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Farming Today
15/07/21 - National Food Strategy, the Great Yorkshire Show
13 minutes
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The National Food Strategy is released today. Charlotte Smith asks representatives from the farming industry to respond to the report's recommendations. Show more
Miranda Krestovnikoff presents the poisonous variable pitohui from New Guinea. 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.
Ex-policeman John Sutherland and researcher Dr Adam Elliott-Cooper debate - then try to discover what shapes each other's views. With Anne McElvoy and Gabrielle Rifkind. Show more
Metamorphosis - How Insects Transformed Our World
Mighty Mouthparts
14 minutes
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Erica McAlister unravels the mystery of the hawkmoth’s tongue, whose varying length has offered the simplest and most effective proof of natural selection in action. Show more
Woman's Hour
Going braless; Em Sheldon and trolling; Continued shielding; Anne Theroux
58 minutes
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The pros and cons of not wearing a bra. Show more
From Our Own Correspondent
Cubans' Patience Wears Thin
28 minutes
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A rare outbreak of public dissent on Cuba's streets; lockdown quandaries in Bangladesh; an expat enclave in Spain; Alexander Nevsky's example to Russians; life in a cave commune. Show more
Written in Scotland
Episode 4: Language and Class
28 minutes
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A four-part series on the relationship that Scotland’s writers have with Scotland itself. Presented by Kirsty Wark. Show more
Pinkie needs to get rid of those he can't trust. Does that include his wife, Rose? They plan a drive out to the country. Rose would like to believe it's an evening for two lovers. Show more
You and Yours
Music streaming; Land investments; Vestiaire Collective
39 minutes
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Field Music's David Brewis talks about how little successful artists make from streaming. Show more
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Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment, with Sarah Montague.
This week Neil MacGregor is meeting the gods. Today he is in Mexico, with the sculpture of a goddess made by the Huastec people of Mexico associated with sexuality and fertility. Show more
Lee faces a tricky dilemma and Phoebe’s suspicions are raised. Show more
In 1966 Bob Dylan played Manchester Free Trade Hall. Robert Forrest’s play focuses on events just outside the concert hall, as two young Dylan fans meet by chance . Show more
Poets Katrina Porteus and Phoebe Power and artist and archaeologist Rose Ferraby revisit the Durham coastline to reveal how this landscape inspired an artistic collaboration. Show more
Grime MC and TV chef Big Zuu makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of APT Action on Poverty. Show more
As sporting attentions turns to the Olympics in Tokyo, Johny Pitts is joined by Emily Itami and Iain Maloney to explore Japan's literary scene. Show more
Director Carol Morley on Muriel Box, Britain's most prolific female director and arguably most neglected. Presented by Antonia Quirke. Show more
BBC Inside Science
Covid19 - should we test everybody ?
28 minutes
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Testing the entire population could stop the virus spreading, but how would we do it? 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
15/07/2021 Dozens killed in flooding in western Germany
30 minutes
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The Germany Chancellor, Angela Merkel, says she's deeply shocked by the flooding seen in the country.
Olga and ALGO try to get to the bottom of what Harry Styles was going on about in this episode all about beauty. How can you understand something that’s defined by itself? Show more
The truth comes out for Helen and the future is looking bright at Brookfield. Show more
Front Row
Anna Meredith on Bumps Per Minute, British Podcast Awards, Generational Differences in Publishing
29 minutes
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Anna Meredith on fairground-inspired music in Bumps Per Minute. The generational differences of opinion in publishing. The highlights of the recent British Podcast Awards. Show more
It was the biggest bank heist in British and Irish criminal history. Belfast writer Glenn Patterson has unfinished business with the 2004 Northern Bank robbery. Show more
Covid restrictions are lifting in England on the 19th July. Yet infections are rising fast. Is the UK stepping into the unknown? David Aaronovitch explores some of the risks. Show more
Should consumers be told the carbon footprint of the products they buy? And if so, how? Evan Davis and guests discuss. Show more
BBC Inside Science
Covid19 - should we test everybody ?
28 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Testing the entire population could stop the virus spreading, but how would we do it? Show more
Ex-policeman John Sutherland and researcher Dr Adam Elliott-Cooper debate - then try to discover what shapes each other's views. With Anne McElvoy and Gabrielle Rifkind. Show more
Biggest Russian bombardment on Ukraine yet
Dozens died in European floods
45 minutes
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In depth reporting, intelligent analysis and breaking news from a global perspective
Pinkie needs to get rid of those he can't trust. Does that include his wife, Rose? They plan a drive out to the country. Rose would like to believe it's an evening for two lovers. Show more
Asked to present an award at a prestigious event, the Room Next Door Man should be celebrating, but insecurity about his comedy career and the day job puts paid to that. Show more
Mandy Baker and the BBC parliamentary team report from Westminster where the football racism row rages on after England's loss to Italy.
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Bibles, magic texts and the Grand Grimoire - a guide to summoning a prime minister of hell. Not to mention the discovery of the last will and testament of Jesus Christ. Show more
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