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A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Revd Dr Paul Mathole Show more
Farming Today
08/02/2021 - Fish taskforce, fish re-branding and animal welfare.
11 minutes on BBC Radio 4 FM
An announcement is expected imminently on the details of the government’s taskforce to tackle ongoing problems for fish and shellfish exporters. What do fishers want to hear? Show more
The latest weather forecast for farmers.
Sir David Attenborough presents the South American hoatzin. Show more
News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
Start the Week
Empire and class, shaping Britain
42 minutes on BBC Radio 4 FM
Available for over a year
Sathnam Sanghera, Selina Todd and Anthony Anaxagorou on the forces that determine modern Britain Show more
Woman's Hour
Can all nurseries survive the pandemic?; Forced marriage; Re-creating the Bayeux tapestry
43 minutes on BBC Radio 4 FM
Available for over a year
We examine how falling demand has put some early years providers under threat. Show more
It's 1946, and Hope and Jim Kiffin are faced with a dilemma. Show more
Anna is branded a terf – a byword for transphobia. She rejects the label and goes in search of solutions to some of the thorny issues around trans inclusion. Show more
Tim Harford talks with world-famous immunologist Anthony Fauci about vaccines, viruses and what it has been like to share a stage with President Donald Trump. Show more
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
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A cluster of women and children in a south London Woolworths, 1944 and a V2 rocket heading towards them. If the rocket had not hit, how would they have lived their lives? Show more
You and Yours
Stolen Dogs, Animal Welfare, Interior Colours
37 minutes on BBC Radio 4 FM
Available for over a year
An increase in the number of dogs being stolen in the past year, has led 140,000 people to sign a petition, calling on the government to make pet theft a specific crime. Show more
The latest weather forecast
Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment, with Sarah Montague.
Cultural historian Professor Deborah Sugg Ryan talks to Tracy Harvey, managing director of the family-run department store, Harveys of Halifax. Show more
Join Greg Jenner in 15th-century Italy to meet one of the most influential artists to ever live, Leonardo da Vinci. Show more
Sian Owen's modern fairy tale explores heart break and the healing power of love, with a little magic along the way. Two sisters discover that their lives are deeply intertwined. Show more
The wide-ranging music quiz reaches the first semi-final, with three heat winners playing off for a Final place. Show more
Entrepreneur and TV presenter Amar Latif, Double world champion cyclist Lora Fachie MBE and writer Simon Mahoney share food stories and cooking tips with Sheila Dillon. Show more
Writer Anna Freeman presents a showcase of stories about the meaning of art in people’s lives. This week, stories of people using creativity to pay tribute to others. Show more
Brian Cox and Robin Ince are joined by Nobel prize-winning physicist Frank Wilczek, cosmologist Janna Levin and comedians Eric Idle and Sara Pascoe to ask, what is reality? Show more
Afternoon news and current affairs programme, reporting on breaking stories and summing up the day's headlines
Six O'Clock News
08/02/2021 Johnson confident in Oxford vaccine
30 minutes on BBC Radio 4 FM
Available for over a year
Prime Minister backs jabs despite South African variant concerns. Myanmar General says military coup was in best interests of people. UK's youngest terror offender spared jail.
David Mitchell gets celebrity comedic couples to lie with some truths. With Zoe Lyons and Henning Wehn. From February 2021. Show more
The walls close in on Neil, and Alice is touched by an unexpected gift. Show more
Cathy Yan on Dead Pigs; Michael Landy, 20 years on from Break Down; musical responses to the Handford Parish Council meeting; what are the plans for Coventry City of Culture 2021? Show more
Jeremy Front profiles academic parapsychologist Dr Fay Sullivan, whose interest in the paranormal started when she faked a ghost hoax as a child. Starring Jeremy and Rebecca Front. Show more
James Naughtie looks at how Joe Biden will change how America deals with the world. Show more
Is it possible to identify rogue cops before they commit offences? Show more
Two parents share their stories of life’s pain but also its unexpected gifts after the death of their sons, who each took their own life. Show more
Start the Week
Empire and class, shaping Britain
42 minutes on BBC Radio 4 FM
Available for over a year
Sathnam Sanghera, Selina Todd and Anthony Anaxagorou on the forces that determine modern Britain Show more
Biggest Russian bombardment on Ukraine yet
PM tries to reassure public over covid variants
45 minutes on BBC Radio 4 FM
Available for over a year
In depth reporting, intelligent analysis and breaking news from a global perspective
A cluster of women and children in a south London Woolworths, 1944 and a V2 rocket heading towards them. If the rocket had not hit, how would they have lived their lives? Show more
Loose Ends
Sylvester McCoy, Zoe Adjonyoh, Angela Scanlon, Perfume Genius, Soothsayers, Scottee, Clive Anderson
39 minutes on BBC Radio 4 FM
Available for over a year
Clive Anderson and Scottee are joined by Sylvester McCoy, Zoe Adjonyoh and Angela Scanlon for an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy. With music from Perfume Genius. Show more
News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament
The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4.
Fall: The Mystery of Robert Maxwell by John Preston
Episode 1 - Humble Beginnings
14 minutes on BBC Radio 4 FM
Henry Goodman reads John Preston's jaw-dropping life story of the notorious business tycoon and newspaper owner, Robert Maxwell, from birth to his mysterious death at sea. Show more
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