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A reflection and prayer to start the day with Andrea Rea
Farming Today
13/10/22 High tech horticulture, Spanish veg, Ground source heat pump
13 minutes
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Growing Britain's growing: the Environment Secretary has been to Holland to learn about high-tech horticulture. Show more
RSPB warden Heather Bennett recalls how the lapwing began her love affair with nature. 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 daring and innovative work of the French woman at the heart of the impressionist movement, capturing the domestic world and life in the open air Show more
Woman's Hour
Actor Juliet Stevenson. 40 years after Adrian Mole the legacy of Sue Townsend. Paralympian now dancer Ellie Simmonds
58 minutes
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Actor Juliet Stevenson on her new stage role. 40 years after Adrian Mole, the legacy of Sue Townsend. Paralympian swimmer Ellie Simmonds on her Strictly Come Dancing journey. Show more
From Our Own Correspondent
Mahsa Amini's Kurdish Heritage
28 minutes
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Across the border from Iran, in Iraqi Kurdistan, relatives of Mahsa Amini have received death threats from the regime. Show more
In dusty attics and cupboards across the land, old radio programmes languish, lost to the BBC archive. Luckily, Keith Wickham and friends make it their business to track them down. Show more
You and Yours
You and Yours Gap Finders: Ben Lebus
53 minutes
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You and Yours Gap Finders: Ben Lebus from Mob. Show more
Charlotte Williams and Amit Katwala explore how social and financial pressures are changing the way we do funerals, as more and more people turn to cheaper greener alternatives. Show more
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Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment, with Sarah Montague.
It's taken so long to get this case to the stage it's now at. Can there finally be justice for six-year-old Rikki and what will happen to the person police believe killed him? Show more
Are things about to bubble over for Helen and Lee? Jim is a shoulder to cry on. Show more
Neil Brand's epic drama of weaponised narrative, disinformation, conspiracy and paranoia. Taking us around the world at breakneck speed towards a deadly confrontation in Ukraine. Show more
Open Country
Gedling Colliery: From Pit to Park
24 minutes
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Rose Ferraby learns about the industrial history of Gedling Country Park near Nottingham. Show more
Musician Candida Doyle who played keyboards with the group Pulp makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Arthritis Action. Show more
Open Book
Celeste Ng; Grief and modern masculinity with Bobby Palmer and Michael Pedersen; Rediscovering 20th century classic Baron Bagge
28 minutes
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Octavia Bright speaks to Celeste Ng about her new book, Our Missing Hearts. She also discusses grief and modern masculinity with writers Bobby Palmer and Michael Pedersen. Show more
Psychologist Kimberley Wilson and Dr Xand van Tulleken take a journey around the human body. Show more
A new strain of the virus is taking a toll on both wild birds and poultry. 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
13/10/2022 A defiant response from the Chancellor
30 minutes
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The chancellor, Kwasi Kwarteng, has insisted he is "not going anywhere" despite the market turbulence which he admitted was caused, in part, by his policies.
In the last episode of the series, a new artificial intelligence called E-Host! has replaced Gemma - what could possibly go wrong? Show more
George is being strangely considerate, and things look precarious for Alan. Show more
Front Row
Hieroglyphs at the British Museum, Emily Brontë biopic, Shehan Karunatilaka
42 minutes
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Hieroglyphs: unlocking ancient Egypt at the British Museum, Emily Brontë biopic, Shehan Karunatilaka on his Booker Prize shortlisted novel, The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida. Show more
What does the current economic turmoil mean for government expenditure? Show more
What do you do when you have to change your business vision or the status quo in your business? How do you know when and how to change? And will it be revolution or evolution? Show more
A new strain of the virus is taking a toll on both wild birds and poultry. Show more
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the daring and innovative work of the French woman at the heart of the impressionist movement, capturing the domestic world and life in the open air Show more
Biggest Russian bombardment on Ukraine yet
Chancellor says he's “not going anywhere”
45 minutes
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In-depth reporting, intelligent analysis and breaking news from a global perspective.
Open Water by Caleb Azumah Nelson
Episode 4: The seed planted so long ago has grown, roots clutching in the darkness.
14 minutes
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Caleb Azumah Nelson’s award-winning novel about two London artists is both a tender, lyrical love story and a fierce exploration of Black British identity and masculinity. Show more
It's Joz's first day working as a dream delivery boy for towering global monopoly, The Dream Factory Inc. He's very excited but also entirely useless. New late-night comedy. Show more
All the news from today's sitting at Westminster.
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A daring Russian space mission is foreseen to end fatally. Read by Richard Goulding. Show more
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