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Writer and broadcaster Anna Magnusson starts the day with reflection and prayer.
Farming Today
11/04/24 - Wet weather impacts, farming recovering fund, pigs on straw and farming in space
14 minutes
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Does the Farming Recovery Fund go far enough? Show more
News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Aristophanes' outrageous comedy from 411BC in which the women of Athens and Sparta bring their warring husbands to peace by staging a sex strike. Show more
Just One Thing - with Michael Mosley
Enjoy Olive Oil
15 minutes
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Michael discovers how olive oil, which is rich in oleic acid and polyphenols, can help to reduce your risk of heart disease, improve your memory and even extend your life. Show more
Woman's Hour
Gloria Steinem at 90, Rebecca Ferguson, Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe
54 minutes
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The legendary American feminist on what the women's movement still needs to do Show more
Conductor and pianist Sir Antonio Pappano talks to John Wilson about his formative influences and experiences. Show more
Benjamin Zephaniah reads his autobiography. No longer content in Birmingham, Zephaniah moves to London, where he finds himself culturally, religiously and politically inspired. Show more
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
Why did the video sharing platform Vine end up... toast? Sean Farrington examines its rise and fall with help from expert guests. Show more
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Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment.
The Everest Obsession
4. Bringing the bodies home
14 minutes
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The moving moment that bodies of the sherpas are returned home to their families. Surviving sherpas demand better working conditions and effectively go on strike. Show more
There’s an awkward encounter for Hannah, and George makes his presence felt. Show more
Matthew reflects on his childhood in suburban Carshalton Beeches in the 1960s, and the day his life changed when his father suddenly disappeared. Starring Stephen Fry. Show more
Helen Mark explores the Broomway in Essex, which has earned itself the nickname 'Britain's deadliest footpath'. It's claimed more than a hundred lives over the years. Show more
Artist Gary Mansfield makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Koestler Arts. Show more
Feedback
Café Hope, Book Of The Week And Long Wave
28 minutes
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Andrea Catherwood talks to Rachel Burden about Cafe Hope and the need for uplifting radio, and finds out about the Long Wave goodbye putting your views to the BBC. Show more
Israel's PM Benjamin Netanyahu has repeatedly vowed to “eliminate” Hamas but after six months of death and destruction in Gaza what do we know about their status? Show more
How concerned should we be about bird flu infecting dairy cows across the USA? Plus, the science that can be done during a solar eclipse and a once-in-a-lifetime star. Show more
Afternoon news and current affairs programme, reporting on breaking stories and summing up the day's headlines.
Six O'Clock News
11/04/2024 OJ Simpson dies of cancer aged 76
30 minutes
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The former American football star was controversially cleared of killing his former wife
Forced to flee and start a secret new life, Ashley finds solace in space. Unlocking a diagnosis for dad proves to be the key to understanding herself. Then Captain Kirk shows up... Show more
Fallon calls in reinforcements, and George offers his opinion. Show more
Front Row
Amy Winehouse biopic Back to Black and Percival Everett's James reviewed
42 minutes
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Back to Black the new Amy Winehouse biopic, James by Percival Everett and the Ranjit Singh exhibition at the Wallace Collection reviewed. Show more
Billy Boozer, former Chief Product Officer, on building Trump's social platform Show more
Loose Ends
Ruby Wax, Anuvab Pal, Paul Hartnoll, Jessica Gunning, Tiger Braun-White and Nerina Pallot
42 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Ruby Wax and Paul Hartnoll of the dance act Orbital joins comic Anuvab Pal, Jessica Gunning and the singer songwriter Nerina Pallot in conversation with Clive Anderson. Show more
Why Do We Do That?
Why Do We Do Things That Are Bad For Us?
15 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Ella Al-Shamahi investigates why we so often seem to enjoy risky behaviour. Show more
The World Tonight
OJ Simpson dies aged 76 after cancer battle
45 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
The former American football star turned actor was controversially acquitted of murder in 1995. Show more
Desperate to protect her 16-year-old son Mark, Eilish takes up Carole’s offer. Show more
Nick takes a look back his interview with Labour’s shadow chancellor Rachel Reeves – and asks whether politicians are being honest about the state of the national finances. Show more
Best-selling Irish author Marian Keyes reads selections from her non-fiction writing, in conversation with Tara Flynn. This week's theme is adulthood. Show more
National and international news from BBC Radio 4
Benjamin Zephaniah reads his autobiography. No longer content in Birmingham, Zephaniah moves to London, where he finds himself culturally, religiously and politically inspired. Show more
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