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A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Zahid Hussain Show more
Farming Today
23/07/21 - New field sports coalition, Upland meadows, Seed demand
13 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FM
Caz Graham talks to Tim Bonner about the launch of a new coalition of shooting and fishing organisations, and visits the meadows at Bowber Head Farm in the Westmorland Dales. Show more
Sir David Attenborough presents the Christmas shearwater. Show more
News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
Desert Island Discs
Dame Jessica Ennis-Hill, athlete
35 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
Dame Jessica Ennis-Hill, Olympic gold medal winner, 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
Kate Shortman & Izzy Thorpe, Dame Katherine Grainger, Nicola Adams, Anna Kessel, Frankie Miren, Laura Middleton-Hughes.
58 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
Anita Rani on Women at the Tokyo Olympic with Dame Katherine Grainger, Nicola Adams , Anna Kessel and artistic swimmers Kate Shortman and Izzy Thorpe. Show more
Helen Lewis interviews people offering solutions for our times. Neurosurgeon Henry Marsh discusses how the law should deal with terminal illness, as he comes to terms with his own. Show more
New comedy from Ashley Blaker about his unusual home life. In episode three, Ashley reflects on the many joys and challenges of raising children with special needs. Show more
The bullfight appears to be in jeopardy as the rain gets heavier. Meanwhile Sakiko struggles with her feelings for her lover, Tsugami. Show more
You and Yours
PCR tests; Farm shops; Renting in Retirement; Gambling
39 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
The government is being criticised for letting firms that are not yet accredited onto a list of providers of coronavirus travel tests. Show more
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Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment, with Edward Stourton.
Is there more than meets the eye when it comes to the similarities between the compound eyeballs of a fly and your own peepers? With Dr Kat Arney. Show more
Ian’s suspicions are raised and Ruairi attempts some subtle manipulation. Show more
Michael Symmons Roberts' dark comedy Variations on a Theme by Neil Armstrong takes a sideways look at the conspiracy theory that the first walk on the moon was mocked up on earth. Show more
Gardeners' Question Time
Horatio's Garden, London & South East: Postbag Edition
42 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
Peter Gibbs and the panel are at Horatio's Garden, London and South East. Show more
When a woman finds herself getting bigger and bigger, she must reassess how and where to exist. An original short story by Anna Wood. Show more
Last Word
Gillian Sheen (pictured), William 'Twink' Allen, Lawrence 'Benny' Goodman, Alan Lewis
28 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
Matthew Bannister tells the life stories of people who have recently died, from the rich and famous to unsung but significant. Show more
Will there be a full audience to hear the Proms which are returning next week and will the flags be flying? The Proms Director David Pickard answers listeners' questions. Show more
Afternoon news and current affairs programme, reporting on breaking stories and summing up the day's headlines.
Six O'Clock News
23/07/2021 The Olympic Games have opened in Tokyo
30 minutes
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The 2020 Tokyo Olympics have opened a year later than planned because of the pandemic and with a stripped-back ceremony.
Henry Tobin is Britain's shortest serving and least popular postwar prime minister. So what next? Stars Miles Jupp. Show more
Front Row
April De Angelis, Tokyo Olympics, Jordan Tannahill, Neil Mendoza
41 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
New musical Gin Craze! Tokyo Olympics reviewed, Jordan Tannahill on new novel The Listeners plus Neil Mendoza, DCMS Commissioner for Cultural Recovery Show more
The Northern Bank Job
Episode Ten: This Country
15 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
Any Questions?
Russell Findlay MSP, Baroness Kennedy QC, Michael Russell, Ruth Wishart
46 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
Chris Mason presents political debate and discussion from Campbeltown Picture House with Russell Findlay MSP, Baroness Kennedy QC, Michael Russell and Ruth Wishart. Show more
Bernardine Evaristo on how racist online vitriol against England players revealed social media at its most toxic. Show more
American satirist Joe Queenan aims to discover the importance of defiance with helpful hints on useful disobedience. From 2016. Show more
Biggest Russian bombardment on Ukraine yet
High Court judge rules there should be investigation into Omagh
45 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
In depth reporting, intelligent analysis and breaking news from a global perspective
The bullfight appears to be in jeopardy as the rain gets heavier. Meanwhile Sakiko struggles with her feelings for her lover, Tsugami. Show more
The two acting greats choose a biography of Sylvia Pankhurst and a fictional biography of a real life cat. Show more
Mark D'Arcy reflects on life in the pandemic parliament and asks if coronavirus could have been handled better.
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Vaxxers by Professor Sarah Gilbert and Dr Catherine Green
Ep 5 - From clinical trials to vaccine rollout
14 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FM
Prof Sarah Gilbert & Dr Catherine Green's account of making the Oxford AstraZeneca vaccine. Today, waiting for the vaccine trial results. Read by Debra Baker & Samantha Bond Show more
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