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The latest news from BBC Radio 4.
Spiritual reflection to start the day, with Padraig O Tuama. Show more
Farming Today
BBC Food and Farming Awards, Bee hive theft, Farm administration
13 minutes
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The winner of the 2017 BBC Food and Farming 'Farming Today Future Food Producer' is revealed, as is the recipient of the award for Countryfile Young Farmer of the Year. Show more
Tweet of the Day
David Rothenberg on the White-crested Laughingthrush
2 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
The white-crested laughingthrush is a superb accompaniment to David Rothenberg as he plays the clarinet, the best bird to play along with in this Tweet of the Day. Show more
Morning news and current affairs. Including Yesterday in Parliament, Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss one of Kant's best known ideas: 'Act only according to that maxim whereby you can, at the same time, will that it should become a universal law'. Show more
A space for spiritual reflection with a Bible reading, prayer and a range of Christian music. Led by Sister Gemma Simmonds. Show more
Woman's Hour
Gina McKee, Brexit, Martina Cole, Big moves
45 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Where are the women in the Brexit negotiations? Crime novelist Martina Cole; relocating; Gina McKee on playing the blood-lusting warrior, Boudica. Show more
As her parents try to resolve the petition, Amy gets more support from young people and decides to take her activist campaign to social media. Ted's accident shocks everyone. Show more
Reports from around the world. Panama's idyllic islands are threatened by a rising sea, but one community has a plan. Show more
Art or gimmick? Dr Lance Dann gets down on his hands and knees to take a close up looks at the fashion for miniature art. But can he even find it? Show more
On this day in 1917, 27 were killed in a munitions factory explosion in Arklow, Ireland, and at the Bevan hospital, Victor Lumley's day is volatile. Show more
BBC Inside Science
Cassini's finale; Science and Technology Select Committee; Crick's lecture; Cave acoustics
30 minutes
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What was captured during Cassini's final plunge into Saturn? Project scientist Linda Spilker discusses the last images, data and how the mission is driving a desire to return. Show more
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Six O'Clock News
21/09/17 Cabinet puts on show of unity ahead of Brexit speech
30 minutes
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The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
Victoria Coren Mitchell discusses Esther Rantzen’s memories of her grandmother's sedate Hawker Siddely limousine. From 2017. Show more
Lexi has to make plans, and Adam insists on being realistic. Show more
Front Row
Juliet Stevenson, Basquiat, Tony Blackburn, NSSA shortlisted Jenni Fagan
30 minutes
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Juliet Stevenson in Arthur Kopit's Wings; Ekow Eshun on Jean-Michel Basquiat; Tony Blackburn looks back as Radio 1 turns 50; and Jenni Fagan on the BBC National Short Story Award. Show more
As her parents try to resolve the petition, Amy gets more support from young people and decides to take her activist campaign to social media. Ted's accident shocks everyone. Show more
The Briefing Room
Why are Myanmar's Rohingya persecuted?
28 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Why does the Myanmar government persecute the Rohingya? The UN says it seems to be a 'textbook example of ethnic cleansing'. Who is willing to come to their aid? Show more
Andrew Dickson examines fictional depictions of the worlds of finance and banking. Show more
BBC Inside Science
Cassini's finale; Science and Technology Select Committee; Crick's lecture; Cave acoustics
30 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
What was captured during Cassini's final plunge into Saturn? Project scientist Linda Spilker discusses the last images, data and how the mission is driving a desire to return. Show more
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss one of Kant's best known ideas: 'Act only according to that maxim whereby you can, at the same time, will that it should become a universal law'. Show more
The World Tonight
Trump announces new sanctions on North Korea
45 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
In-depth reporting and analysis from a global perspective. President Trump says Chinese banks will stop doing business with North Korea. Show more
By Colin Barrett. Lorna keeps an eye on boozy Bo, a very boozy father and a mother in denial. Fourth commissioned short story to celebrate the BBC National Short Story Award 2017. Show more
Patrick Marber and Peter Curran’s riff in the dark covers topics from teeth to a special day for repressing feelings. From 2017. Show more
Denouncing the wage gap and corporate capitalism. Can Elvis change his dyspeptic view of life? From May 2014. Show more
A Good Read
Philip Pullman and Caroline Criado-Perez
30 minutes
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Philip Pullman, Caroline Criado-Perez and Harriett Gilbert talk books by Graham Greene, Tove Jansson and Alice Munro. From 2015. Show more
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Sir Antonio Pappano prepares for the Royal Opera's first staging of Puccini's La Bohème in over 40 years. From 2017. Show more
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