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BBC Radio 4 is a major British national radio station run by the BBC:

📻 What it is

• A public-service spoken-word radio station in the United Kingdom focused on news, current affairs, drama, comedy, science, history and culture. It replaced the BBC Home Service in 1967. (Wikipedia)

• It broadcasts mainly in English from London and across the UK on FM, DAB and online, and through BBC.com and apps. (TechRadar)

• It is one of the UK’s most-listened-to radio stations, with a weekly audience in the millions. (Wikipedia)

🎙️ What you’ll hear there

BBC Radio 4’s schedule is rich and varied, including:

• News & current affairs — e.g., Today, The World at One, PM

• Discussion & debate — e.g., Moral Maze (ethical debate show) (Wikipedia)

• Documentaries & features on culture, science, society and politics

• Drama & fiction — including long-running series like The Archers (world’s longest-running soap opera) (The Washington Post)

• Magazines & interviews — e.g., Woman’s Hour on women’s issues (Wikipedia)

• Literary series — Book of the Week readings of books over several episodes (Wikipedia)

• Comedy and satirical shows including various chat or sketch formats. (British Comedy Guide)

📲 How to listen

• In the UK via FM/DAB radio, the BBC Sounds app/website or BBC.com. (TechRadar)

• Some services and on-demand content are regional due to licensing changes, but live radio and many classics remain accessible. (TechRadar)

If you want recommendations for specific shows or times to tune in, just let me know!

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Here’s one simple example of the “third moment” (cessation) in Buddhism:

🔔 Example: Hearing a Sound

You hear a bell ring.

1. Arising – The sound enters awareness.

2. Presence – For a brief instant, the sound is experienced.

3. Third moment (Cessation) – The sound disappears completely.

That exact sound never exists again.
What feels continuous is actually a rapid series of new sound-moments arising and ceasing.

Buddhist insight:
Everything in experience — sounds, thoughts, emotions, even the sense of “me” — follows this same pattern of arising → brief presence → cessation.

If you'd like, I can give a psychological example (like anger) instead.