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A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Rev Canon Dr Jennifer Smith. Show more
Farming Today
18/10/21 - Attracting new butchers, Small abattoirs, Apple harvest
11 minutes
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The Government has announced 800 short term visas for abattoir workers, but it's only a temporary solution. So how will we attract a new generation of butchers? Show more
The latest weather forecast for farmers.
Chris Packham presents the fieldfare. Show more
News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
Start the Week
Rationality in an Irrational Age
42 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
Amol Rajan talks to Steven Pinker about rationality and why it matters. Amia Srinivasan considers the politics of sex and Irving Finkel embarks on a quest for ancient ghosts. Show more
Woman's Hour
Women pig farmers and mental health. Modern slavery. The cave woman rebuilding her business after Covid.
58 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
Women pig farmers and mental health. A High Court ruling that could help survivors of trafficking. Plus the woman who spent 105 hours in a cave to save her business. Show more
In an effort to get out of the red, financially speaking at least, Courtney and James pick a bright orange van and embrace life on the open road: hoping to save for a house deposit Show more
Loose Ends
Chris Hadfield, Roddy Doyle, Gabby Hutchinson Crouch, Simon Frederick, Joy Crookes, Dakota Jones, Anneka Rice, Clive Anderson
43 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FM
Clive Anderson and Anneka Rice are joined by Chris Hadfield, Roddy Doyle, Gabby Hutchinson Crouch and Simon Frederick for an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy. Show more
The new novel from the Pulitzer-winning author of The Underground Railroad - a sizzling tale of shakedowns, heists and petty crime, set in 1960s Harlem. Today: revenge is sweet... Show more
You and Yours
Young Gambling, New-look road crossings, Luxury Repairs
39 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
The new designs in road crossing that hopefully will make people concentrate more before they step off the kerb. Also the dangers young gamblers face when they to university. Show more
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Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment, with Jonny Dymond.
Flying has long been seen as one of the biggest carbon villains, but what if we could fly without the guilt? Tom Heap meets the pioneers of zero carbon flight. Show more
Kenton and David have their eye on the prize but Justin isn’t in the mood for horseplay. Show more
Final season of award winning Zola dramas: Money, starring Glenda Jackson. First of a two part drama set in the depths of rural France where families fight over ownership of land. Show more
Russell Davies welcomes competitors from Belfast, Buckinghamshire and Cheshire in the second semi-final of the general knowledge tournament. Show more
The Food Programme
Follow the Money: Investor power and the Future of Food
29 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
Trillions of dollars, including our savings and pension funds, are invested in the global food system. Dan Saladino finds out how this money is being used to shape future food. Show more
Engineer and author Roma Agrawal explores how the built environment shapes us and what we might ask from the architects and designers who make our cities. Show more
Aleks Krotoski explores the relationships between social media content creators and their audience, asking how does it get complicated when money starts to change hands. Show more
Afternoon news and current affairs programme, reporting on breaking stories and summing up the day's headlines.
Six O'Clock News
18/10/2021 Special Commons session to remember Sir David Amess
30 minutes
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The Prime Minister led a series of warm and humorous tributes to Sir David who was stabbed to death on Friday. Southend is to be given City status to honour him.
John Lloyd and Holly Walsh welcome comedian Jamie MacDonald, art critic Jennifer Higgie and artist Francis Hamel. From 2021. Show more
Ruth welcomes an outsider and Ian is lost for words. Show more
Front Row
Arinzé Kene on playing Bob Marley; Clare Norburn sings John Dowland; the first Working Class Writers Festival
42 minutes
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Arinzé Kene on playing the reggae star Bob Marley. Clare Norburn sings John Dowland and talks about her play about him. A discussion about the first Working Class Writers Festival. Show more
Writer and curator Ekow Eshun enlists the help of artist Grayson Perry to look at what white privilege means and to find out whether there’s a way to live without it. Show more
Where does money's value come from in this increasingly online world? Ben Chu investigates. Show more
British-Jamaican audio artist and DJ Weyland McKenzie-Witter explores the sometimes uneasy relationship between the Black and the Green, as political movements and ideas. Show more
Start the Week
Rationality in an Irrational Age
42 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
Amol Rajan talks to Steven Pinker about rationality and why it matters. Amia Srinivasan considers the politics of sex and Irving Finkel embarks on a quest for ancient ghosts. Show more
Biggest Russian bombardment on Ukraine yet
Significant concession by Myanmar military
45 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
In depth reporting, intelligent analysis and breaking news from a global perspective
The new novel from the Pulitzer-winning author of The Underground Railroad - a sizzling tale of shakedowns, heists and petty crime, set in 1960s Harlem. Today: revenge is sweet... Show more
George tells an epic story about Jamaican dancehall singers Mavado and Vybz Kartel. Music, money and murder all feature in this complex case study of Black urban street culture. Show more
Susan Hulme reports on a sombre day in Parliament as MPs and peers remember Sir David Amess, who was killed last week.
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Bernardine Evaristo, the first Black woman to win the Booker Prize, shares her powerful account of staying true to her vision. Show more
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