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A reflection and prayer to start the day with Rev Cheryl Meban
Farming Today
08/06/22 - Combining solar panels with food production, and Welsh agricultural policy
13 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FM
Can flexible solar panels draped over polytunnels mean the same land can produce green electricity as well as soft fruit? Show more
Tweet of the Day
Andy Clements on the Garden Warbler
1 minute
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
Andy Clements of the British Trust for Ornithology explains why he prefers the song of the garden warbler to that of the blackcap or even the nightingale. Show more
News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
More or Less
Employment puzzle, pyramids and triplets
28 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
The UK has a low unemployment rate but lots of people not working – how come? Show more
Michael explores how mindfulness meditation can have surprising benefits for your attention, your immune system, and even change the shape of your brain for the better. Show more
Woman's Hour
Sarah Brown, Dr Julia Shaw, Ian Paterson
58 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
Sarah Brown on the 20th anniversary of losing her daughter talks about what we now know about premature birth. Show more
After a frightening incident of sexual assault while birding, BBC Springwatch naturalist Lucy Lapwing visits four women to try to renew her passion for being alone in nature. Show more
Lucy Worsley investigates Victorian murderess Esther Lack and asks whether she was a cold-blooded child killer, or a loving mother driven to desperation by poverty and ill health. Show more
You and Yours
Energy Usage, Football Programmes and Number Plate Fraud
53 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
Do you know how much energy your home appliances use and what savings can be made and a football programme was once part of the matchday ritual but for how much longer? Show more
The latest weather forecast
Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment, with Sarah Montague.
Will tipping points in the Amazon and in cloud formation accelerate climate change? Justin Rowlatt discovers how global warming may trigger irreversible changes to our planet. Show more
Kate has a proposition. Beth gets a surprise. Show more
Revelations about Saudi Arabia’s nuclear ambitions presents the UN with a difficult dilemma in Guy Hibbert's two-part drama. Show more
Adam Shaw and Emma Tracey discuss the cost of living for disabled people. Show more
All in the Mind
Breastfeeding Trauma and the Psychology of Awkwardness
28 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
One woman's breastfeeding trauma - and how awkwardness can encourage empathy. Show more
Laurie Taylor explores the history of the high street and the meaning of our night-time dreams of consumption. Show more
Angelos Frangopoulos on launching GB News. Show more
Afternoon news and current affairs programme, reporting on breaking stories and summing up the day's headlines
Six O'Clock News
08/06/2022 Rail industry plans for strike disruption
30 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
The rail industry is working on emergency plans to cope with up to a week of disruption on the network if tens of thousands of workers go on strike later this month.
Joining Victoria Coren Mitchell to commit heresy this week are comedians Richard Herring and Phil Wang and the journalist Matthew Norman. Show more
Vince is surrounded, and Brookfield is taking stock. Show more
Front Row
Paula Rego Remembered, Cressida Cowell, Elif Shafak, Stones In His Pockets
42 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
Paula Rego’s life and work; outgoing Children’s Laureate Cressida Cowell; Elif Shafak on her Women’s Prize shortlisted book; Stones In His Pockets 25th anniversary production. Show more
After the joy of the Queen's platinum jubilee, Michael Buerk considers the longer term future of the British monarchy. Is there a moral case for an elected head of state? Show more
Michael explores how mindfulness meditation can have surprising benefits for your attention, your immune system, and even change the shape of your brain for the better. Show more
Chris and Xand meet Professor of Chemistry Andrea Sella to understand the lies behind Ultra Processed Food. Show more
Angelos Frangopoulos on launching GB News. Show more
Biggest Russian bombardment on Ukraine yet
UK's growth forecast to be zero next year
45 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
In depth reporting, intelligent analysis and breaking news from a global perspective
The screenplay, describing how Wilder came to film the Nazi death camps, continues - as he seeks to destroy any thoughts that the holocaust was exaggerated. Show more
Sunil Patel: An Idiot's Guide to Cryptocurrency
How to Make Your Own Cryptocurrency
14 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for years
In a last effort to get rich, comedian Sunil Patel creates his own cryptocurrency, SunilBux. With the help of crypto experts, can Sunil become the next big name in cryptocurrency? Show more
Rosie Jones: Box Ticker Too
Sexuality, with Joe Sutherland
14 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for years
Stand-up comedy from triple-threat Rosie Jones - she’s disabled, gay and northern. Prepare to be shocked and disappointed by Rosie’s lack of respect for your expectations. Again. Show more
All the news from today's sitting at Westminster.
The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4.
David Freedberg explores the legacy of satirical work in South Africa and how the new political regimes dealt with it. Show more
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