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29/07/2024
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A reflection and prayer to start the day with the Revd Dr Craig Gardiner
29/07/2024: River pollution, Rural energy, New game butchery
A warning not to swim in a newly designated Welsh designated bathing area.
Weather reports and forecasts for farmers
News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
Ep 4: Uneasy Dreams
Gigantic Insects and Two Minutes Hate.
Artemis
Predator, hunter, archer, daughter of Zeus, queen of wild creatures: the goddess Artemis.
Women's voices and women's lives - topical conversations to inform, challenge and inspire.
Tactics and Crowds
Exploring the policing of protest in the UK, from Peterloo to the present - and beyond.
Episode 1
Status. We don’t like to talk about it. Carl Honoré brings it out into the open.
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
News and discussion of consumer affairs
The latest weather forecast
Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment.
Rainbowfish and the Mysteries of Memory
Are fish memories as bad as we think they are? And are human memories as good as we think?
28/07/2024
David comes to the rescue.
Series 15
Ed strikes up a friendship with a like-minded chap called Derek.
9: The Knight
A new short story series for Radio 4 by Eley Williams, set in a village gripped by chess.
Rachel Parris and Sonali Shah
Barbara Kingsolver's Demon Copperhead is one of the books being talked about this week.
Muscle Men
A young bodybuilder travels to starry 1980s LA in search of the secret to getting ripped.
The story of Jan and Els who opted for euthanasia and died together in the Netherlands.
Series 3
Alexei Sayle meets strangers on a train as he travels from London to Hereford.
Afternoon news and current affairs programme
National and international news from BBC Radio 4
Series 13
Comedian Mark Steel visits towns across the UK and creates a show for a local audience.
There's a frosty atmosphere at the vets.
James Baldwin Centenary Special
Colm Toibin, Bonnie Greer and Mendez celebrate the life and work of writer James Baldwin.
Health special 3: How far could artificial intelligence transform medicine?
AI technology promises to improve health outcomes. How soon might it be a reality?
CERN’s Supercollider Plan
Is the 17 billion Euro project worth it?
14. The Unbreakable Navajo Code
A group of Native American soldiers devise a secret code for the Allies.
To Catch a Scorpion
Rob Lawrie and Sue Mitchell watch on as smugglers arrange a crossing in the dead of night.
In depth reporting, intelligent analysis and breaking news from a global perspective.
Episode One
Kyle Soller reads Baldwin's groundbreaking novel of desire and shame in 1950s Paris.
Harland - Series 2
Welcome back to Harland, the new town haunted by old secrets. A supernatural thriller.
News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament
30/07/2024