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A reflection and prayer to start the day with George Craig, a Methodist local preacher in Cardiff
Farming Today
28/10/21 "Haphazard" transition from CAP farm payments to ELMS, plans to tackle emissions from agriculture, the rural Budget
13 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FM
MPs warn the government’s "haphazard" transition for farm payments is putting some English farms at risk. Show more
Wildlife Sound Recordist, Chris Watson, presents the Red-legged Partridge. Show more
News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the simple animals which informed Charles Darwin's first book and form the reefs now threatened by climate change. Show more
Woman's Hour
'Maid' - new word-of mouth hit series; Toni Tone; Access to coils; Women in the UK military;
57 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
Latest hit series Maid tackles poverty, domestic abuse, motherhood and homelessness. Show more
From Our Own Correspondent
Sudan's Coup: Democracy Delayed Again
28 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
The country was supposed to be on a pathway to democracy, but the coup in Sudan now puts this in jeopardy - the general in charge promising elections, but many doubting his word. Show more
Laura Barton's Notes on Music
Laura Barton's Words
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, pop music's relationship with language. Show more
By Keith Stuart. Laura decides she must confront Will about his version of the past. Show more
News and discussion of consumer affairs
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Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment, with Sarah Montague.
It could be the fuel of the future- for homes and for heavy machinery. Tom Heap meets the team at JCB to weigh up the potential for hydrogen. Show more
An unexpected visitor causes disruption and Lily tries to look on the bright side. Show more
Alex finds a toy ray-gun in an industrial bin and as a result he and Ella have to do battle with their evil clones. 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
Miles Warde meets Lottie Davies to find out about the letters, diary and photos of a man called Quinn returning from war in 1945. Show more
Linford Christie makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of UK Youth. Show more
Elizabeth Day talks to novelist and short story writer Sarah Hall about her latest book. Set around an uncanny pandemic, Burntcoat is a punchy exploration of love, sex and death. Show more
4 Extra Debut. Why does my heart not ache after exercise? Drs Rutherford and Fry investigate why heart muscle cells are so special. From 2021. Show more
BBC Inside Science
Atmospheric Pollutants and Where to Find Them
34 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
Marnie Chesterton and guests discuss the myths around Ultra Low Emission Zones. Also, how forests become carbon sources instead of sinks, and the origins of domestic horses. Show more
Afternoon news and current affairs programme, reporting on breaking stories and summing up the day's headlines.
Six O'Clock News
28/10/2021 Warning that living standards will barely rise for millions after yesterday's Budget
30 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
The Institute for Fiscal Studies said extra public spending, wage increases and benefit changes in yesterday's Budget would make little difference in living standards for many
Jeff and Frank get entangled in the seamy underside of Flamford life. Can they escape the web? Stars Philip Jackson. From 2020. Show more
Jolene attempts to do the right thing and one resident comes to an emotional realisation Show more
Front Row
Passing film, Colin in Black and White, Booker Prize book group on Bewilderment, Paul McCartney
42 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
Passing film and series Colin in Black and White reviewed, Booker Prize book group on Richard Powers's novel Bewilderment, and Paul McCartney on Got to Get You into My Life. Show more
Joshua Rozenberg speaks to women judges whose lives have been at risk since the Taliban came to power in Afghanistan. Show more
Evan Davis a looks at the expanding world of ultrafast home delivery. During the pandemic, demand skyrocketed. As new services enter the market, is Q-commerce the way forward? Show more
BBC Inside Science
Atmospheric Pollutants and Where to Find Them
34 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
Marnie Chesterton and guests discuss the myths around Ultra Low Emission Zones. Also, how forests become carbon sources instead of sinks, and the origins of domestic horses. Show more
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the simple animals which informed Charles Darwin's first book and form the reefs now threatened by climate change. Show more
Biggest Russian bombardment on Ukraine yet
Kathleen Stock resigns
45 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
In depth reporting, intelligent analysis and breaking news from a global perspective
By Keith Stuart. Laura decides she must confront Will about his version of the past. Show more
Semi-improvised comedy show by Marc Wootton with Hammed Animashaun, Rosie Cavaliero, Monica Dolan, Katherine Parkinson and Catherine Tate, about couples on weekly date nights. Show more
News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament
The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4.
The life-long obsession of the novelist Patricia Highsmith with snails, who often took them in her handbag to parties for company. Show more
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