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A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with the Rev Carolyn Skinner. Show more
Farming Today
Poor mobile coverage, New Zealand trade deal, Blackcurrant harvest
13 minutes on BBC Radio 4 FM
Available for years
Poor rural mobile signal delays 999 emergency call for crop fire. Plus new analysis of how the new free trade deal with New Zealand could affect UK farming. Show more
Miranda Krestovnikoff presents the resplendent quetzal of Guatemala. Show more
News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
Positive Thinking
Can mass trespass help reconnect Britons with nature?
28 minutes on BBC Radio 4 FM
Available for over a year
Could wider access to Britain's countryside bring us closer to nature and in turn bring increased social and environmental benefits? Sangita Myska finds out. Show more
Justin Rowlatt discovers how global warming may trigger irreversible changes to our planet. But faced with disaster, could humanity itself be on the cusp of its own tipping point? Show more
England captain Leah Williamson joins Jessica Creighton. Show more
Crossing Continents
After the ‘Narco-President’: Rebuilding Hope in Honduras
29 minutes on BBC Radio 4 FM
Available for over a year
Soon after Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez stepped down, he was extradited to the USA to face drug-trafficking charges. What was it like living in a 'narco-state'? Show more
At auction, art by women sells for just 10% of the price of art by men, and a woman's signature brings the value down. Why is this the case in the seemingly progressive art world? Show more
You and Yours
Is my house on the scammers list?
53 minutes on BBC Radio 4 FM
Available for over a year
We investigate why thousands of people right across the UK are having companies set up using their address by fraudsters who use the details to take out loans and run up debts. Show more
Sliced Bread Presents
Dog food, Diet fizzy drinks, Mouthwash
26 minutes on BBC Radio 4 FM
Available for over a year
Is expensive dog food better for your pooch than the cheap stuff? Are diet fizzy drinks actually ‘bad’ for you? And should we all be using mouthwash? Show more
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Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment, with Jonny Dymond.
Simon Armitage explores Philip Larkin's poem Toads Revisited. Show more
Natasha senses an opportunity, and who’s offering Adil a friendly ear? Show more
Set in 1945, a recuperating soldier watches as an aristocratic enigmatic young woman flouts all the known rules of love and class in a Cornish seaside town. Show more
Helen Mark is in Ullapool in the Scottish Highlands, where she discovers the 'lost' village of Balblair and visits the spectacular Corrieshalloch Gorge. Show more
South African TV Chef Zola Nene makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Starfish Greathearts Foundation. Show more
Kevin Barry talks to a group of readers about his novel Night Boat To Tangier. Show more
Brian Cox and Robin Ince are joined by Sara Pascoe and number experts Prof Hannah Fry, Matt Parker and Prof David Spiegelhalter as they learn what it takes to be good at maths. Show more
BBC Inside Science
Amplified Arctic Amplification and Microclot Clues to Post-Viral Disease
28 minutes on BBC Radio 4 FM
Available for over a year
Scientists studying changing polar temperatures find signs that our climate models might need adjusting. Also, a report on microclots in the blood and their seeming link to ME/CFS. Show more
Afternoon news and current affairs programme, reporting on breaking stories and summing up the day's headlines
Six O'Clock News
11/08/2022 Dry Weather Leads to Drought, Fire Warnings
30 minutes on BBC Radio 4 FM
Available for over a year
There are warnings of a possible drought and the risk of fires as temperatures climb
The neurotic part-time comedian finally wins acclaim for his Room Next Door videos. But can he cash in or will his ambitions crash in a mountain of social awkwardness? Show more
Freddie is reminded about second chances, and Pat gets an offer. Show more
Front Row
Edinburgh Festival: Burn, Counting & Cracking, Aftersun, Festival picks
42 minutes on BBC Radio 4 FM
Available for over a year
Live from Edinburgh: reviews of Alan Cumming's Burn, plus Sri Lankan epic Counting & Cracking. Also, Scottish director Charlotte Wells on her film festival opener Aftersun. Show more
What should the government do to help people with their bills this winter? Show more
Aleks Krotoski explores the relationships between social media content creators and their audience, asking how does it get complicated when money starts to change hands. Show more
BBC Inside Science
Amplified Arctic Amplification and Microclot Clues to Post-Viral Disease
28 minutes on BBC Radio 4 FM
Available for over a year
Scientists studying changing polar temperatures find signs that our climate models might need adjusting. Also, a report on microclots in the blood and their seeming link to ME/CFS. Show more
Positive Thinking
Can mass trespass help reconnect Britons with nature?
28 minutes on BBC Radio 4 FM
Available for over a year
Could wider access to Britain's countryside bring us closer to nature and in turn bring increased social and environmental benefits? Sangita Myska finds out. Show more
Biggest Russian bombardment on Ukraine yet
"Inevitable" that a drought will be declared in UK
45 minutes on BBC Radio 4 FM
Available for over a year
In depth reporting, intelligent analysis and breaking news from a global perspective
Tom solves a mural mystery and a chance encounter on a trip outside the village reveals a surprising and sad secret about Charles Moon. Read by Will Howard Show more
Your Place or Mine with Shaun Keaveny
Ching He Huang: Taipei, Taiwan
38 minutes on BBC Radio 4 FM
Available for over a year
Shaun Keaveny meets food writer and chef Ching He Huang, who tries to tempt him to the bustling city of Taipei. Show more
Dr Phil's Bedside Manner
Dr Phil Hammond visits the Royal United Hospital in Bath
28 minutes on BBC Radio 4 FM
Available for years
Dr Phil Hammond hears from staff and patients at Bath's Royal United Hospital, revealing how humour helps them cope. From 2021. Show more
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Roald’s first child is born, and his first children’s book is a success. But tragedy strikes when his eldest daughter dies. Show more
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