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A reflection and prayer to start the day with the Very Reverend Dr Sarah Rowland Jones, Dean of St Davids Cathedral
Caoilinn Hughes discovers the power of embracing uncertainty instead of always fearing it. In her work as a writer and in life, she commends a little more leaping into the unknown. Show more
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Ian Marchant talks to people who are re-imagining the landscape and culture of pockets of the Lake District. Show more
Farming Today
01/08/20 - Farming Today This Week: Consultation announced on gene editing
25 minutes
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The government are going to hold a consultation in the autumn on whether to allow gene editing. Charlotte Smith hears from those for and against its introduction in agriculture. Show more
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Saturday Live
Danielle de Niese and Loyd Grossman
1 hour, 27 minutes
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Superstar soprano Danielle de Niese, television presenter and history writer Loyd Grossman, author Sally Coulthard on her love of sheep and bouncer turned biochemist Chris Steel. Show more
Jay Rayner hosts the culinary panel show. Show more
What’s in the government's plan to help people lose weight and what more could be done? David Aaronovitch asks the experts Show more
From Our Own Correspondent
Taking on the ruler of Belarus
28 minutes
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Stories from Australia, Florida, Laos, France and on the woman taking on long-term ruler President Lukashenko in the presidential election in Belarus. With Kate Adie. Show more
Many apprenticeships are not meeting expectations, support available for over-75's TV licences, and what to do if you're asked to pay money to a debt collection agency you don't owe. Show more
Jo Brand is the curator for this week's Summer Comedy Festivals and she hosts a virtual poetry shindig featuring some of her favourite performers. Show more
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Any Questions?
Professor Mary Beard, Paul Johnson, Bob Seely MP, Emily Thornberry MP
47 minutes
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Chris Mason presents political debate from Broadcasting House in London with a panel including Professor Mary Beard, Paul Johnson, Bob Seely MP and Emily Thornberry MP. Show more
One to One
Veggie roots: Miles Chambers meets the inventor of the Vegeburger
14 minutes
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Miles Chambers grew up in a veggie household in the 70s - the Vegeburger was a staple in his childhood. He meets the plant-based pioneer, Gregory Sams, who came up with the idea. Show more
Steven Mackintosh stars as Martin Beck in the classic 1960s Swedish detective series by Maj Sjöwall and Per Wahlöö. 8. The Locked Room. Show more
Woman's Hour
Recovering after domestic abuse, Black women in music, Bicycle saddles
57 minutes
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Building a new life after an abusive relationship; finding a comfortable bike saddle; how sex robots will change intimacy forever. Show more
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The far right conspiracy theory lurking on the fringes of American politics might only be followed by a few, but our experts say it could influence the national conversation. Show more
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Six O'Clock News
01/08/2020 Pubs 'may need to shut' to allow schools to reopen
15 minutes
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Two senior government scientific advisers warn difficult decisions will have to be taken, to prevent further coronavirus outbreaks.
Loose Ends
Jade Anouka, Sindhu Vee, Ben Hart, Raphael Rowe, Black Pumas, Lady Blackbird, Christopher Eccleston, Nikki Bedi
37 minutes
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Nikki Bedi and Christopher Eccleston are joined by Jade Anouka, Ben Hart, Sindhu Vee and Raphael Rowe for an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy. Show more
Taking the Long View of previous unforeseen crises in British history, Jonathan Freedland explores the hopes and fears for recovery - and the unexpected consequences that followed. Show more
The story of how an obsessive interest in history killed the Polish writer Stanislawa Przybyszewska, told by Hilary Mantel. Show more
Revisiting the 1980 Democratic Convention, through the archives of Letter from America, in which President Carter clashed with Senator Edward Kennedy – the last son of Camelot. Show more
By Matthew Broughton. A dark secret lies hidden in the mountains of Snowdonia. The return of the conspiracy thriller series. Show more
Once Vienna's main mental asylum, the Narrenturm - or Tower Of Fools - has reopened. But to what purpose? Read by Tim McInnerny. From December 2014. Show more
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Combative, provocative and engaging live debate chaired by Michael Buerk. With Melanie Philips, Giles Fraser, Tim Stanley and Mona Siddiqui. #moralmaze Show more
Steve Punt hosts the battle of wits, as students from the University of Ulster take on their professors. From 2020. Show more
Poet Zeina Hashem Beck explores poetry that sings in 'dark times'. With Naomi Shihab Nye, Tishani Doshi and Ross Gay. Show more
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The Way I See It
Es Devlin on Felix Gonzalez-Torres's Perfect Lovers
14 minutes
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Radio 3 presents a radiophonic art exhibition, as 30 of the world’s most creative minds choose their favourite work from the Museum of Modern Art in New York. Ep 12 Es Devlin. Show more
Hannah Lavery’s meditative story inspired by Alice Moore Dunbar-Nelson’s poem on what being idle might actually teach us. Show more
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