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A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Rabbi Julia Neuberger. Show more
Farming Today
25/01/22 Tree planting grants for farmers, grass fed beef labeling
13 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FM
More incentives to plant trees - but will the new grants fit in well enough with existing schemes to convince farmers? Show more
John Aitchison presents the black-throated diver. Show more
News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
‘I wiped my tears away and had to carry on with the party.’
When Serena is given an unexpected diagnosis, she has to make a life-changing decision. Show more
The Political Butterfly Effect
Did a handwritten note make Theresa May prime minister?
14 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
Jim Waterson looks at how the loss of a handwritten note from Boris Johnson led to Theresa May becoming prime minister and changed the course of British history. Show more
Woman's Hour
Six the Musical, Author Hannah Jewell on 'snowflakes', Women in Ukraine
57 minutes
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The success of the modern musical retelling of the lives of the six wives of Henry VIII. Show more
The battle for reality. Gabriel Gatehouse investigates. Show more
Emma Hookway asks why her hometown in North Devon has become so unaffordable, and whether she’ll be able to stay in the area where she grew up. Show more
Mrs Dalloway by Virginia Woolf
2: Had not that, after all, been love?
14 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for years
Sian Thomas reads Virginia Woolf's classic novel, set over one day in 1923. Today: with preparations for the party afoot, Clarissa's thoughts return to Bourton and Sally Seaton. Show more
You and Yours
Call You & Yours: Are you looking for a new job in 2022?
39 minutes
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Are you looking for a new job, or complete career change this year? Email youandyours@bbc.co.uk and leave a phone number so we can call you back. Show more
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Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment, with Sarah Montague.
1922: The Birth of Now
The Criterion, which published The Waste Land
14 minutes
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Matthew Sweet and guests on the influence, that continues to this day, of the literary magazine The Criterion, which published TS Eliot's The Waste Land, and Proust, and Yeats. Show more
Josh questions whether he’s up to the task and Leonard offers some sound advice Show more
In a series of confessions Constance unburdens her soul to Father Richard. Could this be the trigger of the murder? Show more
Jay Rayner hosts a culinary panel show packed full of tasty titbits. Show more
Jonathan Freedland explores what history can tell us about how today's tensions with China today might play out, including the rise of the Macedonian Empire in 4th century BC. Show more
Word of Mouth
It's language, Jim, but not as we know it
28 minutes
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Michael Rosen talks to science communicator Dr Hannah Little about aliens, ants and ancestors. Show more
4 Extra Debut. The Goon and author of Adolf Hitler: My Part in his Downfall is chosen by poet Henry Normal. With Matthew Parris. From 2022. Show more
Afternoon news and current affairs programme, reporting on breaking stories and summing up the day's headlines.
Six O'Clock News
25/01/2022 Police to investigate Number 10 lockdown gatherings
30 minutes
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Boris Johnson said he welcomed the inquiry, saying it would "give the public the clarity it needs" over the allegations.
Tudur Owen tells a story from his childhood about the time when his Anglesey world went international. Show more
There’s an unexpected guest at Brookfield, and the green-eyed monster strikes for Jill. Show more
Front Row
Martin Freeman on The Responder and Cultural Levelling Up
42 minutes
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Actor Martin Freeman and writer Tony Schumacher on new drama The Responder and the case for cultural levelling up with Professor Katy Shaw, Dr Abigail Gilmore and Lord Parkinson. Show more
Record ambulance delays are leaving patients waiting hours for care. Many wait outside the hospitals but some are dying at home waiting for help to arrive. Show more
In Touch
Retinal Vein Occlusion; Reading the Room
19 minutes
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We speak to consultant ophthalmologist Luke Nicholson from Moorfields Eye Hospital about retinal vein occlusion and how to read a room when you're blind or partially sighted. Show more
Inside Health
New therapies for sickle cell disease
28 minutes
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James Gallagher looks at hopes around a genetic cure for sickle cell disease, and the first new drug in twenty years to alleviate the condition becomes available on the NHS. Show more
‘I wiped my tears away and had to carry on with the party.’
When Serena is given an unexpected diagnosis, she has to make a life-changing decision. Show more
Biggest Russian bombardment on Ukraine yet
Met Police to investigate Downing Street parties
45 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
In depth reporting, intelligent analysis and breaking news from a global perspective
Mrs Dalloway by Virginia Woolf
2: Had not that, after all, been love?
14 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for years
Sian Thomas reads Virginia Woolf's classic novel, set over one day in 1923. Today: with preparations for the party afoot, Clarissa's thoughts return to Bourton and Sally Seaton. Show more
Fortunately... with Fi and Jane
219. Slow Eaters' Tables and French Roundabouts, with Paris Lees
59 minutes
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This week on Fortunately, Fi and Jane chat to the author and presenter Paris Lees. Show more
Sean Curran reports as the Metropolitan Police launch an investigation into Downing Street parties - and the prime minister updates MPs on Ukraine.
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American cotton production is a loaded historical and political business. The writer Sofi Thanhauser tours a Texan town at the heart of the industry. Show more
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