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A reading and a reflection to start the day, with Canon Sarah Rowland Jones, priest in charge of the City Parish of St John the Baptist in Cardiff. Show more
Farming Today
Change to bird flu restrictions, fall in the price of farm land, soil as a carbon store
13 minutes
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Presented by Anna Hill. New avian flu rules have been brought in overnight which will have an impact on how farmers keep their birds and how free range eggs and are sold. Show more
Michaela Strachan presents the story and sound of the house sparrow. Show more
Susan Hulme reports from Westminster.
The Life Scientific
Episode 138: Alison Woollard on what she has learnt from mutant worms
28 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Geneticist Alison Wollard shares with Jim Al-Khalili her enthusiasm for a tiny nematode worm, which could hold the key to people leading happier and healthier lives in old age. Show more
Interview series. Lucy Mangan feels she avoids responsibility whenever she can. She talks to Reverend Claire Herbert about a life of helping others. Show more
Spiritual reflection with a Bible reading, prayer and a range of Christian music. Led by Canon Stephen Shipley. Show more
Woman's Hour
On feeling like a carer not a mother, Treating fibroids, Anxiety about maternity cover, Antigone
45 minutes
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Feeling like a carer instead of a mother and doing it 24/7. Are women getting the right advice about fibroids? Anxiety about going on maternity leave. Mary Beard on Antigone. Show more
A young man - Josh Cooper - has been found dead in some woods next to a shot gun. But family liaison officer Jackie Hartwell (Meera Syal) is not convinced he shot himself. Show more
The killer whale is the only other animal species that goes through the menopause. Victoria Gill joins scientists in search of matriarch whales and their wisdom to find why. Show more
Kevin Le Gendre investigates the role of jazz in post World War II Britain and how the split between traditional and modern jazz showed itself in other art forms such as poetry. Show more
Witness History
Sara Ginaite, Lithuanian Jewish Partisan
11 minutes
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Sara Ginaite escaped the Jewish ghetto in the city of Kaunas and joined communist partisans to fight against the Nazis. Show more
You and Yours
Call You and Yours: How have you or your family been affected by online bullying
45 minutes
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Winifred Robinson asks listeners if they or their family have been affected by bullying or harassment online. Show more
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David Dabydeen explores the forces that help and hinder integration. Why do some groups struggle while others prosper? In this edition, Guyanese communities in the US. Show more
Emma goes in search of inspiration, and Lynda's offer of support is refused. Show more
By Karen Brown. Inspired by a true story, an ambitious policeman is duped. Dean Ellis believes his life is coming together in work and love, but everything begins to fall apart. Show more
Josie Long presents stories of those pretending to be someone they're not – from undercover cops to artists. From 2017. Show more
Can soil play a role in the fight against climate change? Tom Heap finds out how farmers are putting carbon dioxide back below our feet. Show more
Word of Mouth
Like, Totally Awesome: The Americanisation of English
28 minutes
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Cookie or biscuit? Eggplant or aubergine? Color or colour? Michael Rosen on the Americanisation of English, with Lynne Murphy and Matthew Engel. Show more
Craig Brown, Pippa Evans and Harriett Gilbert discuss books by George Orwell, Simon Gray and DBC Pierre. From 2017. Show more
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Six O'Clock News
28/12/2017 Sir Philip Green strikes BHS pension deal with regulator
30 minutes
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Sir Philip Green is to pay 363 million pounds into the pension fund of BHS.
Mark discusses his own experiences of being poor and quite well-off and how each impacted his personality. From 2014. Show more
Lynda sizes up the competition, and Lily has a near miss. Show more
Front Row
Jojo Moyes, Prime Suspect 1973, Independent bookstores, Swan Lake in Hull
30 minutes
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It took ten years and nine novels before Jojo Moyes found success; how Prime Suspect's Tennison became such a formidable character; fancy being a cygnet in Hull? Show more
A young man - Josh Cooper - has been found dead in some woods next to a shot gun. But family liaison officer Jackie Hartwell (Meera Syal) is not convinced he shot himself. Show more
File on 4 reveals new figures about the scale of neglect suffered by the elderly being cared for in their own homes. Show more
In Touch
Blind man mistakenly tasered. Returning a Guide Dog
20 minutes
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Why did Greater Manchester firearms officers mistake a blind man's cane for a gun? Red Szell explains why he has decided to return his guide dog. Show more
Inside Health
Smoking in pregnancy; Lifestyle targets; Thyroid cancer; Flossing
28 minutes
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New moves to test pregnant women for smoking by measuring carbon monoxide on their breath; lifestyle targets; thyroid cancer; what's the evidence that flossing is beneficial? Show more
The Life Scientific
Episode 138: Alison Woollard on what she has learnt from mutant worms
28 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Geneticist Alison Wollard shares with Jim Al-Khalili her enthusiasm for a tiny nematode worm, which could hold the key to people leading happier and healthier lives in old age. Show more
The World Tonight
Philip Green settles row over BHS pension fund
45 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Former pensions minister Frank Field welcomes Sir Philip Green's deal on BHS pensions. Aid agencies say it is becoming almost impossible to deliver aid to starving people in Yemen. Show more
Ridgeway the slave catcher is determined to deliver Cora back to the Randall Plantation. Colson Whitehead's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, read by Clarke Peters. Show more
The story about a day in October, 1990, when Sarah saw a miracle happen, affecting her and her classmates. From 2017. Show more
Susan Hulme reports from Westminster where there's a row over disability benefits.
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In this corner of the Balkans, Kapka Kassabova explores the Bulgaria of her childhood, now peopled with those who mourn a changed way of life and, in some cases, their loved ones. Show more
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