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A spiritual comment and prayer to start the day with Archbishop Angaelos, Coptic Orthodox Archbishop of London. Show more
A US industry expert explains why he thinks we should all be growing GM crops, and a Friends of the Earth campaigner takes a very different view of the use of the technology. Show more
Ecologist Penny Anderson recalls the annual visits of the herons which like to raid her garden ponds for frogs. Show more
News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day
Sue MacGregor reunites cast and crew from the original 1981 version of the Andrew Lloyd Webber musical Cats. Show more
Woman's Hour
Shirley Ballas, Curtis Pritchard, Sujata Banerjee
52 minutes
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Jane Garvey goes dancing with Strictly judge Shirley Ballas, ballroom dancer Curtis Pritchard, Kathak artist Sujata Banerjee and choreographer Ingrid Mackinnon. Show more
Zoe is in danger of disappearing once more. Can her supposed murderer save the day? Concluded by Clare Dunne and Aston Kelly. Show more
The Corrections revisits four news stories which left the public with an incomplete picture of what really happened. Show more
A series of comedy plays on a quizzing theme. Lowfield Primary School is looking for a new organiser for the annual PTA fundraising Quiz. But competition among parents proves greater than expected... Show more
Margaret Atwood's eagerly awaited sequel to her dystopian masterpiece The Handmaid's Tale, now shortlisted for the Booker Prize. Show more
You and Yours
Book tax, Leasehold confusion, Sales of Insects for food
40 minutes
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The campaign to cut VAT on the sales of digital books. Did you know enough before you bought a leasehold home? New research suggests many feel misled. Show more
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Mon-Thurs: analysis of news and current affairs, presented by Sarah Montague. Fri: analysis of news and current affairs, presented by Mark Mardell.
Economic progress has seen us increasingly confine fire to furnaces, or internal combustion engines. But our fear of wildfires may hold a lesson about the modern financial system. Show more
Freddie offers a solution and Pip turns on the charm. Show more
James, a former teacher, is publicising his latest novel, but an ex-pupil has issues with his version of the story. An explosive drama by Virginia Gilbert. Show more
Kathy Clugston and the panel are in Lincoln. Show more
The poignant story of a young gay man living and loving on the margins of the sprawling, tumultuous American city of Houston. Written and read by the author, Bryan Washington. Show more
Last Word
Chester Williams, Sheikh Yusuf Motala, Jan Ruff O’Herne, Ric Ocasek
28 minutes
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Matthew Bannister on Islamic scholar Sheikh Yusuf Motala, rugby player Chester Williams, campaigner Jan Ruff O'Herne and rock star Ric Ocasek. Show more
More or Less
Dementia, inflation and shark deaths
28 minutes
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Health risks for presidential hopefuls, falling CPI inflation rate, do humans kill 11,417 sharks an hour and do tradespeople earn more than graduate jobs? Show more
The Listening Project
Andrew and Jack – Look How Far We’ve Come.
4 minutes
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Two friends discuss cross-dressing and being gay in a more tolerant world. Fi Glover presents. Show more
Afternoon news and current affairs programme, reporting on breaking stories and summing up the day's headlines
Six O'Clock News
20/09/2019 Climate demonstrations worldwide
30 minutes
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Millions of protesters demand urgent action to tackle global warming
A satirical review of the week's news, chaired by Andrew Maxwell Show more
Justin unveils his latest scheme, and Lily admits the truth. Show more
Front Row
Lulu Wang on The Farewell, Dave, Jessie Burton
28 minutes
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Film-maker Lulu Wang talks about The Farewell. Jessie Burton on her latest novel, The Confession. Plus we discuss the rapper Dave, who last night won the Mercury Prize Show more
Novelist Jeanette Winterson reads a letter from a mother to her daughter, inspired by Oscar Wilde's De Profundis. Show more
Any Questions?
Minette Batters, David Davies MP, Lisa Nandy MP, Liz Saville Roberts MP
47 minutes
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Shaun Ley presents topical debate from Penglais School in Aberystwyth with Minette Batters, David Davies MP, Lisa Nandy MP and Liz Saville Roberts MP. Show more
Tom Shakespeare on what it feels like to be stared at... and why community is still as important as ever. Show more
4 Extra Debut. A unique insight into the vibrant art scene of mid-1960s America from an archive of recordings collected by John Jones. From 2018. Show more
Biggest Russian bombardment on Ukraine yet
Millions take part in global climate change protests
45 minutes
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In-depth reporting, intelligent analysis and breaking news from a global perspective
Margaret Atwood's eagerly awaited sequel to her dystopian masterpiece The Handmaid's Tale, now shortlisted for the Booker Prize. Show more
Comedian Sindhu Vee chooses the pop polymath and global superstar, Prince Rogers Nelson. With Matthew Parris. From 2019. Show more
Aleks Krotoski explores how technology can empower a person to become a rescuer, but can rescuing others hide a need to rescue oneself? Show more
The Listening Project
Michael and Jasma - The Trial Therapy
4 minutes
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Cancer survivor talks to the doctor who treated her by - placing her on gene immunotherapy. Fi Glover presents. Show more
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Hugh Bonneville reads Orlando Figes' account of a love triangle that plays out amid huge cultural change in 19th-century Europe. The trio create an artistic haven in Baden-Baden. Show more
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