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Farming Today
01/12/21 Gene-edited farm animals, uncertainty over new subsidy payments, shortage of farm workers in Northern Ireland
13 minutes
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Animal welfare must be at heart of plans to introduce genome editing into farmed animal breeding, says a new report by the Nuffield Council on Bioethics. Show more
David Attenborough presents the purple sandpiper. Show more
News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
The Reith Lectures
Stuart Russell - Living With Artificial Intelligence
The Biggest Event in Human History
58 minutes
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Stuart Russell asks how artificial intelligence could transform world - and discusses whether fears of AI are well founded or whether we can learn to make it work for us? Show more
Woman's Hour
Mississippi abortion law at the Supreme Court; Poet Kim Moore; England women's football win
57 minutes
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Mississippi is asking the US Supreme Court to overturn the landmark ruling Roe v Wade. Show more
Rutherford and Fry on Living with AI
The Biggest Event in Human History
28 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
Science sleuths Adam Rutherford and Hannah Fry unwrap some of the biggest ideas presented by AI expert Stuart Russell in this year's BBC Reith Lectures. Show more
It's Pidge and Gavin! The old team back together again for one last mission. Stars Kieran Hodgson and Ethan Lawrence. From 2017. Show more
Meg Mason's achingly funny and heartbreakingly tender novel on modern love and life. Today: Martha finally confronts her husband about what has always been wrong with her... Show more
You and Yours
Lasting Power of Attorney Fraud, Souvenir Gig Tickets, Bounce Back Loans
39 minutes
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Concert tickets are often issued only in a digital format, would fans pay extra for a paper ticket they can keep as a souvenir? One big ticket seller thinks so. Show more
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Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment, with Sarah Montague.
After many months of unsuccessfully trying for a child, some women feel they may need to compromise on what they need to do to keep a perfect donor. Show more
Eddie finds himself doing the donkey work and Kate has her suspicions. Show more
Detective series Stone created by Danny Brocklehurst with Hugo Speer as DCI Stone. In Damage by Vivienne Harvey several deaths within a homeless shelter lead Stone to go undercover Show more
How do you recognise and stop financial and economic abuse? Tweet @Moneybox or e-mail moneybox@bbc.co.uk Show more
All in the Mind
Stomach pains and eating disorders and post-Olympic blues.
28 minutes
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Programme exploring the limits and potential of the human mind. Could tummy pains in children increase the risk of developing an eating disorder? Show more
Sideways
21. The Woman Who Brought Down the Mob
29 minutes
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Matthew Syed explores the experience of being “a first”, as he tells the story of the trailblazing black woman lawyer who brought down the most notorious New York city mobster. Show more
Are trolls severing the ties between reader and reporter? Show more
Afternoon news and current affairs programme, reporting on breaking stories and summing up the day's headlines.
Six O'Clock News
01/12/2021 Questions over how Government will meet booster jab target
30 minutes
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Health Secretary Sajid Javid admits new booster target will be "a tough ask". Labour accuses Downing Street of holding "boozy party" last year while millions were under lockdown.
Comedian Mark Steel uncovers a riot of characters and stories in this former mining town in Northumberland. From strongman Willie Carr to er, The Flower Pot men. Show more
Harrison attempts to get to the truth and Mia faces a personal struggle. Show more
The Turner Prize ceremony live from Coventry Cathedral, hosted by Samira Ahmed. Show more
Live debate examining the moral issues behind one of the week's news stories. #moralmaze
The evocative story of the 16th-century city continues with an account of William Tyndale's escape to Antwerp and his dangerous career. Michael Begley reads. Show more
Costing the Earth
Seeing the Wood for the Trees
28 minutes
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A recent report estimates that only 7% of the UK's native woodlands are in good ecological condition. Peter Gibbs asks what's ailing our trees. Show more
Are trolls severing the ties between reader and reporter? Show more
Biggest Russian bombardment on Ukraine yet
Government under attack over travel restrictions
45 minutes
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In-depth reporting, intelligent analysis and breaking news from a global perspective
Meg Mason's achingly funny and heartbreakingly tender novel on modern love and life. Today: Martha finally confronts her husband about what has always been wrong with her... Show more
Rosie Jones: Box Ticker Too
Disability, with Don Biswas
14 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for years
Stand-up comedy from triple-threat Rosie Jones - she’s disabled, gay and northern. Prepare to be shocked and disappointed by Rosie’s lack of respect for your expectations. Again. Show more
Jon Holmes's The Skewer returns to twist itself into current affairs. This week - Omicron is Coming, and Nadine Dorries is on Mastermind with a specialist subject of Nothing. Show more
Susan Hulme reports on controversy over parties Boris Johnson held in Downing Street last Christmas
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The evocative story of the 16th-century city continues with an account of William Tyndale's escape to Antwerp and his dangerous career. Michael Begley reads. Show more
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