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A reflection and prayer to start the day with Rev Dr Janet Unsworth.
Claire Lynch describes how she navigated motherhood. Show more
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Open Country
Brett Westwood's Summer Nature Diary
24 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Brett Westwood shares his audio-diary of the natural world in summer including nectar-robbing bees, hover flies which resemble hornets, and murderous crab-spiders. Show more
Farming Today
29/08/20 Farming Today This Week: Poultry, Red Tractor, Deforestation, Pharrell Williams video
25 minutes
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Sybil Ruscoe looks at the poultry sector, and asks about welfare standards and environmental concerns when it comes to farming chickens for meat. Show more
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Grammy award winning violinist Nicola Benedetti; The Fast Show actor Mark Williams; Jonathan Slaght on saving the rare Blakiston's fish owl and Zawe Ashton's Inheritance Tracks. Show more
Think you know all there is to know about witches? Think again. Enter into the dark days of the European Witch Craze, where no woman was safe. Show more
Where are we up to with Brexit and what will it mean for you? Is ‘no deal’ now the most likely outcome for UK-EU trade talks? David Aaronovitch asks the experts. Show more
From Our Own Correspondent
The Kremlin and its opponents
28 minutes
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Kate Adie introduces pieces on the Kremlin and its opponents; inter-generational splits in Lebanon; upbeat Republicans in the US; a battle of statues in Germany; and Paris beaches. Show more
Eavesdrop as a couple open up to a relationship counsellor about their personal finances and feelings. In this episode, can spendaholic Hollie and thrifty Jay find common ground? Show more
Darren Harriott curates his ideal festival: a magical carnival of surprise called The Festival of the Unexpected. Show more
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Any Questions?
Iain Dale, Lucy Frazer MP, Toby Perkins MP, Dr Philippa Whitford MP
47 minutes
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Anita Anand presents political debate and discussion from London Broadcasting House with Iain Dale, Lucy Frazer MP, Toby Perkins MP and Dr Philippa Whitford MP. Show more
Schools are opening their doors in England and Wales and the government is urging people back to the office at the same time. How do you feel about this? Show more
Trapped in an unhappy marriage, Nan disappears from the family home for a night – with devastating consequences. Radio premiere of Agatha Christie's gripping 1920s domestic drama. Show more
Woman's Hour
Listener Week - Nits, Accents, Becoming a mother unexpectedly, Paddle sports, Losing your belongings, Choirs
56 minutes
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Stories of the week suggested by listeners. Show more
Full coverage of the day's news
Many Lebanese feel that the Beirut blast was not the cause of catastrophe in Lebanon, but the result of it. Show more
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Six O'Clock News
Government under fire over new England schools coronavirus advice
15 minutes
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School leaders in England criticise the government over covid advice just days before students return. Tributes to Black Panther's Chadwick Boseman, who's died at the age of 43.
Loose Ends
Sandi Toksvig, Yotam Ottolenghi, Jules Buckley, Gregory Porter, Bumi Thomas, Emma Freud, Clive Anderson
37 minutes
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Clive Anderson and Emma Freud are joined by Sandi Toksvig, Yotam Ottolenghi and Jules Buckley for an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy. With music from Gregory Porter. Show more
Who is the horse-loving peer now in charge of our public health? Mark Coles hears about Dido Harding's high-flying career, and why some are cynical about her new role. Show more
Simon Schama: The Great Gallery Tours
The Rijksmuseum
28 minutes
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Sir Simon Schama's love of the great Dutch masters is at the heart of this programme. Amsterdam's Rijksmuseum is more than a gallery - it's an expression of national identity. Show more
Stanley Tucci tells the story of William Mulholland and the lies that made Los Angeles possible. Mulholland first brought water to arid LA, with much double dealing and duplicity. Show more
Archive on 4
Logan's Run and Intergenerational War
57 minutes
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In 1967, the science fiction novel Logan's Run showed a world where human lives were terminated at age 21. Ed Howker looks at the how the themes are relevant today. Show more
Helen explores the dark underbelly of the trade in human eggs. Part 3 of the conspiracy thriller, starring Hattie Morahan. Written by Matt Hartley. Show more
By Julie Mayhew. Set in the not-too-distant future, a woman sits watching events on ‘Earth’. But who is the crying girl with the crazy hair? Show more
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Grounded with Louis Theroux
8. Troy Deeney
1 hour, 4 minutes
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Louis speaks to Watford footballer Troy Deeney. Troy tells Louis about growing up on one the biggest council estates in Europe, his time in prison and why he won't fix his teeth. Show more
Four competitors join Russell Davies in the latest heat of the nationwide general knowledge contest, this week coming from MediaCityUK in Salford. Show more
Alan Mumby, Chairman of Far Welter’d, the East Lincolnshire Dialect Society, explores poetry with dialect at its core written and spoken in his native county. Show more
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The Way I See It
Stanley Tucci and Giacometti's Head of a Man on a Rod
14 minutes
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A radiophonic art exhibition in which 30 of the world's most creative minds choose a work from New York's MoMA. Ep 26 Stanley Tucci on Giacometti's Head of a Man on a Rod. Show more
In Dublin, a young man takes a climate change activist on a tour of the city on the day it's announced that the sun is dying. Written by June Caldwell. Read by Emmet Kirwan. Show more
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