labour leader really need to be a woman? Show more
Ben has disappeared - so a search party of formed which takes them deep into the forest. Starring Joel MacCormack. Show more
Science Stories
How an eel sparked our interest in electricity
28 minutes
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Naomi Alderman tells how the shocking power of an eel sparked scientific interest in electricity. Show more
Chemicals and paper have made the world of photography a mixture of art and science for years - has digital photography taken away that alchemical magic? Show more
George Bowling recalls his early years. From the end of the Boer War to the start of the First World War. Read by Tim McInnerny. Show more
You and Yours
Call You and Yours: Have you lived on credit?
39 minutes
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Overdrafts and credit card charges are changing. Are you somebody who will be affected by that? 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.
Emma Shortis reflects on the influence of David McTaggart, founder of Greenpeace International. Show more
There’s an embarrassing misunderstanding for Alistair and the stress piles on Natasha Show more
Esti, a divorced Charedi Jewish mother, has come to the Family Courts to stop her ex-husband changing their children’s schools. Show more
Jay Rayner hosts the culinary panel show from Devizes. Show more
Tom Holland and Iszi Lawrence explore the consequences of in-breeding and how it has been dealt with morally and legally across civilisations. Show more
From the greenhouse effect, through global warming to climate chaos, Michael Rosen talks to George Marshall about the best ways to communicate what's happening to the planet. Show more
Comedian Josie Long on her love for Kurt Vonnegut, author of A Man Without a Country and Slaughterhouse-Five Show more
Afternoon news and current affairs programme, reporting on breaking stories and summing up the day's headlines.
Six O'Clock News
Britain, France and Germany unite in attempt to restrict Iran's nuclear ambitions
30 minutes
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The UK has joined France and Germany in a fresh bid to rein in Iran amid fears it's close to having nuclear weapons.The Government has done a deal to save Flybe from collapse.
Malcolm is jealous after Ramesh flirts with a Cash and Carry promotions lady. Stars Sanjeev Kohli and Donald Mcleary. From 2018. Show more
Lilian garners opinion and Ruth looks set to fall at the first hurdle Show more
Front Row
Michael B Jordan & Jamie Foxx, Spotlight directory, TS Eliot Prize winner Roger Robinson
28 minutes
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Michael B Jordan & Jamie Foxx talk about Just Mercy; controversy at Spotlight directory of actors; TS Eliot Prize winner Roger Robinson; we pay tribute to poet Roddy Lumsden. Show more
Ben has disappeared - so a search party of formed which takes them deep into the forest. Starring Joel MacCormack. Show more
Why are some brothers and sisters separated when they go into care? File on 4 hears from children and young people who have been forced to sever ties with their siblings. Show more
Peter White looks at smaller blind charities. What role do they play? How are they funded? Do enough people actually know they exist? Show more
Bucket lists; we worry more about significant others than ourselves; the story of a mother who is a psychologist and her daughter with depression; how altruism can alleviate pain. Show more
The Life Scientific
Susannah Maidment on stegosaurs
32 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
The evolution of dinosaurs. Susannah Maidment tells Jim Al Khalili how she works out which dinosaurs lived when and how she came to be a world authority on stegosaurs. Show more
Biggest Russian bombardment on Ukraine yet
EU3 trigger formal dispute with Iran
45 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
In depth reporting, intelligent analysis and breaking news from a global perspective
George Bowling recalls his early years. From the end of the Boer War to the start of the First World War. Read by Tim McInnerny. Show more
Brian Cox and Robin Ince are joined by comedian Frank Skinner, Prof Sophie Scott and Prof Richard Wiseman to look at what makes us laugh and why we laugh at all. Show more
News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament
National and international news from BBC Radio 4
Helen Taylor explores why women are the majority of buyers, borrowers and readers of fiction and investigates the significance of reading in their lives. It's read by Lucy Briers. Show more
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