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Against the Grain

Series 1

Omnibus, part one

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW

Available for over a year

Charlotte Smith presents the first part of her investigation into the story of British farming and discusses what the priorities should be for its post-Brexit future. Show more

Against the Grain

Series 1

Bigger, Better?

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW

Available for over a year

Charlotte Smith looks at British farm size, a tale of continuous growth. In Northamptonshire, farmer Charles Matts talks of more land, fewer people and less machinery. Show more

Against the Grain

Series 1

Food Security

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW

Available for over a year

Does food security - the ability to produce our own food - matter in 21st-century Britain? Charlotte Smith debates the issue with farmers' leaders and economists. Show more

Against the Grain

Series 1

Farming Westminster

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW

Available for over a year

Charlotte Smith explores the fault lines between Westminster politics and British farming. Former agriculture minsters Nick Brown and John Gummer reflect on their time in office. Show more

Against the Grain

Series 1

Sedgemoor Sale

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW

Available for over a year

Charlotte Smith visits Sedgemoor Auction Centre by the M5, a regional mart taking the place of small town markets. And, farmers say, it is more important than ever as a social hub. Show more

Against the Grain

Series 1

Change on the Way

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW

Available for over a year

Charlotte Smith joins the annual farming jamboree in London, the Farmers' Weekly Awards. Economist Dieter Helm lays out his vision for a post-CAP industry. Show more

Against the Grain

Series 1

National Farming

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW

Available for over a year

Charlotte Smith explores the relationship between policy makers and farming. With the deputy president of the NFU Minette Batters and landscape historian Tom Williamson. Show more

Against the Grain

Series 1

The CAP Years

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW

Available for over a year

Where has the Common Agricultural Policy left British farming? Charlotte Smith goes to Brussels to explore the successes and failures of the CAP and what happens after Brexit. Show more

Against the Grain

Series 1

Public Money, Public Goods

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW

Available for over a year

What can we expect from farmers in return for subsidy? Some economists argue that public money should only be paid if farms provide a public good. Charlotte Smith investigates. Show more

Against the Grain

Series 1

Leaving Brussels

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW

Available for over a year

Charlotte Smith concludes her series by asking what British farmers can expect in a world after Brexit. And in Brussels she asks, will the UK be missed? Show more