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A reflection and prayer to start the day with the Rev Jonathan Thomas, pastor of Cornerstone Church in Abergavenny. Show more
Farming Today
20/06/23 Wildfires; rural broadband; giant hogweed and sheep.
13 minutes
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How climate change is affecting wildfires in the UK.
Rural broadband and the communities in Wales still waiting after a provider went bust.
Using sheep to manage giant hogweed. Show more
Tweet of the Day
Melissa Harrison on the Stonechat
1 minute
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The clacking call of the stonechat punctuates nature writer Melissa Harrison's memories of cagoule-clad walks on Dartmoor with her family. Show more
News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
Susan Hulme reports as MPs debate the Privileges Committee conclusion that Boris Johnson deliberately lied to Parliament.
The Life Scientific
Anne Ferguson-Smith on unravelling epigenetics
28 minutes
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Jim Al-Khalili unravels the tangled chains of genetic (and epigenetic) inheritance, with geneticist Anne Ferguson-Smith. Show more
One to One
Acceptance: Lois Pryce and Yasmin Khan
14 minutes
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Lois Pryce talks to Yasmin Khan about acceptance in the face of chronic fatigue. Show more
Woman's Hour
Life for women in India, latest on the Windrush scandal, women and napping and access to therapy records in rape investigatios
57 minutes
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A new Woman’s Hour discussion series about life for women in the world’s most populated country. Show more
Test Match Special
England v Australia: First Test, Day 5 - Edgbaston
8 hours, 15 minutes
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England v Australia. Commentary on day five of the first Ashes Test from Edgbaston with Jonathan Agnew, Isa Guha, Alastair Cook, Jason Gillespie and Ebony Rainford-Brent. Show more
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A disturbing investigation into the torture and torment of monkeys, presented by Rebecca Henschke. Show more
Amar Latif and Wayne Pugh tell us about their sight loss journeys and how a sense of adventure and love of the great outdoors has played a part. Show more
A discussion on whether men have a friendship problem from the Cheltenham Science Festival with author Max Dickins, evolutionary expert Professor Robin Dunbar, and GP Radha Modgil Show more
The Life Scientific
Anne Ferguson-Smith on unravelling epigenetics
28 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Jim Al-Khalili unravels the tangled chains of genetic (and epigenetic) inheritance, with geneticist Anne Ferguson-Smith. Show more
Biggest Russian bombardment on Ukraine yet
Post Office bosses told to repay bonuses
45 minutes
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Post Office bosses asked to repay bonuses wrongly paid for completing inquiry into scandal
Could Ireland end its historic neutrality policy?
And is Pixar's golden age over?
Mira feels that she and Lemoine have finally connected as the billionaire joins Birnam Wood for an evening of pad thai - and some LSD-fuelled group bonding. Read by Kerry Fox. Show more
India Rakusen explores the surprising historical relationship between the figure of the witch and the right to land. Show more
News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament
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Marianna in Conspiracyland
7. After An Attempted Coup
14 minutes
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What can the UK learn from Germany? Show more
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