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The latest news from BBC Radio 4
A reflection and prayer to start the day with Rev David Campton
Kennel Club works with farmers to help prevent livestock worrying. Plans to restrict hare shooting. Vertical farming to plug the hungry gap. Show more
Tweet of the Day
Trudie Goodwin on the Carib Grackle
2 minutes
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Actress and keen birdwatcher Trudie Goodwin fell in love with the carib grackle's song. Show more
News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
Desert Island Discs
Dame Louise Casey, crossbench peer
37 minutes
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Dame Louise Casey, crossbench peer, 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
Singer-songwriter and cellist Ayanna Witter-Johnson
43 minutes
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Singer-songwriter and cellist Ayanna Witter-Johnson, Supreme Court decision and carers pay, inclusivity in beauty, Jacqueline Rose and 'On Violence & On Violence Against Women'. Show more
Angel resolves to fight her husband for the flat, while Lynn forbids daughter Amber from having anything to do with the other woman.
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Conspiracies: The Secret Knowledge
Narrative Graphs
28 minutes
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Documentary-maker Phil Tinline continues his series exploring how conspiracy theories and fictions work as stories, and what they claim to tell us about how power works. Show more
Leo goes hill walking in a beloved spot and meets a woman who desperately needs his help. Starring Mark Bonnar. Show more
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
Lydia Wilson reads the final part of Kazuo Ishiguro's new novel. Today: Klara's pleas to the Sun seem to be working. But what of Klara's future, now that Josie is growing older? Show more
You and Yours
Sleep in Shifts, Future of Rail, Google Ads
37 minutes
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The future of rail post pandemic. And listeners complain about misleading driving licence renewal adverts online, a year after google promised to stop them. Show more
The latest weather forecast
Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment, with Victoria Derbyshire.
Neil MacGregor's history of humanity as told through objects travels the Silk Road to Western China and the story of silk. Show more
Chris attempts to be supportive and Eddie’s idea continues to cause problems. Show more
When Vanilla falls from a tree, those close to her must come together to heal the past. Alfred Bradley Award Winner Alex Clarke's moving original drama. Show more
Gardeners' Question Time
GQT from the Archives: Houseplant Special
42 minutes
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The team look back through the archives for a houseplant edition of the show. Show more
University lecturer Claire finds herself responsible for the working class father she has barely seen in over forty years. Written by Tara West. Show more
Last Word
Murray Walker (pictured), King Goodwill Zwelithini, Mary Asprey, Bunny Wailer
27 minutes
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Julian Worricker on King Zwelithini of the Zulu nation, charity founder Mary Asprey, commentator Murray Walker, musician Bunny Wailer. Show more
Are Radio 2's attempts to attract new listeners driving away older ones? And Martin Jarvis answers listener comments as director of a controversial new Radio 4 play by David Mamet. Show more
Afternoon news and current affairs programme, reporting on breaking stories and summing up the day's headlines
Six O'Clock News
19/03/2021 Delays in the rollout of the Oxford Astrazeneca vaccine are continuing in parts of Europe
30 minutes
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Delays in the rollout of the Oxford Astrazeneca vaccine are continuing in parts of Europe, despite regulators giving the jab their stamp of approval
Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis present the week via topical stand-up and sketches Show more
Front Row
Giles Terera, Griff, Line of Duty reviewed, Harriet Harman on touring musicians
41 minutes
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Hamilton's Giles Terera on writing his first play, The Meaning of Zong, and the winner of the BRITs Rising Star Award, Griff. Show more
Heawood and Kennedy are starting to make progress with the Henry Akeley investigation. Or so they think. Stars Barnaby Kay. Show more
Any Questions?
Baroness Chakrabarti, Sir Geoffrey Cox QC MP, John Finucane MP, Zanny Minton Beddoes
47 minutes
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Chris Mason presents political debate and discussion with Baroness Chakrabarti, Sir Geoffrey Cox QC MP, John Finucane MP and Zanny Minton Beddoes. Show more
Michael Morpurgo argues that rebuilding the arts can be an opportunity for 'levelling up at its best'. Show more
Mayday tells the extraordinary real story of the man who organised the White Helmet and investigates claims that, far from being heroes, they are part of a very elaborate hoax. Show more
Biggest Russian bombardment on Ukraine yet
Brazil deaths climb to nearly 290,000
45 minutes
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In depth reporting, intelligent analysis and breaking news from a global perspective
Lydia Wilson reads the final part of Kazuo Ishiguro's new novel. Today: Klara's pleas to the Sun seem to be working. But what of Klara's future, now that Josie is growing older? Show more
For the final time this series, Newsjack's host Kiri Pritchard-McLean and the cast make sense of the week's news as written by you, the great British public. Show more
News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament
The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4.
George Szirtes reads his award-winning memoir about his mother, and her hidden history. Tender and profoundly moving, it’s a life told backwards. Show more
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