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A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Dr Krish Kandiah. Show more
Farming Today
Delaying Brexit vote, no-deal vote, tariff plan, land-managing goats, agricultural careers
14 minutes
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Following MPs' rejection of leaving the EU without a deal, Charlotte Smith considers what that actually changes, and whether farmers still need to prepare for all eventualities. Show more
Tweet of the Day
Andy Clements on the Golden Plover
1 minute
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
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 programme, including Yesterday in Parliament, Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
Susan Hulme reports from Westminster where MPs vote to rule out a no-deal Brexit at any point, opening the way to a further vote on whether to delay the UK's exit from the EU. Show more
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss what being oneself has meant to philosophers from Aristotle to Sartre and since and how compatible authenticity is with morality Show more
Woman's Hour
Nasrin Sotoudeh, My White Best Friend, Himalayas, Barbara Hannigan
57 minutes
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Human rights lawyer jailed, Rachel De-lahay on play My White Best Friend, Zara Balfour on Children of the Snow Land documentary and Canadian soprano and conductor Barbara Hannigan. Show more
Dr Aziz worries no good can come of befriending English ladies but can the English and Indians be friends? Stars Shubham Saraf. Show more
From Our Own Correspondent
Powerless in Venezuela
28 minutes
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Surviving the blackout in Caracas, France's only Gypsy Mayor, an Indian Ocean migration crisis, kings vie for power in Benin and we explore memories of an undivided Cyprus. Show more
4 Extra Debut. Singer Sam Lee and Will Parsons of the British Pilgrimage Trust trace the origins of an iconic folk song. From 2019. Show more
Andrei makes some new friends, expats living in Moscow and renting his brother's apartment next door. He is invited to go with them to a local nightclub. Show more
You and Yours
Delayed Rolling Stock, Disability Access, Losing Weight
40 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Glitches with rolling stock delays deployment of new trains on UK's commuter networks and after decades of laws aimed at improving access for disabled people - what's changed ?
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Analysis of news and current affairs, presented by Sarah Montague.
Does it help to call someone a denier? Isabel Hardman asks why denial debates get so polarised. Show more
Adam makes a surprising discovery and Rex offers some advice Show more
Dark forces gather in the VIP section of a top Miami nightclub. Contemporary drama by Sebastian Baczkiewicz recorded in America’s fastest-growing city. Show more
Clare Balding walks across Dartmoor with a former soldier whose retirement has taken him in a surprising direction. Show more
Television presenter Alex Jones makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Amref Health Africa. Show more
Open Book
What makes a Jewish book, Colm Toibin on Natalia Ginzburg, Censorship in Kuwait
28 minutes
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Novelists Charlotte Mendelson and Nathan Englander discuss what makes a book Jewish and Colm Toibin explains why we should all be reading the Italian writer Natalia Ginzburg. Show more
The Film Programme
Film and poetry, and a bit of Bob Dylan
28 minutes
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A film and poetry special with Don Paterson, Robin Robertson and Hannah Sullivan. And in a radio exclusive, Sheila Atim and Toby Jones perform Bob Dylan’s Brownsville Girl. Show more
BBC Inside Science
Rules and ethics of genome editing, Gender, sex and sport, Hog roasts at Stonehenge
31 minutes
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Rules and ethics of genome editing, gender, sex and sport, and hog roasts at Stonehenge. Show more
PM at 5pm: interviews, context and analysis.
Six O'Clock News
14/03/2019 MPs vote to seek delay to Brexit
30 minutes
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MPs vote to give Theresa May authority to seek a delay to Britain's departure from the EU
The ethical Wilsons enjoy a good protest march, but they’ve all got their own agendas. Stars Marcus Brigstocke. From 2019. Show more
Emma comes to the rescue and Natasha learns a shocking truth Show more
Front Row
Jordan Peele, The rise of country music, Christian Marclay's show reviewed
28 minutes
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Jordan Peele on his new horror film, Us, about a family terrorised by their doppelgangers. Plus, the rise in popularity of country music in the UK. Show more
Dr Aziz worries no good can come of befriending English ladies but can the English and Indians be friends? Stars Shubham Saraf. Show more
Inside the prison where inmates study alongside law students from Cambridge University. Show more
How useful are internships as a route into full-time, paid employment? Who gains more from internships - the intern or the employer? Evan Davis and guests discuss. Show more
BBC Inside Science
Rules and ethics of genome editing, Gender, sex and sport, Hog roasts at Stonehenge
31 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Rules and ethics of genome editing, gender, sex and sport, and hog roasts at Stonehenge. Show more
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss what being oneself has meant to philosophers from Aristotle to Sartre and since and how compatible authenticity is with morality Show more
In-depth reporting and analysis from a global perspective.
Andrei makes some new friends, expats living in Moscow and renting his brother's apartment next door. He is invited to go with them to a local nightclub. Show more
A lively, topical show, with a female panel, hosted by Jo Bunting. Show more
Susan Hulme reports from Westminster, where MPs back by a large majority a government motion to ask the EU for a delay to Brexit beyond the 29th of March. Show more
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Amos Oz recalls how storytelling eased his passage through difficult schooldays and a tricky home life, as his parents’ marriage crumbled. Read by David Fleeshman. Show more
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