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A spiritual comment and prayer to start the day with Sarah Teather, UK Director of the Jesuit Refugee Service Show more
Farming Today
20/06/19 - Tree planting, the Royal Highland Show, beef emissions and farm safety
14 minutes
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Tree planting in England is not keeping pace with government targets. But are they targeting the right thing? Show more
Tweet of the Day
Stuart Butchart on the Bronze-winged Jacana
1 minute
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
BirdLife International's chief scientist Dr Stuart Butchart reveals the bronze-winged jacana, also known as the lily trotter. Show more
News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
Susan Hulme on yesterday's news from Westminster where the leading Tory contender to become prime minister, Boris Johnson, is branded 'racist' by the SNP's senior MP. Show more
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the Athenians' vote to kill all the men of Mytilene, then their change of mind next day and their race to stop the first vote being implemented. Show more
Elly Pear on cooking more veg, teachers on teen mental health, the impact of the Ebola outbreak on women, and widows on introducing your family to a new partner. Show more
A Parisian couple hire the perfect nanny for their two young children. But appearances are not what they seem. Adapted from Leïla Slimani’s award-winning international bestseller. Show more
From Our Own Correspondent
Slum landlords in Marseille
28 minutes
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Why is the centre of France's second city, Marseille, falling apart? Lucy Ash asks who is to blame - is it slum landlords, corrupt politicians or a combination of the two? Show more
Farhad al-Kake shares the secret music of his ancient Kurdish religion. It is central to their faith but makes the Kaka’i a target for Islamic extremists in their Iraqi homeland. Show more
How to Find Home by Mahsuda Snaith
9. The Trumpet Case
14 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for years
Following a vicious verbal attack from Luca, Molly wanders Skegness alone as dreadful memories intrude. Read by Anjli Mohindra. Show more
You and Yours
Student loans, GM salmon, Gambling levy
40 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
How do you feel about the idea of genetically modified salmon? It's now licensed in the US and Canada - the first GM creature to get such approval. Show more
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Mon-Thurs: Analysis of news and current affairs, presented by Sarah Montague. Fri: Analysis of news and current affairs, presented by Mark Mardell.
Becky Ripley and Emily Knight wonder who really controls your thoughts and actions? You? Or the things that live inside you? Show more
There's some upsetting news for Shula and Lilian makes herself useful. Show more
Unable to overcome her middle-class guilt, one woman is forced to take drastic action. A twisted modern fable by Sam Burns. Show more
Clare joins a unique family ramble in Dorset, from Osmington Mills to Weymouth. With her is Simon Waley and his three Dutch sons-in-law. Show more
Poet John Hegley makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Vision Care for Homeless People. Show more
Open Book
Carolina Setterwall, Re-reading and what it offers, Shadowplay reviewed, Ahmad Danny Ramadan
28 minutes
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Swedish writer Carolina Setterwall discusses her autobiographical debut novel Let's Hope for the Best, and Tim Parks and Belinda Jack discuss the pleasures of re-reading Show more
Antonia Quirke and Caitlin Benedict visit the Midnight Sun Film Festival in Lapland, where the sun shines for 24 hours in summer and films are shown every hour of the day. Show more
BBC Inside Science
Rinderpest destruction, Noise and birdsong, Science as entertainment
36 minutes
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Dr Adam Rutherford and guests on the recent destruction of Rinderpest virus stocks, a study showing how noise confuses songbirds, and a tickle of BBC2's The Family Brain Games. Show more
Afternoon news and current affairs programme, reporting on breaking stories and summing up the day's headlines.
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Six O'Clock News
20/06/2019 Johnson and Hunt to fight to be PM
30 minutes
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Michael Gove eliminated from the Conservative leadership contest by just 2 votes. The Catholic Church accused of putting its reputation above saving children from sexual abuse.
A lonely comedian pays a visit to his number one fan. Warm-hearted comedy starring Paul Merton and Suki Webster. From 2019. Show more
It's a big day for Jazzer and Ian is forced to face his fears Show more
Front Row
Lee Krasner, Ben Platt, Chasing Rainbows
28 minutes
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Ben Platt talks about his autobiographical debut album, Lee Krasner's life and art discussed, Chasing Rainbows - a space age play in a Victorian music hall Show more
A Parisian couple hire the perfect nanny for their two young children. But appearances are not what they seem. Adapted from Leïla Slimani’s award-winning international bestseller. Show more
US prosecutors want Julian Assange extradited - what are their chances of success? Show more
Criminals are often remarkably business-like and business-people are sometimes remarkably criminal. Evan Davis and guests explore the parallels between commerce and wrongdoing. Show more
BBC Inside Science
Rinderpest destruction, Noise and birdsong, Science as entertainment
36 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Dr Adam Rutherford and guests on the recent destruction of Rinderpest virus stocks, a study showing how noise confuses songbirds, and a tickle of BBC2's The Family Brain Games. Show more
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the Athenians' vote to kill all the men of Mytilene, then their change of mind next day and their race to stop the first vote being implemented. Show more
Biggest Russian bombardment on Ukraine yet
It's Jeremy Hunt against Boris Johnson in final 2
45 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Michael Gove knocked out of the Tory leadership contest in round 5. Show more
How to Find Home by Mahsuda Snaith
9. The Trumpet Case
14 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for years
Following a vicious verbal attack from Luca, Molly wanders Skegness alone as dreadful memories intrude. Read by Anjli Mohindra. Show more
V.I.P. R.I.P.
An Impresario, A TV Star, A Politician and the Man Who Invented the Bleep
28 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for 5 months
Jo Brand looks back on the lives of musical theatre impresario Jeremy Beaumont, sci-fi actor Pamela Ducasse, politician Douglas Waithe and electronics engineer Isidor Globovsky. Show more
News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament
The Listening Project
Joel and Deirdre - Time Apart to Grow Together
4 minutes
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Girlfriend and boyfriend who live 100 miles apart on different sides of the Irish border. Fi Glover presents. Show more
National and international news from BBC Radio 4
Ukrainian-American author Ilya Kaminsky's new book of poetry, performed by Christopher Eccleston, Fiona Shaw, Noma Dumezweni and Arinzé Kene. Show more
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