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Farming Today
03/09/20 Covid-19 outbreaks in poultry plants, alternatives to soya feed, Cleeve Common
13 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FM
How Covid-19 is leading to the culling of hundreds of thousands of chickens. Production lines at processing plants have been shut down after workers tested positive for the virus. Show more
Bill Oddie presents the Cetti's warbler. Show more
News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
Brian Cox and Robin Ince are joined by Jo Brand and Ross Noble, alongside Sir Paul Nurse and Prof Aoife McLysaght to ask what is life and how did it start? Show more
Stephen M. Stigler's Law of Eponymy states that no scientific discovery is named after its discoverer. Stigler's Law was first hypothesised by his friend, Robert K. Merton. Show more
Woman's Hour
How to be assertive; Rural domestic abuse; Author Helen FitzGerald
48 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
How to be more assertive and stand up for what you need. Show more
By Nick Walker. Annika is at her son’s school play when she is called to investigate a body in the Maridalsvannet lake. Show more
The price of going ‘dry’ during the pandemic. Show more
Dancer Tatum Swithenbank explores whether artists can find an equally satisfying creative outlet when the one they’ve dedicated their whole life to is suddenly ripped away. Show more
A teenage girl uncovers family secrets and lies in 1990s Naples, in the new novel by Elena Ferrante. 4/10 Vittoria encourages Giovanna to spy on her parents. Show more
You and Yours
Pavement Parking, Data Storage and Married Care
39 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
A council who separated a married couple in care have been ordered to change their care policies. Could the world run out of data storage space? And would you ban pavement parking?
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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.
From the Mayflower to the Moon (and Back Again)
The Trail of Tears
14 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
Writer Joe Queenan continues his journey across American history between the arrival of the Mayflower and the landing of the first men on the Moon. Show more
Ed finds himself in hot water and there’s a nasty shock for Philip Show more
Detective drama set in 60s Hungary. Spymaster Franciska Lázár and her police inspector husband Bertalan face grave new threats. By Philip Palmer Show more
Cleeve Common is the highest point of the Cotswold Hills. Sybil Ruscoe visits and finds out about a centuries old balancing act between recreation, agriculture and conservation. Show more
Broadcaster Kaye Adams makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Home-Start UK. Show more
Alex Clark talks to Richard Powers about his new novel, The Overstory. Show more
Director and screenwriter Ladj Ly on Les Miserables, his award-winning, autobiographical thriller set in a deprived estate in the Parisian suburbs. Presented by Antonia Quirke. Show more
BBC Inside Science
Bird and dinosaur skull evolution; the wonders of yeast and Science Museum mystery object
28 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
Mapping the evolution of birds and dinosaurs through their skulls; the wonders of yeast; and some complex glassware in the Science Museum's collection needs identifying Show more
Afternoon news and current affairs programme, reporting on breaking stories and summing up the day's headlines
Six O'Clock News
03/09/2020 Covid quarantine list not expanded in England
30 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
England's quarantine list doesn't change
But Wales adds Portugal and some Greek islands
Marian Keyes reads selections of her non-fiction writing on the theme of travel. With her friend Tara Flynn. From 2019. Show more
Emma goes on the attack and Tracy proves a point. Show more
Front Row
The office in culture, Kate Clanchy, publishers' Super Thursday
28 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
While some return to the office, many are not - we discuss the history of the office in culture; Orwell Prize-winning writer Kate Clanchy on her new book How to Grow Your Own Poem. Show more
In the fourth episode of 'A Small Town Murder' by Scott Cherry: Family Liaison Officer, Jackie Hartwell, is faced with giving Sue and Carl some frustrating news. Show more
Like many other areas of life, the pandemic has hit football hard and there’s a danger that some clubs will go out of business. But if that were to happen, does it really matter? Show more
Planting more trees is good for the environment and big business too, especially in rural areas. Chris Bowlby looks at the future of forestry in Northumberland. Show more
BBC Inside Science
Bird and dinosaur skull evolution; the wonders of yeast and Science Museum mystery object
28 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
Mapping the evolution of birds and dinosaurs through their skulls; the wonders of yeast; and some complex glassware in the Science Museum's collection needs identifying Show more
Brian Cox and Robin Ince are joined by Jo Brand and Ross Noble, alongside Sir Paul Nurse and Prof Aoife McLysaght to ask what is life and how did it start? Show more
Biggest Russian bombardment on Ukraine yet
The UK's different approaches to Covid
45 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
In depth reporting, intelligent analysis and breaking news from a global perspective
A teenage girl uncovers family secrets and lies in 1990s Naples, in the new novel by Elena Ferrante. 4/10 Vittoria encourages Giovanna to spy on her parents. Show more
Nick Revell: BrokenDreamCatcher
Clash of the Hipster Shamans
28 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for 11 months
A series of contemporary comic tales that could almost be true. Anything can happen - and it probably will - when this master storyteller combines comedy with magic realism. Show more
News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament
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Anthony Head reads Richard Ovenden's history of the continuing threat to libraries and archives. Today, the knowledge they hold is under attack as never before. Show more
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