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Spiritual reflection to start the day with the Rev Lezley Stewart of the Church of Scotland.
Farming Today
28/06/22 - The increasing cost of fruit production
13 minutes
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Anna Hill visits a fruit farm in Kent where the cost of production has increased by around 15% - the farmer says it means he's losing money on some of his berries. Show more
Michaela Strachan presents the spotted redshank. Show more
News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
The Life Scientific
Sir Martin Landray on saving over a million lives
40 minutes
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RECOVERY, the world's biggest drug trial for Covid-19, has saved over a million lives. Sir Martin Landray talks to Jim Al-Khalili about how he pulled off this monumental feat. Show more
One to One
Emma Garland and Kiri Pritchard-McLean on living in Wales
14 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
A funny and compelling interview about moving country and what it means. Show more
Woman's Hour
Andrea Prudente, Zara Aleena, Women in Science, Loo queues at festivals
58 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
The US woman treated in Spain after being refused an abortion in Malta. Show more
Plant Based Promises
The rise of the plant-based burger
28 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
Giles Yeo looks at the science behind plant based diets and the increasing number of plant based products appearing in supermarkets and restaurants. Show more
The Secrets of Storytelling
The Art of Conversation
28 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
James Runcie and Booker Prize-winning novelist Anne Enright discuss the role of dialogue in storytelling, and why silence, subtext and inarticulacy are just as important as speech. Show more
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Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment, with Sarah Montague.
Jude Whyte’s mother was killed in a bomb attack in Belfast. How has he learned to forgive? Show more
Alice anxiously waits for news, and Helen and Tom are keen to impress. Show more
Al Smith's award-winning drama set in an ambulance call centre. Carrie is cool and collected dealing with the emergencies at work, her home life is a different story. Show more
An AI writes a Nicolas Cage film, a Matt Damon lookalike causes havoc and a story has its climax removed - Josie Long presents short action-driven documentaries. Show more
A Thorough Examination with Drs Chris and Xand
Series 1: Addicted to Food
S1. Ep 5 - Building an ultra-processed mind
28 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
Chris and Xand also speak to sensory expert Professor Barry Smith about how companies target our senses with ultra-processed food. Show more
Can the proposed Bill of Rights be compatible with international law? Promoting disability access in law firms and tackling corporate fraud to increase compensation for victims. Show more
The TV Doctor and mental health advocate Alex George joins evolutionary biologist, paleoanthropologist and stand up comic Ella Al-Shamahi to discuss favourite books. Show more
Afternoon news and current affairs programme, reporting on breaking stories and summing up the day's headlines
Six O'Clock News
28/06/2022 Scotland Proposes Referendum Date
30 minutes
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Scotland's First Minister, Nicola Sturgeon, names 19 October 2023 as the date for another referendum on independence
It's opening night at Gabriella's pub. Andrew is desperate to perform, but first they have to survive their day job as delivery driver in the deadly outer zone (the suburbs). Show more
Lily wants to let her hair down, and Ben feels aggrieved. Show more
Front Row
Arthur Hughes as Richard III, Literary Prizes, Dadaist Interventions
42 minutes
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Arthur Hughes on playing Richard III at the RSC, the future of literary prizes discussed, a day of Dadaist interventions in art galleries. Show more
File on 4
Children’s Homes: Profits Before Care?
37 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
Following on from last month’s children’s social care review, Tom Wall investigates the care standards provided by companies who make big profits out of children’s homes. Show more
In Touch
Festivals; Visually Impaired Musicians Changing the Industry
19 minutes
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A review of Glastonbury Festival with Nina Chesworth, and we talk about access provisions at other festivals happening this year, with Gideon Feldman from Attitude is Everything. Show more
All in the Mind
Urban rewilding for wellbeing, oxytocin and kindness, false alarm crowd panic
28 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
Claudia Hammond uncovers new evidence into the benefits on our mood of rewilding our cities, and new insights into the biology underpinning how kindness breeds kindness in others. Show more
The Life Scientific
Sir Martin Landray on saving over a million lives
40 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
RECOVERY, the world's biggest drug trial for Covid-19, has saved over a million lives. Sir Martin Landray talks to Jim Al-Khalili about how he pulled off this monumental feat. Show more
Biggest Russian bombardment on Ukraine yet
Ghislaine Maxwell sentenced to 20 years in jail
45 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
In-depth reporting, intelligent analysis and breaking news from a global perspective
A novel based on the early life of the poet Charles Causley, the mother who raised him single-handed, and the clandestine love he hid from the world. Read by Tristan Sturrock. Show more
Fortunately... with Fi and Jane
239. Broom Tests and Talking Peppers, with Nick Grimshaw
54 minutes
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This week on the podcast, Fi and Jane are joined by the presenter Nick Grimshaw. Show more
Sean Curran reports as MPs question top civil servant Simon Case over parties in Downing Street - and peers complain about the cost of travel insurance for older holidaymakers.
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Vast amounts of information can be gleaned from sniffing and, with the right neurons to interpret odours around them, many animals know far more about their environment than we do. Show more
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