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Spiritual reflection to start the day with The Rev Muriel Pearson, Minister of Cranhill Church, Glasgow Show more
Farming Today
04/12/20 - The opportunities of Brexit, export of pigs for breeding, avian flu and barn owls
13 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FM
Brexit is throwing up a lot of challenges for farming, but there could also be new opportunities. Show more
David Attenborough presents the starling. Show more
News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
Helen Oxenbury, illustrator and author, shares the eight tracks, book and luxury item she would take with her if cast away to a desert island. With Lauren Laverne. Show more
Woman's Hour
Festive drinks, Post-partum psychosis, Outliving your mum.
51 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
How to make the perfect festive drinks from snowballs to hot drinks for outside entertaining, Post-partum psychosis, Outliving your mum. Show more
An ex-offender gradually changes his life through his friendship with a photographer. Join Andrew and Karin taking 1000 photos of graffiti over the course of a year. Show more
Cole Moreton presents a deeply personal series telling the story of what it’s like to have and be triplets. Ruby, Josh and Grace turn 18 and face living apart for the first time. Show more
After causing confusion with his nut selection, Arthur attempts to round up reindeer and build Mount Fuji for his own Japanese themed Christmas wonderland. Show more
Amy goes on a book tour in America where she finds out that Bob is missing. Will she ever be reunited with the boy she once called 'my American'? Show more
You and Yours
'Flipping' Houses; Care Home testing; MegaCasino
39 minutes
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Why Burnley is the house 'flipping’ capital of the UK 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.
The history of the world as charted through objects at the British Museum. Today the story of the great ruler Caesar Augustus - told through a 2000 year old bronze head Show more
Eddie learns a valuable lesson and Chris struggles with recent events. Show more
Investigating the disappearance of her brother, Alice uncovers powerful secrets in the forgotten corners of London. Time travelling series by Nick Perry. Show more
Gardeners' Question Time
GQT at Home: Squirrels and Sweet peas
42 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
Kathy Clugston hosts the gardening panel show. Show more
A heartwarming Christmas tale from author Alex Wheatle, about family, legacies and sibling rivalries. Show more
Last Word
Hamish MacInnes OBE, José Padilla, Anne Rasa
28 minutes
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Matthew Bannister on mountaineer Hamish MacInnes, ethologist Professor Anne Rasa, DJ Jose Padilla Show more
The presenter and producer of the Radio 4 podcast series Mayday about the Syria rescue organisation the White Helmets, explains how she tried to sort fact from fiction. Show more
Afternoon news and current affairs programme, reporting on breaking stories and summing up the day's headlines
Six O'Clock News
04/12/2020 No 10 warns Brexit discussions at 'very difficult point' with four weeks to deadline
30 minutes
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No 10 warns Brexit discussions at 'very difficult point'. Pfizer Biontech vaccines could be delivered to care homes within two weeks.
Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis present the week via topical stand-up and sketches Show more
Front Row
Viggo Mortensen, Alex Wheatle, William Hill Sports Book of the Year
42 minutes
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Viggo Mortensen in new film Falling, A Christmas Carol reviewed, William Hill Sports Book of the Year winner and Alex Wheatle's lockdown discovery - dancing Show more
An ex-offender gradually changes his life through his friendship with a photographer. Join Andrew and Karin taking 1000 photos of graffiti over the course of a year. Show more
Any Questions?
John Caudwell, Thangam Debbonaire MP, Simon Hart MP, Larissa Kennedy
47 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
Chris Mason presents political debate and discussion from Broadcasting House in London with John Caudwell, Thangam Debbonaire MP, Simon Hart MP and Larissa Kennedy. Show more
Will Self, pounding the pavements with his son during lockdown, reflects on "edible architecture." Show more
Mark Carney, the former Governor of the Bank of England, assesses value. Why have financial values come to be considered more important than human ones? Show more
Biggest Russian bombardment on Ukraine yet
Denmark to stop all oil and gas exploration in North Sea
45 minutes
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In depth reporting, intelligent analysis and breaking news from a global perspective
Amy goes on a book tour in America where she finds out that Bob is missing. Will she ever be reunited with the boy she once called 'my American'? Show more
Three former presidents pledge to get the jab. Show more
Journalist Clive Myrie and critic Boyd Tonkin nominate favourite books, including works by Steinbeck and Tolstoy. Show more
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David Abulafia examines the effect on global power of access to shorter routes around the world. Read by Colin McFarlane. Abridged by Laurence Wareing. Show more
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