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Prayer for the Day
Childhood belly rubs and boiled lemonade
2 minutes
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A spiritual comment and prayer to start the day with Michael Kelly. Show more
Farming Today
15/05/24 - The Farm to Fork Summit at 10 Downing Street
14 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for 17 days
Anna Hill speaks to the prime minister, Rishi Sunak, at the Farm to Fork Summit Show more
News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
Life Changing
The crocodile, the twins and the bond that saved them
28 minutes
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After travelling to Mexico for a once-in-a-lifetime adventure, twins Georgia and Melissa are swimming in a lagoon, when one of them is dragged under. Show more
Two seasoned investigators go on a search for one of Europe's most wanted men: a people smuggler on the run, whose codename is Scorpion. He has transported thousands of migrants. Show more
Woman's Hour
Beth Mead, Women and choral music, Eating disorders
57 minutes
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The England Lioness gives her thoughts on equal access to football pitches for women. Show more
File on 4
Teams and Regimes: Sportswashing in Football
38 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
Is middle eastern oil money being used to buy more than success for football clubs like Manchester City and Newcastle United, but also to exert political influence in the UK? Show more
Dr Monty Lyman explores the relationship between the brain and the body’s immune system, and reveals a whole new way of thinking about disease. Read by Gunnar Cauthery. Show more
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
You and Yours
Stealing Addresses, Self-Build Struggles and Solar Panels
53 minutes
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Why is a new law aimed at making it harder for criminals to exploit addresses failing? More people want to build their own home but fewer are getting the chance, why is that? Show more
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World at One
Trials delayed to ease prison places crisis
45 minutes
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Operation Early Dawn will see some magistrates court cases delayed to cut overcrowding in prisons. Plus, Debbie Wiseman on how to write music to soothe callers left on hold.
A mysterious robbery leads to suspicions about the theft of intellectual property. The FBI and MI5 talk about technology - another friction point between China and the west. Show more
Alice presses self-destruct and tensions mount at the vet surgery. Show more
Roy Williams' contemporary crime drama with Kenneth Cranham and Alex Lanipekun. DI Matthews and DS Armitage interview Dan, whose wife is in hospital after a suicide attempt. Show more
Money Box
Money Box Live: How to Increase Your Pay
29 minutes
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How you can get more from your employer, from your salary to flexibility and employee perks or benefits. Show more
Sally Tilt and Dr Kerensa Hocken, two forensic psychologists working in prisons, interview people who have committed offences to understand their lives and the causes of crime. Show more
The Media Show
Baby Reindeer: truth or fiction?
58 minutes
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Piers Morgan on his interview with the alleged subject of the Netflix series, Baby Reindeer. Show more
Slovak PM Robert Fico in a 'life-threatening condition' after assassination attempt. Also: Sir Jacob Rees-Mogg on why he thinks the Conservatives should do a deal with Reform UK.
Six O'Clock News
15/05/2024 Prime Minister of Slovakia shot while greeting crowd
30 minutes
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Robert Fiko was critically wounded in an assassination attempt in the town of Handlova
Tudur Owen tells a story from his childhood about the time when his Anglesey world went international. Show more
A familiar face returns to Ambridge, and Jolene offers a shoulder to cry on. Show more
Front Row
John Cleese's Fawlty Towers on stage, Beatrice Harrison, Cannes
42 minutes
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John Cleese talks to Tom Sutcliffe about adapting his classic sitcom for the stage and we celebrate the centenary of Beatrice Harrison's live cello/nightingale mashup. Show more
How strict is too strict, and do tougher schools get better results? Adam Fleming and guests discuss the best way to educate our children. Show more
A Hungarian tile manufacturing company is plagued by false gossip and poor morale. Can the emerging science of networks come to the rescue? Show more
Being Roman with Mary Beard
8. Death on the Nile
28 minutes
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Mary Beard joins the Emperor Hadrian, his wife Sabina, his young male lover Antinous and his court poet, Julia Balbilla on one of the strangest cruises in the history of Rome. Show more
All in the Mind
Dishonesty researcher accused of fraud; hypocrisy; suicide prevention; awe
28 minutes
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Dishonesty researcher accused of fraud, the psychology of hypocrisy, the generation most at risk of suicide and how to help someone suicidal, feeling awe at the Northern Lights. Show more
The World Tonight
Shock in Slovakia as PM is shot
45 minutes
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We hear from Slovakia's deputy prime minister after assassination attempt. Show more
Just One Thing - with Michael Mosley
Deep Calm - with Michael Mosley
Deep Calm - Episode 3: Using Your Imagination
14 minutes
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Take a sonic journey with Dr Michael Mosley as he discovers how by imagining yourself somewhere peaceful you can activate your body’s relaxation response. Show more
Gary Little: At Large
3. Dating, Depression, Dancing and Dad
14 minutes
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Vowing to stay out of jail, stand-up Gary tries to find his way in the world again - dating while living with his Dad, dancing away depression and resisting an unlikely addiction. Show more
Comedian Tom Mayhew takes his grandpa to the match. This episode is all about the beautiful game and its working-class roots. Show more
Susan Hulme reports on Prime Minister's Questions - and more.
National and international news from BBC Radio 4
Dr Monty Lyman explores the relationship between the brain and the body’s immune system, and reveals a whole new way of thinking about disease. Read by Gunnar Cauthery. Show more
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