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A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with The Reverend Lucy Winkett Show more
Farming Today
16/01/21: Farmed Fish Slaughter; Mental Health; Rural Services
13 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FM
There are calls for tougher regulations to protect the welfare of farmed fish during slaughter. It follows secret filming by an animal rights organisation. Show more
Chris Packham presents the great northern diver. Show more
News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
The Life Scientific
Jane Hurst on the secret life of mice
28 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
Jane Hurst talks to Jim Al-Khalili about the mouse sex pheromone that's so alluring to females that she named it after Mr Darcy in Pride and Prejudice. Show more
One to One
My Donation Story: Sabet Choudhury meets Faruk Choudhury
14 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
Sabet Choudhury, who gave his mum a kidney, talks to the former Lord Mayor of Bristol about his project to drive up blood and organ donations from the city’s diverse communities. Show more
Juggling home-schooling, domestic demands and paid work, Seymour Platt seeking a pardon for his mother Christine Keeler, and accessing the 'mini pill' over the counter. Show more
In Ronkę’s Peckham salon, World of Curls, women come and go talking of weaves and braids, journeys past and to come. Created by Yolanda Mercy and Jade Lewis. Show more
When Boris Johnson won the 2019 election, he pledged to 'level up' the UK. In the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, journalist Sebastian Payne asks if that can still be achieved. Show more
Mary Portas: On Style
Make Do & Mend: Michelle Ogundehin and the happy home, Orsola de Castro and Anki Josefsson on making and caring for your clothes
28 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
Make do and mend...but make it fashion. Mary Portas is joined by Anki Josefsson and Orsola to Castro to discuss stylish sewing patterns, and how to care for your clothes Show more
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
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It’s 1994 and Val is doing a night shift at The Samaritans. A caller is convinced that a mistake will define her as a ‘bad person’. Ben also used to believe he was a ‘bad man’. Show more
You and Yours
Call You & Yours: Are you struggling to pay your rent or mortgage?
37 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
Call You & Yours - Are you struggling to pay your rent or mortgage? The Resolution Foundation says more than 750,000 are currently behind with housing payments. Show more
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Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment, with Sarah Montague.
The story of one school and three of its students who ended up dead. The story of Heshu Yones. Show more
Tony reaches the end of his tether, and Lynda has a cunning plan. Show more
By Roy Williams. It's 1948, and Hope and Jim are stuck in Britain, ashamed to go home, and still suffering the loss of their baby two years earlier. But there's maybe a glimmer. Show more
Josie Long presents short documentaries and audio adventures that centre around acts of love. Show more
What determines handedness and why are lefties in the minority? Drs Rutherford and Fry investigate. From 2021. Show more
Chloe Davis, creator of The Queen's English dictionary of LGBTQIA+ slang, talks to Michael about shade, fierce, and the importance of etymology. Show more
Does a Tiger Come to Tea? Harriett Gilbert finds out with the actor Tobias Menzies and crime writer Gytha Lodge. Show more
Afternoon news and current affairs programme, reporting on breaking stories and summing up the day's headlines
Six O'Clock News
16/02/2021 Extra 1.7m added to Covid shielding list
30 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
Government increases number of vulnerable people asked to shield in England.
Concluding look back at Victoria Wood's stand-up and songs with her own archives and tapes. With Rebecca Front. From 2018. Show more
Lilian attempts to keep the peace and Rex offers a solution. Show more
Front Row
Good Grief, Shalom Auslander, National Galleries
29 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
Review of Good Grief starring Sian Clifford and Nikesh Patel, Shalom Auslander's darkly comic novel Mother to Dinner, and the National Galleries look to a post-pandemic future. Show more
In Ronkę’s Peckham salon, World of Curls, women come and go talking of weaves and braids, journeys past and to come. Created by Yolanda Mercy and Jade Lewis. Show more
One teenager's experience of hurting herself and a system struggling with rising demand from ever-younger children. Show more
In Touch
A Legal Battle Over The Accessibility Of Covid Information; The Helen Keller Doubters
19 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
The legal fight for more accessible Covid information. The questions being posed online about the American deaf-blind author and disability rights activist Helen Keller. Show more
James Gallagher asks what support there is for people with long Covid. Show more
The Life Scientific
Jane Hurst on the secret life of mice
28 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
Jane Hurst talks to Jim Al-Khalili about the mouse sex pheromone that's so alluring to females that she named it after Mr Darcy in Pride and Prejudice. Show more
Biggest Russian bombardment on Ukraine yet
Daughter of Dubai ruler fears for her life
45 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
In depth reporting, intelligent analysis and breaking news from a global perspective
It’s 1994 and Val is doing a night shift at The Samaritans. A caller is convinced that a mistake will define her as a ‘bad person’. Ben also used to believe he was a ‘bad man’. Show more
Fortunately... with Fi and Jane
178. Now That's What I Call Lockdown 43, with Ayesha Hazarika
52 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
Fi and Jane are joined by broadcaster and journalist Ayesha Hazarika. Show more
As Covid-19 sends the UK into its deepest ever recession, Paul Johnson, director of the Institute for Fiscal Studies, asks whether lessons can learned from 10 years of austerity. Show more
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Bill Gates on the charms of concrete and the technological innovations underway to manufacture it sustainably. William Hope reads. Show more
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