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Spiritual reflection to start the day with the Rev Dr Alison Jack of New College, Edinburgh.
Farming Today
26/06/23 Fruit pickers speak out, Scotland's new food strategy, the price of bacon
11 minutes
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The seasonal migrant workers who pick our fruit and veg speak out about working conditions they describe as ‘beyond shocking’. Show more
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Tweet of the Day
Samuel West on the Collared Dove
1 minute
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Actor Samuel West laments how the beautiful collared dove is saddled with a morose call that sounds like the chant of a bored football fan echoing down our streets. Show more
News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
Ed Conway, Aarathi Prasad and Jamie Fraser explore how materials from gold to silk, to sand and lithium, shape the past, present and future, with Tom Sutcliffe. Show more
Woman's Hour
Nova Twins, W series demise, Wealth management, Burning Sun, Author Caroline O’Donoghue
57 minutes
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The feminist rock band The Nova Twins on holding the music industry to account. Show more
Test Match Special
England v Australia. Fifth day of the Women's Ashes Test from Trent Bridge.
2 hours, 30 minutes
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The Ashes. Commentary on the Women's Test from Trent Bridge with Henry Moeran, Alex Hartley, Alex Blackwell and Ebony Rainford-Brent. Show more
Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment, with Sarah Montague.
Evolutionary biologist and comedian Simon Watt wonders if we could upgrade our wonky human body, with a little help from the animal kingdom. In this episode - our skin! Show more
Eddie has a trick up his sleeve, and tension rises at Beechwood. Show more
1973. With her husband’s health failing and her daughter increasingly rebellious, Faith makes one last attempt to make amends with her childhood friend, Hope. By Carol Russell. Show more
The last cryptic contest of the current series pits Wales against the North of England, with Kirsty Lang in the chair. Show more
The Food Programme
Agritourism: Italian-inspired hospitality in the UK
28 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Jaega Wise investigates the evolution of Italian-style farm stays in the UK, where a young generation of chefs turned farmers are taking the way they source produce to a new level. Show more
Brian Cox and Robin Ince are joined by Dr Chris van Tulleken, Professor Janet Cade and Harry Hill to look at the latest science on diet and how the food we eat affects our health. Show more
Aleks Krotoski looks into the digital world. In this episode, we explore why people are rejecting a traditional relationship with tech, jobs and societal pressures. Show more
Afternoon news and current affairs programme, reporting on breaking stories and summing up the day's headlines
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David Mitchell hosts the panel game in which four comedians tell lies and compete against one another to see how many items of truth they are able to smuggle past their opponents. Show more
Helen has a new determination, and Mia finds herself becoming an accomplice. Show more
Front Row
Wes Anderson on Asteroid City, Bob Stanley on his biography of the Bee Gees
42 minutes
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Wes Anderson discusses Asteroid City, his foray into 1950s sci-fi, music journalist Bob Stanley maintains the Bee Gees are underrated as songwriters, Naples Museum of Archaeology. Show more
The sex scandals that shook the world of K-pop. A tale of depravity, power and excess - Journalist Park Hyo-sil gets a tip off. Show more
Ant Adeane looks at whether life in Britain is stacked against single people and whether society should find new ways to address their needs through political change. Show more
Fever: The Hunt for Covid's Origin
4. Mission: Impossible
29 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
A World Health Organization team heads to Wuhan to search for the origin of Covid. But with the Chinese government closely involved, how free will they be to find the truth? Show more
Ed Conway, Aarathi Prasad and Jamie Fraser explore how materials from gold to silk, to sand and lithium, shape the past, present and future, with Tom Sutcliffe. Show more
Biggest Russian bombardment on Ukraine yet
Putin condemns failed mutiny
45 minutes
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In depth reporting, intelligent analysis and breaking news from a global perspective Show more
When Connie receives a diagnosis she is forced to address her secret past life in New York; a failed marriage, an affair and a pregnancy that saw her fake her own death. Show more
Gaby Roslin hosts the film quiz with impressions by Alistair McGowan and Ronni Ancona. Samantha Spiro and Susan Calman join regular team captains Ellie Taylor and John Thomson. Show more
Susan Hulme reports as foreign secretary James Cleverly updates MPs on the attempted coup in Russia. MPs also question chancellor Jeremy Hunt on rising mortgage costs.
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Roman Polanski assaulted a 13-year-old girl. He is also celebrated as having made some of cinema’s greatest films. Can these two aspects of his life and work be reconciled? Show more
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