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A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Dr Myriam François, journalist and research associate at the Centre of Islamic Studies, SOAS University of London Show more
Farming Today
30/07/20 - Consultation on gene editing, Mammal extinction, Peregrine Falcons, COVID-19 and food supply chains
13 minutes
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Lord Krebs tells Charlotte Smith why a consultation on gene editing is good for both farmers and consumers and could help us produce food more productively in the future. Show more
Photographer and Gaelic broadcaster Cailean MacLean recalls an encounter with a great skua, or bonxie, on St Kilda for Tweet of the Day. Show more
News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
The Long View
Dominic Cummings and Civil Service Reform
28 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
Jonathan Freedland takes the Long View of Civil Service reform comparing Dominic Cummings with Charles Trevelyan, the ‘stormy reformer’ of the 1850s, who reshaped the Civil Service. Show more
James Burke manages to link medieval Arab optics to My Fair Lady in his 'Knowledge Web' Show more
Woman's Hour
School exclusions; Women and running; Recovery after domestic violence
47 minutes
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New figures about school exclusions are out today. But how are they affecting girls? Show more
Babelsberg Film Studios, 1929. Jonas Beck comes face to face with Peter X, an obsessive movie fan with horrific injuries from the First World War. Show more
Crossing Continents
Venezuela's 'Bay of Piglets'
28 minutes
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A failed coup in Venezuela - a story of hubris, incompetence and treachery… Show more
Clemency Burton Hill is joined by conductor David Robertson at the Morgan Library in New York City, to explore the autograph manuscript of Mozart's Symphony No.35, the Haffner. Show more
Booker-winning writer Anne Enright continues her new novel about fame, sex and the search for truth. Today: Katherine O'Dell finds herself part of a 'perfect' Hollywood marriage... Show more
You and Yours
Cheap Clothes, Green Homes and Tiny Pubs
39 minutes
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Cheap clothing: Can a trust-mark ever guarantee clothing's not been made with slave labour? And the billions spent greening our homes; will the government's latest idea work?.
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Johnny begins a frantic search and Fallon makes a friend. Show more
She can only afford basic health insurance, and it does not cover the drug she needs to stay alive. With Flor De Liz Perez, Patrice Flemings, Kelley Rae O'Donnell. Show more
Ian Marchant talks to people who are re-imagining the landscape and culture of pockets of the Lake District. Show more
Sandi Toksvig makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Five Talents. Show more
Open Book
Kate Grenville, Beryl Bainbridge, Narrative Voices
28 minutes
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Sara Collins talks to Kate Grenville about her latest novel A Room Made of Leaves, a fictional memoir of a real woman, early Australian settler Elizabeth Macarthur. Show more
Odds Against Tomorrow (1959) is late but essential film noir but as Francine Stock reveals it's the last of an unofficial trilogy from blacklisted writer/director Abraham Polonsky. Show more
BBC Inside Science
Science Museum mystery objects; home security camera security and Rosalind Franklin at 100
32 minutes
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Can you help identify the Science Museum mystery objects? How secure is your home security camera? And Gareth explores the legacy of Rosalind Franklin in the centenary of her birth Show more
Afternoon news and current affairs programme, reporting on breaking stories and summing up the day's headlines
Six O'Clock News
30/07/2020 Coronavirus: England highest excess death levels in Europe
30 minutes
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Official figures have underlined the impact of coronavirus on England, showing it had the worst rate of excess deaths in Europe in the early months of the pandemic.
Nathan Blakely was a popstar, but he died and was reincarnated - as a hamster who goes to space. Series 2 of the comedy starring Daniel Rigby and Diane Morgan. Phil Wang guests. Show more
Harrison faces a race against time and Tony has his mind made up for him. Show more
Front Row
Whipped cream on The Fourth Plinth, Derry Girls creator Lisa McGee, and Booker Prize nominated Avni Doshi
28 minutes
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Derry Girls creator Lisa McGee on her TV series The Deceived; Heather Phillipson's whipped cream sculpture in Trafalgar Square; Booker nominated Avni Doshi on her novel Burnt Sugar. Show more
Babelsberg Film Studios, 1929. Jonas Beck comes face to face with Peter X, an obsessive movie fan with horrific injuries from the First World War. Show more
What’s in the government's plan to help people lose weight and what more could be done? David Aaronovitch asks the experts Show more
As millions are still on furlough and the list of companies announcing job cuts increases relentlessly, Jonty Bloom asks whose jobs are most at risk in the economic wreckage. Show more
BBC Inside Science
Science Museum mystery objects; home security camera security and Rosalind Franklin at 100
32 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
Can you help identify the Science Museum mystery objects? How secure is your home security camera? And Gareth explores the legacy of Rosalind Franklin in the centenary of her birth Show more
The Long View
Dominic Cummings and Civil Service Reform
28 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
Jonathan Freedland takes the Long View of Civil Service reform comparing Dominic Cummings with Charles Trevelyan, the ‘stormy reformer’ of the 1850s, who reshaped the Civil Service. Show more
Biggest Russian bombardment on Ukraine yet
Donald Trump suggests delaying November's election
45 minutes
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In depth reporting, intelligent analysis and breaking news from a global perspective
Booker-winning writer Anne Enright continues her new novel about fame, sex and the search for truth. Today: Katherine O'Dell finds herself part of a 'perfect' Hollywood marriage... Show more
The world has been turned upside down in 2020, but could the dearth of sport offer a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for cricket's anti-hero Dave Podmore to make big bucks? Show more
Documentary following the lives of just a few of the millions of new benefits claimants who are out of work because of coronavirus. Show more
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When Rob Lawrie volunteered at the Calais Jungle he didn't think it would lead to smuggling charges: worse follows when he finds out that the man he tried to help has deceived him Show more
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