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A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Zahid Hussain Show more
Farming Today
22/07/21 - Food standards, Exporting mussels, Wildflower meadows, Paramotor landings
13 minutes
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Caz Graham speaks to Jim Moseley from Red Tractor about the new standards they're putting in place for farmers, and asks what this might mean for consumers. Show more
Chris Jones has been rescuing sick and injured birds for years. Here he tells the story of one of his favourite rescue ravens. 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.
Dorothy Byrne and Jonathan Dimbleby 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
Drosophila Melanogastronaut
15 minutes
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Erica McAlister examines the innocuous flies that are Drosophila melanogaster. More is known about these flies than any other animal on the planet, as a model for human genetics. Show more
Woman's Hour
Off the Rails Film, Bella Mackie, Long Covid, #MeToo around the world
57 minutes
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Jules Williamson tells Chloe Tilley about directing her first film in her fifties, we look at the impact the #MeToo movement has had around the world and a new study on Long Covid. Show more
Crossing Continents
Dangerous Liaisons in Sinaloa
29 minutes
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In the Mexican state of Sinaloa, the tentacles of ‘narco cultura’ extend deep into the lives of local women. Show more
Sketches: Stories of Art and People
Micro Worlds
28 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Writer Anna Freeman presents a showcase of true stories about the meaning of art in people's lives. This week, stories of micro worlds and the people who make them. Show more
Tashiro, the showman, is happily scheming and making deals but Tsugami feels uneasy about the involvement of the shady businessman, Okabe. Show more
You and Yours
Banking Trafficking; Ex-Burglar Security; Supermarket Shortages
39 minutes
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News and discussion of consumer affairs Show more
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Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment, with Sarah Montague.
Why are some people naturally immune to HIV? And how can their DNA help scientists find a cure? With Dr Kat Arney. Show more
Helen makes a breakthrough and Chris faces a race against time. Show more
Timothy X Atack holds a satirical mirror up to an imaginary Britain – a dystopia where books are shunned and bullies have business arrangements with their schools. Show more
Open Country
Journey to the Source of the Ancholme
24 minutes
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Ian Marchant tracks the River Ancholme back to its source, exploring the historic boats of the Lincolnshire landscape along the way. Show more
Broadcaster and journalist Cathy Newman makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Feed the Minds. Show more
Open Book
Miranda Cowley Heller and Summer reading round up
28 minutes
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Chris Power speaks to Miranda Cowley Heller, a former HBO executive turned novelist, about her debut, The Paper Palace and rounds up the best Summer reads. Show more
The Film Programme
Bruce Robinson: Withnail and me
28 minutes
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Bruce Robinson: Withnail and me. Antonia Quirke talks to writer-director Bruce Robinson about the phone box in Withnail And I that has become a shrine for fans of the movie. Show more
A new technique for rapidly modelling protein structure has the potential to revolutionise research into every aspect of life. 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
22/07/2021More than six-hundred-thousand people in a week have been told to self-isolate by the NHS Covid app
30 minutes
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More than six-hundred-thousand people in a week have been told to self-isolate by the NHS Covid app
Olga Koch and her digital assistant are on a mission to get healthy, but the topic is very tricky to compute. What is a Placebo, and why don’t we know any of their songs? Show more
Ian’s suspicions are raised and Ruairi attempts some subtle manipulation. Show more
Front Row
McKellen's Hamlet reviewed, Mercury Prize nominees, Alex Von Tunzelmann on statues
28 minutes
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Susannah Clapp reviews the new production of Hamlet starring Ian McKellen. Laura Snapes on the Mercury Prize Nominees. Alex von Tunzelmann on her new book 'Fallen Idols'. 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
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Covid-19 vaccines dramatically cut the long clinical trial process. Evan Davis and his guests discuss if this could work for other drugs and what other changes the business faces. Show more
A new technique for rapidly modelling protein structure has the potential to revolutionise research into every aspect of life. Show more
Dorothy Byrne and Jonathan Dimbleby 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
Workers in food supply chain to avoid isolation
45 minutes
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In depth reporting, intelligent analysis and breaking news from a global perspective
Tashiro, the showman, is happily scheming and making deals but Tsugami feels uneasy about the involvement of the shady businessman, Okabe. Show more
Michael’s Room Next Door character being mentioned in parliament brings an A-List invite that tests his principles even more than an audition to play a cheesy string. Show more
Sean Curran and the BBC's parliamentary team report from Westminster as ministers are challenged about the so-called coronavirus 'pingdemic'.
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Vaxxers by Professor Sarah Gilbert and Dr Catherine Green
Ep 4 - Scaling up production of the Oxford AstraZeneca vaccine.
14 minutes
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Prof Sarah Gilbert & Dr Catherine Green on producing a vaccine to combat COVID-19. Today, scaling-up production & preparing to manufacture millions of doses. Read by Debra Baker. Show more
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