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A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with environmentalist and theologian Martin Palmer. Show more
Farming Today
08/11/21 Climate change report says eat less meat; Cultivation.
11 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FM
We need to eat less meat, just 300g per person, per week, to tackle global warming says new report, but UK farmers say they don't need to cut livestock numbers. Cultivating soil. Show more
The latest weather forecast for farmers.
Behavioural biologist Professor Andy Radford is captivated by the variety of sounds produced by the robin. Show more
News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
Start the Week
Internet influencers and generation gaps
42 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
Olivia Yallop, Sarah Ogilvie and Bobby Duffy discuss generational divides and the power of the internet influencers, with Andrew Marr. Show more
Woman's Hour
Hollyoaks star Sarah Jayne Dunn, the military and women, Russia advisor Fiona Hill, New induction guidelines
57 minutes
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Sarah Jayne Dunn on her refusal to delete her OnlyFans social media account and her exit from the long-running soap, Hollyoaks. Show more
Nick always knew what he wanted to do. But when a glittering army career ends, he struggles to work out what's next. Help comes in the unlikely form of the local am dram group. Show more
Loose Ends
Stephen Fry, Bidisha, Polly Creed, Reverend Billy and The Stop Shopping Choir, Dal:um, Annie MacManus, Clive Anderson
36 minutes
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Clive Anderson and Annie MacManus are joined by Stephen Fry, Bidisha and Polly Creed for an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy. With music from Dal:um. Show more
As holidaymakers arrive at a caravan park on the Northern Irish coast, the new caretaker receives a surprising request. Written by Jan Carson. Show more
You and Yours
Energy Performance Certificates, DVLA Delays, Green Homes Grant Ends
39 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
Does improving your EPC rating make any difference to your home's value when you come to sell? And the end of the Green Homes Grant - nearly half of vouchers haven't been used. Show more
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Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment, with Sarah Montague.
A History of the World in 100 Objects
Mass Production, Mass Persuasion (1780 - 1914 AD)
Ship's chronometer from HMS Beagle
14 minutes
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Neil MacGregor is looking at the global economy in the 19th Century. Today he is with the chronometer that accompanied Darwin to South America. Show more
A fit of the blues drags down Kirsty while Tony smells a rat. Show more
Little Miss grows up with physical impairment, and a love of 1990s pop culture and her sisters. Sometimes tricky, often funny, always energetic new drama by Matilda Feyisayo Ibini. Show more
The 2021 season of the general knowledge contest comes to a climax with the grand final from London, chaired by Russell Davies. Show more
The Food Programme
COP26: The Case for Cattle and Pigs.
29 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
Less but better? With the COP26 climate summit underway Dan Saladino looks at how meat and dairy can play a positive role for the future of people and planet. Show more
Laura Barton's Notes on Music
Laura Barton Goes West
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, music's idea of the West. Show more
Why are tech companies building a multi-billion dollar industry on discredited science? Aleks Krotoski explores how our biases and outdated ways of thinking end up in our AIs. Show more
Afternoon news and current affairs programme, reporting on breaking stories and summing up the day's headlines.
Six O'Clock News
08/11/2021 Yorkshire County Cricket Club's new chairman has praised the former Captain Azim Rafiq for speaking out on racism.
30 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
The new chairman of Yorkshire County Cricket Club, Lord Patel, has promised "seismic change", in response to the racial harassment experienced by Azeem Rafiq when he was a player.
John Lloyd and Holly Walsh welcome comedian Griff Rhys Jones, writer Mary Roach and poet Lemn Sissay. From 2021. Show more
Johnny’s hackles are raised at work and Lynda feels betrayed. Show more
Front Row
Jeymes Samuel on The Harder They Fall, author Sofi Oksanen, John Gilchrist of UK Theatre, Paul McCartney
42 minutes
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Film-maker Jeymes Samuel on his film The Harder They Fall, author Sofi Oksanen on her novel Dog Park, Jon Gilchrist on regional theatre, Paul McCartney on his song Here Today. Show more
In the third of a special Radio 4 series, Maria Margaronis reports from Northern Evia, Greece where vast areas of forest, olive groves and homes burned in a week-long inferno. Show more
Birth rates in many countries are getting lower and societies are aging. Clare McNeil asks if we should worry about this or welcome it to mitigate climate change Show more
How can art meaningfully engage people living on Britain’s biggest council housing estate? Three residents of Becontree, East London, decide how to mark their home’s centenary. Show more
Start the Week
Internet influencers and generation gaps
42 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
Olivia Yallop, Sarah Ogilvie and Bobby Duffy discuss generational divides and the power of the internet influencers, with Andrew Marr. Show more
Biggest Russian bombardment on Ukraine yet
Barack Obama speaks at COP 26
45 minutes
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In depth reporting, intelligent analysis and breaking news from a global perspective
Bess is 15 years old and lives with her foster family. In Careless she tells the story of her relationship with 19-year-old Boy, during the long hot summer of 1999. Show more
There was a moment somewhere between the 1980s and 1990s when black music turned gangsta. Was this music the explosion of black culture, or the implosion of black power? Show more
News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament.
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All the Frequent Troubles of Our Days by Rebecca Donner
1. Berlin, 1932. Unsettling Times
14 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FM
The powerful and true story of Mildred Harnack, the courageous woman at the heart of Germany's underground resistance to the Nazis. Kelly Burke reads. Show more
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