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The latest news from BBC Radio 4.
A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Catherine Butcher, communications director of HOPE. Show more
Farming Today
Asda and Sainsbury's merger and its impact on the supply chain, wildlife mapping, potato blight app, rare fritillary count
13 minutes
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Does an Asda and Sainsbury's merger mean bad news for farmers but good news for consumers? Plus the rare wild flower which grows better in Wiltshire than anywhere else in the UK. Show more
Steve Backshall presents the story and sound of the corn bunting. Show more
News and current affairs. Including Yesterday in Parliament, Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
Sean Curran with the latest news from Westminster on the day new home secretary Sajid Javid takes over at the Home Office. Show more
The Life Scientific
Episode 163: Callum Roberts on the urgent need for marine conservation
28 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Callum Roberts on coral reefs, marine-protected areas and how it is possible to have our fish and eat them. Show more
Does economics have a problem with women? The Economist's Soumaya Keynes shares experiences with Harvard's Claudia Goldin, a former president of the American Economic Association.
A space for spiritual reflection with a Bible reading, prayer and a range of Christian music, led by Katharine Longworth. Show more
Woman's Hour
Abortion, Minister for Women and Equalities, Heart Surgeon Dr Nikki Stamp
58 minutes
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Reaction to the Ireland abortion referendum. Dr Nikki Stamp talks about her book Can You Die from a Broken Heart? And discussion of the minister for women and equalities. Show more
Kate and Merton are deeply in love but can’t marry without money. Is the answer a job in New York? Stars Nico Mirallegro. Show more
Chris Watson narrates this immersive journey through Sheffield, the city of his birth, tracing the role of the rivers in the development of its steel industry. Show more
Martin Simpson and Richard Hawley visit master luthier Roger Bucknall, discovering how an acoustic guitar is made, from wood to finished product. Show more
Dalia Elmelige tells the story of her life as a Muslim in America after 9/11. Show more
You and Yours
Call You and Yours: How hostile or tolerant is the UK, in your personal experience, to immigration?
45 minutes
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Consumer phone-in. How hostile or tolerant is the UK, in your personal experience, to immigration? Show more
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Analysis of news and current affairs.
Chinese Characters
Factory Girls: Modern Girls, Modern Dreams
1 minute
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The women who made modern China, but whose names are scarcely remembered - the hard-working, hard-living factory girls behind China's industrial revolution. Show more
Alistair does not know where to turn, and Lexi has concerns. Show more
Jon Culshaw stars in this satire inspired by the Young British Artists movement and the Momart warehouse fire. Also stars Ronni Ancona, Ben Crompton, Carl Prekopp. Show more
Jay Rayner and his panel of culinary experts are in Bradford. Dr Annie Gray, Sophie Wright, Rob Owen Brown and Sumayya Usmani answer the audience questions. Show more
The whales and penguins of the Antarctic rely on tiny shrimp-like krill. New fishing technology means that we can now join the feast. Gerard Baker reports on the consequences. Show more
Michael Rosen and Dr Laura Wright are joined in the studio by a virtual assistant and Tom Hewitson, conversation designer for the likes of Siri, Alexa and Cortana. Show more
4 Extra Debut. Businessman Tej Lalvani chooses the Noble winning (bongo playing) physicist, Richard Feynman. With Matthew Parris. From 2018. Show more
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Six O'Clock News
1/5/2018 Northern Ireland neurology cases re-examined
30 minutes
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Thousands of neurology patients are having their cases re-examined in Northern Ireland. Philip Hammond, is poised to say he favours a "customs partnership" post Brexit.
Trigger warning! Milton gets to the bottom of things by founding a seat of learning. Show more
Johnny comes to the rescue, and there is more bad news for Will. Show more
Front Row
Tate Modern's Shape of Light; Art Fund Museum of the Year Prize 2018; Oh My God, What a Complete Aisling
30 minutes
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The shortlist for the Art Fund Museum of the Year prize 2018 is announced. Plus, Shape of Light: 100 Years of Photography and Abstract Art at Tate Modern. Show more
Kate and Merton are deeply in love but can’t marry without money. Is the answer a job in New York? Stars Nico Mirallegro. Show more
An investigation into Jim Dowson, the front man for the anti-immigration, anti-Muslim organisation Knights Templar International. Show more
In Touch
Special school eye tests and a buggy innovation
20 minutes
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The vulnerable children missing out on vital eye tests and we road test a new smart buggy which can monitor the way ahead for obstacles. Show more
All in the Mind
Changing mindsets, Exercise to prevent depression, Nathan and Judith
28 minutes
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Claudia Hammond hears of new research into how we rationalise the things we feel stuck with and meets the second of the nine finalists for the All in the Mind Awards 2018. Show more
The Life Scientific
Episode 163: Callum Roberts on the urgent need for marine conservation
28 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Callum Roberts on coral reefs, marine-protected areas and how it is possible to have our fish and eat them. Show more
The World Tonight
Armenia opposition leader calls on supporters to join a campaign of civil disobedience
45 minutes
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As thousands of people protest in Yerevan and Armenia's opposition leader urges supporters to join a general strike, we hear from an opposition activist. Show more
As the community comes to terms with the death of the valley's oldest resident, Alice works on her book. Abridged by Robin Brooks. Read by Steven Robertson. Show more
Will is asked to be best man. The speech is easy. Everything else is difficult. With Russell Tovey and Phil Daniels. From 2015. Show more
Sean Curran reports from Westminster as ministers faced with defeat agree that British overseas territories should publish details of the true owners of companies based in them. Show more
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. Followed by Weather.
Benjamin Zephaniah reads his autobiography. Now a teenager, he escapes the family home with his mother, but it is not long before he finds himself on the wrong side of the law. Show more
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