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A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with the Rev Dr Calvin T Samuel. Show more
Farming Today
Red Tractor Assurance, Farming Diversity, Chickens in Wales
13 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FM
We hear from Red Tractor after a pig farm lost its accreditation because of welfare breeches. Show more
Michaela Strachan presents the story and sound of the yellow wagtail. Show more
News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
Kirsty Wark brings together management, workers and union leaders from the strife-torn car giant British Leyland. Show more
Woman's Hour
Choirs, Sexual Assault on University Campuses, Retirement, Losing Your Belongings
46 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
Sexual assault on university campuses, what singing can do for your mental health, adventures in retirement, and what does it feel like to lose all your belongings? Show more
Gertrude and Alice set off to explore Europe in their new car and find their dream house to rent. The only obstacle is that it already has a tenant. Show more
Drama-documentary by Robin Brooks telling the strange but true story of Gef the Talking Mongoose, and the dreadful trouble he caused at BBC Broadcasting House in the 1930s. Show more
Richie Webb stars as Nigel Penny, a cocktail pianist whose entrepreneurial brother books him for gigs he doesn’t need. This time, as the pre-match entertainment at a football game. Show more
Valentine Warleggan starts university in Cambridge. Meanwhile, his father George Warleggan is making plans for his future - without telling him. Show more
You and Yours
Sports Fans Return, Secrets of Fitness and Face Mask Fashion
39 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
How has Covid impacted sport, and will it be the fans who ultimately pick up the tab for lost revenues? Will face-masks survive the pandemic as a fashion phenomenon? 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 World in the Age of Confucius (500 - 300 BC)
Chinese Bronze Bell
14 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
Neil MacGregor's history of the world through objects at the British Museum summons up the sound of China 2,500 years ago, with a bronze bell from the age of Confucius Show more
Disaster strikes for Robert and Lynda issues an apology. Show more
The story of self-confessed outlaw, villain, activist, fraudster, lesbian club owner and visionary, Chris Tchaikovsky - a woman who defied definition and shook up criminal justice. Show more
Gardeners' Question Time
GQT At Home: Episode Twenty-Two
42 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
Kathy Clugston hosts this week's gardening panel show. Show more
In Dublin, a young man takes a climate change activist on a tour of the city on the day it's announced that the sun is dying. Written by June Caldwell. Read by Emmet Kirwan. Show more
Last Word
Dr James Partridge OBE, Sally Jacobs, Angela Buxton, Philip Horniblow OBE
28 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
Julian Worricker on stage designer Sally Jacobs, disability campaigner James Partridge, tennis player Angela Buxton and adventurer Philip Horniblow. Show more
Questioning claims about a Covid-19 treatment, breast cancer screening, and 18th century sex workers. Show more
Afternoon news and current affairs programme, reporting on breaking stories and summing up the day's headlines
Six O'Clock News
28/08/2020 Government faces resistance to its call for people return to their workplaces this autumn
30 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
The government is facing resistance to its call for people return to their workplaces this autumn.
Darren Harriott curates his ideal festival: a magical carnival of surprise called The Festival of the Unexpected. Show more
Front Row
Luke Jerram, Elena Ferrante's new novel, Bolu Babalola, Britney Spears's conservatorship battle
41 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
Luke Jerram on his new work In Memoriam; a review of Elena Ferrante's new novel The Lying Life of Adults; writer Bolu Babalola; Soweto Kinch on Charlie Parker. Show more
Gertrude and Alice set off to explore Europe in their new car and find their dream house to rent. The only obstacle is that it already has a tenant. Show more
Any Questions?
Iain Dale, Lucy Frazer MP, Toby Perkins MP, Dr Philippa Whitford MP
47 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
Anita Anand presents political debate and discussion from London Broadcasting House with Iain Dale, Lucy Frazer MP, Toby Perkins MP and Dr Philippa Whitford MP. Show more
Adam Gopnik argues that - during the pandemic - there's often a very fine line between clever... and stupid. Show more
By Josh Azouz. The Orange Tree Theatre production, recorded under lockdown. With Alex Waldmann and Josh Zaré. Directed by Georgia Green. Show more
Biggest Russian bombardment on Ukraine yet
Shinzo Abe steps down over persistent health problems
45 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
In depth reporting, intelligent analysis and breaking news from a global perspective
Valentine Warleggan starts university in Cambridge. Meanwhile, his father George Warleggan is making plans for his future - without telling him. Show more
For Jessie Ware, the life and work of Donna Summer are an inspiration. She joins Matthew Parris and Pete Bellotte, who wrote and produced many of Summer's biggest hits. Show more
The writer, actor and rights activist Mat Fraser imagines how different our world would be – in design, technology and attitudes – if everybody had a disability. Show more
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Helen Macdonald reads from her new essay collection. Today, she celebrates and learns invaluable life lessons from swifts. Show more
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