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06/05/2025
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National and international news from BBC Radio 4
The Landscape Revolution
Charlotte Smith on the current reform of agricultural policy and spending across the UK.
Majesty upon majesty
Spiritual reflection to start the day with Rev Neil Gardner of Canongate Kirk, Edinburgh.
6/5/2025 Drought warnings in Scotland, seed potatoes, asparagus
Scottish farmers warned to prepare for possible summer drought.
News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
Liz Morris on Antarctic adventures and the melting polar ice sheets
Liz Morris discusses being in the first wave of UK women scientists to work in Antarctica.
Is ‘are you ok?’ a good question and how your eyes give away memory precision
An intriguing listener question, and the eyes as a window into the precision of a memory.
Women deg for women, The Sleep Room, Singer-songwriter Emilíana Torrini
What do fashion designers need to know when deg for you?
Sex Work
Ellen and Mark delve into the long and thorny relationship between cinema and sex work.
Episode 2: The River of the Cedars
Robert Macfarlane explores an idea that changes the world – that a river is alive.
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
Call You and Yours: Buying Second Hand
Have you made the shift to second hand online shopping?
The latest weather forecast
News, analysis and comment from BBC Radio 4.
2. The Past
How has autism changed to include those - like women - who were previously missed?
05/05/2025
Usha offers her .
Breaking Blake
Who sprung George Blake from Wormwood Scrubs? By Barnaby Kay.
History's Secret Heroes: Series 3
Ita Ekpenyon and the Blitz
Can a Nigerian warden stop a riot from breaking out in a London air raid shelter?
After Francis: What do Catholics want next?
After Pope Francis' death, Catholics look to Rome as the Church elects a new leader.
Surrounded by Sound: Ray Dolby and the Art of Noise Reduction (Binaural Version)
Matthew Sweet discovers the life and work of Ray Dolby, inventor of Dolby Noise Reduction.
How can I help my headaches?
Drs Chris and Xand Van Tulleken explore the causes and cures of everyday headaches.
UK and India agree a free trade deal
The UK agree a free trade deal with India, the first of its kind since Brexit.
The UK has signed a free trade agreement with India
Sir Keir Starmer says it is the biggest trade deal since Brexit
Series 10
6. Friends
Final instalment for this series from the master storyteller.
There’s a breakthrough for Elizabeth.
Hamlet Radiohead mashup, Stoke-on-Trent pottery in crisis
A new production of Hamlet created in collaboration with Thom Yorke from Radiohead
Anatomy of a Firetrap
Britain's building safety crisis told through one building.
Guide Dogs - The Future
The charity Guide Dogs faces financial pressures. What does it mean for jobs and services?
Russia's Church in Texas
The Americans converting to Orthodox Christianity in Texas...
5. Someone Bigger
Brendan Hughes wants to talk to Fenton and find a 'main mover'. Is Stakeknife suspected?
UK and India agree landmark trade deal
The government claims the agreement will boost British business
