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Spiritual reflection to start the day with Fr Dermot Morrin of St Albert's Catholic Chaplaincy, Edinburgh
Farming Today
02/02/2023 Fruit growers; Rural poverty; Record crops
13 minutes
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A third of orders for new fruit trees have been cancelled because growers say they can't make money. Rural hardship and a charity that helps. Record-breaking yields of wheat. Show more
Brett Westwood presents the Green Sandpiper. Show more
News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
Susan Hulme's take on Wednesday.
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the innovative 16th-century Danish astronomer, renowned for the accuracy of his observations, all taken before the invention of the telescope. Show more
Woman's Hour
Alex Kingston plays Prospero at the RSC; Captain Preet Chandi; Alcohol, sexual assault & recall; Folic acid; All good friends?
57 minutes
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Alex Kingston, who portrayed River Song, the wife and occasional companion of Dr Who, talks to Anita Rani about playing Prospero. Show more
From Our Own Correspondent
A Mosque Attack in Peshawar
28 minutes
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A suicide bombing in a high security police mosque in Pakistan's north leaves a community devastated at a time of economic and political instability. Show more
In conversation with Caroline Bird, Richard Scott and Fleur Adcock, the poet Rachel Long explores the craft of writing a kiss. Show more
You and Yours
Gap Finders: Spice Kitchen founders Sanjay and Shashi Aggarwal
53 minutes
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This week's Gap Finders interview is with Sanjay and Shashi Aggarwal, the founders of Spice Kitchen, a business that sells gift-wrapped spice tins. Show more
Greg Foot puts three products through the wash to find out if they really do live up to the hype and provide a more sustainable alternative to regular liquid detergents. Show more
The latest weather forecast
Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment, with Sarah Montague.
In his last days, Joe thought the pollution was putting lives at risk. His friends were willing to break the law to find out. Years on, are deadly cancers rising? Show more
Tom is getting carried away, and Harrison deals with a delicate situation. Show more
The story of how in just 13 years, Adolf Hitler led a fringe sect with less than a hundred members and outlandish ideas to be the dominant force in German politics. Show more
Ramblings
The Hills are Alive! Commoners Choir in Calderdale
24 minutes
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Boff Whalley and Commoners Choir take Clare for a hike and a sing in Calderdale. Best known for Tubthumping in Chumbawamba, Boff is also a writer, playwright and fell-runner. Show more
Simon Thomas makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Justice and Care. Show more
Open Book
Dark Academia with Katy Hays, RF Kuang and Kate Weinberg. Plus Saba Sams' Book I'd Never Lend
28 minutes
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Chris Power talks to Katy Hays about her debut novel The Cloisters. RF Kuang and Kate Weinberg, authors of books that might also be termed "dark academia", discuss the new trend. Show more
Woolly mammoths, T-Rexes... what species would you bring back if you could? Rutherford and Fry investigate the science of de-extinction. Show more
BBC Inside Science
Exploring the New Environmental Improvement Plan
31 minutes
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A deeper look at the government's Environmental Improvement plan, controversy over insecticides and bee populations, deep sea vibrations and chimps with human-like eyes. 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
02/02/2023 The Bank of England raises interest rates again
30 minutes
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The Bank of England has raised interest rates again but has hinted that the recession might not be as bad as forecast.
Wasp flu is coming. Are you Armageddon-ready? Sylvia and Rachel are here to show you how. This week - road testing survival courses. Comedy with Sue Johnston and Pearl Mackie. Show more
There’s an unexpected guest at Ambridge Hall, and has Natasha changed her tune? Show more
Front Row
TV drama Nolly and film The Whale reviewed, director M Night Shyamalan
42 minutes
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Nolly, starring Helena Bonham Carter as soap star Noele Gordon, and new film The Whale with Brendan Fraser reviewed. Film director M Night Shyamalan. Show more
The Briefing Room
How do we get over-50s back into work?
29 minutes
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More than half a million workers over the age of 50 have left the workforce since 2019. The government wants them back to help with the economic recovery. Will they come? Show more
What can the UK learn from France about how to run the economy? Evan Davis asks why a typical French worker can do in four days what their British equivalent would do in five. Show more
BBC Inside Science
Exploring the New Environmental Improvement Plan
31 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
A deeper look at the government's Environmental Improvement plan, controversy over insecticides and bee populations, deep sea vibrations and chimps with human-like eyes. Show more
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the innovative 16th-century Danish astronomer, renowned for the accuracy of his observations, all taken before the invention of the telescope. Show more
Biggest Russian bombardment on Ukraine yet
Israeli Economy Minister, Nir Barkat
45 minutes
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In-depth reporting, intelligent analysis and breaking news from a global perspective
While money is gathered to help the escapees hiding in the Vatican, plans must not lose momentum as the group’s leaders prepare for their mission. Show more
Thought-provoking debate, and comedy. Andrew Doyle talks to Graham Linehan about the backlash against him, plus comedy from Preet Singh, Rosie Holt, Jonny Abrams, Dominic Frisby. Show more
All the news from today's sitting at Westminster.
The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4.
Rob Percival says our use of arable land to sustain intensive farming is wildly inefficient and contributes to the global emergency. What is the best diet for our future? Show more
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