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A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Harry Baker. Show more

The grouse shooting season gets underway today but there are concerns that there might be fewer birds than normal. Plus Caz Graham finds out how you go about moving a field. Show more

Sir David Attenborough presents the globally widespread but secretive black stork. Show more

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Historian Niall Ferguson and Guardian columnist Aditya Chakrabortty debate - then try to discover what shapes each other's views. With Anne McElvoy and Louisa Weinstein. Show more

Chris Mason and Anita Anand meet some of the listeners who have got in touch with Any Questions and Any Answers. Today, we hear from Lina. Show more

Baby Bonding, ASMR, Afghanistan, Eimear McBride, BMX Freestyle. Show more

Why Israeli Arabs are suffering a violent crime wave that's left them accounting for a majority of the country's murders - and how the fallout could threaten coexistence with Jews. Show more

Writer Anna Freeman presents a showcase of stories about the meaning of art in people’s lives. Show more

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Research for You and Yours by the comparison site, Travel Supermarket, shows how the Covid risk has changed what people are searching for online when it comes to this summer. Show more

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Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment, with Jonny Dymond.

Neil MacGregor's world history explores the great empires of the world around 600 years ago. Today he examines a jade cup that belonged to a leader of the great Timurid Empire. Show more

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New drama starring Monica Dolan. It’s 2025 and a new virus in Singapore threatens a major trade deal. Political expediency clashes with the inconvenient need to do the right thing. Show more

Archaeologist and artist Rose Ferraby explores the connections between people and stone in Dorset, from letter-cutting to fossil-gathering via a quarry and an underground tunnel. Show more

Actor Peter Capaldi makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Hands Up Foundation. Show more

Chris Power talks to the author behind TV hit The Undoing, Jean Hanff Korelitz, about her latest book, The Plot. Show more

Alvin Rakoff on Sean Connery, Peter Sellers and many others. Show more

Weather extremes such as heatwaves and heavy rainfall events are becoming more intense and more frequent, and our carbon emissions are the cause. Show more

Afternoon news and current affairs programme, reporting on breaking stories and summing up the day's headlines.

The Taliban have made further significant gains across Afghanistan.They have captured the third biggest city, Herat, and look set to take over the second biggest, Kandahar.

We've all got labels - some we're given, some we're born with. In his first show for Radio 4, comedian Imran Yusuf does some soul-searching about what it means to be a 'man'. Show more

The Aldridge family attempt to hold everything together and Lynda makes a shocking discovery. Show more

Director Dominic Cooke on the new film, The Courier. Emilia di Girolamo joins us to discuss his new four part drama, Deceit. Susannah Clapp reviews 2.22 A Ghost Story. Show more

4 Extra Debut. Sunil Khilnani explores the life and legacy of Muhammad Ali Jinnah, leader of India's Muslims and founder of Pakistan. Show more

As a resurgent Taliban continues to seize control of territory in Afghanistan David Aaronovitch asks who is providing them with support and why. Show more

Helen Lewis interviews people offering solutions for our times. Forensic psychologist Emily Alison explains how rapport can help transform difficult personal interactions. Show more

Weather extremes such as heatwaves and heavy rainfall events are becoming more intense and more frequent, and our carbon emissions are the cause. Show more

Historian Niall Ferguson and Guardian columnist Aditya Chakrabortty debate - then try to discover what shapes each other's views. With Anne McElvoy and Louisa Weinstein. Show more

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Comedy conversations. Gruff Rhys goes to his first festival gig since the pandemic began. Will the audience still be welcoming? Can the band remember the songs? Show more

John O'Farrell looks back at the last 20 years, to try to make sense of where we are now. With Hugh Dennis, Doon McKichan, Jan Ravens and Lewis McLeod. Show more

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Giles Terera continues reading from his insider's account of his time with the iconic musical, Hamilton. Today: long weeks of rehearsals are taking a psychological toll... Show more

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