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A reflection and prayer to start the day with Reverend Catherine De Souza, Senior Leader of City Church in Cardiff. Show more
Farming Today
22/09/2022: Rural Energy Relief, Charles as King on the Countryside
13 minutes
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Rural business owners give their reaction to the Energy Bill Relief Scheme. And how will Charles, now that he is King, express his view on farming and the countryside, if at all? Show more
Ecologist Penny Anderson recalls the annual visits of the herons which like to raid her garden ponds for frogs. 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
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the legend of the lost island of Atlantis, first told by Plato and taken literally by Renaissance Europeans as they began to explore the oceans. Show more
Woman's Hour
Anna Fedorova, Women and Gambling, Iran Demonstrations, The End of Covid, Japan's Under-35s Rejecting Marriage
57 minutes
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Concert pianist Anna Fedorova joins Emma to talk about playing with the Ukraine Freedom Orchestra, and we hear why Japan's under-35s are rejecting marriage. Show more
Crossing Continents
A ‘Me Too’ Moment for Israel’s Ultra-Orthodox Jews?
28 minutes
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Israel’s ultra-Orthodox Jews are struggling to come to terms with high-profile sex abuse scandals involving vulnerable women, men and children. Show more
The stories of how disabled gamers are changing the world of video games. Show more
You and Yours
You and Yours Gap Finders: Jonathan Fell
53 minutes
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Founder of The Ice Cream Farm, Jonathan Fell, talks about how he wanted to combine leisure with ice cream to reach a new market. Show more
Charlotte Williams sinks her teeth into a surprisingly meaty topic - examining the plant-based product revolution and finding out if 'vegan' is a dirty word. Show more
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Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment, with Sarah Montague.
Just One Thing - with Michael Mosley
Eccentric Exercise
14 minutes
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Michael explores an exercise trick that can help increase your strength, heart health, mobility - and even strengthen your bones - with less perceived effort! Show more
It’s the day of Martha’s naming ceremony, and has Lilian seen the light?. Show more
Zarah has been sexually assaulted at work. Her two best friends are on hand with love, jokes and kids' drinks. Leila Navabi's new drama starts with an assault and ends with a hug. Show more
Langley Vale Wood is home to an extraordinary Regiment of Trees commemorating soldiers lost in the Great War. Show more
Journalist and TV presenter Kaye Adams makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Turn2us. Show more
BBC National Short Story Award
BBC National Short Story Award 2022
Green Afternoon by Vanessa Onwuemezi
28 minutes
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The fourth in this year's BBC National Short Story Award with Cambridge University. Part visceral prose-poem, part picaresque murder mystery. Read by Nicholas Pinnock. Show more
Rutherford and Fry investigate nuclear fusion - the power source of the stars that might, one day, also power our homes and cities. Show more
BBC Inside Science
Science collaborations – with Russia
32 minutes
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How the war in Ukraine is impacting international research Show more
Afternoon news and current affairs programme, reporting on breaking stories and summing up the day's headlines
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Gemma Arrowsmith has a new sketch show on Radio 4, but will she be able to host it herself? Gemma competes with Paterson Joseph to bring us a host of sketches, written by Gemma. Show more
Tracy tries to solve a riddle, and Alistair needs to tread carefully. Show more
Front Row
Blonde and Inside Man reviewed, Anna Bailey interview
42 minutes
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Boyd Hilton and Sarah Crompton review the film Blonde and the TV drama Inside Man, and Tom Sutcliffe talks to Anna Bailey, shortlisted for the BBC National Short Story Award. Show more
The Briefing Room
Britain's productivity puzzle
29 minutes
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Economic growth in the UK has been sluggish for decades. How can we transform the country's economic performance? Show more
Aleks Krotoski asks why we're always yearning for next technological solution to our problems rather than settling on the one we've just got? Show more
BBC Inside Science
Science collaborations – with Russia
32 minutes
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How the war in Ukraine is impacting international research Show more
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the legend of the lost island of Atlantis, first told by Plato and taken literally by Renaissance Europeans as they began to explore the oceans. Show more
Biggest Russian bombardment on Ukraine yet
Chancellor confirms NI rise will be reversed
45 minutes
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In-depth reporting, intelligent analysis and breaking news from a global perspective.
The new novel by the Women’s Prize-shortlisted author of A Thousand Ships. Read by Susannah Fielding. Ep 4 of 10 - Athene, furious about what happened in her temple, seeks revenge Show more
Your Place or Mine with Shaun Keaveny
Michaela Strachan: Cape Town, South Africa
41 minutes
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Michaela comes up with an itinerary of fun for Shaun as he considers a trip to Cape Town. Show more
The government sets out plans to help the NHS cope this winter.
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In her history of peatland, Annie Proulx notes that America's 19th-century growth came at the expense of the country's great swamps. Read by Lorelei King Show more
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