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The latest news from BBC Radio 4.
A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Alison Murdoch, a Tibetan Buddhist writer and former director of Jamyang Buddhist Centre in London.
Despite significant research, mortality rates among newborn lambs remain stubbornly high. As lambing season gets underway, we hear how farmers are working to reduce those figures. Show more
The latest weather forecast for farmers.
Tweet of the Day
Andy Clements on the Golden Plover
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Andy Clements of the British Trust for Ornithology describes the captivating sound of the golden plover in summer above the moors. Show more
News and current affairs. Including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
Cultural discussion programme. Andrew Marr with economists Diane Coyle and Dharshini David, theatre director Anna Ledwich and Icelandic writer Jon Kalman Stefansson. Show more
A space for spiritual reflection with a Bible reading, prayer and a range of music, led by Fiona Stewart, director of a Christian arts charity, with Coro Edina. Show more
Woman's Hour
Helena Morrissey, Jess Phillips and Zac Goldsmith MPs on FGM, 5-Year-Old Girls
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CEO Helen Morrissey on her new book, A Good Time to Be a Girl and her call to action: Don't lean in, change the system. Jess Phillips and Zac Goldsmith on FGM. Show more
Anna sends you her secret recordings, in this phone-based thriller. She finds Roz, and an offer of safety. Or is it? Show more
Fourteen-year-old Mohammed has been out of school for a year. He was excluded for bad behaviour and in The Untold we follow his family's efforts to get him back into education. Show more
A neighbourly good deed lands Tom in trouble, while his parents fully embrace evening classes. With Kate Anthony. From 2015. Show more
French obstetrician Dr Michel Odent believed childbirth was too medicalised. So in 1977 he began encouraging women to use water to ease the pain of labour. Show more
You and Yours
Care homes, Interest only mortgages, Wine promotions
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What impact are private equity firms having on the social care sector? And is it ever worth paying full price for a bottle of wine? You and Yours looks at supermarket promotions. Show more
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Analysis of news and current affairs.
Will Self continues his 1,000-mile UK tour exploring British identity: a bold civic experiment in Preston. From 2018. Show more
Jennifer is left disappointed, and Kirsty receives an unexpected request. Show more
Comedy drama series about the exploits, musical and otherwise, of a string quartet. After a difficult night in Brussels, the quartet is invited to play in Italy. By Robin Brooks. Show more
Tom Sutcliffe is in the chair as the current season of the lateral thinking quiz reaches its climax, with Wales taking on Northern Ireland. Show more
Meet some of the people from the BBC World Service Language Services who have submitted recipes and stories from their home country to help create an extraordinary cookbook. Show more
Sonia Boyce views current interest in black British art through the life of Donald Rodney and the art he left behind after his early death, including a digital version of himself. Show more
Brian Cox and Robin Ince are joined by Rufus Hound, Lucy Cooke and Prof Rory Wilson to discover how we really learn about animal behaviour and some of the mistakes we've made. Show more
The latest shipping forecast.
Six O'Clock News
05/02/2018 Barnier warns UK on trade
30 minutes
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The EU's chief Brexit negotiator, Michel Barnier, has warned that the government's decision to rule out being a member of any kind of customs union will result in trade barriers.
John Lloyd and Sally Phillips welcome comedian Dillie Keane, paleoarchaeologist Ella Al-Shamahi and Richard Curtis. From 2018. Show more
Ruth feels hurt, and Emma causes tension. Show more
Front Row
Mike Bartlett on Trauma, Cornelia Parker, Val McDermid
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Mike Bartlett on his TV drama series Trauma, Bridget Lawless and Val McDermid discuss the Staunch Book Prize, and artist Cornelia Parker on her coverage of the 2017 election. Show more
Anna sends you her secret recordings, in this phone-based thriller. She finds Roz, and an offer of safety. Or is it? Show more
Helen Pankhurst presents the previously untold story of one of the foremost Suffragettes, uncovering her grandmother Sylvia's role in the fight for Ethiopian Independence. Show more
Poland and Hungary appear to be on paths to what the Hungarian PM called 'illiberal democracy'. Is this incompatible with EU values, or a fair reflection of voters' wishes? Show more
Margaret Rayman, professor of nutritional medicine at Surrey University, explores why iodine is essential for our health. Show more
Cultural discussion programme. Andrew Marr with economists Diane Coyle and Dharshini David, theatre director Anna Ledwich and Icelandic writer Jon Kalman Stefansson. Show more
The World Tonight
Will US respond to renewed Syria chemical attacks?
45 minutes
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In-depth reporting and analysis from a global perspective. Show more
Ludmila Ulitskaya's epic novel of dissident life in the Soviet Union follows three school friends through the decades after the death of Stalin. Show more
Word of Mouth
Best wishes, kind regards or none of the above?
28 minutes
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With so many forms of written communication - email, text, Twitter, What's App - what new etiquettes are emerging, and where are 'digital natives' simply getting it wrong? Show more
Sean Curran reports from Westminster.
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. Followed by Weather.
A dementia diagnosis at just 58 saw Wendy Mitchell face up to a disease which threatened to steal all hope from the life she knew was still left to live. Show more
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