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A short reflection and prayer with Jonathan Rea.
What does the Paris climate change agreement mean for Britain's farmers? Plus an explanation of the difference between English and British wine. Presented by Anna Hill. Show more
Chris Packham presents a true global ocean going mariner, the red-billed tropicbird. Show more
Brian Cox and Robin Ince investigate the secrets still hiding within Einstein's great theory, and find out how today's physicists are pushing the theory to its limits. Show more
Why does the character of the devouring mother have such force? Jo Fidgen and company discuss DH Lawrence's Sons and Lovers. Show more
Woman's Hour
Noma Dumezweni, Helen Sharman, pain relief, Women and Swearing, Marital Rape in India, Neko Case
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Helen Sharman, pain relief, women and swearing, actress Noma Dumezweni, marital rape law in India, and US singer-songwriter Neko Case. Show more
As the dust settles around the wreckage of her marriage, Zoe is determined to buy Ben out of the house. Only one thing stands in her way - her mother-in-law. Show more
Can science clean up dirty vehicle emissions? Jim Al-Khalili brings three scientists together to find the best technology for reducing air pollution in our cities. Show more
Exploring the impact of Edward Elgar's Nimrod from the Enigma Variations. With composer and conductor Paul Spicer. From 2015 Show more
How a fringe newspaper became a worldwide symbol for freedom of expression - and tested the limits of satire. Show more
You and Yours
Call You and Yours: The Gender Pay Gap
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Melanie Abbott hears listeners' experiences of the gender pay gap. The earnings gap between UK men and women is as high as 20 per cent. Melanie looks at efforts to narrow that gap. Show more
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British astronaut Major Tim Peake is on his way to the International Space Station, concerns about pain relief during end-of-life care, and ceasefire talks in the Yemen conflict. Show more
British Liberalism: The Grand Tour
Keynes v Hayek - Liberals in the Slump
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Anne McElvoy explores rival solutions to the 1930s Depression. The ideas of JM Keynes and Friedrich Hayek were often seen as opposed, but Anne explores why both men were liberal. Show more
Adam and Ian are getting married, and Lynda faces a casting crisis. Show more
The mild-mannered wife of a town councillor admits to murdering her husband. And Jean Brash is finding it hard to forgive McLevy, but he does not know what he has done wrong. Show more
Sarah Montague speaks to Doug Lemov, who studies the most effective classroom teachers to understand what makes them successful. Show more
Fi meets Jenny and Ruth, who became female late in their 60s and 70s, while Mark transitioned from being Brenda at the age of 29. Show more
Storms rage, floods take their toll - is nature taking revenge? Michael Blastland turns the lens of psychology on how people treat objects and other entities as if they are alive. Show more
Fashion designer Roger Saul chooses early 20th century garden designer, Gertrude Jekyll. With Matthew Parris. From 2015. Show more
Six O'Clock News
15/12/2015 British astronaut Tim Peake reaches ISS
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British astronaut Tim Peake begins space mission; LA security threat closes schools
Ginny is surprisingly jealous when Vera reads one of her poems out on her BBC radio programme. Stars Miriam Margolyes, Jonathan Coy and Alison Steadman. From December 2014. Show more
A happy anniversary for David and Ruth? Toby has a proposition. Show more
Front Row
Harry Price: Ghost Hunter, Poets as novelists, Rosie Hood, The Haunting of Hill House
30 minutes
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Including a review of ITV's Harry Price: Ghost Hunter, a look at 20th-century novelists' poetry, singer Rosie Hood, and The Haunting of Hill House is adapted for stage. Show more
As the dust settles around the wreckage of her marriage, Zoe is determined to buy Ben out of the house. Only one thing stands in her way - her mother-in-law. Show more
Bank of England chief economist Andy Haldane unearths a hidden engine in the British economy: its volunteers. He argues that their work should be properly measured and appreciated. Show more
How exactly do mobility instructors in the UK help blind children get around safely? And we speak to Ellen Watson about her Usher Syndrome, and how she manages a dual disability. Show more
All in the Mind
Psychology of a Mars mission, Superforecasters, MPs guide to mental health, Recovery College
28 minutes
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The psychology of a human mission to Mars, why so-called Superforecasters are so good at predicting global events, the MPs guide to mental health, the South London Recovery College. Show more
Brian Cox and Robin Ince investigate the secrets still hiding within Einstein's great theory, and find out how today's physicists are pushing the theory to its limits. Show more
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The World Tonight
LA schools shut over email threat
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Los Angeles schools shut over email threat. The Prince of Wales has been receiving confidential documents, like the Queen; the programme debates if and why it is necessary. Show more
DI Gordon Edmonds searches for a mysterious mansion called Slade House, to follow up the unlikely sighting of a missing mother and son. Read by Robin Laing. Show more
Sketches written by the public. Stars John Thomson, Shobna Gulati, Fiona Clarke, Chris Jack and Gavin Webster. From 2015. Show more
Sean Curran hears MPs debate the threat of floods and climate change. The boss of TalkTalk tells of hacking. And peers want more respect for people with learning difficulties. Show more
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An unrequited schoolgirl crush and the world of Georgette Heyer inspire the teenage Antonia Pakenham to romantic flights, and a school prize. Show more
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