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Farming Today
09/04/24 - Landlord and Tenant Code of Practice, farrowing crates
14 minutes
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A new Agricultural Landlord and Tenant Code of Practice has been published - will it make a difference for the relationships between landowners and tenant farmers? Show more
News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
The Life Scientific
Fiona Rayment on the applications of nuclear for net zero and beyond
28 minutes
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Jim Al-Khalili talks growing up in a time of energy insecurity, the role of nuclear in clean energy, treating cancer and space travel with the president of the Nuclear Institute. Show more
Inside Health
Is intermittent fasting good for you?
28 minutes
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16:8, 5:2, 36-hour – there’s no shortage of intermittent fasting regimes. And for some, these are more of a way of life than a diet. But do they really benefit our health? Show more
Woman's Hour
Vogue's Chioma Nnadi, Life in a women’s refuge, Parents jailed after son’s mass shooting
57 minutes
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Emma Barnett speaks to Chioma Nnadi, the new editor of British Vogue. Show more
As the British Board of Film Classification publishes its new guidelines, Ellen and Mark delve into the long, controversial history of film censorship and classification in the UK. Show more
Benjamin Zephaniah reads his autobiography. Now a teenager, he escapes the family home with his mother, but it is not long before he finds himself on the wrong side of the law. Show more
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
You and Yours
Call You and Yours: Can You Afford to Retire?
53 minutes
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The state pension has just gone up and yet more people are delaying retirement than ever before. So in our weekly phone-in we're asking: Can you afford to retire? Show more
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Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment.
The Everest Obsession
2. Disaster on the mountain
14 minutes
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As climbers get ready to summit Everest in April 2014, an avalanche caused by ice fall buries sherpas above Base Camp. Show more
Susan puts her foot down and Harrison makes a generous offer Show more
In this edition, Alan Dein logs on to find people who have swapped their back yard for somewhere completely different. Show more
Politicians say there will be another vote on assisted dying. Giles Fraser hears the story of a dying woman who campaigned against it. He chairs a panel about the role faith plays. Show more
Percy Shelley, Reformer and Radical
The Original Dub Poet
28 minutes
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On the bicentenary of Percy Shelley's death in 1822, Benjamin Zephaniah brings us his very personal take on Percy Shelley's work. Show more
David Yelland and Simon Lewis discuss how to get your point across with Mick Lynch, the leader of the RMT. Show more
Afternoon news and current affairs programme, reporting on breaking stories and summing up the day's headlines.
Six O'Clock News
09/04/2024 European Court of Human Rights rules Switzerland violated citizens rights by failing on climate
30 minutes
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A group of more than 2000 older women won the first climate change case at the ECHR
The team hit the road in an Americana special, with guest stars Morgana Robinson and Simon Armstrong. Show more
Chris demands answers and Miranda faces a challenge Show more
Front Row
Nathan Hill, Maggie Rogers, International Booker shortlist
42 minutes
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Nathan Hill talks about his book Wellness, singer Maggie Rogers on her album Don’t Forget Me and a look at the International Booker shortlist. Show more
Josephine Casserly investigates whether weight loss organisation Slimming World is triggering and exacerbating eating disorders among some of its members. Show more
In Touch
Hotel Stays with a Guide Dog; The Great Escape
19 minutes
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A hotel in London, close to Moorfields Eye Hospital, initially declared on their website that service dogs are not welcome. In Touch hears about the case and the law relating to it Show more
Crossing Continents
Mexico - Coyotes and Kidnap
29 minutes
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Every day, thousands travel across Mexico towards the US on routes dominated by criminals. We hear about kidnap and extortion from those who risked everything to enter the US. Show more
The escalating food crisis forces people to make dramatic life and death decisions. Show more
The World Tonight
Cameron urges US to unblock aid to Ukraine
45 minutes
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We get a response to the foreign secretary from a leading Republican congressman. Show more
Following her husband’s disappearance, Eilish tries to maintain a sense of normality for her children. Show more
The award-winning comedian Maisie Adam worries about her relationship with the truth, as she tries to tell it to Stephen Mangan. She worries about psychopathic tendencies too. Show more
Best-selling Irish author Marian Keyes reads selections from her non-fiction writing, in conversation with Tara Flynn. This week's theme - shame Show more
National and international news from BBC Radio 4
Benjamin Zephaniah reads his autobiography. Now a teenager, he escapes the family home with his mother, but it is not long before he finds himself on the wrong side of the law. Show more
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