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A reading and a reflection to start the day with the Very Rev'd Dr Sarah Rowland Jones, Dean of St David's Cathedral.
Is hypnotism real and who is most susceptible? Science sleuths Drs Rutherford and Fry investigate. From April 2019. Show more
The latest news headlines. Including the weather and a look at the papers.
Thurso’s surfing community in Caithness on why their barrelling reef break is one of Europe’s best cold water waves. Show more
From piles of plastic fertiliser bottles and pits of noxious slurry, to millions of tonnes of perfectly edible food - we look for solutions to the problem of farm waste. Show more
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News and current affairs. Including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
Writer and comedian Ben Elton, sheep farmer Sally Urwin, Matt Bateman live from the British Quidditch Cup and Jack Savoretti shares his Inheritance Tracks. Show more
Jay Rayner and his panel of culinary experts are in the Kentish North Downs. Show more
Paul Waugh of HuffPost UK reviews the political week.
The PM talks to Labour about the Brexit deal. What will come of it? The editor is Marie Jessel. Show more
Bright hijabs, bold makeup and colourful art - life after IS in Iraq's second city. Kate Adie introduces this and other stories from correspondents around the world. Show more
Money Box
Are fraudsters getting away too easily?
25 minutes
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Police fraud report failures, lifestyle financial planning, Child Maintenance Service payments and FCA warning over high-risk innovative finance ISAs. Show more
Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis present the week via topical stand-up and sketches Show more
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Any Questions?
Katherine Bennett, Barry Gardiner, Kwasi Kwarteng MP, Caroline Lucas MP
47 minutes
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Jonathan Dimbleby presents political debate from Aerospace Bristol with Katherine Bennett, Barry Gardiner MP, Kwasi Kwarteng MP, and Caroline Lucas MP. Show more
Airport expansion? And would you be prepared to fly less if it led to a meaningful improvement in the levels of air travel pollution? Show more
Hugh Quarshie stars in Bonnie Greer's new play, inspired by Strindberg's The Father, updated to Chicago 2016 and the backdrop of recent fatal police shootings of young black men. Show more
Artist Emma Critchley meets dancers, sculptors and painters who are drawn beneath the sea to create underwater art, hearing the joys and challenges of using the ocean as a canvas. Show more
Woman's Hour
Juliet Uzor Sewing Bee winner, Shame, Teenage brains
57 minutes
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The Great British Sewing Bee winner Juliet Uzor. Sarah Mitchell on caring for a parent with dementia. Is shame the emotion of now. Mysteries of the teenage brain. Poet Helen Mort. Show more
Full coverage and analysis of the day's news, plus the sports headlines.
Many kinds of deadly bacteria are now resistant to most antibiotics and we are moving towards a world where antibiotics no longer work. Show more
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Six O'Clock News
06/04/2019 Soldiers warned about conduct.
15 minutes
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Soldiers warned about conduct after allegations of a recruit being sexually assaulted.
Loose Ends
Marc Maron, Mavis Staples, Judy Craymer, Anita Anand, Rodrigo y Gabriela, Ray BLK, Arthur Smith, Clive Anderson
37 minutes
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Clive Anderson and Arthur Smith are joined by Marc Maron, Mavis Staples, Judy Craymer and Anita Anand for a mix of conversation, music and comedy. With music from Ray BLK. Show more
The primary school teacher at the centre of a row over LGBT rights. Show more
Saturday Review
Happy as Lazzaro, Top Girls, Damian Barr, The Victim, Ruskin and Turner
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Award-winning Italian film Happy as Lazzaro, Caryl Churchill's Top Girls revived, Damian Barr - You Will Be Safe Here, The Victim on BBC1 and a Ruskin and Turner exhibition in York Show more
Sean Street explores the legacy of the creator of the 'radio ballads', innovative BBC producer, Charles Parker. From 2019. Show more
Drama
The National Theatre of Brent's Illustrated Guide to Sex and How It Was Done
57 minutes
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The award-winning National Theatre of Brent proudly present their guide to sex in myth, history, literature and film - from Oedipus to Brokeback Mountain. A comic treat. Show more
National and international news from BBC Radio 4.
Reality itself is changing - how will we experience and understand reality in future? Presenters Timandra Harkness and Leo Johnson discover different ways to experience reality. Show more
Contenders from Worcestershire, Staffordshire, Berkshire and the Cotswolds join chairman Russell Davies for the second heat in the 2019 tournament. Show more
A portrait of Swansea-based Jack Jones, poet and lead singer of Welsh alternative rock band Trampolene, and fan of Dylan Thomas. Show more
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4 Extra Debut. Beth writes letters to her daughter's father - who is unaware of her existence. Read by Faye Marsay. Show more
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