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Farming Today
04/02/21 Questions about Red Tractor, new dairy code of conduct, agro-ecology, outdoor education online
13 minutes on BBC Radio 4 FM
Today we hear questions about the Red Tractor scheme from arable farmers. Show more
David Attenborough presents the whimbrel. Show more
News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the 18th-century mathematical genius whose insights into Newton and Leibniz were part of the great advance in science in the Enlightenment. Show more
Woman's Hour
Harassment when training, Zara Mohammed, Marie McCourt
42 minutes on BBC Radio 4 FM
Available for over a year
Women's voices and women's lives - topical conversations to inform, challenge and inspire. Show more
Madhur heads to India after her divorce, filming Shakespeare Wallah. Its success heralds a new start. Starring Archie Panjabi. Show more
Six months after the explosion in Beirut, Lebanon struggles to rebuild amid economic collapse and tight lockdown restrictions. Show more
'The most potent female singer of her generation' says the New Yorker. Joyce DiDonato allows us into to her working life on the opera stage and finding new audiences in lockdown. Show more
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Bestselling crime thriller by Richard Osman, abridged by Sara Davies and read by Haydn Gwynne. The Thursday Murder Club has found a key witness to one of the murders. Show more
How lockdown could mean unwanted four-legged guests in your home this winter. And the small businesses who've kept going through the pandemic by producing reusable face masks. Show more
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The relationship which writer and essayist Kathleen Jamie has with the River Tay changes when some Bronze Age swords are dredged out of its waters. Show more
Lynda is intrigued and Tracy puts on a brave face. Show more
Hugo Speer stars in the detective series created by Danny Brocklehurst. Episode four, Blame, is written by Martin Jameson. Show more
Helen Mark looks at some of the highlights from the last twelve months of Open Country including contributions from rower Helen Glover, Steve Backshall, and Dame Julie Walters. Show more
Radio 4 Appeal
Coroners' Courts Support Services
3 minutes on BBC Radio 4 FM
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Karen Bartram, a beneficiary of the charity, makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Coroners' Courts Support Services Show more
Open Book
Richard Flanagan; How To Read Well; Editor's Tip
28 minutes on BBC Radio 4 FM
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Australian writer Richard Flanagan talks to Johny Pitts about his new novel. Show more
Script supervisor Angela Allen on what it was really like to work with Marilyn Monroe, Orson Welles and John Huston. Show more
BBC Inside Science
Putting a number on biodiversity
42 minutes on BBC Radio 4 FM
Available for over a year
Victoria Gill and guests discuss the challeneges and rewards of preserving biodiversity. Show more
Afternoon news and current affairs programme, reporting on breaking stories and summing up the day's headlines
Six O'Clock News
04/02/2021 Bank of England predicts economic rebound
30 minutes on BBC Radio 4 FM
Available for over a year
The BoE says the UK's Covid-19 vaccination programme will help the economy bounce back.
Sarah Millican's hit panel show returns, using surveys to discover who on her sparkling panel is the most Average Jolene and who is the most Maverick Matilda. Show more
Susan is led on and Natasha makes a plan. Show more
Sam Neill on new film Rams, a new colour in blue paint, and Sarah Maple Gets Creative. Show more
Madhur heads to India after her divorce, filming Shakespeare Wallah. Its success heralds a new start. Starring Archie Panjabi. Show more
Pandemonium on the US market as GameStop’s price rocketed. But what really happened when a video game retailer was suddenly worth more than an airline? Show more
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BBC Inside Science
Putting a number on biodiversity
42 minutes on BBC Radio 4 FM
Available for over a year
Victoria Gill and guests discuss the challeneges and rewards of preserving biodiversity. Show more
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the 18th-century mathematical genius whose insights into Newton and Leibniz were part of the great advance in science in the Enlightenment. Show more
Biggest Russian bombardment on Ukraine yet
Joe Biden’s first major speech on foreign policy
45 minutes on BBC Radio 4 FM
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In depth reporting, intelligent analysis and breaking news from a global perspective
Bestselling crime thriller by Richard Osman, abridged by Sara Davies and read by Haydn Gwynne. The Thursday Murder Club has found a key witness to one of the murders. Show more
In a warm and hilarious interview, Stephen Mangan offers new insights into one of our finest actors. David Tennant confesses three guilty secrets. Show more
News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament
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In Samira Shackle's journey through Karachi's crime ridden streets, Parveen has an unsettling meeting with her neighbourhood's kingpin. Vineeta Rishi reads. Show more
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