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A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with the Reverend Dr Stephen Cherry, dean of King's College Cambridge. Show more
Farming Today
Security alpacas, Tackling nitrogen pollution and 12 months on since the Cumbria floods
13 minutes
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A global initiative is launched to tackle nitrogen pollution and we meet the security team guarding a farm of turkeys this Christmas, made up of alpacas. Show more
John Aitchison presents the golden pheasant. Show more
The Life Scientific
Episode 129: Richard Morris on how we know where we are
28 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
Jim Al-Khalili talks to leading scientists about their lives and work. Neuroscientist Richard Morris explains how brain cells remember. Show more
Television executive Peter Bazalgette examines empathy. He talks to Frans de Waal, a pioneer in primate studies, who sees our better side evidenced in the chimps he works with. Show more
World War I rages, but in the quiet retreat of his gardens, the illustrious painter gets on with his new project. The canvases are getting bigger, part of 'la grande decoration'. Show more
Woman's Hour
Lying about your age, Sex education, MP Naz Shah on community cohesion
45 minutes
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MP Naz Shah on community cohesion. Plus why some women lie about their age, gender pay equity in sport and whether complusory SRE would tackle sexual harassment in school. Show more
Rose decides to move to Chicago, while Sam struggles to 'do the right thing' and stand by Bayley. With Rebecca Humphries. Show more
Jo Milne who was born profoundly deaf, sound tracker Gordon Hempton and two scientists who study epilepsy describe how they use sound to explore and interpret the world. Show more
Frances Fyfield is joined by the star of La Scala's season-opening production of Madame Butterfly, Maria José Siri, to explore the manuscript of Puccini's operatic masterpiece. Show more
Does nothing exist? Our scientific duo consider the nature of nothing, from outer space to quantum vacuums. Show more
You and Yours
Call You and Yours: How important is it to have a clean house? Call - 03700 100 444.
45 minutes
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How important is it to have a clean house? Show more
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Analysis of news and current affairs.
Half of England's pregnant teenagers have vanished. Not taken. Not missing. Simply not falling pregnant. Whodunnit? Could it be government policy? Michael Blastland investigates. Show more
Kenton makes an impulse buy, and Josh needs help to broker a deal. Show more
An auction of promises to save the life of a sick child turns sour when good intentions give way to a clash of egos, and a considerable chunk of the proceeds go missing. Show more
Janice Long meets two budding actors and a sound technician in their final year at performing arts college and follows their first steps into the world of show business. Show more
Three people tell Fi Glover how they cope with a chronic sleep disorder. Show more
Matthew Syed of the Times explores the vexed role of money at the pinnacle of contemporary sport alongside interviewees such as Claudio Ranieri, Joey Barton and Alyson Rudd. Show more
Comedian Lucy Porter chooses an actor and Hollywood icon born in Bristol, Cary Grant. With Matthew Parris. From 2016. Show more
Six O'Clock News
06/12/2016 EU negotiator wants Brexit deal by October 2018
30 minutes
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Brexit: EU's chief negotiator says UK will have to reach a deal by October 2018.
Clare is lost on the Sparrowhawk estate, trying to remember who she is. Starring Sally Phillips. From 2016. Show more
David fights a losing battle, and Lynda despairs at her cast's interventions. Show more
Front Row
Dreamgirls, Australia's Impressionists, Sharing the Turner Prize cheque, actor Peter Vaughan remembered
30 minutes
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Broadway hit Dreamgirls' composer Henry Krieger. Plus Australia's Impressionists at The National Gallery, sharing the Turner Prize winnings and Peter Vaughan remembered. Show more
Rose decides to move to Chicago, while Sam struggles to 'do the right thing' and stand by Bayley. With Rebecca Humphries. Show more
Documentary. What happens when individuals try to leave Britain's Hasidic Jewish community? This is a struggle between a centuries-old way of living and contemporary Britain. Show more
In Touch
Access To Work, access to BBC online content and Red Szell
20 minutes
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Richard de Costobadie on why some video stories are inaccessible to him. Piano-tuner Mark Fulcher wants to use email to submit his Access To Work form and Red Szell on language. Show more
All in the Mind
ADHD and mindwandering, Treating insomnia helps depression, Think Ahead scheme
28 minutes
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Is mindwandering at the core of ADHD? Plus treating insomnia helps people with depression and the first graduates on the Think Ahead scheme start their mental health social work. Show more
The Life Scientific
Episode 129: Richard Morris on how we know where we are
28 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
Jim Al-Khalili talks to leading scientists about their lives and work. Neuroscientist Richard Morris explains how brain cells remember. Show more
The World Tonight
Syrian troops 'gain important ground' in battle for control of Aleppo
45 minutes
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In-depth reporting and analysis from a global perspective. Is it time for Syrian rebels to give up - and admit Assad has won? Show more
Ian McEwan's modern-day take on Hamlet, told from the perspective of an unborn child who has to eavesdrop on the murderous plotting of his mother and uncle. Show more
Alexei on the role of the entertainer, why he’ll never go on Strictly and why Newsnight needs to be 11 hours long. From 2016. Show more
The Transport Secretary says train and track operations will be reunited in a shake-up of the railway network. Susan Hulme reports on the best of Tuesday in the Commons and Lords. Show more
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World War I rages, but in the quiet retreat of his gardens, the illustrious painter gets on with his new project. The canvases are getting bigger, part of 'la grande decoration'. Show more
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