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A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with the Revd Carolyn Skinner, sports chaplain Show more
Farming Today
29/07/21 Should the smallest farms be eligible for ELMS farm payments? Light recipes for plants.
13 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FM
Should farms under five hectares be eligible for ELMS, the Government's new environmental funding scheme? The Landworkers' Alliance thinks so. Show more
Tweet of the Day
Michael Morpurgo on the Greater Flamingo
1 minute
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
On a visit to the Camargue National Park in France, author Michael Morpurgo found getting close to beautiful and elegant flamingos, and hearing their call, touched his soul. Show more
News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
Kate Maltby and Robert Hardman debate the future role of the monarchy - then try to discover what shapes each other's views. With Anne McElvoy and Louisa Weinstein. Show more
Metamorphosis - How Insects Transformed Our World
Cycles of Change
14 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
Erica McAlister on the hoverfly that arguably undergoes the biggest transformation of any animal, and how insect metamorphosis could be a tool to track future climate change. Show more
Woman's Hour
Jeanette Winterson, Colourism, Paralympian Stef Reid
57 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
Jeanette Winterson on women and science; colourism or skin tone bias; and Paralympian Stef Reid on representing team GB and her mission to keep girls involved in sport. Show more
Crossing Continents
Rebuilding Beirut’s Village in a City
28 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
A year on from the explosion that devastated Beirut, survivors in one close-knit district are trying to rebuild their lives, helped by passionate volunteers, but not the state. Show more
Sketches: Stories of Art and People
Do It Yourself
28 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
Writer Anna Freeman presents a showcase of true stories about the meaning of art in people's lives. This week, stories of people ripping up rule-books and doing it for themselves. Show more
A sweeping portrait of unforgettable individuals who come together to make a family.
You and Yours
City Living, Covid Vaccine Scams, Side Hustle Advice
39 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
People who were renting their homes in cities, but left during the pandemic, are being drawn back by falling rents. Show more
The latest weather forecast
Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment, with Sarah Montague.
As Covid-19 took hold, Steve - an industrial cleaner - was one of an invisible army of workers putting themselves in danger to help battle the virus. Show more
Roy has romance on his mind and Kate puts her foot in it Show more
The mystery of Flight 702 continues with Season Two of the hit podcast, starring Kelly Marie Tran. Show more
Ash Bhardwaj visits Windsor Great Park, about twenty-five miles from central London, to explore its many different landscapes and wildlife habitats. Show more
Actor Annabelle Dowler makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Hope for Justice. Show more
Elizabeth Day talks to Anuk Arudpragasam about his new Booker-longlisted novel, A Passage North. Plus celebrating debut writers in later life with Stephen Walsh and Rosanna Amaka. Show more
The Film Programme
Francis Lee on My Beautiful Laundrette
28 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
Francine Stock discusses the 1985 film My Beautiful Laundrette with director Francis Lee and the lasting impression it made on him. Show more
BBC Inside Science
Covid 19 – reaching the unvaccinated
30 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
How to balance individual rights with the collective action needed to end the pandemic. Show more
Afternoon news and current affairs programme, reporting on breaking stories and summing up the day's headlines.
Six O'Clock News
29/07/2021 Figures suggest England's Covid vaccination programme has prevented 60,000 deaths and 22-million cases
30 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
England's Deputy Chief Medical Officer has urged young adults to get a Covid vaccine, as new figures show the impact the programme is having on reducing infections and deaths.
Olga and ALGO are back to talk about privacy. And if you want to find out more, you’ll just have to listen because it’s top secret. Show more
Lilian finds herself taken along for the ride and Phoebe feels guilty. Show more
The new Museum of Making in Derby, Derby County FC's Poet-in-Residence, Jamie Thrasivoulou, and writer Mahsuda Snaith on the National Trust's Colonial Countryside project Show more
Incarnations: India in 50 Lives
Annie Besant: An Indian Tomtom
14 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
Sunil Khilnani explores the journey of Annie Besant, from late Victorian campaigner and social reformer in England to leader of India’s Congress Party. Show more
The UK is short of butchers, bricklayers, welders, fruit pickers, truck drivers, carers and others. Is this all due to the pandemic and Brexit, or is something more going on? 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
BBC Inside Science
Covid 19 – reaching the unvaccinated
30 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
How to balance individual rights with the collective action needed to end the pandemic. Show more
Kate Maltby and Robert Hardman debate the future role of the monarchy - then try to discover what shapes each other's views. With Anne McElvoy and Louisa Weinstein. Show more
Biggest Russian bombardment on Ukraine yet
Google tells employees to be jabbed before returning to office
45 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
In depth reporting, intelligent analysis and breaking news from a global perspective
A sweeping portrait of unforgettable individuals who come together to make a family.
A panel show run-through makes the Room Next Door Man question his potential for comedy success, just as the work-restructuring process brings surprising news. Show more
Suzanne Vega answers questions from an audience about her platinum-selling album, Solitude Standing. With John Wilson. From 2012. Show more
The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4.
The woman who stayed close to the king until he died was the French girl, Louise de Keroualle, who took the art of networking to new heights. Show more
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