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A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Shaunaka Rishi Das, Director of the Oxford Centre for Hindu Studies Show more
Farming Today
19/08/22 Eco food labelling, sheep on drought resistant lucerne, farm shop closes
13 minutes on BBC Radio 4 FM
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An eco-label on food to tell us how environmentally friendly it is - could it really work? We discuss the pros and possible pitfalls. Show more
Liz Bonnin presents the formerly widespread saddleback of New Zealand. Show more
News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
The most popular faces from the early days of pioneering children’s drama Grange Hill are reunited. Todd Carty, Susan Tully and Lee MacDonald take Kirsty Wark back to school. Show more
Woman's Hour
Sharon Horgan, Sport and periods, Fangirls
57 minutes on BBC Radio 4 FM
Available for over a year
Sharon Horgan and Eve Hewson on Bad Sisters. Show more
Helen Lewis returns with a new series of encounters with innovative thinkers. In this episode, she meets Louise Perry, author of The Case Against the Sexual Revolution. Show more
Cicely is invited to go to Paris to see one of her piano students perform, but Ben refuses to join her. He can’t take time off in case the landlady kicks him off the farm. Show more
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Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment, with Ben Wright.
Simon Armitage explores Philip Larkin's poem The Whitsun Weddings. Show more
Stella is making a splash, and is Joy making a new friend? Show more
A modern-day thriller set in the north east of England, starring Gina McKee as a lone wolf audio forensic analyst. Original drama from Ben and Max Ringham with Dan Rebellato. Show more
Neil MacGregor considers the role that images play in the expression of shared beliefs - how they are reproduced, interpreted and rejected, and how they change our behaviour. Show more
Peter Gibbs and the team visit East Sussex. Matthew Pottage, Christine Walkden and Ashley Edwards answer the audience's questions. Show more
A mother of two young children attempts to check into their hotel room in Brittany, but must first make it past the condescending concierge Claude. Show more
Last Word
Lamont Dozier, Joan Lingard, Issey Miyake, Edana Minghella
28 minutes on BBC Radio 4 FM
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John Wilson on songwriter Lamont Dozier, children's author Joan Lingard, fashion designer Issey Miyake, mental health researcher Edana Minghella. Show more
Recently returned from Afghanistan, correspondent Yogita Limaye explains what it's like to report from the country and what restrictions are placed on her by the Taliban. Show more
Afternoon news and current affairs programme, reporting on breaking stories and summing up the day's headlines
Miles Jupp stars as Henry Tobin, Britain's least successful former prime minister. Show more
What has got Will worried? Lynda is taking no prisoners. Show more
To get under the skin of literary adaptations, Ellen and Mark visit the Hay literary festival where the book world’s biggest names gather for a festival of ideas and discussion. Show more
Any Questions?
Tracy Brabin, David Haythornthwaite, Helen Pidd, Mark Spencer MP
47 minutes on BBC Radio 4 FM
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Alex Forsyth presents political debate and discussion from Morecambe Winter Gardens with Tracy Brabin, David Haythornthwaite, Helen Pidd and Mark Spencer MP. Show more
Linda Colley argues that imperial habits are alive and well, from Russia to China and in the US. Show more
Larkin Revisited
To the Sea, Going Going, Aubade, The Whitsun Weddings
57 minutes on BBC Radio 4 FM
Available for over a year
Through a selection of iconic Philip Larkin poems, Simon Armitage, the Poet Laureate, finds out what happens when he revisits and unpicks Larkin's work in his centenary year.
Biggest Russian bombardment on Ukraine yet
Notorious “Beatle” terrorist sentenced in America
45 minutes on BBC Radio 4 FM
Available for over a year
In-depth reporting, intelligent analysis and breaking news from a global perspective.
A writer experiencing a mid-life crisis retrains as a chiropodist. She finds her work within the community of a housing estate in Berlin unexpectedly fulfilling. Show more
Great Lives
Ravi Shankar, India's famous sitar player
28 minutes on BBC Radio 4 FM
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'There was something about his presence on stage - just his aura drew everyone in.' Bobby Seagull on Ravi Shankar, whom he saw perform live with his daughter Anoushka. Show more
Author Nikesh Shukla talks to Sarah Kendall about the importance of truth in storytelling. From July 2021. Show more
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The acclaimed author reads from her memoir. Today, Kit de Waal finds answers in unexpected places after leaving home, and living through two unsettling and anxious years. Show more
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