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As it's now officially autumn, we'd love to see your leaf pictures from the weekend. Go! 🍁
"I look at those Disney films like Frozen and I think, 'Who's giving Angela Carter's estate 10%?' She invented the princess who turns things on their head!'
Things you wouldn't hear on the radio eh? 🤔
"I have what I regard as a pathological need to feel useful."
Listen to neurosurgeon Henry Marsh's #DesertIslandDiscs with Kirsty Young: https://bbc.in/2Nss3tm
This was...not ideal. https://bbc.in/2NrzBg6
Are you a true autumn fan? Let's see how many trees you can identify from their 🍁 in our leaf quiz: https://bbc.in/2NxvKyf
This week’s BBC Radio 4 Appeal is on behalf of the charity TB Alert, which helps people to get lifesaving treatment for tuberculosis. The Appeal is made by Felicity Kendal. Find out more here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0bkqb2m
"All human beings are like our biblical ancestors – fragile receptacles for divine breath." Rabbi Shoshana Boyd Gelfand.
Listen here 👉 https://bbc.in/2Olh6GE #SomethingUnderstood
🎪A new adaptation of Angela Carter's magical book Nights At The Circus begins on BBC Radio 4 this Sunday – here's Kelly Macdonald with a taster of the story...
When it comes to sex, we need to embrace not just consent but "enthusiastic consent" says Jameela Jamil: https://bbc.in/2DhMDIA
🤔 Ever wondered why you seem to lose more hair in autumn? Your scalp holds on to it in summer to protect itself from the midday sun. https://bbc.in/2Nxw9kf
The Duchess of Sussex took her mum with her to the launch of her Grenfell cookbook this week. https://bbc.in/2NxE3u1
Presenting @BBCRadio4's rather difficult The Great Space Music Quiz! From Gustav Holst to David Bowie, is your knowledge universal, or a shot in the dark? https://bbc.in/2DlTBMy
That cosy feeling as you head into autumn... 🍁🍂
Presenting BBC Radio 4's The Great Space Music Quiz! From Gustav Holst to David Bowie, is your knowledge truly universal, or a shot in the dark? https://bbc.in/2NsArJr
How much do we need to take with us – anywhere? https://bbc.in/2Nuj9vL
What's the best thing you've read, watched, or listened to this week?
"Everything needs to change!" Lily Allen talks music, sex & parenting.
Listen to her full Woman's Hour interview: https://bbc.in/2psLbJD
"I look at those Disney films like Frozen and I think, 'Who's giving Angela Carter's estate 10%?' She invented the princess who turns things on their head!'
🎪A new adaptation of Angela Carter's magical book Nights At The Circus begins on BBC Radio 4 this Sunday – here's Kelly Macdonald with a taster of the story...
That cosy feeling as you head into autumn... 🍁🍂
"I look at those Disney films like Frozen and I think, 'Who's giving Angela Carter's estate 10%?' She invented the princess who turns things on their head!'
🎪A new adaptation of Angela Carter's magical book Nights At The Circus begins on BBC Radio 4 this Sunday – here's Kelly Macdonald with a taster of the story...
That cosy feeling as you head into autumn... 🍁🍂