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29/06/2024
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Red Letter Saints
A spiritual comment and prayer to start the day with Fr John Burniston.
Zebra Finches and Learning a Language
How to birds learn to sing? How do we learn to talk? And what happens when it goes wrong?
The latest news headlines. Including the weather and a look at the papers.
Blowy Bamburgh Beach with David Almond
David Almond marks 25 years of his extraordinary book, Skellig, in his favourite landscape
29/06/2024 - Farming Today This Week: Election Special
Charlotte Smith hosts an election special looking at rural manifesto promises.
The latest weather reports and forecast
Election 2024: Mishal Husain and Martha Kearney
News and interviews from the election campaign, plus Martha reports from key Norwich seat.
Rob Rinder, Martin Sixsmith, Jaega Wise, Rachel Stevens
Rob Rinder… barrister, broadcaster, lover of Amazing Hotels, and now bestselling author.
Miriam Margolyes: Tuscany, Italy
Will Miriam persuade Shaun to join her in La Dolce Vita?
General Election (Taylor's Version)
Greg James digs into the BBC's archives, using current stories as a portal to the past.
Electioncast: The Run In
What could happen in the final five days?
France's polarising election
France heads to the polls in an election that could see the far right make further gains.
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
Election Quiz and Vincent Duggleby
As the general election draws near, we answer listener questions ahead of 4 July.
Series 114
Geoff Norcott, Stuart Mitchell, Daliso Chaponda and Katy Balls quiz the news
The latest weather forecast
The latest national and international news and weather reports from BBC Radio 4
David Davis, Sarah Olney, Tommy Sheppard, Wes Streeting
Alex Forsyth presents political discussion from the Marine Hall in Fleetwood.
Call Any Answers? to have your say on the big issues in the news this week.
28/06/2024
There’s a sad goodbye for one family.
The Painted Hall
Hugh Bonneville and Jane Asher star in a drama about the masterpiece in Greenwich.
Weekend Woman’s Hour: Cyndi Lauper, Accusations of assault in tennis, Sofie Gråbøl, Helen Heckety, Demetrescence, Corinne Baile
Danish actress Sofie Gråbøl talks about her latest role in a new film, Rose.
Reform suspends 3 ‘racist’ candidates
Reform UK has dropped three candidates reported to have made racist or offensive comments.
Cholesterol Lowering Products
Can fortified drinks and spreads really reduce cholesterol?
29/06/2024 Reform UK candidates dropped over alleged offensive comments
The 3 election candidates reportedly made derogatory and offensive comments in the past
David Baddiel, Richard Thompson, Abigail Cruttenden, Noorruddean Choudry, Amy Gledhill, Stuart Maconie
Stuart Maconie and guests with an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy.
Shania Twain
The rags, riches and heartache of one of music's biggest names.
Simon McBurney
Actor, playwright and director Simon McBurney reveals his creative inspirations.
Election Night Fever
Rachel Burden asks what makes general election nights so incredibly exciting.
Price vs Value of Arts and Culture
Live debate examining the moral issues behind one of the week's news stories.
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4
Pastry Nation: Hype Bakeries on the Rise
Leyla Kazim tracks a new wave of British bakeries and their viral viennoiseries.
Election Special
Like being asked to choose your favourite Police Academy film.
General Election Special
Pie is looking forward to the election but first has to persuade Sam to even vote.
Series 4
Snails and their multi-purpose mucus wow the audience.
30/06/2024
The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4.
A Passage to India
Revisiting A Passage to India 100 years on.