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A reflection and prayer to start the day with Rev Dr Lesley Carroll
Bovine TB leads to tens of thousands of cattle being slaughtered in the UK each year - are the measures being used to control it working? Show more
The latest weather forecast for farmers.
Tweet of the Day
David Rothenberg on the Mocking Bird
1 minute
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
David Rothenberg grew up in Connecticut at a time when mockingbirds moved north filling the air with a kaleidoscope of calls. Show more
News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
Start the Week
Derrida, Woolf, and the pleasure of reading
42 minutes
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Andrew Marr discusses how to read a book with best-selling author Bernhard Schlink, Woolf expert Alexandra Harris and Derrida biographer Peter Salmon. Show more
Woman's Hour
Spending review 2020; Maureen Lipman’s shoes; Özlem Cekic
49 minutes
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What’s in this week’s spending review for women? Show more
4 Extra Debut. Skye is usually on Dexter-duty, but now she's got nothing to do. He's gone to stay with his dad. Stars Sydney Wade. Show more
A young musical theatre performer on the verge of a major West End breakthrough faces the vacuum and uncertainty of the COVID closure of Theatres. Show more
It looks like we may finally be getting a coronavirus vaccine. But who’s 'we'? Who is at the front of the queue, and who should be at the front of the queue? Show more
A deeply moving and highly original book about the sudden loss of a loved one. With Toby Jones, John Hollingworth and Will Taylor. Show more
You and Yours
Christmas Preparation; Manufacturing Jobs; Jigsaw Star
39 minutes
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Why jigsaw puzzles are providing the missing piece for many people stuck at home. 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.
“I had to do it because my colleagues faced death.” Now the rescuers need saving. When James Le Mesurier fell to his death he left behind a tangle of truths and lies. Show more
By Matthew Broughton. Helen and Freddy venture into the deep, as the final series of the conspiracy thriller continues. Show more
The Unseen - A History of the Invisible
Becoming Invisible
12 minutes
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In the final episode of his series, science writer and broadcaster Philip Ball meets the contemporary physicists who are making real life invisibility cloaks. Show more
Quote... Unquote
Nikesh Shukla, Victoria Hislop, Benjamin Partridge
28 minutes
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Nigel Rees hosts the quotations quiz with writers Nikesh Shukla, Victoria Hislop and Benjamin Partridge. From 2020. Show more
The Food Programme
What’s the deal with "chlorinated chicken"?
28 minutes
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Charlotte Smith takes the humble chicken as her starting point, to dig into the implications of future UK-US trade deal on the British food and farming sector. Show more
Moving Pictures
The Detroit Industry Murals by Diego Rivera
28 minutes
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Cathy FitzGerald invites you to discover new details in old masterpieces, using your phone, tablet or computer. This episode - The Detroit Industry Murals by Diego Rivera. Show more
Ernie Rea and guests explore the place and nature of faith in today's world this week through the role of religion in soap operas. Show more
Afternoon news and current affairs programme, reporting on breaking stories and summing up the day's headlines
Six O'Clock News
23/11/2020 Oxford vaccine shown to be highly effective
30 minutes
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70%-90% of those immunised in trials were protected from Covid-19. Post-lockdown restrictions in England to be lifted for retailers and gyms, but tougher for pubs and restaurants.
Paul Merton, Rufus Hound, Jenny Eclair and Zoe Lyons speak without deviation, hesitation or repetition. From 2017. Show more
Philip turns the screw and Tracy has a brainwave Show more
Front Row
Booker Prize winner Douglas Stuart on Shuggie Bain
28 minutes
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Booker prize winner Douglas Stuart on his novel Shuggie Bain, about a boy in 1980s Glasgow. Plus we announce the winner of the George Devine Award for a new play. Show more
4 Extra Debut. Skye is usually on Dexter-duty, but now she's got nothing to do. He's gone to stay with his dad. Stars Sydney Wade. Show more
In the first of a series looking at existential threats to humanity, Jolyon Jenkins asks whether an electromagnetic pulse bomb could send us literally back to the dark ages Show more
Crossing Continents
Martinique: The Poisoning of Paradise
28 minutes
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“First we were enslaved. Then we were poisoned.” That’s how many on Martinique see the history of their French Caribbean island that’s a paradise for tourists. Show more
Misha Glenny looks back to a time when the Swedes terrified everyone, and ran their own empire too. Show more
Start the Week
Derrida, Woolf, and the pleasure of reading
42 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
Andrew Marr discusses how to read a book with best-selling author Bernhard Schlink, Woolf expert Alexandra Harris and Derrida biographer Peter Salmon. Show more
Biggest Russian bombardment on Ukraine yet
PM suggests people could be offered vaccines by Easter
45 minutes
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In depth reporting, intelligent analysis and breaking news from a global perspective
A deeply moving and highly original book about the sudden loss of a loved one. With Toby Jones, John Hollingworth and Will Taylor. Show more
Loose Ends
Ian Hislop, Stuart Turton, Andrew Cotter, Ben Whishaw, Katy J Pearson, Sara Cox, Clive Anderson
38 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
Clive Anderson and Sara Cox are joined by Ian Hislop. Stuart Turton and Andrew Cotter for an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy. With music from Ben Whishaw. Show more
News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament
The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4.
Nearly all life relies in some way on fungi. Neither plant nor animal, fungi can be microscopic, yet also account for the largest organisms ever recorded. Show more
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