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Farming Today
24/02/2023 Butcher shortage; Strawberries; Reintroducing wildcats
13 minutes on BBC Radio 4 FM
Available for years
Meat industry says butcher shortage means carcasses being sent abroad. Vertical farm producing all-year-round strawberries. Plans to reintroduce wildcats to south west. Show more
John Aitchison presents the wren. Show more
News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
Desert Island Discs
Jenny Beavan, costume designer
39 minutes on BBC Radio 4 FM
Available for over a year
Jenny Beavan, costume designer, shares the eight tracks, book and luxury item she would take with her if cast away to a desert island. With Lauren Laverne. Show more
Woman's Hour
Dame Melinda Simmons, British Ambassador to Ukraine, Fully female clergy, Twin sisters on pregnancy & miscarriage; Quilting
58 minutes on BBC Radio 4 FM
Available for over a year
Dame Melinda Simmons, British Ambassador to the Ukraine, looks back on the year since Russian forces invaded. Ferren Gipson on the legacy of the Gee’s Bend Alabama Quilters. Show more
How do patients move towards healing and recovery? Show more
A dead goose is left in Baker Street and Mrs Hudson has a seasonal caper. Patricia Hodge, Miriam Margolyes and the late, much missed Barry Cryer star in this humorous tale. Show more
People protesting in Merseyside about asylum seekers in hotel accommodation have been called 'far right' in the media. Show more
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Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment, with Sarah Montague.
Woke: The Journey of a Word
5. Where Woke Goes to Die
14 minutes on BBC Radio 4 FM
Available for over a year
Matthew Syed traces the evolution of a term that's become synonymous with our era of angry debate. In this episode, a student faces off against a politician over a 'W.OK.E.' bill. Show more
Is Brian ready to play host? There’s a real character coming to stay at Brookfield. Show more
Charlie has an experience that defies explanation, and Sarah’s fate is revealed. Show more
What happens when lots of people lose their jobs? And why might your wages be low when when everyone who wants a job, has one? Show more
The GQT team are in Hale for this week's horticultural programme. Show more
JJ is an ally. And woke. Well, mostly woke. Unfortunately, that isn't helping his relationship with his menopausal employee Madge. Show more
Last Word
Dorothy Pitman Hughes, Ralph Hooper OBE, Raquel Welch, Dickie Davies
28 minutes on BBC Radio 4 FM
Available for over a year
The feminist Dorothy Pitman Hughes, the engineer Ralph Hooper OBE, the actor Raquel Welch, and the sports presenter Dickie Davies. Show more
More or Less
Reoffending rates, Welsh taxes and the menopause
28 minutes on BBC Radio 4 FM
Available for over a year
Tim Harford and team fact check a government claim about falling reoffending rates. Show more
Afternoon news and current affairs programme, reporting on breaking stories and summing up the day's headlines
Six O'Clock News
24/02/2023 Ukraine's allies mark one year since Russia invaded
30 minutes on BBC Radio 4 FM
Available for over a year
The anniversary brings promises of more weapons and further sanctions against Moscow.
Andy Zaltzman quizzes the week's news. On the panel this week are Ian Smith, Holly Walsh, Kate Andrews and Andy Parsons. Show more
Is it time for Lilian and Tony to bury the hatchet? Ben gets ready to take notes. Show more
James Taylor of the James Taylor Quartet brings his Hammond organ to the studio, and with Ukrainian-born pianist Dinara Klinton, helps to add five more tracks to the playlist. Show more
Any Questions?
Mary Dejevsky, James Heappey MP, Darren Jones MP, Isabel Oakeshott
47 minutes on BBC Radio 4 FM
Available for over a year
Alex Forsyth presents political debate from St Andrew's Church, Wiveliscombe, Somerset, with Mary Dejevsky, James Heappey MP, Darren Jones MP and Isabel Oakeshott. Show more
Trevor Phillips argues that Britain's long-established spirit of non-conformism risks being extinguished - in politics, media, literature and even sport. Show more
It's autumn 2022, and Scotland's ospreys continue their epic migration south. Emily Knight joins the team of conservationists who will be following them all the way. Show more
Biggest Russian bombardment on Ukraine yet
War in Ukraine - one year on
45 minutes on BBC Radio 4 FM
Available for over a year
In-depth reporting, intelligent analysis and breaking news from a global perspective
Onegin returns to St Petersburg after some years abroad. At a ball one night he notices a beautiful woman: can it be Tatyana? Read by Rhashan Stone. Show more
How long will the US send support to Kyiv? Show more
All the news from today's sitting at Westminster.
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John Donne’s turn to the priesthood finally secures his fortunes in Katherine Rundell's brilliant new biography. Read by Blake Ritson. Show more
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