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Reflection and prayer to start the day with Bishop David Chillingworth of the Scottish Episcopal Church. Show more
Farming Today
01/08/19: Closure of marts and abattoirs, Predatory insects, When is a tweet not a tweet?
14 minutes
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Caz Graham hears how the closure of livestock markets impacts on the farming community and asks Adam Day from the Farming Network about why these marts are coming under pressure. Show more
Miranda Krestovnikoff presents the wetland-loving African jacana. Show more
News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
Lyse Doucet talks to remarkable women about their role in the democratic system. Vaira Vike Freiberga, the first female president of Latvia, tells her extraordinary life story. Show more
Jenny Kleeman explores places at the extremes of UK society, uncovering the stories behind a revealing statistic. Show more
Woman's Hour
Rural domestic abuse, Endometriosis, making fun of your mum
48 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Dealing with rural domestic abuse; living with endometriosis; Masih Alinejad, the woman behind the #WhiteWednesdays campaign; and, should you make fun of your mum? Show more
Commentary on England v Australia in the first Ashes Test from Edgbaston.
There's a glimmer of hope for Neil and Lynda makes the ultimate sacrifice Show more
Front Row
k.d. lang, paying inheritance tax with art, ceramicist Magdalene Odundo
29 minutes
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k.d. lang on why she is retiring, and when you can pay inheritance tax with works of art. Ceramicist Magdalene Odundo talks about her new exhibition. Show more
Flying Visits
4. You're on the front line Mrs Wallis
14 minutes
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Hayleigh and her feisty clients petition their local MP in the campaign to ban 15 minute visits. Starring Claire Rushbrook. Show more
Tom Holland and Iszi Lawrence follow history’s story-laden lines and linkages. This week - supply lines, from Hannibal to Japanese innovation. Show more
Why profit should not be the only motive and how businesses are changing the way they work by focusing on their impact on us all. Show more
BBC Inside Science
Lovelock at 100; Hydrothermal vents and antibiotic resistance in the environment
30 minutes
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James Lovelock discusses his Gaia theory on his 100th birthday; sampling life on hydrothermal vents in Iceland; and the prevalence of antibiotic resistance genes in London. Show more
Lyse Doucet talks to remarkable women about their role in the democratic system. Vaira Vike Freiberga, the first female president of Latvia, tells her extraordinary life story. Show more
Biggest Russian bombardment on Ukraine yet
4th case of Ebola confirmed in Goma
45 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
In depth reporting, intelligent analysis and breaking news from a global perspective
Warlow, freed from the cellar by Abraham Price, doesn’t know his kids – but does recognise his wife. Read by Robert Glenister. Show more
Zoe Lyons, Kerry Godliman, Lou Conran and Jason Cook decide who’s Average Jolene or Maverick Matilda. From 2019. Show more
Josie Long presents stories about the natural world, from singing with whales to the ballad of a rare bird. From 2019. Show more
National and international news from BBC Radio 4
Charlotte Runcie considers the cockle pickers of Penclawwd and the fishwives of Newhaven while her pregnancy approaches full term. Show more
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