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Radio 4's daily prayer and reflection
Farming Today
01/07/20 - Food supply post-Covid, Build build build in the countryside, Pick your own strawberries
13 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FM
Following the conclusion of the EFRA Select Committee's hearings into COVID-19 and food supply the Chair, Neil Parish MP, tells Anna Hill what the priorities for for the future. Show more
Tweet of the Day
Fyfe Dangerfield on the Pied Butcherbird
1 minute
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
Having recorded a number of bird calls in Australia, back home, musician Fyfe Dangerfield manipulates their speed and pitch to experiment in music and melody composition. Show more
News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
More or Less
Why Did the UK Have Such a Bad Covid-19 Epidemic?
28 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
We look back at the events of March 2020 to ask why things have gone so wrong - was it bad decision-making, bad advice, or bad luck? Show more
Sammy Wright asks why we put such weight on exam results. Show more
How has the change in abortion law in Ireland impacted the statistics? Women and gaming; author Amanda Craig and her 9th novel; ensuring gender equality in the arts post-Coronavirus. Show more
Dramatisation of Vikas Swarup's whodunit, set in India. Suspect number three: an American who has come to India to marry his mail-order bride. Show more
Rebecca Morelle explores the future for human spaceflight after SpaceX became the first private company to fly astronauts to the International Space Station back in May. Show more
Andy and Jeff have had enough of each other – could couples therapy help? Stars Philip Jackson and James Northcote. From 2020. Show more
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
Gripping contemporary novel by Lottie Moggach. An inmate from Brixton prison keeps meeting the same woman on his way to his day release job. Read by Will Howard and Maggie Service. Show more
You and Yours
Plastic Waste in Lockdown, Dental Plans, Disability and the Arts
37 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
Has the war on single use plastic taken a backseat in lockdown? Patients complain about paying for dental care when they can't access treatment. 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.
A History of the World in 100 Objects
The Beginning of Science and Literature (1500 - 700 BC)
Minoan Bull Leaper
14 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
Neil MacGregor's history arrives at a Minoan treasure and a particularly strenuous hobby from 1700BC. Show more
Ed has his arm twisted and Emma takes on a challenge. Show more
An adult daughter and her mother try to build bridges in their relationship. Show more
The government-backed loans designed to give small firms quick and easy access to cash during the coronavirus crisis. If you've applied for one, what's your experience? Show more
All in the Mind
Blue Health; Talking to the dying; Diet or exercise to halt memory decline
28 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
From lakes, rivers and canals to coastal landscapes, how does so called Blue Health benefit our well-being? And how the right mix of diet and exercise can reduce memory decline. Show more
Traders and finance: Laurie Taylor explores the world of trading and banking. Show more
The Media Show
Times Radio launches and Twitch faces reckoning
28 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
One of the oldest media brands in the world, The Times, is now running a radio station. Meanwhile, one of the world’s newest - Twitch - deals with an old-fashioned misogyny crisis. Show more
Afternoon news and current affairs programme, reporting on breaking stories and summing up the day's headlines
Six O'Clock News
01/07/2020 UK job losses pile up
30 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
More than 11,000 people are set to lose their jobs as brands including Harrods and WH Smith feel the effect of the pandemic.
Victoria Coren Mitchell interviews Dawn French about cars, her beloved Cortina and refrigerated glove compartments. From 2016. Show more
Elizabeth takes the first step and Ed finds himself caught in the middle. Show more
Front Row
Director Werner Herzog, actor Danny Sapani, Watford bookclub
28 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
Director Werner Herzog discusses new film Family Romance LLC; Danny Sapani, star of new NT At Home release Les Blancs and Katharine McMahon on Watford's One Town, One Book scheme. Show more
Dramatisation of Vikas Swarup's whodunit, set in India. Suspect number three: an American who has come to India to marry his mail-order bride. Show more
Combative, provocative and engaging live debate chaired by Michael Buerk. With Melanie Philips, Giles Fraser, Matthew Taylor and Anne McElvoy. #moralmaze Show more
Sammy Wright asks why we put such weight on exam results. Show more
More or Less
Why Did the UK Have Such a Bad Covid-19 Epidemic?
28 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
We look back at the events of March 2020 to ask why things have gone so wrong - was it bad decision-making, bad advice, or bad luck? Show more
The Media Show
Times Radio launches and Twitch faces reckoning
28 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
One of the oldest media brands in the world, The Times, is now running a radio station. Meanwhile, one of the world’s newest - Twitch - deals with an old-fashioned misogyny crisis. Show more
Biggest Russian bombardment on Ukraine yet
Hundreds of arrests in Hong Kong over new security law
45 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
In depth reporting, intelligent analysis and breaking news from a global perspective
Gripping contemporary novel by Lottie Moggach. An inmate from Brixton prison keeps meeting the same woman on his way to his day release job. Read by Will Howard and Maggie Service. Show more
Late-night comedy on BBC Radio 4: Sarah Parish plays the neighbour from hell in Jenny Eclair's comic monologue. Show more
Fast-paced, one-man sketch comedy show from YouTube star, Damien Slash. From the surreal to the satirical. From 2017. Show more
News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament
The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4.
The Amiri family are still desperate to get to the UK, where they believe the NHS will help save Hussein's failing heart. Show more
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