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A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Dr Myriam François, journalist and research associate at the Centre of Islamic Studies, SOAS University of London Show more
Farming Today
30/07/20 - Consultation on gene editing, Mammal extinction, Peregrine Falcons, COVID-19 and food supply chains
13 minutes
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Lord Krebs tells Charlotte Smith why a consultation on gene editing is good for both farmers and consumers and could help us produce food more productively in the future. Show more
Photographer and Gaelic broadcaster Cailean MacLean recalls an encounter with a great skua, or bonxie, on St Kilda for Tweet of the Day. Show more
News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
News, views and features on yesterday's stories in Parliament.
The Long View
Dominic Cummings and Civil Service Reform
28 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Jonathan Freedland takes the Long View of Civil Service reform comparing Dominic Cummings with Charles Trevelyan, the ‘stormy reformer’ of the 1850s, who reshaped the Civil Service. Show more
James Burke manages to link medieval Arab optics to My Fair Lady in his 'Knowledge Web' Show more
Woman's Hour
School exclusions; Women and running; Recovery after domestic violence
47 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
New figures about school exclusions are out today. But how are they affecting girls? Show more
Babelsberg Film Studios, 1929. Jonas Beck comes face to face with Peter X, an obsessive movie fan with horrific injuries from the First World War. Show more
Crossing Continents
Venezuela's 'Bay of Piglets'
28 minutes
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A failed coup in Venezuela - a story of hubris, incompetence and treachery… Show more
Clemency Burton Hill is joined by conductor David Robertson at the Morgan Library in New York City, to explore the autograph manuscript of Mozart's Symphony No.35, the Haffner. Show more
Booker-winning writer Anne Enright continues her new novel about fame, sex and the search for truth. Today: Katherine O'Dell finds herself part of a 'perfect' Hollywood marriage... Show more
You and Yours
Cheap Clothes, Green Homes and Tiny Pubs
39 minutes
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Cheap clothing: Can a trust-mark ever guarantee clothing's not been made with slave labour? And the billions spent greening our homes; will the government's latest idea work?.
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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.
Biggest Russian bombardment on Ukraine yet
Donald Trump suggests delaying November's election
45 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
In depth reporting, intelligent analysis and breaking news from a global perspective
Booker-winning writer Anne Enright continues her new novel about fame, sex and the search for truth. Today: Katherine O'Dell finds herself part of a 'perfect' Hollywood marriage... Show more
The world has been turned upside down in 2020, but could the dearth of sport offer a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for cricket's anti-hero Dave Podmore to make big bucks? Show more
Documentary following the lives of just a few of the millions of new benefits claimants who are out of work because of coronavirus. Show more
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When Rob Lawrie volunteered at the Calais Jungle he didn't think it would lead to smuggling charges: worse follows when he finds out that the man he tried to help has deceived him Show more
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