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A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Bishop David Walker. Show more
Farming Today
14/04/2021 - Volatile farm incomes, live animal exports to the EU, the state of our woodlands
13 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FM
As the farm subsidy system changes, and area-based payments are phased out in England, how can farmers plan for future volatility in farm incomes? Show more
After a bad day at work, Joe Harkness recalls an encounter with a woodlark on Buxton Heath in Norfolk. Show more
News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
Life Changing
I stole €1.75 million from work to feed my gambling habit.
28 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
Jane Garvey talks to Tony O’Reilly about the moment his gambling addiction cost him his job, his marriage and ultimately his freedom. Show more
Chinese Characters
Matteo Ricci: Jesuit and Geometrist
14 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
The story of the Italian Jesuit priest who used geometry to bring together the intellectual worlds of Renaissance Europe and Ming dynasty China. Show more
Woman's Hour
Owen Paterson MP on the suicide of his wife Rose, Evy Cohen, GeorgiaElliot-Smith and music from Manika Kaur
41 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
Owen Paterson MP on the suicide of his wife Rose, Evy Cohen on Prince Philip and how his mother Alice saved her family from the Nazis, Georgia Elliot-Smith and music from Manika Kaur. Show more
The Rain and the Leaves from Italo Calvino's Marcovaldo, dramatised by Toby Jones and starring Mackenzie Crook and Toby Jones. Show more
At the Human Library, where books are people and reading is a conversation, James Peak and Sharmistha Michaels read Wheelchair User, Satanist and Child of Alcoholic Parents. Show more
Susan Calman tries to learn how to unwind, by taking a trip to Latitude music festival with Robin Ince. From December 2017. Show more
Sameer’s friendship with Maryam is distracting him from research into his family’s Ugandan roots.
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You and Yours
Bedding Plants, Auto Subscriptions and Your Memoirs
39 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
Garden centres scramble to source plants to meet massive demand from first time gardeners and the banks who are yet to run the latest online safety features for their customers Show more
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Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment, with Sarah Montague.
The Northern Bank Job
Episode Eight: See No Evil
14 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
It was the biggest bank heist in British and Irish criminal history. Belfast writer Glenn Patterson has unfinished business with the 2004 Northern Bank robbery. Show more
Kate demands to be heard while Harrison offers an ear. Show more
The No.1 Ladies' Detective Agency
The House of Unexpected Sisters
44 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for years
4 Extra Debut. With a case of unfair dismissal, Mma Ramotswe dips a toe into the murky world of local politics. Starring Janice Acquah. Show more
Can you live and work hundreds of miles away from your employer and what could that mean for your finances, lifestyle and career? E-mail moneybox@bbc.co.uk now. Show more
Kavita Puri hears stories from the second generation about the year when everything changed for British South Asians. Show more
The Orange Order: Laurie Taylor explores its origins, practices and principles. From the Battle of the Boyne to the Good Friday Agreement. Show more
The Media Show
Threats to journalists in Northern Ireland
28 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
Violent scenes in Belfast have challenged the media. Plus, the TV giant determining what we watch. Show more
Afternoon news and current affairs programme, reporting on breaking stories and summing up the day's headlines.
Six O'Clock News
14/04/2021 Tories reject Labour's call for MP-led lobbying probe
30 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
The government has defeated calls for a full parliamentary inquiry into lobbying. Whitehall departments must declare any conflicts of interest by Friday.
A disappointed Ellie tries to jog Mitch’s memory regarding their abandoned date, while Will and Louisa have a night out to remember. And then to forget. Stars Angus Deayton. Show more
There are too many cooks at the christening buffet while Tracy and Jazzer come clean. Show more
Front Row
Testament, diversity in nature writing, festivals insurance update
29 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
Testament on giving the Greek myth of Orpheus a Yorkshire twist and we speak to Anita Sethi and Paul Mendez on being nature writers of colour in a predominantly white genre. Show more
Kennedy meets an old acquaintance in Innsmouth. In Iraq, Heawood cannot believe his eyes. Stars Barnaby Kay and Jana Carpenter. Show more
Life Changing
I stole €1.75 million from work to feed my gambling habit.
28 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
Jane Garvey talks to Tony O’Reilly about the moment his gambling addiction cost him his job, his marriage and ultimately his freedom. Show more
When a shock wave hits the world, how do artists respond? Cornelius Eady and his trio created a pandemic folk project witnessing a year of chaos and death in the USA. Show more
Lindsey Chapman tells the story of the Duke of Edinburgh’s lifelong work to raise awareness of ecological problems. Show more
The Media Show
Threats to journalists in Northern Ireland
28 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
Violent scenes in Belfast have challenged the media. Plus, the TV giant determining what we watch. Show more
Biggest Russian bombardment on Ukraine yet
Denmark first country to abandon AZ vaccine
45 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
In depth reporting, intelligent analysis and breaking news from a global perspective
Sameer’s friendship with Maryam is distracting him from research into his family’s Ugandan roots.
Read by Sacha Dhawan and Vincent Ebrahim Show more
Comedian Athena Kugblenu examines an incident where she experienced a workplace grilling. With Jamie Rose-Monk. From 2021. Show more
Step out with comedian Joseph Morpurgo on a walking tour of London's historic East End, explored through its pubs. From 2017. Show more
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The Adventures of Miss Barbara Pym by Paula Byrne
Ep 3 - In Which Our Heroine and her Sister Take Up Residence in London
14 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FM
In Paula Byrne's celebratory biography of the twentieth century novelist, Barbara Pym makes her mark on the literary landscape of 1950s Britain. Hattie Morahan is the reader. Show more
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