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Farming Today
14/01/2022 High fertiliser prices, Dame Ellen MacArthur, cockles
13 minutes on BBC Radio 4 FM
Will high fertiliser prices mean less British veg? Show more
Chris Packham presents the gadwall. Show more
News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
Fungi: The New Frontier
The biggest show on Earth
28 minutes on BBC Radio 4 FM
Available for over a year
Tim Hayward gets vertigo thinking about the fungal worlds under our feet and how little we understand - then finds out how critical fungi could be to the future of life on Earth. Show more
Episode Two of the comedy about the trials of a train crew, as they try their best to arrive on time. Written by Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis and starring Rosie Cavaliero. Show more
Uncle Aziz returns and wants Yusuf to go on his next big trading expedition. He claims that Yusuf is now one of his most trusted staff. Show more
You and Yours
Alcohol Pricing, Colour of the Year, Services Cancelled
39 minutes on BBC Radio 4 FM
Available for over a year
We hear why purple is the colour of the year. Let us know if you're embracing the trend! youandyours@bbc.co.uk Show more
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Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment, with Jonny Dymond.
Past Forward: A Century of Sound
England v Argentina 1998
14 minutes on BBC Radio 4 FM
Available for over a year
Greg Jenner hears a clip from 1998 about the build up to a certain England v Argentina FIFA World Cup football match. Show more
Mike tries to make amends while Hazel makes trouble. Show more
Having escaped captivity, Joleen arrives by sea in Seattle with her companions, Remi, an escaped convict and Luther, a blind captain. A thriller starring Jessica Barden. Show more
It's time to freeze your jeans Show more
Gardeners' Question Time
GQT at Home: Horticultural Healing and January Dreaming
42 minutes on BBC Radio 4 FM
Available for over a year
Kathy Clugston hosts the horticultural programme featuring a group of gardening experts. Show more
Duncan McLean's humorous tale of love and dairy produce is inspired by Orcadian poet Ann Scott-Moncrieff. Read by Eilidh Fisher. Show more
Last Word
Sidney Poitier (pictured), EO Wilson, Sarah Weddington, Assunta 'Pupetta' Maresca
28 minutes on BBC Radio 4 FM
Available for over a year
Matthew Bannister on actor Sidney Poitier, biologist EO Wilson, lawyer Sarah Weddington and mafia boss Assunta 'Pupetta' Maresca. Show more
More or Less
Omicron, pandemic birth rates and boosters
28 minutes on BBC Radio 4 FM
Available for over a year
An Omicron update, pandemic birth rates and a look at the government's promise on boosters. Show more
Afternoon news and current affairs programme, reporting on breaking stories and summing up the day's headlines.
Six O'Clock News
14/01/2022 Downing Street apologises to Queen over lockdown parties
30 minutes on BBC Radio 4 FM
Available for over a year
The gatherings took place on the night before Prince Philip's funeral last year.
Andy Zaltzman is joined for a work meeting by Ayesha Hazarika, Paul Sinha, Kiri Pritchard-McLean and Simon Evans, but after 28 minutes, realised it was actually a party, and left. Show more
Past Forward: A Century of Sound
1984 - Comrade Dad
14 minutes on BBC Radio 4 FM
Available for over a year
Public historian Greg Jenner watches a BBC sitcom from the 1980s, Comrade Dad, and reflects on what dystopian fictions reveal about our concerns. Show more
Ellen E Jones and Mark Kermode explore the connections sparked by film noir. Show more
Any Questions?
Nadra Ahmed, Wilfred Emmanuel-Jones, Preet Gill MP, Chris Philp MP
47 minutes on BBC Radio 4 FM
Available for over a year
Chris Mason presents political debate and discussion from St Mary's Church, Handsworth with Nadra Ahmed, Wilfred Emmanuel-Jones, Preet Gill MP and Chris Philp MP. Show more
A Point of View
Etonian Lives Matter... but not as much as they used to.
9 minutes on BBC Radio 4 FM
Available for over a year
David Goodhart rejects the 'Eton conspiracy myth' of a cabal of his old school's alumni at the top of politics and welcomes its declining influence as a sign of growing equality. Show more
Belfast writer Glenn Patterson explores the background to the biggest bank heist in British and Irish criminal history - the 2004 Northern Bank robbery.
Biggest Russian bombardment on Ukraine yet
Boris Johnson “needs to change his ways"
45 minutes on BBC Radio 4 FM
Available for over a year
In depth reporting, intelligent analysis and breaking news from a global perspective
Uncle Aziz returns and wants Yusuf to go on his next big trading expedition. He claims that Yusuf is now one of his most trusted staff. Show more
Lady Hale on the suffragette, businesswoman and founder of Time and Tide magazine, Lady Rhondda. Show more
News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament
The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4.
The absence of water does not necessarily erase all signs of life in the Californian desert. Show more
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BBC Radio 4 presents a selection of news and current affairs, arts and science programmes from the BBC World Service.