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A reflection and prayer from Rome with Fr Matthew Roche-Saunders, Catholic Priest at Welsh Martyrs Church in Aberystwyth. Show more
Farming Today
01/03/2023 - Chicken welfare, Pig medicine, Northern Ireland sheep
13 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for years
Legal challenge to fast-growing breeds of chicken, could banning zinc oxide on pig farms could lead to more antibiotics, and Northern Ireland sheep farmers on the Windsor agreement. Show more
RSPB Yorkshire reserve manager Matthew Capper recalls school holiday quests for a bittern in East Anglia. Show more
News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
More or Less
UK v European energy prices, falling excess deaths, and is five grams of cocaine a lot?
28 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
We debunk a claim that the UK has by far the highest energy prices in Europe. Show more
Just One Thing - with Michael Mosley
Nibble Some Nuts
15 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
Packed full of good fats, protein, fibre and polyphenols, nuts can help trim your waistline, keep your blood vessels healthy, and boost your brain. Show more
Woman's Hour
Cynthia Erivo, Eating disorder system failures, Writer Christina Patterson, Cancer gene testing
57 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
Multi award-winning actress and singer-songwriter Cynthia Erivo talks about her new role in Luther: The Fallen Sun. Show more
Raqqa falls, the so-called caliphate crumbles and a pregnant Shamima Begum is desperate to come home. Show more
When Ginny and Vera's relationship reaches crisis point, it takes a seance with WB Yikes and his wife Georgie to plaster over the cracks. Show more
You and Yours
Another Green 'Failure', French Anti Waste Laws and Pub Closures
53 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
Another green home scheme branded a failure - what's gone wrong with plans to put more heat pumps in homes. And we're buying less food in pubs but drinking more... is it a trend? Show more
The latest weather forecast
Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment, with Sarah Montague.
Scotland's ospreys are on their epic autumn migration to West Africa. Emily Knight and a team of conservationists follow them through French landscapes parched by a hot summer. Show more
Does Chelsea know what she’s volunteering herself for? It’s time to learn a little more about ‘Sykesy’. Show more
David Edgar's modern theatre classic has been reworked into a powerful three part series exploring the shift of idealistic young activists from the far left to the die-hard right. Show more
How could returning to work after 50 affect your finances? Show more
James Gallagher puts your questions on back pain - a condition impacting millions of adults every year – to an expert panel. Show more
Matthew Syed delves into the world of food to examine how our dislikes are formed, and how they change over the course of a lifetime, allowing us to find greater joy in food. Show more
From Matt Hancock's texts to a new take on covid's origin, why journalism is reliving 2020. Show more
Afternoon news and current affairs programme, reporting on breaking stories and summing up the day's headlines
Six O'Clock News
01/03/2023 Matt Hancock disputes claims that leaked messages show he rejected advice on Covid testing for care homes
30 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
The former Health Secretary claims that the messages have been doctored.
Loving couple Joanna Lumley and Roger Allam star in Jan Etherington’s award-winning comedy. This week: Roger’s popularity as a cruise ship speaker leaves Joanna all at sea. Show more
Tony and Lilian have something important to discuss, and Helen tries to cheer up Lee. Show more
Front Row
Barry Male Voice Choir, new play Romeo and Julie, WNO’s Blaze of Glory and Welsh culture minister Dawn Boden
42 minutes
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Playwright Gary Owen on his new play Romeo and Julie, the story of young lovers in Cardiff, and the Barry Male Voice choir perform live in the Front Row studio. Show more
Michael Buerk considers whether changing attitudes towards religion should affect how we choose our leaders. Show more
A reflection on the opening words of the Lord's Prayer, Our Father, from MOBO award-winning Christian rapper Guvna B, drawing on his own experience of fatherhood. Show more
Qasa Alom reports on the tough decisions which may have to be taken about flood defences along the UK's coastline, as sea levels inexorably rise. Show more
From Matt Hancock's texts to a new take on covid's origin, why journalism is reliving 2020. Show more
Biggest Russian bombardment on Ukraine yet
FBI says Covid started in Chinese lab
45 minutes
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Row over Matt Hancock’s covid text messages.
Bola Tinubu celebrating election victory in Nigeria.
The Rain and the Leaves from Italo Calvino's Marcovaldo, dramatised by Toby Jones and starring Mackenzie Crook and Toby Jones. Show more
Return of the semi-improvised comedy from film-maker Jason Wingard, following taxi drivers Bernie, Ben and Saj as we eavesdrop on their journeys around the north west. Show more
Jon Holmes's multi-award-winning The Skewer returns to twist itself into current affairs. This week - Attack of the Missing Tomatoes and the Tale of Shamima Puddleduck. Show more
Sean Curran reports on Prime MInister's Questions - and more.
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Journalist Peter Ross takes to the waves to witness the work of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Read by Andy Clark. Show more
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