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A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with environmentalist and theologian Martin Palmer. Show more
Farming Today
09/11/2021 - Welsh soya imports, reduced tillage and sand dune restoration
13 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FM
Anna Hill hears why a Brazilian tribal chief has warned that Welsh soya imports could be responsible for 'not only deforestation, but indigenous blood'. Show more
Wildlife sound recordist Chris Watson presents the brambling. Show more
News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
A series of strange, unexpected, human stories from the history of the culture wars. Show more
One to One
Re-inventing Yourself: Malaika Kegode chats to Polly Meech
14 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
The writer and performer talks to a woman who changed the direction of her life after losing her mother to cancer and struggling with the disease herself. Show more
Woman's Hour
Update on Afghan women; Huma Abedin; UTIs; Elizabeth Denham; 'Buyer's Remorse'
57 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
Reports over the weekend say an Afghan women's rights activist, Frozan Safi, was murdered, after she thought she was being taken to safety. We talk to a woman now safe in the UK. Show more
David Runciman looks at how to stop democracy being beaten by the clock. Show more
Pride or Prejudice: How we Read Now
Writing Novels
28 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
Professor Abigail Williams asks how we read now, as offence, outrage and the prejudices of authors past and present dominate the literary landscape. Show more
Newly divorced mother of three Lois worries that granny’s caravan is no longer an ideal holiday destination for her growing kids. Written by Jan Carson. Show more
You and Yours
Call You and Yours: What’s it like at the moment working in care?
39 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
What is it like at the moment working in a care home? Email youandyours@bbc.co.uk and don't forget to leave your phone number. 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)
Early Victorian tea set
14 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
Neil MacGregor's world history through objects. This week he is exploring the global economy in the 19th century. Today, the story of Britain's favourite drink - with a tea set! Show more
Johnny’s hackles are raised at work and Lynda feels betrayed. Show more
A rich businessman announces plans to re-introduce wolves to his Highland estate advocating the benefits of predators helping to control red deer numbers. By Kieran Lynn. Show more
Jay Rayner hosts the culinary panel show packed full of tasty titbits. Show more
Costing the Earth
COP26: A Turning of the Tide?
28 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
World leaders have offered up a suite of promises at the COP26 climate summit in Glasgow. Tom Heap asks how many of them will make a real dent in our greenhouse gas emissions? Show more
Tracking down the social media trolls; how to be an effective advocate; and meeting a lawyer behind bars. Show more
Ghost stories, how to be a woman in your middle years as well as an African American woman in your twenties. Show more
Afternoon news and current affairs programme, reporting on breaking stories and summing up the day's headlines.
Six O'Clock News
09/11/2021 Covid jab to be compulsory for NHS Staff
30 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
Unions have warned the move could lead to staff shortages, with people leaving or moving away from frontline contact.
Over the course of this mini series, Jayde is going to be asking what ‘feeling at home’ really means; why we leave home; and why some of us, at least, feel the draw to go back. Show more
Oliver’s kindness knows no bounds, and Lillian takes a bow. Show more
Front Row
Venice and climate change, the story that inspired Dostoevsky, Dean Stockwell remembered
42 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
The artists and architects campaigning to save Venice's unique cultural heritage as it comes under threat from frequent flooding and climate change. Show more
How some businesses claimed furlough payments while employees carried on working. Show more
In Touch
Touch Screen Card Machines; Your Emails
19 minutes
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In Touch listeners told us they're coming across touchscreen card machines more often, and that they're not always accessible. We investigate whether they are the future. Show more
All in the Mind
Does working in the office boost well-being?
28 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
How much does working from home - rather than going into the office - affect our productivity, creativity and well-being? Claudia Hammond looks at the latest psychological research. Show more
A series of strange, unexpected, human stories from the history of the culture wars. Show more
Biggest Russian bombardment on Ukraine yet
Belarus migrant crisis deepens
45 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
In depth reporting, intelligent analysis and breaking news from a global perspective
Bess looks back at the beginnings of her relationship with Boy, when he seemed to be exactly the knight in shining armour she needed. Show more
Fortunately... with Fi and Jane
210. Wobbly Ladders and Telemachus, with Parm Sandhu
51 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
This week on Fortunately, Fi and Jane are joined by former Met Police Chief Superintendent Parm Sandhu. 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
2. A Circle of Espionage in Nazi Germany
14 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FM
Rebecca Donner's account of the woman at the heart of the German resistance to the Nazis continues as Mildred Harnack takes ever increasing risks to defy Hitler. Kelly Burke reads. Show more
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