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A reflection and prayer to start the day with Rev Dr Bert Tosh.
Farming Today
15/04/2024 Trail hunting, diversification, climate-resistant hops
12 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for 7 months
Brexit, climate change, rising costs - has farm diversification become a lifeline for British farmers? Show more
Weather reports and forecasts for farmers
News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
Erica Benner, Alpa Shah and Bobby Duffy explore the state of democracy around the world, from India to the UK, with Tom Sutcliffe. Show more
Kevin Morland comes to Café Hope to tell Rachel Burden how giving an hour of his time to help other people became a charity, which now supports people in Merseyside and beyond. Show more
Woman's Hour
Jing Lusi, Fatal stabbings in Sydney, Australia, Declaration of the Rights of the Child
57 minutes
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Jing Lusi, fatal stabbings in Sydney, Australia, Declaration of the Rights of the Child. Show more
A small village which mysteriously has two cricket clubs, separated by a dry stone wall - how did this happen? And how do they both survive? Show more
Zeinab Badawi's epic history of the oldest inhabited continent on the planet begins with an encounter with a palaeontological superstar. Read by the author. Show more
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
You and Yours
Subscription traps, Tourist tax, Ethical spending
53 minutes
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As subscription services grow in popularity so have the amount having issues with free trials, auto-renewal, and cancelling them – it’s called the subscription trap. Show more
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Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment.
Glued Up: The Sticky Story of Humanity
The Birth of Civilisation
14 minutes
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Mark Miodownik explores how glues hold our world together – and how they have shaped our species since the dawn of civilisation. Show more
Kate attempts to be diplomatic, and there’s tension at the first cricket match. Show more
One in a trilogy of plays by Lucy Caldwell about the ways in which families say goodbye to loved ones. A husband and father reconnects with his family and says a happy goodbye. Show more
Antoni Gaudi, the architect whose work came to define Barcelona, is nominated by the former pensions minister Baroness Ros Altmann. Show more
History's Secret Heroes
13. Christine Granville: The Spy Who Skied In from the Cold
29 minutes
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Thrill-seeker Christine Granville offers to ski over the deadly Carpathian mountains into Nazi-occupied Poland to gather intelligence for the British. Show more
With criminal gangs now controlling most of Haiti's capital and no functioning government, Mike Thomson explores how this decent to anarchy came about. Show more
The much-loved and much-recorded song by George Gershwin. Show more
Afternoon news and current affairs programme, reporting on breaking stories and summing up the day's headlines.
Six O'Clock News
15/04/2024 World leaders call for restraint as Israel considers retaliation for Iran's missile attack
30 minutes
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Iran attacked Israel in what it said was a response to a strike on its consulate in Syria
A fan favourite returns this week, Zeus the Police Dog! But how does our favourite canine copper react when his position as leader of the pack is threatened? Show more
Azra finds herself caught in the middle, and suspicions are raised for Harrison. Show more
Front Row
The Book of Clarence, Liberation Squares, Northern Ireland's filming boom
43 minutes
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Jeymes Samuel on his film The Book of Clarence, Sonali Bhattacharyya on her new play Liberation Square at the Nottingham Playhouse and Northern Ireland's booming film industry. Show more
Israel's PM Benjamin Netanyahu has repeatedly vowed to “eliminate” Hamas but after six months of death and destruction in Gaza what do we know about their status? Show more
How concerned should we be about bird flu infecting dairy cows across the USA? Plus, the science that can be done during a solar eclipse and a once-in-a-lifetime star. Show more
Erica Benner, Alpa Shah and Bobby Duffy explore the state of democracy around the world, from India to the UK, with Tom Sutcliffe. Show more
Kevin Morland comes to Café Hope to tell Rachel Burden how giving an hour of his time to help other people became a charity, which now supports people in Merseyside and beyond. Show more
The World Tonight
How will Israel respond to Iran attack?
45 minutes
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Israel's army chief vows to respond to Iran's unprecedented attack. Show more
In a city that has become a warzone, Eilish must protect her family. Show more
Things are about to get physical for Jake and his team, as they begin to transform their bodies and their minds. Show more
Alicia McCarthy as MPs question the prime minister about the attack on Israel by Iran and the UK's involvement.
National and international news from BBC Radio 4
Zeinab Badawi's epic history of the oldest inhabited continent on the planet begins with an encounter with a palaeontological superstar. Read by the author. Show more
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