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A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with His Grace Bishop Angaelos, General Bishop of the Coptic Orthodox Church. Show more
Farming Today
ARLA asks shoppers to pay more for their branded Farmers' Milk
13 minutes
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ARLA asks shoppers to pay more for their milk, which they say will go back to their farmers. But is this the best way to give UK dairy farmers a fair price for their milk? Show more
David Attenborough presents the crossbill. Show more
The Life Scientific
Episode 122: Georgina Mace on threatened species
28 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
Georgina Mace talks to Jim Al-Khalili about how she created the Red List of Threatened Species, a list that has formed the cornerstone of global conservation policy since 1996. Show more
One to One
Datshiane Navanayagam speaks to Val McDermid
15 minutes
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Unexpected stories of education: Journalist Datshiane Navanayagam speaks to crime writer Val McDermid about an unusual educational experiment she was part of in the 1960s. Show more
Woman's Hour
Listener week: The mystery of the lost diary, Lyme disease, Child of a Catholic priest
58 minutes
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A listener speaks about how she discovered her absent father was a Catholic priest, and another listener wants to trace the family of a diary writer by the name of May Stewart. Show more
Carrie is a call handler in an ambulance control room. A man phones intent on taking his own life. Stars Sarah Ridgeway. Show more
Brett Westwood goes fishing to find out why cultures around the world value the fish with a face that only a mother could love. From 2016 Show more
Presenter and DJ Dave Pearce travels to Chicago to hear how a country traditionally resistant to dance music finally got it. Show more
Why do countries have an age of consent? If it's to protect young children from predatory adults, why isn't it set universally across the globe? Show more
You and Yours
Call You and Yours: Have you borrowed from, or lent to, friends or family?
45 minutes
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Consumer phone-in. Lending between friends and family is rising. Should it only be done with formal financial arrangements in place? Show more
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Bridget Kendall hears from three people whose parents were targets of the 1950s Red Scare - with tales of persecution, hearsay evidence, FBI investigation and going underground. Show more
Rex is not in the mood to celebrate, and Ursula strikes a deal. Show more
A former secret policeman has been found murdered. Bertalan Lazar, a special investigator in Hungary during the Cold War, is assigned to the case. By Philip Palmer. Show more
From the lick of flames to the glare of a spotlight – stories finding light in the darkness. Presented by Josie Long. From 2016. Show more
Michael Blastland and the Human Zoo team investigate the so-called wisdom of crowds, the idea that collective judgments lead to the right solution. Show more
Anne McElvoy explores the documents telling the story of East German academic Jurgen Kuczynski and his part in the British atomic bomb spying scandal during WWII. Show more
Damian Barr, Joann Fletcher and Harriett Gilbert discuss good books by Alice Walker, RE Witt and Leonora Carrington. From 2016. Show more
Six O'Clock News
12/07/16 Labour leadership chaos
30 minutes
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Labour's NEC discusses whether Jeremy Corbyn should be on the leadership shortlist. David Cameron chairs his final cabinet meeting.
Tony uses Sid's travel agency to book a holiday in Spain, little knowing that Sid also runs a bullfighting business. Show more
Josh loses his rag, and Adam and Brian have a new purchase to admire. Show more
Front Row
Matt Smith on Unreachable, Author Sean O'Brien, Summertime film review, Cultural Olympiad legacy
30 minutes
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Matt Smith and director Anthony Neilson on Unreachable, Sean O'Brien on his novel Once Again Assembled Here, Ruth Mackenzie on the Cultural Olympiad legacy, Summertime reviewed. Show more
Carrie is a call handler in an ambulance control room. A man phones intent on taking his own life. Stars Sarah Ridgeway. Show more
Britons who claim they were tortured in prisons in the UAE say the UK government failed to fight for them. Is Britain putting trade above raising concerns about human rights? Show more
Peter White and guests give practical advice about helping a blind person. Should you open doors or count steps? And how should you guide? Show more
Inside Health
Care.data, Asthma, Acne rosacea, Pacemakers
28 minutes
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Dr Mark Porter looks the axing of the planned super-database for all English patients' medical records, care.data. Show more
The Life Scientific
Episode 122: Georgina Mace on threatened species
28 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
Georgina Mace talks to Jim Al-Khalili about how she created the Red List of Threatened Species, a list that has formed the cornerstone of global conservation policy since 1996. Show more
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The World Tonight
Corbyn 'can stand' against Labour challenger
45 minutes
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Labour's ruling NEC has voted that Jeremy Corbyn does not need nominations from MPs and MEPs to stand against Angela Eagle, his challenger in the Labour leadership contest. Show more
1936: Olive prepares to send her painting to art patron, Peggy Guggenheim. Read by Jessica Raine. Show more
Brian Cox and Robin Ince are joined on stage by Rufus Hound, chemist Andrea Sella and solar scientist Lucie Green, as they discuss what ingredients it takes to build a universe. Show more
Alicia McCarthy reports from Westminster. The foreign secretary says Britain is willing to hire trade negotiators from 'wherever' it can in the world. Show more
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Five of Britain's leading thinkers give their personal view of Brexit. Show more
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