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Farming Today
19/06/2023 Soy in animal feed, Grading wool, Sheep
11 minutes on BBC Radio 4 FM
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Report calls for drastic reduction in using soy in animal feed. It wants farmers to use more home-grown pulses in feed, and says consumers should eat less pork and chicken. Show more
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David Attenborough presents the pied flycatcher. Show more
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Start the Week
Sums, stories and musical scores
42 minutes on BBC Radio 4 FM
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Eugenia Cheng, Sarah Hart and Emily Howard talk about the joy of maths – in literature and music – with Kirsty Wark. Show more
Woman's Hour
Bridget Christie, Windrush Women, Helen and Rob in the Archers
58 minutes on BBC Radio 4 FM
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The comedian talks about creating and starring in new TV comedy drama The Change. Show more
Windrush: A Family Divided
Part Three: Health and Wellbeing
28 minutes on BBC Radio 4 FM
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In this emotionally charged episode, Robert and Jennifer navigate the complexities of health, happiness, and the profound choices faced by the Windrush generation. Show more
Has the airline industry managed to solve the issues of the post pandemic chaos experienced by many travellers last summer? Evan Davis and guests discuss. Show more
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Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment, with Jonny Dymond.
Former Brussels correspondent Adam Fleming explores how businesses have adapted to new trade rules, three years after the UK left the EU. Show more
Kirsty struggles to keep the peace, while Pat and Tony question recent events. Show more
Novelist Ian McEwan talks to John Wilson about the formative influences that have shaped his writing. Show more
Scotland do battle with the South of England in the cryptic quiz, with Kirsty Lang in the chair Show more
The Food Programme
Learning to Eat Part 2 – How the French do it
28 minutes on BBC Radio 4 FM
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The diets of UK children are now mostly made up of ultra-processed food, so can we learn from the French in how they teach children healthy eating habits? Sheila Dillon finds out. Show more
As the government announces it plans to scrap its Fit for Work test, arguably responsible for up to 600 suicides, will the replacement scheme be any better? Show more
Megaprojects are supposedly the future - both in physical megacities, and the digital metaverse. Aleks discovers these projects could be utopian dreams, or just crumbling follies. Show more
Afternoon news and current affairs programme, reporting on breaking stories and summing up the day's headlines
David Mitchell hosts the panel game in which four comedians tell lies and compete against one another to see how many items of truth they are able to smuggle past their opponents. Show more
The grass may be greener for Harrison, while Adam waves the white flag. Show more
Front Row
The Beatles at Stowe, Nick Drake, Maggi Hambling
42 minutes on BBC Radio 4 FM
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The Beatles at Stowe School recordings. Nick Drake 75 years since his birth - with Gabrielle Drake and biographer Richard Morton. Maggi Hambling on her show at Gainsborough House. Show more
On the eve of this year's Wimbledon tournament, Karthi Gnanasegaram asks whether pro tennis is taking the mental health of its young players seriously. Show more
Is maternity care keeping up with societal changes as women give birth later? Show more
Fever: The Hunt for Covid's Origin
3. Uncertainty and Trump
29 minutes on BBC Radio 4 FM
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US President Donald Trump says he’s confident Covid leaked from a Wuhan lab. But scientists seem certain it didn’t. What does the evidence show? Show more
Start the Week
Sums, stories and musical scores
42 minutes on BBC Radio 4 FM
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Eugenia Cheng, Sarah Hart and Emily Howard talk about the joy of maths – in literature and music – with Kirsty Wark. Show more
Biggest Russian bombardment on Ukraine yet
MPs approve Boris Johnson partygate report
45 minutes on BBC Radio 4 FM
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MPs endorse a report finding that Boris Johnson deliberately misled them
Alexei Navalny on trial on new charges
British adventurer among those missing on Titanic submarine
Lemoine’s need for secrecy at Korowai becomes clear - but why has he invited Birnam Wood to work near the site where he is illegally extracting rare minerals? Read by Kerry Fox. Show more
Gaby Roslin hosts the film quiz with impressions by Alistair McGowan and Ronni Ancona. Marcus Brigstocke and Gary Wilmot join regular team captains John Thomson and Ellie Taylor. Show more
There's an impassioned debate in the Commons as MP's discuss the conduct of Boris Johnson and trust in parliament.
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Marianna in Conspiracyland
6. German Conspiracyland
14 minutes on BBC Radio 4 FM
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Why are journalists being attacked in Germany? Show more
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