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A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with Rabbi Jonathan Wittenberg. Show more
Farmers are warned to vaccinate livestock against the infectious disease bluetongue which is expected in the UK this summer. The midge-born disease causes problems in ruminants. Show more
Steve Backshall presents the story and sound of the herring gull. Show more
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the Bronze Age collapse, the term used to describe what many perceive as sudden, chaotic change around 1200 BC, mainly in the eastern Mediterranean. Show more
Woman's Hour
Takeover week: Guest Editor Professor Sunetra Gupta
45 minutes
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Scientist and novelist Professor Sunetra Gupta guest edits the programme. Should people stick to a specialism or embrace multitasking in all elements of life? Show more
When Sally unearths some old rosary beads, Christine tells her daughter about her life-changing time in Rome. Stars Tracy Wiles. Show more
Valedictory thoughts from Bridget Kendall and Kevin Connolly while Gabriel Gatehouse is forced to consider departures in his despatch about the European Union and Euro 2016. Show more
4 Extra Debut. Sarfraz Manzoor tells the story of writer Sa'adat Manto, who died in 1955, but still speaks to 21st century Pakistan. From 2016. Show more
Tim Harford asks how much red tape from the EU is costing the UK and what might happen if Britain leaves. Show more
You and Yours
Fertility treatment postcode lottery, Super-gentrification
45 minutes
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How access to IVF treatment varies across the UK. The surprising fraud that starts with thieves breaking into a mailbox. A row over Birmingham's traditional silver hallmark. Show more
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Analysis of news and current affairs.
Shakespeare's Restless World
4. Life without Elizabeth
15 minutes
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Neil MacGregor uses a 1571 painting of Elizabeth I to explore what life was like in Shakespeare’s turbulent world. From 2012. Show more
Lilian and Kate get down to business, and Rex spends time with Pip. Show more
When Mickey Bliss is summoned to advise on signals at the Bureau Centrale Interallie in Paris, he comes across both an impressive young woman and a disturbing figure from his past. Show more
4 Extra Debut. Clare Balding meets Graham Hoyland and his partner, who fulfilled childhood dreams of walking the length of England. From 2016. Show more
Marcus Brigstocke presents an appeal on behalf of Partnership for Children. Show more
Mariella Frostrup talks to Icelandic novelist Sjon, whose new book, Moonstone: The Boy That Never Was, won the Literary Prize and the Booksellers' Novel of the Year in Iceland. Show more
Francine Stock reports from the 2016 Sheffield Doc Fest and talks to the winner of the festival's first award for virtual reality. Show more
BBC Inside Science
More gravitational waves; Ocean floor mapping; Selfish Gene 40th; Spoonies
30 minutes
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Gravitational waves have been found for a second time. What’s different this time? Show more
Six O'Clock News
16/06/2016 MP murdered in shooting attack
30 minutes
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The Labour MP, Jo Cox, has died after being attacked in the street in her constituency in West Yorkshire. Show more
From a Russian train station in London to airport names. Paul Sinha uncovers the role transport played in history. From 2016. Show more
Phoebe finds solace, and Toby pulls out all the stops. Show more
Front Row
Mike Bartlett on Wild, Tale of Tales film review, Georgiana Houghton exhibition review, Suburra director Stefano Sollima
30 minutes
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Kristy Lang talks to playwright Mike Bartlett about new play Wild. Plus Tale of Tales film review, Georgiana Houghton exhibition review and Suburra director Stefano Sollima. Show more
When Sally unearths some old rosary beads, Christine tells her daughter about her life-changing time in Rome. Stars Tracy Wiles. Show more
The Law Show
Coercive and Controlling Behaviour
28 minutes
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Legal magazine programme. Joshua Rozenberg examines the new laws on coercive and controlling behaviour. Plus an interview with Peter Clarke, the chief inspector of prisons. Show more
Blockbusters and box office flops - how money is made and lost in the film business. Evan Davis follows the money trail from script to screen. Show more
BBC Inside Science
More gravitational waves; Ocean floor mapping; Selfish Gene 40th; Spoonies
30 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
Gravitational waves have been found for a second time. What’s different this time? Show more
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the Bronze Age collapse, the term used to describe what many perceive as sudden, chaotic change around 1200 BC, mainly in the eastern Mediterranean. Show more
The latest weather forecast.
The World Tonight
Labour MP Jo Cox shot dead in the street
45 minutes
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In-depth reporting and analysis from a global perspective. Jo Cox, Labour MP for Batley and Spen, has died after being shot in her constituency. Show more
Pyotr has apologised to Kate for the upset over his and Dr Battista’s plan for a marriage of convenience. Read by Liza Ross. Show more
Charming, absurd and funny stories from the mind of celebrated US writer Simon Rich. Stars Tim Key and Cariad Lloyd. From 2016. Show more
Sugar, Saris and Green Bananas
Episode 1: Sugar in My Blood
28 minutes
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London-born journalist Lainy Malkani delves into her family's roots to discover the bitter-sweet history of Indian indentured labourers on the sugar plantations of the Caribbean. Show more
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