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A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Rabbi Julia Neuberger. Show more
Farming Today
26/01/22 - Carbon labelling on food, farm business resilience and the OEP
13 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FM
There is still no standardised label for the carbon footprint of food - we hear from a company trying to change that. Show more
Nadia Archer of the RSPB recalls volunteering in Manchester on a peregrine watch at the Arndale Centre for Tweet of the Day. Show more
News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
More or Less
Should you follow the 5 second rule? And does inflation hit the poorest harder?
28 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
Inflation and low income households, the true number of Covid deaths, and is the five second food rule based on data? Show more
Oliver Burkeman explores what it means to be a moderate, in an age when proclaiming to be a moderate is likely to annoy people on both sides of the political divide Show more
Woman's Hour
The Corona Lisa, Dr Koshka Duff, Magistrates and Revolutionary women
57 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
Emma speaks to Dr Koshka Duff about her treatment by the Metropolitan police back in 2013 and hears from nurse Chloe Slevin about her latest painting of the Corona Lisa. Show more
BBC journalist Jeremy Bowen returns home in search of what it means to be Welsh and explores how far and how fast Welsh identity is changing. Show more
Oti Mabuse's Dancing Legends
Choreographer Alvin Ailey
28 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
Professional dancer Oti Mabuse explores the extraordinary people who have changed the course of dance. Arlene Phillips talks to Oti about her dancing legend - Alvin Ailey Show more
Mrs Dalloway by Virginia Woolf
3: "Are you happy, Clarissa?"
14 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for years
Sian Thomas reads Virginia Woolf's classic modernist novel, set over one day in 1923. Today: with preparations for the party afoot, Clarissa Dalloway has and unexpected visitor. Show more
You and Yours
NHS delays, Adaptive fashion, Communal heating
39 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
Cancelled hospital appointments, creating fashionable clothes for disabled people, plus hundreds of thousands of people in blocks of flats get hit by crippling energy costs. Show more
The latest weather forecast
Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment, with Sarah Montague.
1922: The Birth of Now
The True Story of Ah Q, by Lu Xun
14 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
A look at The True Story of Ah Q, by Lu Xun, in which he creates a proletarian protagonist and a vernacular language that paves the way for modern Chinese literature. Show more
There’s an unexpected guest at Brookfield, and the green-eyed monster strikes for Jill. Show more
The final episode of the Fault Lines series, where the corrosive secret at the heart of the Sterling family is finally revealed. Show more
Charmaine Cozier, listeners and experts discuss the impact of rising energy prices. Show more
Inside Health
New therapies for sickle cell disease
28 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
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
Extremism: Laurie Taylor hears about undercover research with the far right, Islamists & anti feminists. Also, why do some people side-switch, from one extreme ideology to another? Show more
The Media Show
Face to face with the ISIS "Beatles"
28 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
Ahead of a major US trial, ITV News' Rohit Kachroo on interviewing British ISIS fighters. Show more
Afternoon news and current affairs programme, reporting on breaking stories and summing up the day's headlines.
Boris Johnson refuses to resign as he waits for a report into parties at Downing Street.
Ellie Taylor shares controversial views on her hatred of holidays – why even go? With travel editor Simon Calder. From 2021. Show more
Alistair comes to the rescue, and Kenton has a game plan. Show more
Front Row
Isabel Allende on her new novel Violeta, Freya McClements on the play The White Handkerchief, William Sitwell and Façade,
42 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
Isabel Allende on her latest book, Violeta, Freya McClements reports from Derry/Londonderry on The White Handkerchief, and William Sitwell on the new recording of Facade. Show more
Moral Maze
Ukraine - to intervene or not to intervene.
43 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
Michael Buerk chairs debate examining the moral issues behind one of the week's news stories. With Anne McElvoy, Ash Sarkar, Matthew Taylor and Tim Stanley. Show more
Witness History
Farzad Bazoft - Observer journalist in Baghdad
14 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
In 1989 the Observer journalist was arrested and accused of spying for Britain. Also accused was a nurse, Dee Parish. 6 months later Bazoft was executed by the Iraqi authorities. Show more
Sketches: Stories of Art and People
On the Road
28 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
The writer Anna Freeman presents a showcase of true stories about the meaning of art in people's lives. Show more
The Media Show
Face to face with the ISIS "Beatles"
28 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
Ahead of a major US trial, ITV News' Rohit Kachroo on interviewing British ISIS fighters. Show more
Biggest Russian bombardment on Ukraine yet
Ukraine: US gives formal responses to Russian demands
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
3: "Are you happy, Clarissa?"
14 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for years
Sian Thomas reads Virginia Woolf's classic modernist novel, set over one day in 1923. Today: with preparations for the party afoot, Clarissa Dalloway has and unexpected visitor. Show more
The conversation with Harry Shearer continues with startling examples of how live audiences change and shape performances, respect for burrowing animals, and the death of manners. Show more
The Godfather of British stand-up, John Moloney, returns to the live stage with his trials of modern life. John is baffled by his neighbourhood quibbles. Show more
Susan Hulme reports on another high-stakes Prime Minister's Questions Time
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China is synonymous with garment manufacturing, but Mr Bo is worried about the future of his silk filature. Sofi Thanhauser travels to the Yangtze River Delta to meet him. Show more
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