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A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with Debbie Thrower of the Bible Reading Fellowship and founding Anna Chaplain. Show more
Farming Today
04/06/21 Recovery through nature; Farm safety; Rural Tourism
13 minutes on BBC Radio 4 FM
Wildlife Trusts call for investment in nature to rebuild after the pandemic. The psychologist studying why farmers ignore safety measures.
Rural tourism and farm attractions. Show more
Miranda Krestovnikoff presents the mysterious shoebill of Uganda. Show more
News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
Desert Island Discs
Amanda Khozi Mukwashi, charity CEO
36 minutes on BBC Radio 4 FM
Available for over a year
Amanda Khozi Mukwashi, chief executive of Christian Aid, shares the eight tracks, book and luxury she would take with her if cast away to a desert island. With Lauren Laverne. Show more
Woman's Hour
Arooj Aftab, PIP implants, Race, trauma & culture, Reclaiming sexist language
58 minutes on BBC Radio 4 FM
Available for over a year
Arooj Aftab, PIP implants, Race, trauma & culture, Sexist language and women. Show more
Two men from the North West, Malik and Mark, whose lives connect through their ancestral links to a British slave owner and an abolitionist Show more
In this show Alfie and his audience cops tackle the issues around policing the Covid pandemic. Show more
National and international news from BBC Radio 4
The clear Swiss air has done its work and the narrator is much restored. Contemplating a return to England, she worries about the fate of her companions. Read by Ruth Gemmell. Show more
You and Yours
Wedding Dresses; Gambling Blocks; Crypto-Currency Charges
39 minutes on BBC Radio 4 FM
Available for over a year
Has the PM’s new wife kicked off the rented wedding dress trend? And, does the consumer really get good advice on how to be green? Show more
The latest weather forecast
Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment, with Jonny Dymond.
Liza Ward revisits her youth in 1990s Manchester to reveal how her life was blighted by the effects of poverty and gang crime – and how she found a way to overcome them. Show more
The truth hurts for Brian and Will steps up to the plate Show more
Things are about to get physical for Jake and his team, as they begin to transform their bodies and their minds. Show more
Chinese Characters
Zheng He: The Admiral Goes to Africa
14 minutes on BBC Radio 4 FM
Available for over a year
The Muslim sailor who commanded a fleet of vessels larger than anything that Europe could manage, and whose maritime voyages created new routes for trade and influence. Show more
Gardeners' Question Time
GQT at Home: Fish Tank Flowers and Gardening After Hours
42 minutes on BBC Radio 4 FM
Available for over a year
Peter Gibbs hosts the show with a group of gardening experts. Show more
Lava! Lava! Lava! by Tiffany Murray. Following her mother’s instructions, Ruthie has gone to Iceland: to wait for the volcano to erupt and to complete an important task. Show more
Last Word
Eric Carle (pictured), Helen Murray Free, Michael Parsons, Evelyn McNicol
28 minutes on BBC Radio 4 FM
Available for over a year
Matthew Bannister on author Eric Carle, chemist Helen Murray Free, engineer Michael Parsons, mountaineer Evelyn McNicol. Show more
More or Less
Bolton vaccines, Yorkshire versus Scotland and the average gamer
28 minutes on BBC Radio 4 FM
Available for over a year
Were tens of thousands of people getting their jab in Bolton every single day? Show more
Afternoon news and current affairs programme, reporting on breaking stories and summing up the day's headlines.
Six O'Clock News
04/06/2021 Covid infections rise by two-thirds in UK
30 minutes on BBC Radio 4 FM
Available for over a year
Figures suggest that in just a week, the number of infections has risen in England by 76%; new variants and the easing of restrictions are thought to be fuelling the increase.
Andy Zaltzman presents a look back at the week's headlines with guests Andrew Maxwell, Kiri Pritchard-McLean, Alex Massie and Ria Lina. Show more
Front Row
Joanna Scanlan, Kneehigh, Chibundu Onuzo, Time Review
42 minutes on BBC Radio 4 FM
Available for over a year
Joanna Scanlan on her role in After Love. We discuss the close of Cornish theatre company, Kneehigh. Chibundu Onuzo on her novel Sankofa. Our Friday review is BBC One's drama Time. Show more
Sir Ian Blatchford and Tilly Blyth focus on how arrival of the railways shaped ideas about rapid progress, depicted in JMW Turner's Rain Steam and Speed, and the Firefly locomotive Show more
Any Questions?
James Graham, Rachel Maclean MP, Luke Pollard MP, Ann Widdecombe
47 minutes on BBC Radio 4 FM
Available for over a year
Chris Mason presents political debate and discussion from the Landmark Theatre in Ilfracombe with James Graham, Rachel Maclean MP, Luke Pollard MP and Ann Widdecombe. Show more
Sara Wheeler ponders how diaries might enable us to reshape the present as we’re living it. Show more
4 Extra Debut. From MP to Liberal Democrat leader, Paddy Ashdown reflects on his political career through the BBC archives. From June 2012. Show more
Biggest Russian bombardment on Ukraine yet
Pfizer vaccine approved for 12-15 year olds
45 minutes on BBC Radio 4 FM
Available for over a year
In depth reporting, intelligent analysis and breaking news from a global perspective
The clear Swiss air has done its work and the narrator is much restored. Contemplating a return to England, she worries about the fate of her companions. Read by Ruth Gemmell. Show more
Matthew Parris runs through some of the more unexpected episodes and matchups on Great Lives. Show more
Radio broadcaster Mark Radcliffe and playwright Patricia Cumper nominate their favourite books, with Harriett Gilbert. Books under discussion include Toni Morrison's Beloved. Show more
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The final episode of this serialisation includes some thoughts on the use and history of the n-word. Show more
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