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A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with the Rev Canon Dr Jennifer Smith. Show more
Farming Today
21/10/21 Agriculture in the Government's Net Zero Strategy and COP26, apple pickers and storage
13 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FM
With amendments to the Environment Bill rejected and the government's net zero strategy thin on farming content, will agriculture get the attention it deserves at COP26? Show more
Tweet of the Day
Tara Robinson on the Oystercatcher
2 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
For Tara Robinson the sound of oystercatchers recalls her father taking her to Loch Fleet as a child. Show more
News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the growing prominence of the philosophy of one of the most celebrated novelists of the 20th century, who developed her ideas in response to WWII. Show more
Woman's Hour
Singer Ella Eyre; Rosamund Adoo-Kissi-Debrah; Sofie Hagen; Neonatal deaths & stillbirth disparities; Covid & Xmas plans
57 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
MOBO and Brit award-winning singer-songwriter Ella Eyre on her first tour in six years. Show more
From Our Own Correspondent
Nostalgia for Gaddafi
28 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
Elections have been delayed, militias rule over many areas, and the economy is struggling. With so many challenges, some in LIbya are nostalgic for Colonel Gaddafi's dictatorship. Show more
Laura Barton's Notes on Music
Laura Barton Comes Alive
28 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
A triptych of audio essays on the enduring qualities, appeal and intent of pop music. Today, the magic of a live gig. Show more
From the author of The Underground Railroad and The Nickel Boys, a sizzling tale of heists and shakedowns, kickbacks and hoods, set in 1960s Harlem. Today: Show more
You and Yours
Funeral Costs, Boden Boss, Halloween Scare Attractions
39 minutes
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Funeral homes not complying with a legal order over prices.
Boden warning over sweatpants.
Would you pay to be chased down dark corridors by zombies and ghouls this Halloween? Show more
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Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment, with Jonny Dymond.
Do we need new ways to judge the success of a national economy? Tom Heap finds alternative approaches looking beyond economics to include environment and wellbeing. Show more
Lilian has a cunning plan and Jazzer faces an uphill struggle Show more
Alex, Ella and a trucker named Jonny Tenaka are trapped in the petrol station shop by smooching - crazed zombies. Will they too become 'infected'? Show more
In this five-part series specially written for Radio 4, Mary Paulson-Ellis tells the story of a life in five objects. Read by Alexandra Mathie. Show more
Producer Miles Warde paddles up the Thames to meet Nick Hayes, author of The Book of Trespass, to find out where he can and cannot take his canoe Show more
Jane Garvey makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Ethiopiaid. Show more
Johny Pitts talks to Lauren Groff about her novel Matrix. Show more
Why does boiling water sound different? Drs Rutherford and Fry continue to explore the weirdness of water. From 2021. Show more
BBC Inside Science
The Possible Impact of false-negative PCR Tests
39 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
Marnie Chesterton and guests discuss the possible consequences of recent PCR testing mistakes, plus the legacy of climatologist Geert Jan van Oldenborgh, on his passing. Show more
Afternoon news and current affairs programme, reporting on breaking stories and summing up the day's headlines.
Six O'Clock News
21/10/2021 Man charged with MP's murder
30 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
Sir David Amess murder suspect in court
Covid cases hit 50,000
Andy and Jeff have had enough of each other – could couples therapy help? Stars Philip Jackson and James Northcote. From 2020. Show more
Adam is forced to come clean and Jill puts the lid on an argument. Show more
Front Row
Booker Prize Book Group: Anuk Arudpragasam on A Passage North
42 minutes
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Live magazine programme on the worlds of arts, literature, film, media and music
Chinese companies and homes have been facing a shortage of energy. Factories have had to shut. The property sector also has huge debts. So is China's economy really in trouble? Show more
The government has announced millions of pounds of funding to support the UK's emerging carbon capture industry. Will this technology save the planet - and make money? Show more
BBC Inside Science
The Possible Impact of false-negative PCR Tests
39 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
Marnie Chesterton and guests discuss the possible consequences of recent PCR testing mistakes, plus the legacy of climatologist Geert Jan van Oldenborgh, on his passing. Show more
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the growing prominence of the philosophy of one of the most celebrated novelists of the 20th century, who developed her ideas in response to WWII. Show more
Biggest Russian bombardment on Ukraine yet
Poland vs European Commission
45 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
In depth reporting, intelligent analysis and breaking news from a global perspective
From the author of The Underground Railroad and The Nickel Boys, a sizzling tale of heists and shakedowns, kickbacks and hoods, set in 1960s Harlem. Today: Show more
Geoff looks into the new divides between us Brits. From Brexit to Covid to Meghan. Where are your red lines? With special guests Athena Kugblenu and Tom Walker (Jonathan Pie). Show more
Sean Curran with the latest news from Westminster where the government faces opposition pressure to respond to rising cases of coronavirus.
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Booker winner Bernardine Evaristo remembers her roots in politically engaged theatre and traces her journey from community performance to novelist. Show more
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