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A reflection and prayer to start the day with Jonathan Rea.
Farming Today
18/04/23 Tree deaths; waste-eating larvae; chickens allowed out; natural capital in Scotland
13 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for years
Survival rates for new tree plantings; free-range chickens allowed outdoors again; maggots fed on waste fruit and veg used as chicken feed; natural capital in Scotland. Show more
David Attenborough presents the garden warbler. Show more
News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
Helen Lewis is drowning in deadlines. Can a productivity guru help her tame the chaos and live an ordered life? Show more
Where does the billions of pounds the government spends on consultants go and what are the pros and cons of this increasingly close relationship? Show more
Woman's Hour
Disparities in maternal deaths, Vardy v Rooney: The Wagatha Christie Trial, Ellie Downie, Emergency Alert System, Small Pipes
57 minutes
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A new report calling for definitive target to eliminate disparities in maternal deaths between black and white women; the West End show Vardy v Rooney: The Wagatha Christie Trial. Show more
Biologist Ben Garrod expands his senses using electromagnetic radiation to see the hidden past in landscapes, stress levels in gorillas, and the geology of alien planets. Show more
The award-winning composer Hannah Conway describes her mission to give artistic expression to people who have lost or are losing their voices. Show more
You and Yours
Call You and Yours: What's the impact of second homes in your area?
53 minutes
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On today's Call You and Yours, we're asking - what's the impact of second homes in your area? Call 03700 100 444. Lines open at 11.00am. Or email youandyours@bbc.co.uk. Show more
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Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment, with Sarah Montague.
Journalist Amardeep Bassey returns to Birmingham 18 years on to investigate the Lozells and Handsworth riots of 2005. Why did people take to the streets with such force? Show more
Ian tries to offer some advice, and Jazzer makes a new friend. Show more
A poignant, yet life-affirming postcard from the edge. Stuffed full of heart and love - and dancing. Show more
From pirate radio to queering futures, Josie Long presents short documentaries and audio adventures exploring fugitive acts of resistance. Show more
When castles or graveyards collapse into the sea we lose an irreplaceable slice of our culture. Qasa Alom reports from Norfolk on the local response to storms and sea level rise. Show more
Michael Rosen talks nonsense literature and made-up words with literary scholar Noreen Masud. Show more
Great Lives
Matthew Henson, Arctic explorer and pioneer
28 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
In 1909 Matthew Henson became one of the first people ever to set foot on the North Pole. His part in this expedition was largely overlooked, due in part to his skin colour. Show more
Afternoon news and current affairs programme, reporting on breaking stories and summing up the day's headlines
Six O'Clock News
18/04/2023 Police investigating SNP finances arrest treasurer
30 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
The Scottish National Party's treasurer, Colin Beattie, has been arrested by police investigating its finances.
Chris McCausland asks a panel of comedians to live in an audio only world, with Phil Wang and Nina Wadia taking on Kerry Godliman and Stuart Mitchell. Show more
There’s a shock for Adam, and Ben has a brainwave. Show more
Front Row
Jazz singer Georgia Cecile, the controversy surrounding Barcelona’s La Sagrada Família
42 minutes
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The theatre company getting funding from the Northumbrian police and crime commissioner and Jazz singer Georgia Cecile performs live in the Front Row studio. Show more
Anne McElvoy goes on the road talking to Germans from all walks of life about the deep identity crisis engulfing their country. Show more
In Touch
TV Advertising; Commercial Usage of Artificial Intelligence
19 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
We investigate why so many TV advertisements do not verbally announce the names of their brands and products and make-up and beauty company Estee Lauder are using AI in a new app. Show more
Troubled Water
Are We Running Out of Water? Episode 3
28 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
James Gallagher visits a town flooded in 2007 where people had to live without water for two weeks, he finds out how they coped and what is being done to prevent flooding today. Show more
Helen Lewis is drowning in deadlines. Can a productivity guru help her tame the chaos and live an ordered life? Show more
Biggest Russian bombardment on Ukraine yet
Is the SNP in meltdown?
45 minutes
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Also:
Fox News settles Dominion case.
and
the wife of the jailed Putin critic Vladimir Kara-Murza. Show more
It's 1952 and an architect and his wife take a chance on two siblings, recently released from Borstal. A story of good intentions and opportunity. Show more
Stephen Mangan asks his guest Olivia Williams to reveal three guilty secrets inside his virtual confessional box. From 2021. Show more
Sean Curran reports as ministers welcome new rules on the forced installation of energy prepayment meters, but Labour say they don't go far enough.
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Woke: The Journey of a Word
2. If You're Woke You Dig It
14 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
Matthew Syed traces the evolution of 'woke', a term that's now synonymous with angry debate. In this episode, the story behind one of the first uses of 'woke' in print, in 1962. Show more
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