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Farming Today
11/01/24 Insects for animal feed and the scientists behind the research
13 minutes
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Could black soldier flies soon be used as an alternative source of protein in animal feed and a new kind of fertiliser? Show more
David Attenborough presents the Tawny Owl. Show more
News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the influential French philosopher and mathematician who tried to apply his Enlightenment ideas on the benefit of education to the French Revolution. Show more
Woman's Hour
Zara Aleena's aunt, Spice Girls stamps, surge in scabies
57 minutes
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Allegations the killer of Zara Aleena has been caught having sex with a prison worker. Show more
Crossing Continents
The Struggle for Barbuda's Future
29 minutes
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How a resort for millionaires sparked a battle for a Caribbean island paradise. Show more
Harry Belafonte became the King of Calypso with hits like Day-O and Jump in the Line, but he described himself as an activist who became a musician and an actor. Show more
You and Yours
Gap Finders - Steven Smith, founder of Poundland
53 minutes
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Today's Gap Finder is Steven Smith, the founder of discount chain Poundland, which is now one of the country's biggest retailers. Show more
While Sliced Bread takes a break we serve up… Toast. Sean Farrington examines why sales of the once best-selling soft drink, Sunny Delight, suddenly bombed. Show more
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Exploring why Nicola Bulley’s disappearance was one of the biggest UK news stories of 2023 Show more
Henry takes a big step, and Lily makes a deal with the enemy. Show more
In San Francisco Jean and McLevy are thrown closer together – an intimacy which doesn’t always suit either of them! And McLevy becomes chief suspect in a murder. Show more
Derry/Londonderry has a conflicted past but is fiercely loved by its residents. Returning Derry girl Marie-Louise Muir discovers how the city's redefining itself and its landscape. Show more
Actor Cate Blanchett makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Solar Aid. Show more
Bookclub
The Moonstone by Wilkie Collins, with Elly Griffiths
28 minutes
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Crime writer Elly Griffiths discusses The Moonstone by Wilkie Collins with James Naughtie and a group of readers. Show more
Misha Glenny and Miles Warde on the centenary of the creation of the Turkish Republic in 1923. Show more
BBC Inside Science
Understanding Flood Forecasting
28 minutes
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Marnie Chesterton finds out how flood warning systems work. Plus, Europa Clipper, a mission to look at habitability on the most intriguing of Jupiter’s 95 moons. Show more
Afternoon news and current affairs programme, reporting on breaking stories and summing up the day's headlines
Six O'Clock News
11/01/2024 Post Office investigator denies he threatened sub-postmasters
30 minutes
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Stephen Bradshaw has been giving evidence to the Horizon IT inquiry
Comedian Ellie Taylor has some opinions she'd like to get off her chest. In this episode she looks at toxic masculinity and whether it's really as bad as it seems. Show more
Momentum gathers for Tom, and there’s an awkward encounter for Alistair. Show more
Front Row
Mean Girls and Hisham Matar’s My Friends reviewed
42 minutes
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Mean Girls and Hisham Matar’s My Friends reviewed. Show more
The Briefing Room
Israel-Gaza: Is it turning into a regional conflict?
29 minutes
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From Houthi rebels attacking ships in the Red Sea to attacks on the Lebanon-Israel border. Show more
Dave is now in the driving seat when it comes to financial decisions and Carolyn looks set to sell two house she owns. Her daughters are horrified, but there is no-one to help them Show more
BBC Inside Science
Understanding Flood Forecasting
28 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
Marnie Chesterton finds out how flood warning systems work. Plus, Europa Clipper, a mission to look at habitability on the most intriguing of Jupiter’s 95 moons. Show more
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the influential French philosopher and mathematician who tried to apply his Enlightenment ideas on the benefit of education to the French Revolution. Show more
The World Tonight
PM briefs cabinet on possible military action against Yemen's Houthis
45 minutes
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South African lawyers accuse Israel of genocide at the International Court of Justice
The Austrian heiress giving away almost all of her 25 million euro fortune
From an international space station, six astronauts contemplate the earth, as continents and oceans pass below. Ep 4/5: The crew think of missed loved ones on the surface below. Show more
Why are younger voters around the world turning their back on democracy in favour of strongman leaders who are prepared to defy parliaments? Show more
Sean Curran reports as MPs question the government about its nuclear energy plans.
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The Wager by David Grann
Book of the Week: Episode 9 - A Journal Is Published
14 minutes
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In David Grann's book about the fate of the Wager, the castaways lives are put in danger when competing narratives about the demise of their warship emerge. Luke Treadaway reads. Show more
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