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A reflection and prayer to start the day with Canon Simon Doogan.
Witness History
The Kidnapping of Frank Sinatra Jr
14 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
In December 1963, the 19-year-old son of Frank Sinatra was kidnapped for a ransom. He was released unharmed after two days. Barry Keenan was the man behind the crime. Show more
The latest news headlines. Including the weather and a look at the papers.
Join Clare in the breathtaking scenery of North Yorkshire. She was invited by three listeners, who explain why, in their 50s, they wanted to qualify as mountain leaders. Show more
Farming Today
03/09/22 Farming Today This Week: Right to roam, price of milk, small abattoir closes, bovine TB
25 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for years
We discuss TB in cattle and the efforts to control it; the right to roam; milk prices on the rise and another small abattoir closes. Show more
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Including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
Physicist Carlo Rovelli, Cookery writer Olia Hercules, Nabil Ayres and his famous father Roy and the Inheritance Tracks of Roddy Doyle. Show more
You're Dead to Me
Frederick the Great of Prussia
1 hour, 2 minutes
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Greg Jenner is joined by special guests Stephen Fry and Dr Bodie Ashton as they travel back to 18th-century Prussia and look at the life of Frederick the Great. Show more
From Our Own Correspondent
'A Monsoon on Steroids'
28 minutes
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Stories about the floods that have submerged a third of Pakistan; violent clashes in Iraq; Brazil's bizarre bicentennial and farewell to the last Soviet leader, Mikhail Gorbachev. Show more
Money Box
Rent cap consultation for social housing tenants
25 minutes
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Why millions of people living in social housing in England could see their rent increases capped next year. Show more
Miles Jupp stars as Henry Tobin, Britain’s shortest serving and least successful former prime minister. Show more
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Any Questions?
Charles Courtenay, Mark Harper MP, Frances O'Grady, Luke Pollard MP
47 minutes
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Alex Forsyth presents political debate from Sir Michael the Archangel, Chagford with Charles Courtenay, Mark Harper MP, Frances O'Grady and the Earl of Devon. Show more
Have your say on the issues discussed on Any Questions?
Fiona, determined to host Ukrainian refugees and frustrated by the system, decides to take the law into her own hands. Show more
Maxwell Perkins was the editor who ushered in a generation of literary talent - Scott Fitzgerald, Hemingway, Wolfe and others. Lennie Goodings asks what makes a brilliant editor. Show more
Woman's Hour
Baroness Hale, Gossip, Women and unions, Becoming a mother when yours is dying, 'Frock Up Friday', Fangirls
57 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Baroness Hale on Roe v Wade, the barrister strikes and how rape cases are tried in the UK. Two women who rely on gossip to make a living. Show more
Full coverage of the day's news
Charlotte Williams and Amit Katwala explore our culture of consumption through products that have changed our lives. Today, they take a shot at the non-alcoholic drinks industry. Show more
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Six O'Clock News
03/09/2022 NASA has called off the planned launch of the first Artemis space mission for the second time this week.
15 minutes
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NASA has called off the planned launch of the first Artemis space mission for the second time this week.
Loose Ends
Emma Donoghue, Russell Kane, Dean Atta, Isy Suttie, Gretchen Peters, Everette, George Egg, Anneka Rice
38 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Anneka Rice and George Egg are joined by Emma Donoghue, Dean Atta, Russell Kane and Isy Suttie for an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy. With music from Everette. Show more
From Killarney to London's Theatreland and the Oscars, Mark Coles profiles Irish actress, singer and Mercury Prize nominee Jessie Buckley. Show more
Violinist Nicola Benedetti reveals her most important cultural influences and experiences that have led her to become one of the world’s greatest classical musicians. Show more
Archive on 4
Could the PM Have a Brummie Accent?
57 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Chris Mason examines how politicians' accents - and public attitudes towards them - have changed over the decades. From 2018. Show more
Third series of the criminal family saga, based on GF Newman's novel. Joseph Oldman (Toby Jones) continues to juggle his life around two Margarets. Show more
Arnold Bennet, Thomas Hardy, Emmeline Pankhurst and others pay tribute to the King of Belgium in a book published in December 1914. Show more
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4
The story of the ascent to power of the man who made presidents wait. With Emily Maitlis. Show more
Russell Davies hosts the prestigious general knowledge quiz, with competitors from around the UK aiming to become Brain of Britain 2022 Show more
A six-book poem on philosophy and physics? Sounds a bit dry? Lucretius's contemporaries and poetic descendants raved about it, even Cicero, who is mean about everyone. Show more
The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4.
Neil MacGregor's series on the role and expression of beliefs continues with a focus on societies and faiths with a single god. Show more
New Frequencies
Part Two: Starman! and The Space Between
14 minutes
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A second series showcasing stories by young writers: Part Two: Starman!, by Rosie Bramwell, and The Space Between, by Tom Watton. Read by Edmund Kingsley and Saffron Coomber. Show more
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