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Farming Today
02/07/20 - Scrutinising the Green Recovery Fund, Nature Recovery Networks, Blueberries
13 minutes
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The government has announced a £40m Green Recovery Challenge Fund but Richard Benwell from Wildlife and Countryside Link tells Charlotte Smith why it's not enough. Show more
Author of the Jack Frost detective prequel thrillers James Henry picks the diminutive, non-native little owl, beloved by Florence Nightingale, for his Tweet of the Day. Show more
News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the history of Mary Stuart, Queen of Scots, who might have united the French, English and Scottish thrones. Show more
Woman's Hour
The film Lynn and Lucy; The Double X Economy; Gender Bias at Work and Domestic Abuse Bill.
47 minutes
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The Double X Economy, and the results of a new study on gender bias. We hear about amendments to the Domestic Abuse Bill and a new film about friendship, called Lynn and Lucy. Show more
Vikas Swarup's whodunit, set in India. Suspect number four: Vicky Rai's mother, an ambitious and corrupt politician increasingly embarrassed by her son's activities. Show more
From Our Own Correspondent
Did Japan get lucky?
28 minutes
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Stories from South Asia, Italy, Iraqi Kurdistan, South Africa and how Japan escaped the worst of the pandemic. Was it partly down to good luck? With Kate Adie. Show more
Anna McNamee meets the poets, artists and scientists working in genetics – discovering that the connection between understanding DNA and art is more than just skin-deep. Show more
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Gripping contemporary novel by Lottie Moggach. Rob has discovered that Steph has known from the beginning that he is a prison inmate. Read by Maggie Service and Will Howard. Show more
You and Yours
Pubs, Gambling Report and Racism in Charities
37 minutes
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Will drinkers take to the 'new normal' when pubs reopen this week and a Lords gambling report criticises the gaming industry and calls for stricter rules around advertising. 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)
Mold Gold Cape
14 minutes
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The world of 1700 BC explored through surviving objects. Neil MacGregor describes a remarkable gold cape now at the British Museum but discovered by quarrying workmen in Wales. Show more
Elizabeth takes the first step and Ed finds himself caught in the middle. Show more
Hilda’s distant relation, the Reverend Donkin, may be defrocked for adultery. Can Rumpole save him? Stars Benedict Cumberbatch. Show more
Dame Julie Walters shares memories of her favourite childhood park, Warley Woods in Smethwick. It's an urban green treasure with one hundred acres of woods and parkland. Show more
Mike Wooldridge makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Hospice Care Kenya. Show more
Novelist Elizabeth Wetmore's debut Valentine is a hard hitting portrayal of oil town Odessa, West Texas in the 1970s, seen through the eyes of several women who live there. Show more
Directors Mark Jenkin, Carol Morley and Andrew Kotting share their audio diaries, in which they chart their lives in lockdown. With Antonia Quirke. Show more
BBC Inside Science
Preventing pandemics, invading alien species, blood types & COVID-19.
28 minutes
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How can we prevent viruses jumping from animals to humans? Human action that's led to a rise in invasive species and how blood groups might affect whether you will get COVID-19 Show more
Afternoon news and current affairs programme, reporting on breaking stories and summing up the day's headlines
Hundreds of arrests in UK after police in EU penetrate criminals' secret communications. Ghislaine Maxwell detained on suspicion of grooming girls for paedophile Jeffrey Epstein.
Gruff's mum visits - but how will she respond to the news that her ex-husband Bob is out of prison? Show more
Freddie realises what’s important and Susan is haunted by events from the previous night. Show more
Front Row
The Secrets She Keeps, Fyzal Boulifa, Urdu poetry in Bradford
28 minutes
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TV thriller The Secrets She Keeps; Director Fyzal Boulifa on his debut Lynn + Lucy; Bradford Literature Festival’s mushaira – celebrating Urdu poetry; Ed Vaizey. Show more
Vikas Swarup's whodunit, set in India. Suspect number four: Vicky Rai's mother, an ambitious and corrupt politician increasingly embarrassed by her son's activities. Show more
The new lockdown in Leicester is likely to be the first of many, so how should local lockdowns work and when should they be introduced? David Aaronovitch asks the experts. Show more
The government wants to set up a special agency to invest £800 million in Science and Technology projects, in order to encourage new business sectors post Covid-19. Can it work? Show more
BBC Inside Science
Preventing pandemics, invading alien species, blood types & COVID-19.
28 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
How can we prevent viruses jumping from animals to humans? Human action that's led to a rise in invasive species and how blood groups might affect whether you will get COVID-19 Show more
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the history of Mary Stuart, Queen of Scots, who might have united the French, English and Scottish thrones. Show more
Biggest Russian bombardment on Ukraine yet
Ghislaine Maxwell appears in court in the United States
45 minutes
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In depth reporting, intelligent analysis and breaking news from a global perspective
Gripping contemporary novel by Lottie Moggach. Rob has discovered that Steph has known from the beginning that he is a prison inmate. Read by Maggie Service and Will Howard. Show more
Widowed Leo can only offer Clementine his friendship, but she hopes for more. Stars Mark Bonnar and Jemma Redgrave. From 2019. Show more
News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament
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The Amiri family finally make it to the UK where they hope Hussein's health now stands a chance. They quickly try to seek help from British doctors. Show more
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