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A spiritual comment and prayer to start the day with Dabinderjit Singh
Farming Today
23/04/24 - Land mines in Ukraine, trees on farmland and peatland re-wetting
14 minutes
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Around 38 million acres of Ukrainian farmland has now been rendered too dangerous to farm by Russian mines. Show more
News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
The Life Scientific
Mike Edmunds on decoding galaxies and ancient astronomical artefacts
33 minutes
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Professor Jim Al-Khalili talks to astrophysicist Mike Edmunds about the chemical make-up of galaxies, decoding the ancient Antikythera Mechanism, and his one-man show about Newton. Show more
Why do we get insomnia, how might it damage our health - and when should we seek help? We're joined by an expert panel to answer your questions. Show more
Woman's Hour
Kitty Ruskin's year of casual sex, The Girls of Slender Means, ARFID
57 minutes
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A journalist writes about her experience of setting out to have no-strings attached sex. Show more
As rising British director Rose Glass brings us Love Lies Bleeding, a film about female bodybuilders, Mark Kermode and Ellen E Jones investigate the world of gyms and bodybuilding. Show more
Knife by Salman Rushdie
2. Personal meditations on enduring a violent attack
14 minutes
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The renowned author's meditations on enduring and surviving a brutal attempt on his life, some 30 years after the fatwa that was ordered against him. Art Malik is the reader. Show more
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
You and Yours
Call You and Yours: Identity Fraud
53 minutes
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Identity fraud - when your personal details are stolen and used to commit fraud - is affecting more people than ever before. How has identity fraud affected you? Show more
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Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment.
Max Cotton tries to complete a year of total food self-sufficiency on his tiny farm in Somerset. He wants to test to destruction our ideas of eating seasonally and locally. Show more
Alice fears she has gone too far, and Henry learns a trick or two. Show more
Second of four instalments of a seasonal drama following life on a wetlands nature reserve in Norfolk over one year. Starring Sophie Okonedo and Mark Rylance. Show more
In the last episode of this series, Alan Dein searches for those who live in places where time appears to have stood still. Show more
Giles Fraser meets a mum who describes how her family’s neurodivergence has affected their faith practice. A panel discusses what faith leaders learn by embracing neurodiversity. Show more
Singer-songwriter Kitty Perrin talks to band Liberty X about their split and reformation. And she looks at the issues of imposter syndrome and identity as a musician. Show more
In a rare broadcast interview, Simon Lewis and David Yelland discuss PR, politics and power with public relations guru Matthew Freud. Show more
Afternoon news and current affairs programme, reporting on breaking stories and summing up the day's headlines.
Six O'Clock News
23/04/2024 Five die trying to cross the Channel
30 minutes
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Five people have died trying to cross the English channel in a small boat.
The man they call Britain’s funniest Milton in the show where he helps anyone anywhere. After all, mention Milton Jones to most people and the first thing they think is ‘Help!’ Show more
Alistair faces a dilemma, and Helen treads carefully. Show more
Front Row
Women and Shakespeare, best beach reads, Black British music exhibition
43 minutes
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Shahidha Bari discusses women and Shakespeare, best beach reads with Emily Henry and Georgina Moore, black British music in new exhibition Beyond the Bassline. Show more
Today
The Today Debate: Are we failing victims of anti-social behaviour?
42 minutes
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Mishal Husain is joined by those with experience of abuse and intimidation in their communities, by police and youth workers to discuss anti-social behaviour. Show more
In Touch
Improvements to the Disabled Students' Allowance
14 minutes
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The Disabled Students' Allowance has been updated to try to iron out persistent issues students face when trying to access specialist equipment and in-person support. Show more
Meet Azat, landlord of the most famous pub in Artsakh, a country no UN member recognised. How are he and its 100,000 other people coping after their extraordinary mass exodus? Show more
The discovery of tiny cassette tapes recorded 40 years ago throw new light on colonial responsibility. Show more
The World Tonight
US campus protests erupt overt Israel-Gaza war
45 minutes
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Hundreds of arrests at American universities as tensions rise Show more
Dylan shares all the things he loves about their life now. Rowenna remembers her terror as things fell apart.
By Manon Steffan Ros, read by Gwïon Morris Jones and Rhian Blythe. Show more
Stephen Mangan hears the confession of poet and comedian Ben Bailey Smith with stories from restaurants, fast food joints and Norwegian comedy clubs. Show more
Alicia McCarthy reports as MPs demand answers about claims that children were used as guinea pigs in clinical trials involving blood products.
National and international news from BBC Radio 4
Knife by Salman Rushdie
2. Personal meditations on enduring a violent attack
14 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for 7 months
The renowned author's meditations on enduring and surviving a brutal attempt on his life, some 30 years after the fatwa that was ordered against him. Art Malik is the reader. Show more
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