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A reflection and prayer to start the day with the Archdeacon of Bangor, Mary Stallard. Show more
Wildlife sound recordist Chris Watson captures the sounds of an extraordinary dawn performance when he joins a group of male black grouse at a traditional courtship site. Show more
The latest news headlines. Including the weather and a look at the papers.
Open Country
Julia Blackburn and the Suffolk coast
24 minutes
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Helen Mark takes a virtual walk with the writer Julia Blackburn to discuss her love of the Suffolk coastline and the ways in which this ancient seascape has influenced her work. Show more
Farming Today
30/01/21: Farming Today This Week; Dairy production, Badger Cull, Heather Burning
25 minutes
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At the end of Veganuary we take a look at dairy farming; and the government announces the beginning of the end of the badger cull. Show more
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Including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
Saturday Live
Mary Portas and Adrian Dunbar
1 hour, 26 minutes
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Retail queen and broadcaster Mary Portas joins actor Adrian Dunbar, food writer Ella Risbridger and listener Mark Davies who discovered his uncle was a hoarder. Show more
Jay Rayner hosts the culinary panel show. Show more
The Spectator's Isabel Hardman and guests discuss the education attainment gap, the cladding crisis, more women in government, and ask if Labour is making its mark. Show more
From Our Own Correspondent
Brazil's Steady Stream of Grief
28 minutes
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The Amazonian city of Manaus is grappling with a new Covid strain which has collapsed its health system and led to shortages of oxygen. Show more
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
Money Box
Self-employment income support scheme discrimination claims
35 minutes
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Rishi Sunak is being taken to court by self-employed mothers over discrimination claims, firms face 50% hike on FSCS levy, UC identity fraud and self assessment tax deadline. Show more
Andy Zaltzman is joined by Alice Fraser, Fern Brady, Hugo Rifkind and Daliso Chaponda to quiz the week's news. Show more
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Any Questions?
Caroline Dinenage MP, Lord Hogan-Howe, Sarah Jones MP, Kirsty Williams MS
47 minutes
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Chris Mason presents political debate and discussion with Caroline Dinenage MP, Lord Hogan-Howe, Sarah Jones MP and Kirsty Williams MS. Show more
Have your say on the issues discussed on Any Questions?
One to One
The Dream of Success: Rosie Millard and actor Ben Hopwood
14 minutes
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Arts journalist Rosie Millard talks to amateur actor Ben Hopwood about ‘living the dream’ on his own terms. Show more
David Eldridge's play about estranged identical twins starring Peter Sullivan and Sam Troughton. Can the twins forge a new relationship following the death of their parents? Show more
Woman's Hour
Weekend Woman's Hour - Samantha Cameron; Rhod Gilbert on male fertility; Afro hair and discrimination
57 minutes
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Samantha Cameron talks about her clothing brand and life at Number 10, Rhod Gilbert on male fertility, and afro hair and discrimination. Show more
Full coverage of the day's news
Nick Robinson gets beneath the surface in a personal and political interview with new business secretary Kwasi Kwarteng. Show more
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Six O'Clock News
30/01/2021 EU 'made a mistake' over Covid vaccines, says Gove
15 minutes
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The Cabinet Office Minister Michael Gove has said the European Union made a 'mistake' by triggering emergency Covid vaccine export controls.
Loose Ends
Petula Clark, Marian Keyes, Melanie Challenger, Kingsley Ben-Adir, Steve Earle, Tunng, YolanDa Brown, Clive Anderson
38 minutes
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Clive Anderson and YolanDa Brown are joined by Petula Clark, Marian Keyes, Melanie Challenger and Kingsley Ben-Adir for an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy. Show more
Fashion billionaire Anders Holch Povlsen is the biggest shareholder in ASOS - in talks to buy Topshop - and the man ‘rewilding’ Scotland’s landscape. With Mark Coles. Show more
Actor and TV presenter Leah Remini talks to Louis Theroux about life in the Church of Scientology and her reasons for leaving. Show more
Archive on 4
Easier Than Curing a Toothache? The Story of Lobotomy
57 minutes
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Claire Prentice uncovers the history of the brain operation for mental illnesses which some doctors boasted was 'easier than curing a toothache'. Show more
Return of the popular drama series about legal reps in Manchester. Starring David Schofield as Frank Twist Show more
Mike Williams asks : Why do we perceive time differently at different times and in different circumstances?
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4
Helen Lewis returns with a new series of interviews with people offering radical solutions - from loneliness to philanthropy, liberating women's economic potential and what we eat. Show more
Competitors from Cambridge, Reading and Somerset join Paul Gambaccini for the wide-ranging quiz of musical knowledge. Show more
Roger McGough invites the performance poet Murray Lachlan Young to pick his favourite poems from listeners' requests Show more
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In his exploration of work, Peter White finds disabled people were everywhere in the 19th-century workplace. From June 2013. Show more
By Ingrid Persaud. Joy is in the late stages of dementia. Every week, her daughter Lani visits her in the care home and tries to trigger her memory with food. Show more
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