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A reflection and prayer to start the day with Jonathan Rea. Show more
Pig farmers say soaring costs of cereals and gas could be the last straw for some. The AHDB urges members to sign up for big vote. Show more
The latest weather forecast for farmers.
Wildlife sound recordist Chris Watson presents the short-eared owl. Show more
News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
Tim Birkhead, Alison Richard and Mark Glancy discuss our relationship with birds, with Tom Sutcliffe Show more
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Daily Service
Making History: The Storytellers Who Shaped The Past by Richard Cohen
The Dawning of History
14 minutes on BBC Radio 4 FM
The lives and works of the earliest historians, the Greeks Herodotus in 450 BC, and later Thucydides, and the Romans Tacitus and Livy. Show more
Woman's Hour
Plaque for women priests, Young women coming off the Pill, Electric cars
57 minutes on BBC Radio 4 FM
Available for over a year
A plaque put up to mark the first women priests' ordination finally includes their names. Show more
Kate E Deeming’s idea of entertainment is dancing along her neighbourhood’s streets dressed as a lemon. So why is it so hard to find fun things for her son to do there? Show more
Loose Ends
Jade Anouka, Tom Allen, Mark Hodkinson, Count Arthur Strong, Charles Watson, Yasmeen Khan, Clive Anderson
38 minutes on BBC Radio 4 FM
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Clive Anderson and Yasmeen Khan are joined by Jade Anouka, Tom Allen, Mark Hodkinson and Count Arthur Strong for an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy. Show more
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By Alix Nathan. Joseph returns to London after his travels in Europe. In Sowerthorpe, Reverend Snead is unmasked. Show more
You and Yours
The cannabis farm, the vicar and the fake rental agency
39 minutes on BBC Radio 4 FM
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Reporter Shari Vahl uncovers a fraud involving a cannabis farm, a vicar and a fake rental agency; a cautionary tale in the checks you must make when renting out a house Show more
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Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment, with Sarah Montague.
The Museums That Make Us
Derby - The Museum of Making
14 minutes on BBC Radio 4 FM
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Neil begins the second week of his series visiting Museums up and down the country in Derby, at the heart of the industrial Midlands and the newly rebranded Museum of Making. Show more
Jim receives an unexpected gift and there’s a life or death emergency for Kirsty. Show more
Fact to Fiction - topical new drama from Mark Lawson. It's a useful tool, but is endless jabbing the only way to save the NHS? Show more
Another three semi-finalists join Paul Gambaccini to find out who'll complete the line-up in the 2022 Final of the music quiz. Show more
The Food Programme
Animal-free dairy: Could this be the future of milk?
28 minutes on BBC Radio 4 FM
Available for over a year
Dairy alternatives with real milk proteins, but no cows needed - this is becoming a reality through precision fermentation. But how far could it go in replacing traditional dairy? Show more
Banding: Love, Spit and Valve Oil
What’s the allure of brass?
28 minutes on BBC Radio 4 FM
Available for over a year
Martin Green examines the complex associations we have with brass banding. Is it a reassuring picture of Britishness? A symbol of grandeur? Or a soundtrack to political uprising? Show more
Aleks Krotoski discovers how Hacktivists operate in Belarus, Europe's last dictatorship, in an effort to bring democracy to the country. Show more
Afternoon news and current affairs programme, reporting on breaking stories and summing up the day's headlines.
Six O'Clock News
14/03/2022 More flee beseiged Ukrainian city
30 minutes on BBC Radio 4 FM
Available for over a year
Civilian convoy leaves Mariupol
... as Russia and Ukraine hold more talks
Sue Perkins challenges Lucy Porter, Shaparak Khorsandi, Julian Clary and Paul Merton to speak for 60 seconds without repetition, deviation or hesitation. Show more
There’s a shock for Chris and Roy seeks professional advice. Show more
Front Row
The National Theatre's Rufus Norris, smoking on screen, Alison Brackenbury's poetry collection Thorpeness
42 minutes on BBC Radio 4 FM
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The National Theatre's Rufus Norris, the practicalities and impacts of smoking on screen, Alison Brackenbury's poetry collection Thorpeness. Show more
Pay Freezes
From the Winter of Discontent to the Crash
28 minutes on BBC Radio 4 FM
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With labour shortages and the cost of living back as big issues for the first time in years, Phil Tinline traces the ups and downs of the politics of pay in Britain, 1979-2008. Show more
Analysis
Can the UK ever be a low tax economy again?
28 minutes on BBC Radio 4 FM
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As war rages in Ukraine and energy prices across Europe surge, in the UK tax rises are set to hit pay packets next month. So is this an end to Conservative low tax policy? Show more
The Anatomy of Kindness
The Anatomy of Kindness Results
28 minutes on BBC Radio 4 FM
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Claudia Hammond and guests announce the results of the biggest ever public science project on Kindness, in a partnership with University of Sussex researchers and BBC Radio 4. Show more
Tim Birkhead, Alison Richard and Mark Glancy discuss our relationship with birds, with Tom Sutcliffe Show more
Biggest Russian bombardment on Ukraine yet
Mariupol convoy manages to leave besieged city
45 minutes on BBC Radio 4 FM
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In-depth reporting, intelligent analysis and breaking news from a global perspective.
By Alix Nathan. Joseph returns to London after his travels in Europe. In Sowerthorpe, Reverend Snead is unmasked. Show more
Think you know all there is to know about witches? Think again. Enter into the dark days of the European Witch Craze, where no woman was safe. Show more
Sean Curran reports as Housing Secretary Michael Gove unveils details of a new sponsorship scheme for refugees from Ukraine.
The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4.
Making History: The Storytellers Who Shaped The Past by Richard Cohen
The Dawning of History
14 minutes on BBC Radio 4 FM
The lives and works of the earliest historians, the Greeks Herodotus in 450 BC, and later Thucydides, and the Romans Tacitus and Livy. Show more
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