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Spiritual reflection to start the day with Rev Richard Frazer of Greyfriars Kirk, Edinburgh.
Farming Today
25/08/2022 Grain Trade, Organic Grazing, Rent a Robot
13 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for years
Should grain companies making profits while food prices rise face a windfall tax? And could farmers soon be hiring in robots, rather like seasonal workers? Show more
David Attenborough presents the Eurasian scops owl found in Mediterranean regions. Show more
News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
Positive Thinking
Can GM trees capture our carbon?
28 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
Sangita Myska hears from Living Carbon, the company that has developed genetically modified trees that grow 30-50% quicker and capture more carbon from the atmosphere. Show more
Five cultural figures from the front line of Russia's border with Europe - Lithuania, Finland, Moldova, Latvia and Estonia - explore their national psyche in uncertain times. Show more
Woman's Hour
Rosie's Plaques, Anorexia and Sectioning, Hormones and Learning to Trapeze
57 minutes
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Emma speaks to Rosie's Plaques, a group from Norwich memorialising brilliant, daring women, and she explores if we are being too negative when we talk about hormones? Show more
Crossing Continents
Lacrosse: Reclaiming the Creator’s game
28 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
Why lacrosse is much more than just a game for Native Americans and why they want to reclaim it. Show more
Platinum-selling album maker, musician and producer Harmony Samuels tells how his career began in a modest home in Tottenham and broke out to the big time in Los Angeles. Show more
Charlotte Williams and Amit Katwala explore our culture of consumption through products that have changed the world. Today - they try to make scents of the perfume industry. Show more
The latest weather forecast
Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment, with Sarah Montague.
Gus Casely-Hayford finds that mauve dye was first synthesised by accident in the 1860s and led to an explosion in synthetic dyes that have changed us and the planet. Show more
Brad only cares about results, and has Alistair missed a memo? Show more
Drama series set in a flooded future world by Linda Marshall Griffiths. Following an emotional reunion with her mum, Jessie goes in search of her dad and Birdie. Show more
Open Country
Beefeater Bend on the Tour de France
24 minutes
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It's stage 12 of the cycling in Tour de France, and Miles Warde is helping the Beefeaters push a shopping trolley up an Alp. One of the funnier tales of the year. Show more
Saxophonist and broadcaster Jess Gillam makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Awards for Young Musicians. Show more
Octavia Bright explores the enduring appeal of Mary Renault's novel The King Must Die with Bettany Hughes, Kamila Shamsie and Okechukwu Nzelu. Show more
From local squalls to vast hurricanes, what drives the wind? Dr Rutherford and Dr Fry investigate the bracing science of the breeze. Show more
Australian fires have impacted the ozone layer. Show more
Afternoon news and current affairs programme, reporting on breaking stories and summing up the day's headlines
Asked to present an award at a prestigious event, the Room Next Door Man should be celebrating, but insecurity about his comedy career and the day job puts paid to that. Show more
Tracy is feeling nervous, and Ed needs a word with George. Show more
Unreal: A Critical History of Reality TV
4. The Makeover Era: The Swan and What Not To Wear
54 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
How the rise of cosmetic surgery collided with reality TV, and laid the foundations for our current preoccupation with self-improvement. Show more
The Briefing Room
The staffing crisis in the NHS
29 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
Why doesn't the NHS have enough staff, and what can be done to fix the problem? Show more
Aleks Krotoski asks whether we can exert more awareness and control over what grabs our attention and explores the pros and cons of focus and unfocus. Show more
Australian fires have impacted the ozone layer. Show more
Positive Thinking
Can GM trees capture our carbon?
28 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
Sangita Myska hears from Living Carbon, the company that has developed genetically modified trees that grow 30-50% quicker and capture more carbon from the atmosphere. Show more
Biggest Russian bombardment on Ukraine yet
UK households brace for latest price cap on energy bills
45 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
In depth reporting, intelligent analysis and breaking news from a global perspective
Trespasses by Louise Kennedy
4: Defending the Indefensible
14 minutes
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Politics and faith collide in this tender and shocking love story set during the Troubles. Today: Cushla begins to realise that her actions could have devastating consequences. Show more
Radio 4 and Russell Kane present the cream of the Edinburgh Comedy Award nominees in this special gala recorded at the Pleasance. Show more
The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4.
New challenges must be confronted, and Jacob's hospital discharge approaches. Nicola Walker is the reader. Show more
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