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A reflection and prayer to start the day with the Rt Revd Mary Stallard, Assistant Bishop in Bangor. Show more
Farming Today
24/05/22 - Gene editing, palm oil in dairy cow feed and growing lavender
13 minutes
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Gene editing means tomato plants can produce vitamin D - is it an opportunity for farmers, or not needed at all? Show more
David Attenborough presents the sounds and story of the sedge warbler. Show more
News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
The Life Scientific
Chi Onwurah on why engineering is a caring profession.
38 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
Why politics needs more scientists and engineers. Engineer Chi Onwurah tells Jim Al-Khalili why she became an MP. Show more
One to One
The Beat of Change: Faranak Amidi and Eris Drew
14 minutes
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The World Service's Faranak Amidi talks to DJ Eris Drew about how their discovery of rave created revolution in each of their lives - in very different ways. Show more
Woman's Hour
Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe talks to Emma Barnett
54 minutes
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Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe tells her own story of imprisonment in Iran, exclusively to Emma Barnett for a special edition of Woman’s Hour. Show more
Science fiction writer Matthew De Abaitua speculates about building a machine that will let him talk with animals. Show more
Black Roots
Episode One – Frank Johnson, Joe Thompson and the fiddle in North Carolina.
28 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
Grammy-winning musician Rhiannon Giddens explores the history of African American roots music through the stories of forgotten black pioneers. Show more
You and Yours
How difficult is it to pay your energy bill?
53 minutes
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One of the biggest energy providers, E.ON, has warned up to 40% of customers will be in fuel poverty by October. What have you cut to cover the rise? Email youandyours@bbc.co.uk Show more
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Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment, with Sarah Montague.
Metamorphosis - How Insects Transformed Our World
The Ultimate Upcycler
14 minutes
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Erica McAlister on the innocuous wasp-like black soldier fly, a crown jewel of a fast-growing insect farming industry that's addressing the urgent need to find cheap clean protein. Show more
Jazzer has an elaborate plan, and Stella gets the wrong idea. Show more
Pam Ferris stars in Juliet Ace's new drama. Mattie is finding words more and more difficult to find. She is bloody-minded, startling truthful but has a wicked sense of humour too Show more
Josie Long presents short documentaries and works of sound art about waiting, yearning and anxiously anticipating. Show more
As the war in Ukraine continues, Tom Heap asks about its environmental impacts. While the focus is understandably on saving human lives, the environment is also a major casualty. Show more
A former enslaved person himself, Olaudah Equiano (c1745-97) became a key figure in the abolitionist movement. Show more
Great Lives
Joan Rhodes, strongest woman in the world
28 minutes
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One of the more unexpected choices - Joan Rhodes was also known as the Mighty Mannequin and an iron girl in a velvet glove. Show more
Afternoon news and current affairs programme, reporting on breaking stories and summing up the day's headlines
Six O'Clock News
24/05/2022 Fresh controversy over Downing Street parties
30 minutes
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People at lockdown parties in Downing Street tell the BBC rules were routinely ignored.
Phil blows a fortune on a new time machine, so the boys desperately try to recoup their losses. With Elizabeth Tan. From 2017. Show more
Chris demands answers, and Justin's just in demand. Show more
Front Row
ABBA Voyage, Terence Davies, Zaffar Kunial's poem for George Floyd
42 minutes
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The director and choreographer of the ABBA Voyage discuss making the show, Terence Davies on his new film Benediction, and Zaffar Kunial's poem for George Floyd. Show more
Why are a disproportionate number of black children being strip-searched? File on 4 hears from teenagers taken in for a ‘strippy’ so often, it’s become part of life. Show more
We heard from In Touch listeners that the cost of taking a guide dog abroad is, in fact, rather steep. We find out why and about other need to know changes. Show more
Can gardening help with the symptoms of mental ill health? We hear from gardeners at Chelsea Flower Show about their designs which aim to provide sanctuary from stress. Show more
The Life Scientific
Chi Onwurah on why engineering is a caring profession.
38 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
Why politics needs more scientists and engineers. Engineer Chi Onwurah tells Jim Al-Khalili why she became an MP. Show more
Biggest Russian bombardment on Ukraine yet
Price cap for household bills to rise by £800
45 minutes
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In-depth reporting, intelligent analysis and breaking news from a global perspective.
Meera Syal continues Monica Ali’s first new novel for a decade, a bighearted and hilarious story of two very different families brought together by marriage. Today: broken rules... Show more
Fortunately... with Fi and Jane
234. Loaf Handling and Regal Speed Dial, with your emails
49 minutes
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This week on the podcast, Fi and Jane choose some of the best listener correspondence from the past month. Show more
Susan Hulme reports on the reaction to a proposed new law dealing with events during the Troubles in Northern Ireland.
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In Patrick Radden Keefe's book about America's opioid crisis it's 2014 & the Sackler family see new potential for OxyContin abroad. Kyle Soller reads. Show more
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