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Farming Today
Tree Health Launch; Public Access, Public Good?; Agricultural Shows
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Putting plants in quarantine to reduce disease - Charlotte Smith hears why Michael Gove has launched a new horticulture scheme that arises out of Defra's 25 year Environment Plan. Show more
Brett Westwood presents the story and sound of the hobby. Show more
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The Life Scientific
Episode 167: John Taylor on being an inventor
28 minutes
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John Taylor tells Jim Al-Khalili how his inventions transformed the electric kettle. Show more
Frank discussion between two young men who became fathers in their teens. Michael Jenkins meets comedian Gary Meikle who became a dad at 17 and became a single dad to his daughter. Show more
Zadie Smith reads from her essay collection: some lessons on the connection between writing and dancing. From 2018. Show more
The YES vote to legalise abortion: what it now means in practice for women in Ireland, and for women in the North. Show more
Gudrun saves the slave captain's life and he starts to believe she has magical powers. Viking epic starring Kate Phillips. Show more
How do we address our over-reliance and misuse of plastic? Should we give it up, replace it with biodegradable materials or just become smarter about how we use plastic? Show more
As leading dancer-choreographer Akram Khan prepares for his final full-length solo show, Xenos, about Indian soldiers in World War I, Beaty Rubens follows the creative process. Show more
Why do our voices change as we get older? And can you guess someone's age from their voice? Show more
You and Yours
Call You & Yours - Have you ever switched careers?
45 minutes
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Did you switch careers midway through your working life? Email youandyours@bbc.co.uk and don't forget to leave a phone number, so we can call you back. Show more
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Edward Stourton and guests discuss the consequences of Syria's refugee crisis - and ask whether Brexit would have happened without it. Show more
Emma has concerns, and Tom lets his hair down. Show more
Drama about the theft of the nation's last flag. By Selina Thompson, Chinonyerem Odimba and Lorna French. Written and produced in collaboration with Eclipse Theatre Company. Show more
Josie Long presents stories about creating something out of nothing, with fresh starts and the beginning of the end. From 2018. Show more
Costing the Earth
The Future of the Countryside
30 minutes
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Tom Heap leads a debate on the future of the countryside. Should taxpayers fund farmers or conservationists or keep the cash in their pockets? Show more
Criminologist Professor David Wilson examines how society and history have shaped the sentencing of criminals against a backdrop of public opinion on serious cases. Show more
Great Lives
Episode 9: Barbara Stocking on Catherine the Great
30 minutes
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Catherine the Great is chosen by Barbara Stocking. Matthew Parris presents. Show more
Six O'Clock News
29/05/2018 Political turmoil in Italy sparks share devaluation
30 minutes
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Shares in Milan, London and Frankfurt closed with falls of more than one per cent.
Why not sort out your life and sign on with the patent Milton Declutterering Method! (Including getting rid of that extra 'er' in Declutterering.) Show more
Brian pulls out all the stops, and Lynda makes a connection. Show more
Front Row
François Ozon's L'Amant Double, Patrick Heron, Rachel Kushner
30 minutes
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French director Francois Ozon discusses his latest film L'Amant Double, plus Patrick Heron at Tate St Ives and Rachel Kushner on her latest novel set in a US women's prison. Show more
Gudrun saves the slave captain's life and he starts to believe she has magical powers. Viking epic starring Kate Phillips. Show more
Is social media fuelling a spate of violent deaths in Britain? Police and victims' families claim 'drill' music - and social media - are contributing to knife and gun crime. Show more
At St Vincent's School in Liverpool, there's an innovative focus on domesticity and independence. Peter visits to see how teaching blind children has changed. Show more
All in the Mind
Psychosis and medication, AITM awards, Challenging antisocial behaviour
28 minutes
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Claudia Hammond looks at new attempts to take the guesswork out of the prescription of medication for psychosis and asks what kind of person challenges antisocial behaviour. Show more
The Life Scientific
Episode 167: John Taylor on being an inventor
28 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
John Taylor tells Jim Al-Khalili how his inventions transformed the electric kettle. Show more
The World Tonight
Global stock markets tumble over political uncertainty in Italy.
45 minutes
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Talks to establish a new government have been suspended until tomorrow Show more
A cartographer returns to an isolated house on the moors and reignites a life-lasting love. Read by Hattie Morahan. Show more
Comic monologue character studies by Sally Phillips and Lily Bevan. With Emma Thompson and Olivia Colman. From 2016. Show more
Alan Dein talks to a Filipino mother estranged from her gay son and a young Korean man hiding his tattoos from his parents. Show more
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