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A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Sarah Teather, Director of the Jesuit Refugee Service UK Show more
We look into the future of British agriculture after the Common Agricultural Policy. How will the new system work and what do farmers make of it? Show more
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Miranda Krestovnikoff presents the North American Swainson's hawk. Show more
News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
Olivette Otele, Sudhir Hazareesingh and Kate Williams reveal untold histories with Tom Sutcliffe. Show more
Woman's Hour
Agony Aunt Mary Killen. Is gossip the glue of life? Disabled foster carers. C4's new drama "Adult Material".
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Agony Aunt and star of Googlebox Mary Killen. Disabled foster carers. Is gossip the glue or life? And the writer and star of Channel 4's new drama "Adult Material". Show more
Anna and John's dream of a new life in rural France is shattered when Joe, their 16 year old son, disappears. Show more
One man's quest to find a 10/10 public bench. Show more
Loose Ends
Kae Tempest, Jim Moir, Magid Magid, Athena Kugblenu, Amythyst Kiah, Lack of Afro, Clive Anderson
37 minutes on BBC Radio 4 FM
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Clive Anderson and Athena Kugblenu are joined by Kae Tempest, Jim Moir and Magid Magid for an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy. Show more
Sam Selvon’s comic, lyrical tale of a group of Caribbean immigrants struggling to get on London’s property ladder.
Read by Martina Laird. Show more
To mark 50 years of You and Yours, we look at how our homes, our shopping habits and our consumer rights have changed in half a century. 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.
What does touch mean to us and how has the need for touch changed because of Covid-19? Claudia Hammond reveals the BBC Touch Test results. Show more
A playful and surreal drama about the bond between a writer and his mother by award-winning playwright Oliver Emanuel. Show more
Nick Berkeley explores the world of the song lyric and the ways they can help us articulate and negotiate different aspects of our lives: from hedonist joy to dealing with loss. Show more
Russell Davies chairs the general knowledge contest, this week welcoming the third set of semi-finalists for the 2020 season. Show more
The Food Programme
Taking the Biscuit: How a long-life ration became the quintessential British comfort food
29 minutes on BBC Radio 4 FM
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During lockdown we not only spent more money on biscuits, we also baked more of them ourselves: so what's the lasting appeal of this sweet snack? Sheila Dillon finds out. Show more
Andrew McGibbon talks to Michael Holman, a close friend of the artist Jean-Michel Basquiat who asked Michael to form an art-house noise group called Gray in 1979. Show more
Ernie Rea asks why more people have turned to prayer since the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic. Show more
Afternoon news and current affairs programme, reporting on breaking stories and summing up the day's headlines
Six O'Clock News
05/10/2020 An investigation has begun into how nearly16 thousand coronavirus cases went unreported in England
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An investigation has begun into how nearly 16 thousand coronavirus cases went unreported in England, causing delays to the system of tracing the contacts of infected people.
John Lloyd and Alice Levine welcome comedian Ken Cheng, jewellery designer Theo Fennell and Supernanny Jo Frost. From 2020. Show more
Jill makes a discovery that could change everything and Fallon wrestles with more than one problem Show more
Front Row
Grace Jones exhibition, Steve McQueen's film Mangrove, A newly rediscovered work by Henry Purcell
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A Grace Jones exhibition in Nottingham; the world premiere of a newly rediscovered work by Henry Purcell; Steve McQueen's new historic film Mangrove. Show more
Anna and John's dream of a new life in rural France is shattered when Joe, their 16 year old son, disappears. Show more
Reece is 23 and looking for work that fits around being a carer for his mum. He meets Sean, who left Liverpool to move to London for work in 1985 after three years on the dole. Show more
How ready are we for the next pandemic, cyber attack, volcanic eruption, or solar storm? Show more
Series exploring the right to freedom of thought in the digital age and protecting the forum internum – our private, mental space – from the incursions of new technology. Show more
Olivette Otele, Sudhir Hazareesingh and Kate Williams reveal untold histories with Tom Sutcliffe. Show more
Biggest Russian bombardment on Ukraine yet
President says he will be leaving hospital in the next 2 hours
45 minutes on BBC Radio 4 FM
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In depth reporting, intelligent analysis and breaking news from a global perspective
Sam Selvon’s comic, lyrical tale of a group of Caribbean immigrants struggling to get on London’s property ladder.
Read by Martina Laird. Show more
Activist Femi Oluwole, comedian Margaret Cabourn-Smith and West Wing star Richard Schiff try and find faith - and end up uncertain. Show more
News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament
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Biography of one of theatre's giants, Tom Stoppard - begins with his childhood in Czechoslovakia. Read by Alex Jennings. Show more
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