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Farming Today
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How will the new Environmental Land Management Schemes actually work? We have an in depth interview with the DEFRA Secretary, George Eustice. Show more
Miranda Krestovnikoff presents the resplendent quetzal of Guatemala. Show more
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Missing coronavirus case data, long-term symptoms, and a big mathematical moment. Show more
Rufaro Mazarura discusses what the class of 2020 have learned from the pandemic. Show more
Woman's Hour
Natalya Romaniw; Party political conference season, Essex Girls, the women behind the first hydrogen train.
45 minutes
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Opera singer Natalya Romaniw, the virtual party political conference season - what policies for women?, Essex Girls are celebrated; the first hydrogen train. Show more
Anna and John's dream of a new life in rural France is shattered when Joe, their 16 year old son, disappears. Show more
Reece is 23 and looking for work that fits around being a carer for his mum. He meets Sean, who left Liverpool to move to London for work in 1985 after three years on the dole. Show more
The Wilsons family resume their efforts to live the ethical life: saving the library. Stars Marcus Brigstocke. From 2019. Show more
Sam Selvon’s 1965 classic about a group of Trinidadians trying to get on London’s property ladder. Decision made, the friends need to come up with some cash.
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39 minutes
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Celebrating 50 years of You & Yours - how has transport changed since the 1970s? Show more
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Does the culture we grow up in dictate how we feel about touch? Or are there more subtle influences at work? Claudia Hammond looks at the results of the Touch Test. Show more
The pressure builds on Alice and the future’s looking bright for Ben Show more
By Edson Burton. Mack's illicit assignment begins to unravel when he runs into Deacon, a fierce and enigmatic old drifter. Starring Don Warrington and Ashley Thomas. Show more
Are you facing eviction from your home? Email moneybox@bbc.co.uk with your rental or tenancy questions. Show more
As well as touch being important in medical consultations we hear about its role in complementary therapies which aim to ease symptoms like pain in cancer patients. Show more
Elites: Laurie Taylor considers why anti-elitism has become such a common staple of media and political rhetoric. Show more
The Media Show
YouTube and the reinvention of television
50 minutes
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Exclusive interview with the UK boss of Google's video sharing platform. Show more
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07/10/2020 Covid: Pub Closures Across Central Scotland
30 minutes
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All pubs and restaurants across central Scotland are to be closed as part of new measures aimed at tackling a surge in coronavirus cases.
Matt has cerebral palsy and is disabled and needs benefits. But does the benefits inspector agree? Stars Lee Ridley. From 2019. Show more
Ruth is reluctant to jump the gun and Jazzer is over the moon Show more
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Melanie C, live music industry in crisis, Johnny Nash remembered
29 minutes
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We consider the future of music making across the UK amidst musicians' protest. Show more
Anna and John's dream of a new life in rural France is shattered when Joe, their 16 year old son, disappears. Show more
Combative, provocative and engaging live debate chaired by Michael Buerk. With Anne McElvoy, Mona Siddiqui, Tim Stanley and Matthew Taylor. #moralmaze Show more
Rufaro Mazarura discusses what the class of 2020 have learned from the pandemic. Show more
Can Australia's unique animal life bounce back from bushfire devastation? Peter Hadfield meets the locals returning injured koalas to their home range. Show more
The Media Show
YouTube and the reinvention of television
50 minutes
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Exclusive interview with the UK boss of Google's video sharing platform. Show more
Biggest Russian bombardment on Ukraine yet
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45 minutes
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Sam Selvon’s 1965 classic about a group of Trinidadians trying to get on London’s property ladder. Decision made, the friends need to come up with some cash.
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The final episode of this series of the Damien Slash Mixtape from writer/performer Daniel Barker. Show more
Benjamin Zephaniah joins Peter Curran and Patrick Marber to reveal how he nearly wrote verses for a card company. From 2019. Show more
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Tom Stoppard turns to his activism and friendship with Vaclav Havel. Read by Alex Jennings. Show more
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