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A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Rabbi Julia Neuberger. Show more
Farming Today
25/01/2024 Animal transport; Hedgerow protection; Family farms
13 minutes
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A new report looking at animal transport in different countries says that welfare regulations aren't precise enough to protect livestock. Show more
Recollecting his encounters with birds in Antarctica, wildlife cameraman Doug Allan recalls the snow petrels with mixed feelings. 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 idea that there is a third way between those who say we have a material body and a separate soul or psyche and those who say we are matter alone Show more
Woman's Hour
Long Covid, Holocaust Memorial Day, Princess Superstar
57 minutes
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Doctors are planning to sue the NHS over inadequate PPE, one of them joins us live. Show more
Crossing Continents
American Mercenaries: Killing in Yemen
29 minutes
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Why former soldiers were hired to carry out assassinations in Yemen in 2015. Show more
In 1961 Alan 'Fluff' Freeman took over presenting Pick of the Pops and changed music broadcasting forever. Behind the scenes he was kind and generous, but remained an enigma. Show more
You and Yours
Gap Finders: Daniel Attia the founder of Yopa and Creature Comforts
53 minutes
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Today's guest is Daniel Attia the founder of Yopa and new vet service Creature Comforts. Show more
Sliced Bread Presents
Toast - Commodore Computers
25 minutes
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While Sliced Bread takes a break we serve up… Toast. Sean Farrington examines why the best-selling computer manufacturer, Commodore, didn't make it into the internet age. Show more
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Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment.
Ian Hislop's Oldest Jokes
Visual Humour and Misericords
14 minutes
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Ian visits a late Medieval College Chapel to examine early examples of visual comedy in his search for evidence of what made our ancestors laugh. Show more
There’s concern for Brian while Eddie finds life a drag. Show more
By David Ashton. Starring Brian Cox. San Francisco, 1849. At the height of the California Gold Rush, McLevy sets himself up as a private investigator. Show more
Open Country
The changing river with Philippa Forrester
24 minutes
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Otters, kingfishers and crayfish are all regular inhabitants of the river that flows through the garden of Philippa Forrester's house, and she shares some of those stories. Show more
Daliso Chaponda makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Habitat for Humanity. Show more
In a rare radio interview, the Australian writer Gerald Murnane talks to Chris Power about the reissue of his 1988 novel Inland and his writing life. Show more
Comedian Heydon Prowse conducts a tongue-in-cheek investigation into progressive corporations. Show more
BBC Inside Science
Hydrogen and the race to net zero
28 minutes
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As planning permission is granted for the UK’s largest hydrogen production hub, we speak to Prof Mark Miodownik about the role it will play in the UK’s future energy economy. 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
25/01/2024 Man who fatally stabbed three people in Nottingham sentenced
30 minutes
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Valdo Calocane has been sentenced to indefinite detention at a high-security hospital
Comedian Ellie Taylor has some opinions she'd like to get off her chest. In this episode she looks at being married and wonders whether monogamy is all it's cracked up to be. Show more
There’s light at the end of the tunnel for the Grundys, and Susan stirs the pot. Show more
Front Row
The Color Purple reviewed, and the pop concert as cinema phenomenon
42 minutes
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The Color Purple reviewed, and the pop concert as cinema phenomenon.
The Briefing Room
Is the UK prepared for more floods?
28 minutes
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More than six million homes are at risk - are we doing enough? Show more
What really happens when you buy something online and then send it back? Evan Davis and guests discuss the hidden costs of returns. Show more
BBC Inside Science
Hydrogen and the race to net zero
28 minutes
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As planning permission is granted for the UK’s largest hydrogen production hub, we speak to Prof Mark Miodownik about the role it will play in the UK’s future energy economy. Show more
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the idea that there is a third way between those who say we have a material body and a separate soul or psyche and those who say we are matter alone Show more
The World Tonight
Emergency UN Security Council meeting over downed Russian plane
45 minutes
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In depth reporting, intelligent analysis and breaking news from a global perspective Show more
Scenes from a Childhood by Jon Fosse
Episode Four: Little Sister (Part One)
14 minutes
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A selection of short stories by the winner of the 2023 Nobel Prize in Literature. Ep 4/5 A four-year-old boy and his three-year-old sister slip out of the house, unnoticed. Show more
The Today Podcast
How do we deal with President Trump (again)?
51 minutes
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Amol and Nick look at why America may turn back to Trump with Megyn Kelly, the US anchor who had to deal with invoking the ire of the former president. Show more
Alicia McCarthy reports as MPs question ministers about job losses in the steel industry.
The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4.
The Country of the Blind by Andrew Leland
4. The Clinic
14 minutes
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Andrew Leland reads from his witty and revelatory memoir about losing his sight and his quest to learn about the rich culture of blindness. Show more
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