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A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Rabbi Julia Neuberger. Show more
Farming Today
24/01/24 Grocery debate; Review into farm assurance schemes; Alternative to neonicotinoids; Family farm in Northern Ireland.
13 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for 7 months
Grocery supply chain debate. Independent review of farm assurance schemes. New treatment for sugar beet that could make neonicotinoids redundant. Family farms. Show more
David Attenborough presents the sounds and story of the greenfinch. Show more
News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
More or Less
Shopping, shipping and wind chill-ing
28 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
Was Rachel Reeves wrong about the price of the weekly shop? What has happened to the cost of shipping? And how does wind chill work? Show more
Just One Thing - with Michael Mosley
Drink Green Tea
15 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
Go green! How a nice cup of green tea contains polyphenols that could boost our brain power and burn off more fat. It could even reduce your risk of heart attack or stroke Show more
Woman's Hour
Claire Waxman, Victims' Bill, China birth rate, D-Mer Study, Academy Award nominations
57 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
D-MER - a condition that could affect 9% of breastfeeding women, China is urging women to have more children, The Oscars' nominations - some key women haven’t made the list Show more
Christine Finn travels to Alderney, one of the Channel Islands, to tell the harrowing story of the Nazi labour and concentration camps that operated there during World War Two. Show more
Lady Killers with Lucy Worsley
23. Jane and Ann Boyd - Secret Baby
28 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
Lucy Worsley uncovers a case of infanticide in the north of Ireland in the 1860s with the Lady Chief Justice of Northern Ireland, Dame Siobhan Keegan. Show more
You and Yours
Loan Shark Funerals, Criminal Car Crimes and Nectar Card Cloning
53 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
Why some are turning to loans sharks to pay for a funeral. Also, more on criminal car crimes, Nectar card cloning and the Daycationers packing all they can into a one-day holiday. Show more
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Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment.
Ian Hislop's Oldest Jokes
The Drunk and the Bullion Stone
14 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
With the help of contemporary comedians, scholars and an appetite for enduring humour, Ian Hislop tracks down the earliest examples of enduring British comedy tropes and jokes. Show more
There’s surprising news for Harry, and Chelsea turns detective.
4/5 A gripping drama that looks at murder through a therapeutic lens. Show more
Money Box
Money Box Live: What's going on with Energy Bills?
28 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
Skipping meals or switching off, Money Box Live has been hearing how you're coping with energy bills this winter as fuel costs rise. Show more
Inside Health
Speedy medicine, and is fermented food good for us?
28 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
We meet the medics treating people in unusual places and delve into the science of fermented food. Show more
THE ENGLISH: Laurie Taylor asks how the country house became ‘English’, and explores changing notions of Englishness over the past 60 years. Show more
How US voters were called by a fake Joe Biden. Show more
Afternoon news and current affairs programme, reporting on breaking stories and summing up the day's headlines
Six O'Clock News
24/01/2024 Russia accuses Ukraine of shooting down military plane
30 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
Moscow said the aircraft was carrying Ukrainian prisoners of war due for repatriation
Clare's got tickets to Any Questions? This is going to be the best night of her life. Brian's gone back to Men's Group, and there have been some changes. Starring Sally Phillips. Show more
There’s concern for Brian while Eddie finds life a drag. Show more
Front Row
Masters of the Air, Ronan Bennett on his Top Boy novel, hobbies and DIY art
42 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
John Orloff on Masters of the Air, Ronan Bennett on his Top Boy novel, hobbies and DIY art. Show more
Moral Maze
Ukraine - the moral case for ceding land for peace
57 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
Michael Buerk chairs a live debate examining the moral issues behind one of the week's news stories. Show more
When It Hits the Fan
CEO salaries, Jordan Henderson and prostate PR
28 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
David Yelland and Simon Lewis discuss executive pay, England footballer Jordan Henderson's brand problem, and the challenges of prostate PR. Show more
How US voters were called by a fake Joe Biden. Show more
The World Tonight
Anger in Argentina at radical reforms
45 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
In depth reporting, intelligent analysis and breaking news from a global perspective Show more
Scenes from a Childhood by Jon Fosse
Episode Three: Scenes from a Childhood (Part Three)
14 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for 7 months
A selection of stories by the celebrated Norwegian author, winner of the 2023 Nobel Prize in Literature. Ep 3/5 Herding sheep on the mountain with grandmother & reading Karl Marx. Show more
We Forced a Bot to Write This Show
E6: The One Show, The Crown and Clarkson.
14 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for years
We forced AI to digest massive amounts of media and then write its own versions. We pushed the scripts into the mouths of actors, and the result is, absurdly, joyously hilarious. Show more
Comedian Sarah Keyworth explores her personal journey with gender fluidity and androgyny. Show more
PMQs, severe weather and the next pandemic?
The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4.
The Country of the Blind by Andrew Leland
3. Adaptation
14 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for 7 months
Andrew Leland reads from his witty and revelatory memoir about losing his sight and his quest to learn about the rich culture of blindness. Show more
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