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13/05/2025
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National and international news from BBC Radio 4
Susan Hulme reports as MPs question the Home Secretary over plans to cut net migration.
Mozart’s starling
A spiritual comment and prayer to start the day with Elizabeth Rawlinson-Mills
13/05/25 - SFI update, herbal leys and deep soil carbon testing
A Government error means 1000s of farmers could now get payments they thought they'd lost.
News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
Neil Lawrence on taking down the 'digital oligarchy' and why we shouldn't fear AI
Neil Lawrence on why we needn't fear the power of AI
What is interoception, and how mood can affect how well your vaccine works
When being able to tune into bodily signals like your own heartbeat can be good – and bad.
Chemical Control, Nadia Conners, Kirsty Wark
Nuala hears about a woman's fight for justice following chemical control.
Immigrant Epics
Ellen E Jones and Mark Kermode explore the world of immigrant epics on screen.
Episode 2 - Beginnings
The Great North Road's starting point proves elusive and a bloody history is uncovered.
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
Call You and Yours: Cosmetic Treatments
What's your experience of cosmetic treatment?
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Could Trump's visit bring peace in Middle East closer?
The US president arrives in Saudi Arabia amid warnings over famine in Gaza.
2. Holland
When parenting journeys are flipped upside down after a diagnosis
12/05/2025
Lily struggles to control her feelings.
Four Gammons and a Unicorn
Comedy about a teenager who accidentally becomes a darling of the right. Stars Daniel Mays
Lady Swindlers with Lucy Worsley - Series 2
41. Mary Bateman - Yorkshire Witch
Lucy Worsley meets Mary Bateman, known as the Yorkshire Witch.
Kai Höss: My Grandfather - the Commandant of Auschwitz
The grandson of Rudolf Höss, Commandant of Auschwitz, comes to with his family
Three Faces of DH Lawrence
1. Sex
A major new three-part series examining one of Britain’s greatest writers, DH Lawrence.
How to have a difficult conversation
How can we best navigate difficult conversations? Chris and Xand van Tulleken investigate.
Exonerated after 38 years in prison for murder
A man is exonerated after spending 38 years in jail following a miscarriage of justice.
Peter Sullivan Freed From Jail
Peter Sullivan, jailed for the 1986 murder of Diane Sindall, freed after DNA test.
Series 2
1. A real nail-biter
Hotel horrors, the Richter Scale of cuteness, and DIY nail care.
David makes a controversial decision.
Morcheeba perform, Virginia Woolf's Mrs Dalloway 100th anniversary
Writer Elif Şhafak on Mrs Dalloway at 100, Morcheeba's acoustic version of Call For Love.
Chemical Control: Drugged and Raped by My Husband
What's it like to discover your husband has been drugging and raping you for years?
Visual Impairment Registration; An Interview with Meta
Meta answer listeners questions about the Rayban Meta Smart Glasses.
Syria - Return to Ruins
After 13 years of civil war, what awaits Syrians returning to their homes?
6. Playing God
Orla and Kevin Coyle tell the story of their father who was killed as an alleged informer.
Scottish assisted dying bill clears first hurdle
A bill to legalise assisted dying in Scotland has ed an initial vote at Holyrood.
Episode Two
The Bonnars’ decision to adopt Brendan causes a rift within their family.
Episode 5: The Poisoned Land
Could ley lines be the key to the haunting?
Susan Hulme reports as the Conservatives warn against backsliding on Brexit.
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