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A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with the Rev Carolyn Skinner, CEO of Third Space Ministries. Show more
Farming Today
27/07/23 Costs squeezing strawberry growers, Welsh language in agriculture, last ammonia plant to close, Whitby lobster hatchery
13 minutes
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Retailers are warned over the future of British-grown berries. Growers say that while prices for consumers have risen they're being paid the same, despite their costs going up. Show more
Liz Bonnin presents the eastern orphean warbler in an olive grove near Athens. Show more
News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
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Fauré’s Requiem with the BBC National Chorus and Orchestra of Wales
28 minutes
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The BBC National Chorus of Wales invite us behind the scenes as they prepare for a performance of Fauré’s beloved Requiem and bring to life its message of hope and consolation. Show more
Poet Paul Farley explores the significance of loops and circles in our lives. This week he’s is in the loop at the Grand National rollercoaster at Blackpool Pleasure Beach. Show more
Woman's Hour
Sinead O'Connor tribute, Singapore is scheduled to execute a woman, Scottish women artists, Date stacking, Femorabilia.
57 minutes
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Tribute to Sinead O'Connor, Date stacking - the trend to find love quickly, A major exhibition called Scottish Women Artists: of 250 years of Challenging Perception. Show more
Crossing Continents
Botswana: Living with elephants
29 minutes
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The battle to keep the peace between people and elephants in northern Botswana and the threats to their ecosystem, the Okavango Delta. Show more
Author and cultural critic Olivia Laing with fashion writer Charlie Porter and presenter Harriett Gilbert, on the books they love. Show more
Charlotte Stavrou and Amit Katwala continue their exploration into our culture of consumption by peering into the world of glasses. Show more
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Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment, with Jonny Dymond.
James Peak tells the story of how Banksy went from wall-spraying hood rat, to the most famous, and infamous, artist in the world. For Steph, help arrives from an unlikely source. Show more
George makes a controversial suggestion, and there’s debate at Bridge Farm. Show more
A birth control campaigner breezes into Aberalaw and captures Dr Denny's heart Show more
Rose Ferraby visits the North Yorkshire town of Whitby, famous for its fossils, to find out about new research into the marine environment - which may hold lessons for the future. Show more
Actress Harriet Walter makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Prisoners Abroad. Show more
Elizabeth Day celebrates the centenary year of the writer Elizabeth Jane Howard with Artemis Cooper, Stacey Halls and Maria Rejt. Show more
Mel Giedroyc invites you into the woods to explore Disney’s Bambi, a deeply moving classic. Show more
With vast swathes of the Mediterranean and north Africa ablaze, Marnie Chesterton finds out what’s causing wildfires and asks if there is anything we can do to prevent them. Show more
Afternoon news and current affairs programme, reporting on breaking stories and summing up the day's headlines
When Ed meets a likeminded chap called Derek at the local pool a writing collaboration could be on the cards. Show more
There’s a shock for Hannah, and Eddie turns the screw. Show more
Front Row
Cellist Ana Carla Maza performs, the Mercury Music Prize shortlist
42 minutes
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Tom Sutcliffe is joined by Neil McCormick and Tara Joshi to review the Mercury Music Prize shortlist and new BBC documentary Reframed: Marilyn Monroe. Show more
The Briefing Room
Can we meet the net zero challenge?
28 minutes
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As wildfires tear across southern Europe the need for urgent action on climate change becomes ever clearer. Reducing carbon emissions is a global challenge but can we meet it? Show more
Is advertising less funny than it used to be? If so, why? Is making people laugh a good way to sell products? With Evan Davis. Show more
With vast swathes of the Mediterranean and north Africa ablaze, Marnie Chesterton finds out what’s causing wildfires and asks if there is anything we can do to prevent them. Show more
Windrush: A Family Divided
Part One: Work and Money
28 minutes
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Robert and Jennifer Beckford argue the pros and cons of Windrush. In the first episode, the couple look at the Windrush generation’s success in terms of work and money. Show more
Biggest Russian bombardment on Ukraine yet
UN chief: Global boiling has arrived
45 minutes
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The effects of July's record-breaking heatwave in Phoenix, Arizona
Why a coup in Niger is sounding alarm bells in Western capitals
The writer of 'Black Coronation Street'
After a spectacularly indulgent night out, Self refocuses on the movie and whether to hire the problematically named Spunk Davis, in the next in Martin Amis's savagely funny novel. Show more
All new sketch show from Damien Slash. While testing out the all new content delivery system, BBC AiPlayer, we find out what happens when you 'Select All'. Show more
Greg James heads deep into the BBC archives to deliver a selection of prime audio, using stories of the week as his launch-pad, along with requests and challenges from listeners. Show more
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In the 1960s, ballrooms were part of the government's plan to protect against nuclear war. And plans were put in place to transport blood for transfusion in ice cream vans. Show more
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