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Farming Today
18/02/21: Xylella disease, Loneliness and connectivity, Tractor loans
13 minutes
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New plant import restrictions are announced to protect GB against Xylella disease, and we hear how young people living rurally are more affected by lockdown loneliness. Show more
John Aitchison presents the Slavonian grebe. Show more
News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the rise of pilgrimage for Christians in Europe in the Middle Ages and options for those who could only imagine pilgrimages and imitate them at home Show more
Woman's Hour
Harry Dunn's Mum, Broken Hearts, TikTok Twins
43 minutes
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Women's voices and women's lives - topical conversations to inform, challenge and inspire. 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
From Our Own Correspondent
A Tribal Gathering in Yemen
28 minutes
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As many Yemeni citizens face starvation and poverty, the tribesmen talk about their efforts to mediate in the protracted conflict. Show more
Keats' short life and the myths around his after-life freshly examined by Sasha Dugdale. 1. Keats in 1819 - poet, doctor, nurse and patient. With Thomas Brodie-Sangster as Keats. Show more
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1994: Alec has been working for his son Gary while completing an Open University teaching degree. Fifteen years later, in 2009, Vern is taken on an outing by his eldest daughter. Show more
You and Yours
Green Homes; Drive-thrus; Ryanair refunds
37 minutes
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The government is cutting funding for the green homes grant scheme because most of the money hasn't been spent. We find out what the problems have been with the scheme. 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 Mohammed Ahmed Mohamed. Show more
Lynda tries a new tactic and Eddie has the rug pulled from underneath him. Show more
On a cold Russian night, two tricksters con a family into giving them shelter by concocting an elaborate lie that one of them is the family's lost lost elder son. Show more
Ramblings
Oscar winner Gareth Ellis-Unwin on his local riverside route in Berkshire
24 minutes
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Oscar winning film producer Gareth Ellis-Unwin shares his local riverside route in Berkshire with Clare Balding. Show more
Radio 4 Appeal
Acid Survivors Trust International (ASTI)
3 minutes
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Katie Gee, who was attacked with acid as a teenager, makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Acid Survivors Trust International (ASTI). Show more
Ethan Hawke talks to Elizabeth Day about his new novel, A Bright Ray of Darkness. Show more
The Film Programme
Seamus McGarvey's Lockdown Diary
27 minutes
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Seamus McGarvey's Lockdown Diary Show more
BBC Inside Science
Nasa's Perseverance - will it pay off? And spotting likely hosts for future pandemics.
50 minutes
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Victoria Gill hosts a Mars rover landing party with Susanne Schwenzer and Peter Fawden, while Maya Wardeh and Marcus Blagrove use AI to predict the hosts of future coronaviruses. Show more
Afternoon news and current affairs programme, reporting on breaking stories and summing up the day's headlines
Six O'Clock News
18/02/2021 Facebook facing world-wide criticism
30 minutes
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Company facing global criticism for banning news from its Australian site, in a row with the government.
Best-selling Irish author Marian Keyes reads selections from her non-fiction writing in conversation with Tara Flynn. This week's theme - adventure. Show more
There’s an emotional goodbye for Kirsty, and Lee fears the worst. Show more
Front Row
Wagner's Ring, Bloodlands, Victor Ambrus, Jessie Brennan
28 minutes
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Sarah Connolly on singing in Wagner's epic four opera cycle, The Ring of the Nibelungen. Plus Chris Brandon on new TV drama Bloodlands. And artist Jessie Brennan gets creative. 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
Boris Johnson says he wants the lifting of lockdown to be cautious but irreversible. So what are the risks? Show more
What are the business opportunities in turning our old housing stock green? Installing heat pumps, solar panels and better insulation will cost billions and could create many jobs Show more
BBC Inside Science
Nasa's Perseverance - will it pay off? And spotting likely hosts for future pandemics.
50 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
Victoria Gill hosts a Mars rover landing party with Susanne Schwenzer and Peter Fawden, while Maya Wardeh and Marcus Blagrove use AI to predict the hosts of future coronaviruses. Show more
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the rise of pilgrimage for Christians in Europe in the Middle Ages and options for those who could only imagine pilgrimages and imitate them at home Show more
Biggest Russian bombardment on Ukraine yet
Paris talks aimed at reviving 2015 Iran nuclear deal
45 minutes
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In depth reporting, intelligent analysis and breaking news from a global perspective
1994: Alec has been working for his son Gary while completing an Open University teaching degree. Fifteen years later, in 2009, Vern is taken on an outing by his eldest daughter. Show more
Clemency Burton Hill is joined, at the Morgan Library in New York, by the tenor Rufus Muller to explore the working manuscripts of Franz Schubert's great song cycle Winterreise. Show more
What lessons can we learn from 10 years of austerity and how can that help us going forward in the wake of Covid-19? Show more
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How to Avoid a Climate Disaster by Bill Gates
Ep 4 - Adapting to a Warmer World
14 minutes
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Bill Gates on the extraordinary power of climate-smart crops and why investing in mangrove forests makes good business sense. William Hope reads. Show more
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