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A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Muneera Pilgrim, poet, writer and broadcaster. Show more
Farming Today
14/11/22 Indoor grown wheat, new SSSI in Cornwall, tree planting targets
11 minutes
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We hear how wheat grown indoors could help with food security. Show more
The latest weather forecast for farmers.
Michaela Strachan presents the golden eagle. Show more
News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
Caroline Vout, Katy Hessel and Matt Lodder reveal hidden histories with Adam Rutherford Show more
Woman's Hour
BBC 100 - Kim Moore poem with women's voices, Auntie Beeb with Mel Giedroyc, former MP Anne Milton on Gavin Williamson
58 minutes
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The voices of women across the last century, via a specially commissioned Kim Moore poem. Show more
Continuing three parallel stories of the cost of living crisis. Join a striking barrister, a miner hoping to work again and the customer of a pawnbroker's as they make ends meet.
Col Needham turned his love of technology and passion for film into IMDB, which became Amazon's first acquisition back in 1998. He tells Evan Davis the story. Show more
You and Yours
Help for Heating, Return to Work and New Opticians
53 minutes
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Return to work speeds up across UK's major cities, and the new wave of opticians challenging the traditional model. Show more
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Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment, with Sarah Montague.
In a week of programmes for the BBC centenary, historian Robert Seatter selects three objects from the BBC’s archive store and tells the stories behind their creation. Show more
Strong opinions are shared at Brookfield, and Brad does some quick thinking. Show more
By Sebastian Baczkiewicz. Three plays about the feeding of the five thousand and the personal and political fallout from this extraordinary event. Show more
Russell Davies puts the general knowledge questions to the last of this year's semi-finalists bidding for the title Brain of Britain 2022. Show more
The Food Programme
BBC Food and Farming Awards 2022: First Course
28 minutes
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The winners of the BBC Food and Farming Awards 2022 are announced at a ceremony at the National Museum Cardiff. Show more
Michael Goldfarb reports from the cultural front line in Ukraine as authors, agents and translators work flat out to bring Ukrainian writing to a global readership. Show more
Aleks Krotoski explores whether our digital habits and increased polarisation have ushered in a new age of schadenfreude and, if so, whether it's always a bad thing. Show more
Afternoon news and current affairs programme, reporting on breaking stories and summing up the day's headlines
Six O'Clock News
14/11/2022 This bulletin marks the moment -- a hundred years ago -- that the BBC began broadcasting.
30 minutes
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This bulletin marks the moment -- a hundred years ago -- that the BBC began broadcasting.
Jack Dee hosts a recording of Radio 4's antidote to panel games from the Stockport Plaza. Show more
Ruairi is keen to impress, and is David avoiding his worries? Show more
Front Row
BBC Centenary, The Art of Radio, Joy Whitby, Climate Fiction
42 minutes
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Author Tom McCarthy and sound designer Benbrick consider radio as art, and pioneering producer Joy Whitby discusses creating iconic BBC programmes like Play School and Jackanory. Show more
Ben Chu asks why nations are turning away from globalisation and seeking self-sufficiency. Show more
Professor of Sociology, Tina Miller asks whether society and its structures are still trapping women in caring roles, both paid and unpaid, while men are kept out. Show more
Edward Stourton examines claims that tensions between rival supporters of Pope Francis and retired Pope Benedict have hampered reforms and undermined Church unity. Show more
Caroline Vout, Katy Hessel and Matt Lodder reveal hidden histories with Adam Rutherford Show more
Biggest Russian bombardment on Ukraine yet
G20 summit in Bali
45 minutes
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Also tonight:
A new UK-France deal aims to stop migrants crossing Channel
And is the future of opera in pubs and car parks ?
High school football star Damon 'Demon' Copperhead struggles to balance his meds after a sports injury, while girlfriend Dori cares for her dying father.
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Bill and Liz are visited by a dowser, who believes that ley lines are the key to the haunting of their home, while Danny takes lessons in dowsing from a modern-day druid. Show more
All the news from today's sitting at Westminster.
The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4.
Colditz: Prisoners of the Castle by Ben MacIntyre
1: 'A sight to make the bravest quail'
14 minutes
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As the first group of British officers arrive at Colditz Castle, they realise escape will be a formidable task, as Samuel West reads the story of the world's most infamous prison. Show more
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