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A reflection and prayer to start the day with the Very Reverend Dr Sarah Rowland Jones, Dean of St Davids Cathedral
Farming Today
03/08/20 Harvest 2020, Algal blooms, Eat Out to Help Out in rural pubs
11 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FM
Yields are down for harvest 2020 after a difficult growing season. Show more
The latest weather forecast for farmers.
Matt Merritt, poet and editor of British Birdwatching magazine, revels in sounds of approaching spring as the call of the curlew once more fills the air. Show more
News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
The random postcode generator takes Producer Polly Weston to meet the homeless community in one of the wealthiest postcodes in Britain, during lockdown. Show more
Sean Bean presents a series exploring the ways in which wartime experiences have filtered down through the generations. Show more
Woman's Hour
Kids Against Plastic, Irish Tampon Ad, Zara McFarlane
49 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
The programme that offers a female perspective on the world Show more
Dramatisation of Myfanwy Alexander's satirical whodunnit set in in rural Mid Wales. Show more
Domestic abuse survivor Natasha Saunders wants to find out why threatening to share intimate images isn't a criminal offence in England and Wales. Show more
Loose Ends
Jade Anouka, Sindhu Vee, Ben Hart, Raphael Rowe, Black Pumas, Lady Blackbird, Christopher Eccleston, Nikki Bedi
37 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
Nikki Bedi and Christopher Eccleston are joined by Jade Anouka, Ben Hart, Sindhu Vee and Raphael Rowe for an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy. Show more
Anne Enright continues reading her new novel about the rise and terrible fall of Irish acting legend, Katherine O'Dell. Today: passion and politics become dangerously entwined. Show more
You and Yours
Eat Out To Help Out; FlyBe Routes; Bank Branch Closures
39 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
Winifred Robinson looks at what difference the "Eat Out To Help Out" scheme will make for restaurants and cafes. And what's become of the routes formerly flown by FlyBe? 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.
How They Made Us Doubt Everything
6. ‘Reposition Global Warming as theory, not fact’
14 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
'Unless climate change becomes a non-issue…there may be no moment when we can declare victory’. The communication plans drawn up by energy groups to make us doubt climate change. Show more
Comedy drama by Sarah Wooley about the Cheltenham Literary Festival and the origins of a legendary literary romance. Show more
The fearsome 2,000 year old statue, regarded as one of the symbols of Palmyra Show more
Steve Punt hosts the battle of wits, as students from Mansfield College, Oxford take on their professors. From 2020. Show more
Last month UK restaurants were permitted to reopen. After months of lockdown, what sort of state is the industry in, and how long will it take to get back on a steady footing? Show more
Simon Schama: The Great Gallery Tours
The Whitney Museum of American Art
28 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
The new Whitney Museum has re-energised New York's meatpacking district. It's exhilarating, says Sir Simon Schama, even before you get to great works of American art he chooses. Show more
Brian Cox and Robin Ince are joined by Tim Minchin, solar scientist Lucie Green and biologist Steve Jones to look at the dazzling impact the sun has on life on earth. Show more
Afternoon news and current affairs programme, reporting on breaking stories and summing up the day's headlines
Six O'Clock News
03/08/2020 Tributes to Nobel Peace Prize winner John Hume
30 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
The former SDLP leader - who helped end the Troubles - has died aged 83
From Southend - regulars Jack Dee, Barry Cryer and Sandi Toksvig are joined by Miles Jupp and Richard Osman. From 2016. Show more
There’s an emergency at Home Farm and Fallon has the rug pulled from under her. Show more
Front Row
Barbara Kingsolver as poet, Es Devlin's Lockdown Discovery, Sculptor Thomas J. Price, pianist Leon Fleisher remembered
28 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
Barbara Kingsolver's new poetry, designer Es Devlin on Creation Theatre's The Tempest, artist Thomas J Price; pianist Leon Fleisher who played with just his left hand, remembered. Show more
Dramatisation of Myfanwy Alexander's satirical whodunnit set in in rural Mid Wales. Show more
How reading books by James Baldwin and Harper Lee immersed death row inmates into another world entirely. Show more
Crossing Continents
Venezuela's 'Bay of Piglets'
28 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
A failed coup in Venezuela - a story of hubris, incompetence and treachery… Show more
Timandra Harkness looks at how to turn the political system into an engine of change. Show more
The random postcode generator takes Producer Polly Weston to meet the homeless community in one of the wealthiest postcodes in Britain, during lockdown. Show more
Biggest Russian bombardment on Ukraine yet
Tributes for John Hume, architect of Irish peace process
45 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
In depth reporting, intelligent analysis and breaking news from a global perspective
Anne Enright continues reading her new novel about the rise and terrible fall of Irish acting legend, Katherine O'Dell. Today: passion and politics become dangerously entwined. Show more
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Writer and editor Maya Millett speaks to the archivists working today to capture and amplify the stories of African-Americans, ensuring they are not forgotten tomorrow. Show more
The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4.
James Canton spends time with an ancient oak, and explores the history and symbolic power of oak trees. Read by Jonathan Keeble. Show more
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