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A reading and a reflection to start the day, with the Reverend Mary Stallard, director of the St Giles Religious Education Centre, Wrexham.
Farming Today continues its week-long look at the pig-farming sector, with the second of its programmes based on a Yorkshire pig farm. Show more
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Helen Moncrieff on the Northern Wheatear
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Helen Moncrieff, Shetland Manager for RSPB Scotland, reveals why she gets so excited when northern wheatears return to Shetland for the breeding season. Show more
The Life Scientific
Ailie MacAdam on the biggest construction project in Europe
28 minutes
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From sewage treatment to Crossrail, engineer Ailie MacAdam talks to Jim Al-Khalili about working on some of the biggest construction projects in Europe. Show more
Interview series. Jay Brave speaks to poet Lawrence Hoo about his upbringing in Bristol, how it has informed his ideas about identity and why he is now done with race. Show more
The Line Becomes a River by Francisco Cantú
2. Creation
15 minutes
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Francisco Cantú, a former border patrol agent, recounts how the US-Mexican border was created. Read by Joseph Balderrama. Show more
Woman's Hour
Protest at Yarl's Wood, Long-term impact of postnatal depression, Female comedians
45 minutes
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Detainees on strike at Yarl's Wood, a century of women in the navy, the long-term impact of postnatal depression, and female comedians on the right to air dirty linen in public. Show more
Doris Lessing's 1985 satire about a band of incompetent British radicals, starring Olivia Vinall and Pippa Bennett-Warner. Comrade Jocelin tests out her bomb-making abilities. Show more
How much do we know about where our food comes from - and how much influence do we have? Charlotte Smith concludes her investigation into the complex world of global food chains. Show more
As Athens struggles through what has been called a 'forever crisis', critic Alastair Sooke reports on the arts boom in Greece. Show more
Why don't we have more than two sexes? Rutherford & Fry investigate unusual sexual unions across the natural world. Show more
You and Yours
Call You and Yours: Tell us what it's like to work in the charity sector?
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Consumer phone-in. Tell us what it's like to work in the charity sector? Show more
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Analysis of news and current affairs.
Anne McElvoy traces the battle for British socialism's soul amid the crises of the 1930s - between trade union leader Ernest Bevin and revolutionary barrister Sir Stafford Cripps. Show more
Tony offers the benefit of his experience, and Pip has a change of heart. Show more
Toby Jones stars as movie mogul Louis B Mayer determined to stop Upton Sinclair becoming the next Governor of California and taxing the movie studios. Comedy by Stephen Sheridan. Show more
Josie Long presents a rainbow of stories about colour, exploring how it affects the way we experience the world. From 2018. Show more
The Great Barrier Reef seems doomed to be the first great victim of global warming. Marine biologist Ellen Husain meets the people fighting to save it from destruction. Show more
Legal magazine programme. Joshua Rozenberg speaks to the director of public prosecutions, Alison Saunders, about recent evidence disclosure failings. Show more
A Good Read
Professor Mark Miodownik and Diana Henry
30 minutes
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Scientist Mark Miodownik and food writer Diana Henry tell Harriett Gilbert about the books they love. Flann O'Brien, Elizabeth Taylor and chef Gabrielle Hamilton are the authors. Show more
Six O'Clock News
27/02/2018 Research reveals disclosure failures by police and prosecutors.
30 minutes
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Research by BBC News has revealed widespread failures by police and prosecutors in the disclosure of evidence.
Sara Pascoe uses theories of evolutionary psychology to make sense of our modern day emotions – such as jealousy. From 2018. Show more
Alice feels guilty, and Neil needs a solution.
Front Row
A Fantastic Woman, playing drunk, Lewis Gilbert and paintings under paintings
30 minutes
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A Fantastic Woman reviewed, revealing paintings under paintings, a tribute to Bond director Lewis Gilbert, and how to play a drunk on stage. Show more
Doris Lessing's 1985 satire about a band of incompetent British radicals, starring Olivia Vinall and Pippa Bennett-Warner. Comrade Jocelin tests out her bomb-making abilities. Show more
Almost all criminal cases start in magistrates' courts, but are those who appear before the bench getting fair treatment? Allan Urry investigates. Show more
Peter White discusses sex education with Cathy Wright from New College, Worcester, and Lucy Emmerson of Sex Education Forum. Plus, a day in the life with MP Marsha de Cordova. Show more
Inside Health
Diabetes Tech, Antidepressants, Stem Cell Therapy and knees
28 minutes
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Dr Margaret McCartney reports from Glasgow on the high-tech revolution in glucose monitoring and diabetes care. Show more
The Life Scientific
Ailie MacAdam on the biggest construction project in Europe
28 minutes
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From sewage treatment to Crossrail, engineer Ailie MacAdam talks to Jim Al-Khalili about working on some of the biggest construction projects in Europe. Show more
The World Tonight
No 10 insists 'no hard border in Ireland'
45 minutes
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The government has insisted its policy on the Irish border after Brexit has not changed, after a leaked letter from Boris Johnson failed to rule out a hard border. Show more
Stephen rejects the idea of priesthood on instinct, wanting to embrace a wilder, more vivid kind of life. Read by Andrew Scott. Show more
Comic poet Tim Key looks at the concept of cuisine, and indulges in a tasting menu at the top of the Shard in London. From 2018. Show more
Susan Hulme reports from Westminster, where a former head of the World Trade Organisation says he cannot see how to avoid customs posts between Northern Ireland and the Republic. Show more
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The Line Becomes a River by Francisco Cantú
2. Creation
15 minutes
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Francisco Cantú, a former border patrol agent, recounts how the US-Mexican border was created. Read by Joseph Balderrama. Show more
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