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Farming Today
27/08/21 - Prisoner labour in meat processing, Backlog of pigs, Poul Hovesen
13 minutes
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Is employing prisoners the answer to the backlog of pigs and a shortage of chicken? Charlotte Smith speaks to an industry spokesperson who thinks it would help. Show more
Sir David Attenborough presents the superb lyrebird of eastern Australia. Show more
News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
Student leaders and others talk to Kirsty Wark about the events of June 4 1989 when Chinese Army units rolled into Tiananmen Square, ending weeks of peaceful protests. Show more
Woman's Hour
Sislin Fay Allen, The situation for women in Afghanistan, Miss, Ms, Mx or Mrs?, Women & Pensions, Women & Munitions
58 minutes
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Sislin Fay Allen - the first UK black female officer, the situation for women in Afghanistan, titles: Miss, Ms, Mx or Mrs?, women and pensions, and women working in munitions. Show more
How should we manage offensive opinions in a pluralistic world? Show more
Ellie Taylor shares controversial views on her hatred of holidays – why even go? With travel editor Simon Calder. From 2021. Show more
National and international news from BBC Radio 4
5/10. Young Lachie tells Maja about a second ghostly sighting - and an Edinburgh academic arrives with news of Charles Gibb. Read by Phyllis Logan. Show more
You and Yours
Kennel Club, Vaccine trial volunteers, Missing wedding dress
39 minutes
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The vaccine trial volunteers who can't go on holiday despite being double-jabbed. Show more
The latest weather forecast
Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment, with Jonny Dymond.
A big weight and a very, very deep hole. The team behind Gravitricity think they have found a solution to a serious problem with renewable energy. Show more
Susan fears the worst and Jazzer has reservations.. Show more
It’s May 1945 and Germany has just surrendered. The country is in chaos but hiding somewhere, hoping to slip away, are the top Nazis. They have to be caught. Show more
Lee was the first global Chinese film star, with an influence that spread across the globe. Not through ideology or revolution, but thanks to the fastest fists in East Asia. Show more
Gardeners' Question Time
GQT at Home: Seeds, Sets and Protecting Butterfly Eggs
42 minutes
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Horticultural programme featuring a group of gardening experts chaired by Kathy Clugston. Show more
Hank likes to tell his grandchildren there are fairies living at the bottom of his garden, so he is affronted when he discovers a rat has invaded his back yard. Show more
Last Word
Charlie Watts (pictured), Austin Mitchell, Hugh Wood, Sean Lock
28 minutes
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Matthew Bannister on drummer Charlie Watts, Labour MP Austin Mitchell, composer Hugh Wood and comedian Sean Lock. Show more
William Miller explains why he has made the Archive on 4 programme Jonathan Miller: Lost Memories, about how dementia robbed the polymath of his most prized asset. Show more
Afternoon news and current affairs programme, reporting on breaking stories and summing up the day's headlines.
Six O'Clock News
27/08/2021 Two Britons are confirmed as Kabul explosion victims
30 minutes
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The government has confirmed that two British nationals, and the child of another, were among the victims of yesterday's bomb attack at Kabul Airport
Henry Tobin is Britain's shortest serving and least popular post war Prime Minister. So what next? Stars Miles Jupp. Show more
Front Row
Paula Hawkins, Nia DaCosta, Our Ladies film review, Paralympic dressage music
41 minutes
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Paula Hawkins whose novel The Girl on the Train sold 23 million copies on her new book, A Slow Fire Burning, and Nia DaCosta on her new film, Candyman. Show more
Incarnations: India in 50 Lives
Dhirubhai Ambani: Fins
14 minutes
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Professor Sunil Khilnani from the King's India Institute in Londo, on the life and legacy of the Indian business tycoon Dhirubhai Ambani, founder of Reliance Industries. Show more
Any Questions?
Justine Greening, Mark Harper MP, Dan Norris, Molly Scott-Cato
47 minutes
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Chris Mason presents political debate and discussion from the Stroud Subscription Rooms with Justine Greening, Mark Harper MP, Dan Norris and Molly Scott-Cato. Show more
A Point of View
The Creep of the On-Screen Narrative
9 minutes
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Zoe Strimpel reflects on the power of fictional narrative as a means of escape. Show more
39 Ways to Save the Planet
Five More Brilliant Ideas
57 minutes
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From the Swiss Alps to the depths of a South African coalmine, Tom Heap meets the inventors behind five more carbon-busting ideas. Show more
Biggest Russian bombardment on Ukraine yet
Kabul airport attack - number of dead tops 100
45 minutes
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In depth reporting, intelligent analysis and breaking news from a global perspective
5/10. Young Lachie tells Maja about a second ghostly sighting - and an Edinburgh academic arrives with news of Charles Gibb. Read by Phyllis Logan. Show more
The anti-colonial campaigner, psychiatrist and author from Martinique, Frantz Fanon, is nominated by Lindsay Johns, writer and broadcaster. Show more
The Disrupters
Founder of The Cambridge Satchel Company, Julie Deane
28 minutes
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Julie Deane started The Cambridge Satchel Company at her kitchen table with £600. Ten years on the company sells 10,000 bags a month. She talks to Kamal Ahmed and Rohan Silva. Show more
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Sarfraz Manzoor's personal exploration of a divided Britain, and his hopes for bridging the differences between Muslims and non-Muslims. Today, his daughter asks a tough question. Show more
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