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Writer and broadcaster Anna Magnusson starts the day with reflection and prayer.
Farming Today
10/04/24 - SSSI designations, flood fund and outdoor pigs
14 minutes
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Who should decide on whether a piece of land is so environmentally precious it needs legal protection? Show more
News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
When experienced midwife Agnes’ third baby is delivered, she’s confronted by a profound need for systemic change – and makes it happen. Show more
The inside story of how one messaging app helped bring down three prime ministers - and became the place where Britain was governed. Show more
Woman's Hour
The Cass Review, Back to Black, Female Psychopath
57 minutes
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Reaction to the Cass Review which calls for changes to gender services for children Show more
Josephine Casserly investigates whether weight loss organisation Slimming World is triggering and exacerbating eating disorders among some of its members. Show more
Benjamin Zephaniah reads his autobiography. The seeds of his passion for poetry and politics begin to grow and religion takes on a greater role in his life as he finds Rastafari. Show more
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
You and Yours
Mobile Data Contracts , "Un-banked" Communities and Fridge Magnets
53 minutes
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The cold callers that sound like your mobile phone company but aren't and as branches close in hundreds of communties what is it like living without a bank in your home town? Show more
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Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment.
The Everest Obsession
3. A daring mountain rescue
14 minutes
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A high-altitude helicopter rescue begins, after an avalanche above Everest Base Camp in Nepal. Sherpas were carrying loads through the ice fall when the disaster struck. Show more
Chris demands answers and Miranda faces a challenge Show more
Matthew reflects on his childhood in surburban Carshalton Beeches in the 1960s, and the day his life changed when his father suddenly disappeared. Starring Stephen Fry. Show more
Money Box
Money Box Live: Can you Beat your Bills?
28 minutes
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Is the cost of living squeeze loosening its grip? Figures suggest fewer of us are struggling so is now the right time to take control of your finances? Show more
Why Do You Hate Me?
2. I Believed Conspiracies About the Shooting I Survived
29 minutes
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Marianna Spring talks to a survivor of the mass shooting in Las Vegas in 2017 about how online conspiracy theories made him question an event he’d witnessed with his own eyes Show more
Billy Boozer, former Chief Product Officer, on building Trump's social platform Show more
Afternoon news and current affairs programme, reporting on breaking stories and summing up the day's headlines.
Six O'Clock News
10/04/2024 Report concludes younger people seeking gender care let down
30 minutes
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It reviewed gender services for children and young people in England and Wales
If you had to banish items to Room 101 what would you choose? Hannah Fry tells Paul Merton her choices - including exams and complicated toilet flushes. Show more
There’s an awkward encounter for Hannah, and George makes his presence felt. Show more
Front Row
Folk musician Martin Simpson, movie icon Anna May Wong, and classical music leaders criticise Arts Council England
42 minutes
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Anna May Wong was the first Chinese American movie star. A new biography explores her achievement. Innovative folk musician Martin Simpson performs. Funding in classical music. Show more
The UK countryside has been described as a white, 'colonial' space, that makes ethnic minorities feel unwelcome. But is it racist? Adam Fleming and guests discuss. Show more
Michael Mann was a respected climate scientist, unknown outside of a small academic circle, until he produced a graph that shocked the world and changed his life forever. Show more
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
The World Tonight
‘Toxic’ gender debate lets children down, report finds
45 minutes
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The Cass Review calls for gender services for young people to match the standards of other NHS care. Show more
A peaceful protest is staged in Dublin but Eilish insists her family keep their heads down. Show more
Stand-up comedian Aurie Styla takes an autobiographical look at technology history, through his own experience as a self-confessed tech nerd growing up in the 90s. Show more
Who says heavy can’t be funny? A look at women’s weightlifting, fully unpacking muscularity vs femininity. From 2023. Show more
Best-selling Irish author Marian Keyes reads selections from her non-fiction writing, in conversation with Tara Flynn. This week's theme - health. Show more
National and international news from BBC Radio 4
Benjamin Zephaniah reads his autobiography. The seeds of his passion for poetry and politics begin to grow and religion takes on a greater role in his life as he finds Rastafari. Show more
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