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A reflection and prayer to start the day with Sister Geraldine Smyth OP.
Farming Today
19/01/23 Rural crime: farmer using tyres to stop joyriders in breach of planning; OEP report; companion cropping for soil health
13 minutes on BBC Radio 4 FM
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The planning laws stopping a farmer from protecting his land from joyriders and criminals. Show more
Conversational voices of those who listen to and are inspired by birds. Wildlife sound recordist Gary Moore goes in search of the rarely heard sound of the stone curlew. Show more
News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss A Theory of Justice by John Rawls, first published in 1971, a work that's been called the most influential book in 20th-century political philosophy. Show more
Woman's Hour
Joanna Wolfarth, Jacqui Oatley, Shaista Aziz, Dr Stacey Pope, Róisín Lanigan, Catherine Hallissey. Lara Greaves, Helen Clark
57 minutes on BBC Radio 4 FM
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A new book by Joanna Wolfarth looks at how infant feeding has been repressed, celebrated and censured. Show more
How survivors rebuilt a town destroyed in one of the worst wildfires in California's history. Show more
Jade Anouka has always wanted to play Hamlet. She talks to past Hamlets including Sir Derek Jacobi about the part and discovers the story of The Red Book. Show more
You and Yours
Gapfinders: Dryrobe founder Gideon Bright
53 minutes on BBC Radio 4 FM
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This week's Gapfinders interview is with Gideon Bright, the founder of Dryrobe, which makes changing robes for outdoor sports. Show more
Greg Foot investigates whether energy drinks that promise to help with mental performance and energy levels are the best thing since sliced bread, or just marketing BS. Show more
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Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment, with Sarah Montague.
Journalist Ian Wylie travels to five small towns that rarely make the national news to meet the local reporters still passionate about telling the stories of their communities. Show more
Lee has a worrying phone call, and the Professor becomes the student. Show more
The story of how in just 13 years, Adolf Hitler led a fringe sect with less than a hundred members and outlandish ideas to be the dominant force in German politics. Show more
Ruth Sanderson visits the East Neuk of Fife, where she walks the coastal path and explores tiny fishing villages which have become havens for artists. Show more
Dr Sian Williams makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of the charity Humanity & Inclusion UK. Show more
Open Book
Jane Smiley, and writing gay lives from the past with Tom Crewe and Nell Stevens
28 minutes on BBC Radio 4 FM
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Chris Power talks to Jane Smiley, Tom Crewe and Nell Stevens about drawing on marginal - and radical - voices from history in their fiction. Show more
Our sleuths set out to investigate the mysterious power of magnets, with the help of wizard-physicist Dr Felix Flicker and materials scientist Dr Anna Ploszajski. Show more
Changing our home heating and improving insulation to reduced bills and emissions. Show more
Afternoon news and current affairs programme, reporting on breaking stories and summing up the day's headlines.
Six O'Clock News
19/01/2023 The government defends the distribution of levelling up funds across the UK
30 minutes on BBC Radio 4 FM
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More than a hundred projects are to get a share of a two billion pound fund but critics claim the distribution favours London and the south east of England.
Fags, Mags and Bags
Series 10
4. Florence Flouncingtons who lives in Flouncingtons Quadrant on the Flouncingtons Estate
28 minutes on BBC Radio 4 FM
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Sanjay is keen to help his friend Grebo find his true self which prompts the Lenzie rumour-mill to go into overdrive. Written by and starring Sanjeev Kohli and Donald Mcleary. Show more
Helen is in an awkward position, and Rex looks out for a friend. Show more
Front Row
Spain and the Hispanic World exhibition, new film Holy Spider, artist Clarke Reynolds
42 minutes on BBC Radio 4 FM
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Front Row reviews two of the week's top cultural picks, art exhibition Spain and the Hispanic World and thriller Holy Spider, from Iranian director Ali Abbasi. Show more
The Briefing Room
Britain's Energy Crisis: An Update
30 minutes on BBC Radio 4 FM
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Early winter saw predictions of an energy crisis, with talk of widespread blackouts. But energy is plentiful and prices dropping. David Aaronovitch and a panel of experts ask why? Show more
Could all parties in the current series of strike actions learn from the past to bring about a swifter resolution? Evan Davis and three guests with experience of strikes discuss. Show more
Changing our home heating and improving insulation to reduced bills and emissions. Show more
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss A Theory of Justice by John Rawls, first published in 1971, a work that's been called the most influential book in 20th-century political philosophy. Show more
Biggest Russian bombardment on Ukraine yet
Europe steps up heavy weapon supply to Ukraine
45 minutes on BBC Radio 4 FM
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Jacinda Ardern steps down as New Zealand PM
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By Robert Harris. A royal warrant has been issued for the arrest of Ned and Will. In America, they have some unwelcome visitors. Show more
Thought-provoking debate and comedy. Andrew Doyle talks to Guardian columnist Owen Jones about civil discourse, with comedy from Rosie Holt, Jenan Younis, Jonny Abrams, Fin Taylor. Show more
All the news from today's sitting at Westminster.
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On Savage Shores: How Indigenous Americans Discovered Europe by Caroline Dodds Pennock
Indigenous Influence and Exchange
14 minutes on BBC Radio 4 FM
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How indigenous produce changed the fashions and diets of Europe, and erased the Indigenous roots of many goods.
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