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A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Ruth Yimika Afolabi
Farming Today
18/10/22 - Avian flu, Christmas turkeys and teaching kids about farming
13 minutes on BBC Radio 4 FM
Available for years
Millions of birds, wild and farmed, are dead because of bird flu. For the first time, the disease has remained at high levels in the wild bird population throughout the summer. Show more
Writer and Orkney native Amy Liptrot recalls her work as the RSPB's corncrake officer on the look out for this largely nocturnal bird in the wee small hours for Tweet of the Day. Show more
News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
Bambos Kyriacou tells Jim Al-Khalili why he studies the behaviour of fruit flies. Show more
BBC Radio 1Xtra's Reece Parkinson meets Dr Lucy Chambers from Diabetes UK to discuss type 1 diabetes, swap stories about travel, and talk about the future for diabetes treatment. Show more
Woman's Hour
Actor Geena Davis. Sibling age gaps. Modern slavery and working rights.
58 minutes on BBC Radio 4 FM
Available for over a year
Geena Davis on her memoir. Dr Virginia Davies on some of the issues you raised after our interview with Merope Mills. Sibling age gaps. Modern slavery and working rights. Show more
Ben Garrod and Jess French unravel the secrets to success of the alpaca, which despite domestication survives in some of the world’s harshest mountainous areas Show more
An exploration of celebrity culture in the last 70 years through facets of Elizabeth Taylor’s life. Show more
You and Yours
Are you still delaying putting the heating on faced with rocketing energy bills?
53 minutes on BBC Radio 4 FM
Available for over a year
On this week's phone-in programme Call You and Yours we're asking - have you turned the central heating on yet...or are you too worried about rocketing energy bills? Show more
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Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment, with Sarah Montague.
Emily Knight celebrates 60 years of James Bond on the big screen, with an alternative cast of Bond characters... from the animal kingdom. This time it's the Femme Fatale. Show more
George needs a favour, and disaster strikes at Beechwood. Show more
Starring Henry Goodman. David is not happy about the new volunteer who's helping him guard the first osprey’s eggs in the Peak District in 400 years. Show more
Jay Rayner hosts the culinary panel show from Aberdeen, Scotland. Show more
Life is tough for the pangolin, a prime ingredient of Chinese medicine. Peter Hadfield travels to Vietnam to meet a local conservationist fighting hard for this ant-eating mammal. Show more
Neil MacGregor, the chair of this year's Booker prize jury, discusses the way fiction writers have responded to the extraordinary events in which they have been working. Show more
Writers Damian Barr and Ben Fergusson recommend books to Harriett Gilbert, by writers Elizabeth Bowen and Janice Galloway. Harriett recommends a biography of Sonia Orwell. Show more
Afternoon news and current affairs programme, reporting on breaking stories and summing up the day's headlines
Six O'Clock News
18/10/2022 - Chancellor warns spending cuts are on the way.
30 minutes on BBC Radio 4 FM
Available for over a year
Jeremy Hunt used his Cabinet as Chancellor to say spending cuts are on the way.
The time has come – the Lad Himself must get a job. But he needs to find a wife first… Stars Tony Hancock. From February 1955. Show more
Mia is embarrassed by a relative’s antics, and there’s a surprise for Joy. Show more
Front Row
New theatre @sohoplace, director Edward Berger, Jenny Beavan on fair pay for costume designers
42 minutes on BBC Radio 4 FM
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Nica Burns on @sohoplace, the first new theatre to open in London's west end for 50 years, and costume designer Jenny Beavan on campaigning for fair pay. Show more
From the harrowing 999 calls of people waiting for help to the paramedics stretched to breaking point, File on 4 goes on the front line of the ambulance crisis. Show more
In Touch
Braille Books for Education; Aira Smart Glasses
19 minutes on BBC Radio 4 FM
Available for over a year
Dr Paul Jarman is a totally blind Doctor of English Literature and he believes there is now a serious lack of braille books for academia since the RNIB's takeover of the NLB. Show more
Inside Health
Still Shielding; Childhood Vaccinations; Antibiotic Use
28 minutes on BBC Radio 4 FM
Available for over a year
951 days shielding and counting. Shannon describes life apart from her husband and teenage daughter because her compromised immune system means she can't risk catching Covid-19. Show more
Bambos Kyriacou tells Jim Al-Khalili why he studies the behaviour of fruit flies. Show more
Biggest Russian bombardment on Ukraine yet
Pensioners concern that “triple lock” will go
45 minutes on BBC Radio 4 FM
Available for over a year
In-depth reporting, intelligent analysis and breaking news from a global perspective
After seeing her daughter perform an inappropriate dance, Kate tries to enrol her in ballet classes. Show more
Now You're Asking with Marian Keyes and Tara Flynn
The Pockets Problem
28 minutes on BBC Radio 4 FM
Available for years
When your neighbour takes your pizza, you’ve accidentally ended up paying for a friend’s childcare for too long or your coat doesn’t have pockets, Marian and Tara have views. Show more
Sean Curran reports as MPs question ministers about the treatment of protesters at the Chinese Consulate in Manchester and the fallout from the Tory mini-budget goes on.
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Read by Arthur Lee. Today, banana sandwiches, banana republics and why multinationals can be a good thing. Show more
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