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A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with writer and broadcaster Anna Magnusson. Show more
Charlotte Smith reports from the annual conference of the National Farmers Union, where the secretary of state for the environment has been laying out her views on Brexit. Show more
Martin Hughes-Games presents the pied wagtail. In winter, pied wagtails can often be seen roosting in towns and cities in large flocks. Show more
Midweek
Janet Ellis, Nina Myskow, Charles Foster, Sarah Kendall
43 minutes
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Libby Purves meets veterinarian and barrister Charles Foster, presenter and writer Janet Ellis, journalist Nina Myskow and comedian Sarah Kendall. Show more
Woman's Hour
The life of a dancer in today's Moulin Rouge
41 minutes
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A former showgirl returns to the Moulin Rouge to find out what life is like for today's dancers. Plus a look at what causes paternal depression and what help is on offer. Show more
Isadora is torn between her husband and her lover, but is this true sexual liberation? Show more
The Listening Project
Isobel and James - Memories of Mum
5 minutes
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Fi Glover introduces a conversation between young siblings about their mother who died suddenly five years ago and the sometimes surprising things they love about their stepmother. Show more
Verdun - The Sacred Wound
Episode 2: Loss and Legacy
28 minutes
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In the century after the battle of Verdun, the weight and memory of its terrible losses would shape both France and Germany. David Reynolds explores Verdun's mournful legacy. Show more
Hardacres, London's worst ad agency grapples with the lowest form of advertising of all: radio. Stars Nigel Havers. From 2015. Show more
One to One
Carolyn Quinn speaks to Stephanie Slater
15 minutes
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Carolyn Quinn speaks to Stephanie Slater, who survived a violent kidnapping in 1992. Show more
You and Yours
Cost of childcare, Seabass, Outlet shopping
45 minutes
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Consumer affairs programme. 10,000 childminders have left the profession in the last five years, and childcare costs have increased by a quarter. What options do parents have? Show more
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Is David Cameron's EU deal legally binding? Not according to his own justice secretary Michael Gove. We get the view of one former judge at the European Court of Justice. Show more
Incarnations: India in 50 Lives
Vivekananda: Bring All Together
14 minutes
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How the social and religious reformer Swami Vivekananda, became India’s first global guru, credited with introducing yoga to the west. Show more
It is never too late for a fresh start. And Pip has got her work cut out. Show more
2015. Student Katy determines to change the conversation about sexual consent - but how? Third of three plays charting feminism through three generations of women. By Ella Hickson. Show more
The self-employed make up 15 per cent of the UK's workforce but don't have the same rights or protections as employees. Is it time for a rethink on how the state treats them? Show more
Inside Health
Charles Bonnet syndrome, Co-proxamol, Meningitis B vaccine, Smart tablets
28 minutes
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Patient power and the parental clamour for more children to get the meningitis B vaccine. Dr Mark Porter and Dr Margaret McCartney on tricky choices around who gets immunised. Show more
Thinking Allowed
Refusing adulthood, How young people feel about being poor
28 minutes
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Laurie Taylor asks if and why some people refuse to grow up. Also, how children and young people feel about being poor. Show more
The Media Show
Press Awards women nominees, Lord Best on BBC inquiry, Trinity Mirror's The New Day
30 minutes
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A look at the media world, including discussion on the lack of women nominees for the Press Awards and Lord Best on why the scale and scope of the BBC shouldn't be reduced. Show more
Rotherham gang jailed for abusing teenage girls.
Irish stand-up comedian Ed Byrne chats to the Pub Landlord himself Al Murray in the talk tag show. From February 2016. Show more
Does 'Mum' know best? Clarrie tries to keep her house in order. Show more
Front Row
Grimsby, Dominic Dromgoole, Poems that Make Grown Women Cry
30 minutes
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Arts news with Kirsty Lang, including Sacha Baron Cohen's new film Grimsby reviewed and Shakespeare's Globe's outgoing artistic director Dominic Dromgoole. Show more
Isadora is torn between her husband and her lover, but is this true sexual liberation? Show more
Combative, provocative and engaging debate chaired by Michael Buerk. With Melanie Phillips, Michael Portillo, Claire Fox and Giles Fraser. Show more
Maxwell Hutchinson, architect, historian and recently ordained minister, reflects on Jesus's arrival in Jerusalem and his confrontation at the temple. Show more
Costing the Earth
The City That Fell into the Earth
30 minutes
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How do you move a city? Lesley Riddoch travels to Arctic Sweden to find out. Kiruna is gradually sliding into Europe's biggest iron ore mine. The city has to be rebuilt. Show more
Midweek
Janet Ellis, Nina Myskow, Charles Foster, Sarah Kendall
43 minutes
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Libby Purves meets veterinarian and barrister Charles Foster, presenter and writer Janet Ellis, journalist Nina Myskow and comedian Sarah Kendall. Show more
The World Tonight
Exclusive: 250,000 people 'at risk' of losing money in workplace pensions
45 minutes
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Global reporting and analysis. Including Andrew Hosken's investigation into workplace pensions, the FIFA candidate in a human rights row and the Rotherham abuse scandal. Show more
The big day arrives. Organised by Julie's employer Bridal-360 (including live-streaming the ceremony online) and Jonathan still incapable of coherent speech, what could go wrong? Show more
4 Extra Debut. Imagine London's genteel literary scene with swag and a gangsta's lean. Mr Brown solves problems - for 15%. From February 2016. Show more
The funny, sad and bewildering interactions of a community psychiatric nurse's rounds. Starring Paul Whitehouse. From March 2014. Show more
Susan Hulme reports from Westminster as Prime Minister's Questions turns into a row about mothers. Show more
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Luc Sante explores the Paris bohemian's pure pursuit of art. Money was not part of the quest, indeed poverty was a given. Show more
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