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Spiritual reflection to start the day, with Padraig O Tuama. Show more
Farming Today
New Bovine TB measures in Northern Ireland, Autumn Equinox, BBC Food and Farming Awards
13 minutes
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With Bovine TB on the increase in Northern Ireland, the chief vet Robert Huey tells Sybil Ruscoe why they're changing their strategy to boost existing measures. Show more
Tweet of the Day
David Rothenberg on the Veery Thrush
1 minute
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Slow down the song of the veery thrush and what have you got? For David Rothenberg in this Tweet of the Day, it is compressed tiny bits of music that humans can really relate to. Show more
Morning news and current affairs. Including Yesterday in Parliament, Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
Paul Greengrass, film director, is interviewed by Kirsty Young for Desert Island Discs. Show more
Spiritual reflection and prayers on a topical subject, led by the Rev Nigel Swinford. Show more
Woman's Hour
Maya Jama, Epilepsy in pregnancy, The Ayoub Sisters
45 minutes
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Programme that offers a female perspective on the world. What impact do violent fathers have on their daughters? Show more
Just as the family think everything has been restored, and Amy enjoys taking part in the school musical, there is more trouble in store. Show more
Documentary. Samantha Fenwick presents the story of the 'earn while you learn' degree apprenticeships that are attracting government funds, talented students and high-level jobs. Show more
4 Extra Debut. Inspector Lestrade collaborates with blind detective Max Carrados to find who caused a horrific train crash. Stars James Fleet. Show more
On this day in 1917, free treatment was recommended for all invalided soldiers and sailors, and in the final episode of this season, Sylvia Graham tries to make amends. Show more
Four Seasons: Autumn poems old and new read by actors and poets to mark the turning of the year. Liz Lochhead reads Robert Burns' Now Westlin Winds.
You and Yours
Taylor Swift's 'verified fans'; The Works; Transport in the North
39 minutes
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Consumer news and issues.
The latest weather forecast.
Analysis of news and current affairs.
Four Seasons: Autumn poems old and new read by actors and poets to mark the turning of the year. Simon Russell Beale reads On Wenlock Edge by AE Housman.
Janet Ellis examines our love affair with the polka-dot and what it says about us. Show more
Lexi has to make plans, and Adam insists on being realistic. Show more
Adrian Dunbar stars as Samuel Beckett in a play by Stephen Wakelam that imagines what took place during the three weeks he spent lying low in Folkestone in March 1961. Show more
Gardeners' Question Time
70th Anniversary Garden Party at Ness Botanic Gardens: Part One
43 minutes
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Eric Robson hosts a special edition from Ness Botanic Gardens, where GQT held its 70th birthday garden party. With Matt Biggs, Anne Swithinbank, Matthew Wilson and Roy Lancaster. Show more
By Jenni Fagan. Shortlisted story of a young woman on a Scottish island with vengeance on her mind. Read by Joanna Vanderham. Show more
Four Seasons
Who has Seen the Wind by Christina Rossetti and Gathering Mushrooms by Michael Longley
2 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWFour Seasons: Autumn poems old and new to mark the turning of the year. Who has seen the wind by Christina Rossetti and Gathering Mushrooms by Michael Longley. Show more
Last Word
David Shepherd, Nancy Hatch Dupree, Gordon Williams, Pat Albeck, Harry Dean Stanton
28 minutes
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Matthew Bannister on artist David Shepherd, archivist Nancy Hatch Dupree, writer Gordon Williams, designer Pat Albeck and actor Harry Dean Stanton. Show more
More or Less
Statistics abuse, Tuition fees, Beer in 1887
28 minutes
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Numbers in the news. Foreign secretary Boris Johnson is accused of misusing official statistics. Plus are disadvantaged students from Scotland less likely to go to university? Show more
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Six O'Clock News
22/09/2017 May proposes two-year Brexit transition
30 minutes
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Theresa May outlines post-Brexit transition plans.
Miles Jupp is joined by Jeremy Hardy, Lucy Porter, Daniel Finkelstein and Sarah Kendall. Show more
David will not bend the rules, and it is a busy night at The Bull. Show more
Front Row
Gerald Scarfe, Novelist Maja Lunde, The Judas Passion
30 minutes
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Political cartoonist Gerald Scarfe discusses his life and work, including his production designs from Pink Floyd's The Wall. Novelist Maja Lunde imagines a future without bees. Show more
Just as the family think everything has been restored, and Amy enjoys taking part in the school musical, there is more trouble in store. Show more
Any Questions?
Diane Abbott MP, Charles Moore, Penny Mordaunt MP, Steve Richards.
48 minutes
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Jonathan Dimbleby presents political debate from Lancing College in West Sussex with a panel including Diane Abbott MP, Charles Moore, Penny Mordaunt MP and Steve Richards. Show more
Monica Ali with a personal take on why she believes the history of the British Empire must be taught in our schools. Show more
Home Front - Omnibus
Episode 87: 18-22 September 1917
58 minutes
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The final omnibus of Season 11, Broken and Mad, set in the week in 1917 when free treatment was recommended for all invalided soldiers, and Dorothea prepares to return to work. Show more
The World Tonight
Theresa May tells EU she wants a transition period of about two years after Brexit
45 minutes
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In-depth reporting and analysis from a global perspective. The tone of Theresa May's Florence speech is welcomed by most EU leaders, but many say they want more detail. Show more
Short stories to celebrate the BBC National Short Story Award 2017. In Memento Mori, by Stephanie Victoire, there is an encounter with something, well, unexplained... Show more
Great Lives
Andrea Catherwood on Constance Markievicz
30 minutes
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4 Extra Debut. Journalist Andrea Catherwood chooses Irish rebel and the first woman MP, Constance Markievicz. With Matthew Parris. From 2017. Show more
4 Extra Debut. Fraser Nelson, Adam Mars-Jones and Harriett Gilbert discuss books by Vilhelm Moberg, Hugo Williams and Elmore Leonard. From 2015. Show more
Four Seasons: Autumn poems old and new read by poets and actors to mark the turning year. A collection of Autumnal gifts including Mushrooms by Sylvia Plath and some Sappho. Show more
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. Followed by Weather.
Sir Antonio Pappano final preparations for the Royal Opera's first staging of Puccini's La Bohème in over 40 years. From 2017. Show more
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