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A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with the Rev Canon Dr Jennifer Smith. Show more
Farming Today
20/10/21 Nitrogen fixing peas, rural post offices, deer collisions, cider apples
13 minutes
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Artificial fertiliser prices are at an all time high - so farmers are being encouraged to use the power of nitrogen-fixing plants such as peas and beans. Show more
Orcadian author and conservationist Amy Liptrot laments the disappearance of breeding Arctic terns from her family farm. Show more
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Life Changing
The phone call that changed everything
28 minutes
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Jemma is a researcher, she would normally take months over choosing a car; she tells Jane Garvey how in a split second she made a decision that would define the rest of her life. Show more
Step into the world of Bosnian bomb disposal officer Sead Vrana as he detects and disposes of a deadly anti-tank warhead. Recorded in immersive stereo, best heard on headphones. Show more
Woman's Hour
Baroness Ruth Davidson; The science of knitting; Spiking by injection
58 minutes
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The former Scottish Conservative leader's maiden speech in the House of Lords. Show more
Writer and curator Ekow Eshun enlists the help of artist Grayson Perry to look at what white privilege means and to find out whether there’s a way to live without it. Show more
John Cleese shares the inside story of a sitcom masterpiece with TV veterans Peter Fincham and Jon Plowman. From 2021. Show more
The sizzling new novel from the Pulitzer-winning writer of The Underground Railroad set in 60s Harlem. Show more
You and Yours
Energy Co EV's, Framework Laptop and Heat Pumps
39 minutes
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There's a new entrant in the motor trade as energy companies start selling us electric vehicles. And a laptop for life? The computer that never goes out of fashion.
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39 Ways to Save the Planet
Floating Solar Power
14 minutes
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Most of the surface of this planet is water. Can we cover more of it with solar panels and power the world? Tom Heap reports. Show more
There are first day nerves at Berrow and Shula has reservations. Show more
Fate. A diplomatic mission has seismic repercussions. Inspired by the work of Emile Zola, written by Oliver Emanuel. Show more
Felicity Hannah asks whether our savings, pensions and mortgages can help to fight climate change. Email moneybox@bbc.co.uk with your questions and ideas. Show more
The Inside Health insiders' guide to gene silencing therapies, could they change medicine? Show more
Freedom: Laurie Taylor explores an unruly and disputed concept. How it came to be equated with limited government and the liberty of white people. Show more
The Media Show
Climate change and the challenge for media
28 minutes
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Should journalists dispense with objectivity and become activists to save the planet? Show more
Afternoon news and current affairs programme, reporting on breaking stories and summing up the day's headlines.
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Geoff negotiates the generous Swedish parental benefits system and perfectionism of Swedish dads. Stars Adam Riches. From 2021. Show more
Lilian has a cunning plan and Jazzer faces an uphill struggle Show more
Front Row
Bradford Postcard; Ron’s Gone Wrong; Re-directing a play
42 minutes
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Film director Sarah Smith on Ron’s Gone Wrong, and an audio postcard from Bradford Show more
Life Changing
The phone call that changed everything
28 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Jemma is a researcher, she would normally take months over choosing a car; she tells Jane Garvey how in a split second she made a decision that would define the rest of her life. Show more
Two men from the North West, Malik and Mark, whose lives connect through their ancestral links to a British slave owner and an abolitionist Show more
Chhavi Sachdev celebrates the five winners of the inaugural Earthshot Prize, smart people with simple but ambitious solutions to some of the planet's biggest problems. Show more
The Media Show
Climate change and the challenge for media
28 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Should journalists dispense with objectivity and become activists to save the planet? Show more
Biggest Russian bombardment on Ukraine yet
Bolsonaro could face charges of crimes against humanity
45 minutes
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The sizzling new novel from the Pulitzer-winning writer of The Underground Railroad set in 60s Harlem. Show more
The bell rings in Boo and Ray’s local, and they have fifteen minutes to drink up. A series of four comic plays written by and starring John Kearns and Tim Key. Show more
A brand new, fully soundscaped, sketch show from the award-winning sketch supergroup Tarot. Featuring: Adam Drake, Edward Easton, Kath Hughes, Ben Rowse and Kiri Pritchard-McLean. Show more
All the news from Westminster with Susan Hulme.
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Author Bernardine Evaristo sets out her relationship history and examines the love, sex, romance and flings that would accompany her journey to Booker success. Show more
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