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A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Manika Kaur, a Sikh devotional singer songwriter. Show more
Farming Today
16/06/21 Climate Change Committee report, Australian farmers welcome the trade deal, wetlands creation
13 minutes on BBC Radio 4 FM
A new report says the Government is not adapting fast enough to the risks from climate change. Show more
Tweet of the Day
Frank Gardner on the Great Northern Diver
1 minute on BBC Radio 4 FM
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In the first of five Tweet of the Days this week, the BBC's security correspondent Frank Gardner recalls listening to great northern divers on television as a boy. Show more
News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
More or Less
Covid deaths, outdoor swimming and care homes
28 minutes on BBC Radio 4 FM
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The global death toll has reached a grim milestone. Plus the UK’s low ranking waters. Show more
Jak Beula says statues and memorials matter because they show who a society values. His organisation is working to erect more to honour people of colour. Show more
Woman's Hour
Jessie Ware; girls disappearing from care services; women's football and sponsorship
57 minutes on BBC Radio 4 FM
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Singer-songwriter Jessie Ware on her favourite food memories, we hear why girls are disappearing from care services, women's football and sponsorship deals and poet Gemma Barnett. Show more
A year after rough sleepers were given emergency accommodation during the first coronavirus lockdown, has the unprecedented operation had a lasting impact? Show more
Mark Steel visits Portishead (not Bristol!) in Somerset, performing a bespoke stand-up show for the residents. From 2017. Show more
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When Asha uses her coding skills to develop an innovative social media platform with her charismatic husband, the brave new world of tech turns out contain some age-old problems. Show more
You and Yours
Paternity Leave, Buffet Waste, Social Care Workers
39 minutes on BBC Radio 4 FM
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John Lewis has joined a growing number of companies and organisations that are changing their paternity policies to offer more paid time off to new fathers. Show more
The latest weather forecast
Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment, with Sarah Montague.
A History of the World in 100 Objects
Inside The Palace: Secrets At Court (700 - 950 AD)
Lothair Crystal
14 minutes on BBC Radio 4 FM
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Neil MacGregor's world history as told through objects at the British Museum. A rock crystal offers a tale of intrigue from a great royal court during the European medieval period Show more
Adam struggles with the consequences of his actions and Lynda does some digging. Show more
It's 1930, Dr. Manson is in London hoping to get the Minister of Health's support for the Welsh Valley. Dr. Denny's holding the fort, and non too pleased. Show more
The numbers of first time investors in stocks and shares has risen sharply during lock down. We hear from people about their experiences. Show more
All in the Mind
Learning and taking breaks, the awards: Spectrum People, financial strain and pain
28 minutes on BBC Radio 4 FM
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Why taking breaks helps learning, Spectrum people nominated for the awards, why financial strain in mid life can lead to pain years later, Dale nominates friend Mike in the awards. Show more
Tourism & travel: Laurie Taylor explores the way in which they have evolved over the years and considers their future in the light of Covid and climate change. Show more
The Media Show
Reporting when there's no journalist in the room
28 minutes on BBC Radio 4 FM
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World leaders gather, but journalists are left outside. Show more
Afternoon news and current affairs programme, reporting on breaking stories and summing up the day's headlines.
Six O'Clock News
16/06/2021 Dominic Cummings publishes exchanges which appear to show PM described Health Secretary as 'hopeless'
30 minutes on BBC Radio 4 FM
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Dominic Cummings publishes exchanges suggesting PM described Health Secretary as hopeless
President Biden and Vladimir Putin hold several hours of talks in Switzerland
When working-class Tony falls in love with upper middle-class Imogen, their sons are forced to live under the same roof and behave like the brothers neither of them ever wanted. Show more
Lilian attempts to build bridges and Helen comes clean. Show more
Front Row
Colin Macleod, Jason Reynolds, Hanna Flint reviews 'Together'
29 minutes on BBC Radio 4 FM
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Colin Macleod, singer-songwriter and fisherman, performs live. Jason Reynolds on winning the 2021 CILIP Carnegie Medal for children’s writing. Hanna Flint reviews 'Together'. Show more
Ian Blatchford and Tilly Blyth on a conversation between art and maths, and the inspiration Barbara Hepworth gained from mysterious properties of geometric stringed maths models Show more
Combative, provocative and engaging live debate chaired by Michael Buerk. With Giles Fraser, Anne McElvoy, Melanie Phillips and Mona Siddiqui. #moralmaze Show more
Jak Beula says statues and memorials matter because they show who a society values. His organisation is working to erect more to honour people of colour. Show more
Psychologist Kimberley Wilson and Dr Xand van Tulleken take a journey around the human body. Today it’s the turn of the backbone, the vertebrae… the spine! Show more
The Media Show
Reporting when there's no journalist in the room
28 minutes on BBC Radio 4 FM
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World leaders gather, but journalists are left outside. Show more
Biggest Russian bombardment on Ukraine yet
Biden meets Putin in Geneva
45 minutes on BBC Radio 4 FM
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In depth reporting, intelligent analysis and breaking news from a global perspective
When Asha uses her coding skills to develop an innovative social media platform with her charismatic husband, the brave new world of tech turns out contain some age-old problems. Show more
Stand-up comedian Twayna Mayne explores the pervasive subject of class and how it shapes identity and opportunity with broadcaster Andi Oliver and academic Chantelle Lewis. Show more
The news, remixed as a twisted comedy treat. Jon Holmes presents the multi-award winning The Skewer. Headphones on. This week: the GSe7en, and Alan Partridge joins GB News. Show more
News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament
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Leading forensic psychiatrist, Gwen Adshead, reflects on her work with often violent offenders.
Gwen is working for the family court when she assesses a young mother. Show more
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