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A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with novelist and poet Zahid Hussain.
Farming Today
Lamb Exports to Saudi Arabia, Welsh Fishermen and a 'No-Deal' Brexit, Controlling Rabbits
13 minutes
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John Fishwick from The British Veterinary Association says a new deal to sell more lamb to Saudi Arabia must not include meat from animals which are not stunned before slaughter. Show more
Miranda Krestovnikoff presents the story and sound of the gannet. Show more
Morning news and current affairs. Including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
Evan Davis and guests ask what is the right relationship between the public and experts? Show more
Helen Arney and Dr Kat Arney explore the Victorian legacy: Darwin and ‘evolution’ versus Galton and ‘eugenics’. From 2017. Show more
A space for spiritual reflection with a Bible reading, prayer and a range of Christian music, led by Fr Andrew Martlew. Show more
Woman's Hour
Ali Gibb and hitting three holes-in-one in one day; Bushra El-Turk, Mothers Who Make
58 minutes
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Golfer Ali Gibb on defying the odds to hit three holes-in-one in one day, composer Bushra El-Turk on her debut commission for the BBC Proms, and mothers starting arts careers. Show more
Young Olive wants to rewrite Shakespeare, Bruce's girlfriend is leading him into danger, and Angus has six puppies too many. It's 44 Scotland Street! Show more
Crossing Continents
'Gone to Foreign' from Jamaica
28 minutes
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Not wanted in Jamaica and not wanted in Britain. Two Britons caught up in the Windrush scandal tell their story. Show more
As Britain opens the latest in a series of large new jails, architect Danna Walker asks why we persist in using a 250-year-old design for these establishments. Show more
A History of Ideas
Historian Simon Schaffer on Beauty and Evolution
11 minutes
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Historian of science Simon Schaffer explores beauty and evolution. Can the ideas of Charles Darwin help explain Simon's love of Mahler? Show more
You and Yours
Turkey tourism, Apple court case, Surrogacy abroad
45 minutes
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Retailers are reporting low stocks of Turkish lira as British holidaymakers stock up following the currency crash. Is the Turkish tourism industry recovering? Show more
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Analysis of news and current affairs.
Prof Jonathan Ball looks at unnervingly-cheap ways to gene edit human embryos. Show more
Helen is on a mission, and Jim hatches a plan. Show more
Mma Ramotswe and Mma Makutsi receive a visit from an extremely important person - a hero of Botswana's only lady detectives. Written and dramatised by Alexander McCall Smith. Show more
Helen Mark visits the outstanding natural and historic landscape of The Gwent Levels, an area circled by an ever-encroaching transport system. Show more
Olivia Colman makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Unicef. Show more
A special edition exploring book criticism, reviewing, and asking whether using critical tools can make us better readers. Show more
Antonia Quirke presents a special edition with Spike Lee. Show more
BBC Inside Science
Cavendish banana survival; Guillemot egg shape; Unexpected Truth About Animals; Tambora's rainstorm
30 minutes
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The fight to save the Cavendish, our last commercially viable banana, and an ornithological mystery - the guillemot's weird egg shape, is solved. With Marnie Chesterton Show more
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Six O'Clock News
23/08/2018 The government sets out first detailed plans in the event of a "no-deal" Brexit
30 minutes
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The government has set out its first detailed guidance in the event of a "no-deal" Brexit
Eccentric museum staff at the former country home of a terrible 18th century poet expect the WI. Stars Jane Horrocks. From 2016. Show more
Elizabeth needs help, and Tom is desperate to impress. Show more
Front Row
BSO Resound at the Proms, Edinburgh Comedy Awards shortlist, Creativity and the brain, Melissa Harrison
30 minutes
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James Rose, founder of the BSO's Resound, on their Proms debut, the Edinburgh Comedy Awards shortlist, Paul Howard Jones on the brain, and Melissa Harrison on her new novel. Show more
Young Olive wants to rewrite Shakespeare, Bruce's girlfriend is leading him into danger, and Angus has six puppies too many. It's 44 Scotland Street! Show more
Series looking at important issues in the news. Presented by David Aaronovitch. Greece has exited its bailout programme. What does the future hold for the debt-ridden country? Show more
In Business
Soft Power Seduction: China Lures Taiwan's Youth
30 minutes
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Is China using its economic clout to lure the youth of Taiwan in a soft power offensive, and can the younger generation be won over in this way? Show more
BBC Inside Science
Cavendish banana survival; Guillemot egg shape; Unexpected Truth About Animals; Tambora's rainstorm
30 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
The fight to save the Cavendish, our last commercially viable banana, and an ornithological mystery - the guillemot's weird egg shape, is solved. With Marnie Chesterton Show more
Evan Davis and guests ask what is the right relationship between the public and experts? Show more
The World Tonight
Government publishes advice in case of "No Deal" Brexit
45 minutes
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Brexit Secretary still confident that a good deal is the most likely outcome. Show more
With more attacks, Chief Brody decides to call in an expert. Will it ever be safe to go into the water? Read by Henry Goodman. Show more
4 Extra Debut. The Lad tells Andree about his war wound. You may find it hard to believe. Stars Kevin McNally. 1956 episode re-recorded in 2015. Show more
Science Stories
Hypatia: The Murdered Mathematician
28 minutes
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Series looking at events and characters from science history. Naomi Alderman's story is of Hypatia - the mathematician murdered by a mob in Alexandria. Show more
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. Followed by Weather.
Together with Edinburgh's International Book Festival, five writers define what 'freedom' means to them. Today, one of China's most prominent satirical voices, Yan Lianke. Show more
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