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A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with poet, writer and history teacher Jaspreet Kaur. Show more

We look into the future of live animal exports from the UK. Show more

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Actor Samuel West is especially fond of ducks, especially the eider duck, which for Samuel sound like a coven of Frankie Howerds gossiping around the village pond. Show more

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Novelist Daisy Johnson, poet Caleb Femi and short story author Kevin Barry with Tom Sutcliffe. Show more

The Woman's Hour Power List 2020 is celebrating the contribution women are making across the UK to the health and sustainability of our planet. Show more

The Seductive Properties of Chiffon Cake by Elaine Chiew. With her Fulham bakery in trouble, Ching returns to Singapore for inspiration. Show more

What happens when you try to organise a demonstration in support of the Black Lives Matter movement in a rural area of Gloucestershire? Show more

The dramatic breakthrough in the race for a Covid vaccine means an unprecedented global effort is about to begin. Tim Harford charts its progress in How To Vaccinate The World. Show more

Colson Whitehead's heart-breaking Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, set in Jim Crow-era Florida, read by Rhashan Stone. Today: Nickel prepares for its annual boxing match... Show more

Why early morning milk deliveries are more popular than ever. Show more

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“They were brought back dead with the organs removed.” When James Le Mesurier fell to his death he left behind a tangle of truths and lies. Show more

By Lucy Catherine. A strange cannister recovered from the sunken ship leads Helen and Freddy to the Arctic circle. The final series of the conspiracy thriller continues. Show more

Science writer Philip Ball examines the philosophical impact of the invention of the microscope and the discovery of the world of the invisibly small. Show more

4 Extra Debut. Nigel Rees hosts the quotations quiz with author Juno Dawson, actor Paterson Joseph and writer Jonathan Freedland. From 2020. Show more

Raymond Blanc has spent decades growing an orchard at Le Manoir. It is filled with rare trees. He explains to Dan Saladino why the 2500 trees might end up being his greatest legacy. Show more

Cathy FitzGerald invites you to discover new details in old masterpieces, using your phone, tablet or computer. This episode - Titian's Bacchus and Ariadne. Show more

During the pandemic technology is a lifeline to traditionally non-digital forms of art. But has high culture adapted to being just another stream of online content? Show more

Afternoon news and current affairs programme, reporting on breaking stories and summing up the day's headlines

Another pharmaceutical company, the American firm, Moderna, has announced it's developed a successful Coronavirus vaccine.

Popular long running panel game, hosted by Nicholas Parsons. The panellists this week are Paul Merton, Sheila Hancock, Sue Perkins and Marcus Brigstocke. Show more

There’s panic for Alice and Eddie has a risky suggestion Show more

Biyi Bandele on the music and politics of Afrobeat founder, Fela Kuti. What are the issues for writers who choose to write about trauma? Roisin O'Connor reviews The Queen's Gambit. Show more

Series celebrating the unique atmosphere of crime writing festivals. Ann Cleeves takes us to Malice Domestic, Maryland, and a character struggling to stay ahead of her rivals. Show more

Telling the story of the bombing of Coventry 80 years ago on November 14th, 1940. Told through the eyes of fictional characters, eyewitnesses, experts and archive audio. Show more

Can Silicon Valley's unicorns - tech start ups valued at $1bn - survive in a post-pandemic world? Show more

Denmark, Sweden, Norway ... what are these three countries, how similar are the people who live there and can history explain what is happening now? Misha Glenny investigates. Show more

Novelist Daisy Johnson, poet Caleb Femi and short story author Kevin Barry with Tom Sutcliffe. Show more

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Colson Whitehead's heart-breaking Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, set in Jim Crow-era Florida, read by Rhashan Stone. Today: Nickel prepares for its annual boxing match... Show more

Clive Anderson and Arthur Smith are joined by Stephen Fry, David Arquette, Bidisha and Matt Forde for an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy. Show more

News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament

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An overview of Louverture's early life as a slave and a coachman before his formal emancipation in 1776 and his heavy involvement in the slave uprising of Saint-Domingue in 1791. Show more

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