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Farming Today
18/03/24 Forecast for farm incomes; Scottish land reform; Shellfish.
11 minutes
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Farm income forecasts have been published. Most farm businesses face a dramatic fall - dairy farmers are expected to earn 78% less than last year, arable farms a fall of 77%. Show more
The latest weather forecast for farmers.
Chris Packham presents the shoveler. Show more
News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
Start the Week
Intrigue and disinformation from the Russian Revolution to Ukraine invasion
42 minutes
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Andrey Kurkov, Peter Pomerantsev and Charlotte Jee discuss murder, intrigue and disinformation, with Tom Sutcliffe. Show more
Woman's Hour
Olympian cyclist Dame Laura Kenny, Actor Imogen Poots, Pornography series
57 minutes
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Winner of five gold Olympic medals Dame Laura Kenny on her decision to retire Show more
In Ethiopia, a professor is murdered after being slandered and doxxed on Facebook. His son brings a multi-billion dollar case against Meta. The ruling could change the internet. Show more
Businesses are failing at a rate not seen for years. Anu Anand meets those dealing with the fall out and explores the role that high, as well as low, interest rates have played. Show more
You and Yours
Dental Tourism, Student Loans and Ticket Touts
53 minutes
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Rising prices and NHS waiting lists are leading many Brits to seek emergency treatment abroad. But is it quicker? Cheaper? Is it safe? We ask the experts. Show more
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Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment.
India Rakusen explores the influence that people and place have over labour and birth, and how this has changed over the centuries. Show more
Lynda is on a mission, while Kate turns detective. Show more
As Elly retraces Sabine’s movements on the night she died, it’s a race against time to find her killer and avert further tragedy. New five-part murder mystery by Mark Healy. Show more
The last story in the brilliantly funny series by the acclaimed author of Love After Love, set on a street in Trinidad. Today: a search for a father reveals unexpected truths. Show more
Kirsty Lang puts cryptic questions to the teams from Northern Ireland and Scotland in the second contest of the series. Show more
The Food Programme
The Plant-Based Diet Boom: How is it changing food culture?
28 minutes
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From the rise of the flexitarian, to re-evaluating our values around food, Leyla Kazim explores some of the cultural shifts from the growth of the plant-based diet trend. Show more
Brian Cox and Robin Ince battle it out in cats v dogs, joined by TV dragon Deborah Meaden, comedian David Baddiel and canine and feline experts Ben Garrod and Jess French. Show more
The Artificial Human
How do I avoid being scammed by AI?
29 minutes
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In a world where AI Voice clones can sound like your bank manager or your child in distress, Aleks Krotoski and Kevin Fong discover how to avoid being scammed by AI. 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
18/03/2024 Rishi Sunak insists on Tory unity despite talk of party discontent
30 minutes
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Rishi Sunak insists on Tory unity despite talk of party discontent
Frank Skinner hosts the panel game based on what we all do at least once a day - shop online and leave a review. An all-star panel celebrate the good, the bad and the baffling. Show more
Tracy has a bone to pick, and Stella has a delicate problem on her hands. Show more
Front Row
Architect Daniel Libeskind, composer Karl Jenkins
43 minutes
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Was the German Romantic painter Caspar David Friedrich the original selfie artist? Show more
In 2020, the people of Oregon voted to decriminalise drug possession. Four years on, Winston Ross explores how the radical policy shift has affected lives across the state. Show more
Analysis
How real is the existential threat from AI?
28 minutes
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Terminator-style threats from AI do not currently exist, so why is money and political heft being thrown at a problem that isn't real? Show more
Kirsty Young talks to the pop star Mel B about what she’s learned from her life so far. Show more
Start the Week
Intrigue and disinformation from the Russian Revolution to Ukraine invasion
42 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Andrey Kurkov, Peter Pomerantsev and Charlotte Jee discuss murder, intrigue and disinformation, with Tom Sutcliffe. Show more
The World Tonight
Famine predicted in Gaza within weeks
45 minutes
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A UN-backed report says about half of the population faces “catastrophic hunger”. Show more
Early in 1992 as signs of spring and melting snow appear in Sarajevo, the atmosphere becomes increasingly tense. Zora and her husband Franjo have to make some tough decisions. Show more
Lent Talks on Truth to Power Written and Presented by The Rt Revd Rose Hudson-Wilkin the Bishop of Dover and the Bishop in Canterbury. Show more
In Western Europe radical right parties are winning elections. And younger people are part of these successes. Professor James Tilley goes beyond the headlines to ask why. Show more
Alicia McCarthy reports from Westminster where MPs have struck down all of the changes made to the government's Rwanda bill by the House of Lords.
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How Sefton Delmer became Britain's master propagandist during the Second World War. By 1931, Sefton had managed to infiltrate the Nazi machine and become Ernst Röhm's aide-de-camp. Show more
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