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A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Vishvapani. Show more
Farming Today
09/03/21 Food standards in trade deals, rural tourism, artificial insemination
13 minutes
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Foie gras cannot be produced in the UK because of welfare concerns. Will the Government ban imports as well? We discuss 'equivalence' in food production for future trade deals. Show more
Actor Samuel West remembers how his birdwatching companion unpicked a riddle-like line in Hamlet but, sadly, told him just when he'd finished playing the part. Show more
News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
The Life Scientific
Mark Spencer on how plants solve crimes
29 minutes
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Inside the mind of a forensic botanist, Mark Spencer tells Jim Al-Khalili how plant evidence can help to solve crimes. Show more
One to One
Friendship: Sima Kotecha and her mum Hansa Kotecha.
14 minutes
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Can mothers and daughters really be friends? The BBC News correspondent asks her mum. Show more
Woman's Hour
Electing to home school. Trisha Goddard on the power of Oprah.
43 minutes
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Educating your children at home the benefits and possible pitfalls. Trisha Goddard on the power of Oprah. Show more
Gudrun’s son is being used as a bargaining chip by a ruthless power-broker. Viking epic starring Kate Phillips. Show more
As 'conversion therapy' faces a UK ban, Caitlin Benedict explores the heinous practices that LGBT+ people were subjected to with the guise of changing their sexuality. Show more
Syrian artist Mohamad Hafez began making miniature models of Damascus to ease crippling homesickness. When the Syrian conflict began ten years ago his art began to change. Show more
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Lydia Wilson reads the new novel from Kazuo Ishiguro, author of Remains of the Day, exploring what it means to love. Today, Klara dares to hope that she has found a home. Show more
You and Yours
Call You and Yours: Have you put on weight this last year?
37 minutes
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Call You and Yours: Have you put on weight this last year? Tell us why. Call 03700 100 444. Show more
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Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment, with Sarah Montague.
A History of the World in 100 Objects
The Rise of World Faiths (200 - 600 AD)
Gold coin of Kumaragupta I
14 minutes
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The history of the world as told through one hundred objects from the British Museum. Today Neil MacGregor is looking at the rise of religious imagery in India under the Guptas. Show more
Negotiations commence at Brookfield and Neil comes to a decision. Show more
4 Extra Debut. When the world goes off track, sometimes children understand it best. A modern horror story. Starring Orla and Eliza Pearce. Show more
Short documentaries and adventures in sound which take place under the light of the moon presented by Josie Long. Show more
Costing the Earth
The New Environmental Sheriff in Town
28 minutes
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Dame Glenys Stacey is charged with the job of keeping the government on track toward a greener future. Tom Heap meets the head of the new Office for Environmental Protection. Show more
The Law Show
Exclusive interview with the lawyer of Anne Sacoolas
29 minutes
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Amy Jeffress, the US lawyer of Anne Sacoolas, speaks exclusively to Joshua Rozenberg. And could Scotland hold a second referendum legally against Westminster's will? Show more
News presenter Jane Hill and writer Derek Owusu talk to Harriett about books, including two about real life murders a century apart, and F. Scott Fitzgerald's last novel Show more
Afternoon news and current affairs programme, reporting on breaking stories and summing up the day's headlines
Six O'Clock News
09/03/2021 Buckingham Palace has responded to some of the allegations made by the Duke and Duchess of Sussex.
30 minutes
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Buckingham Palace has responded to some of the allegations made by the Duke and Duchess of Sussex in their television interview.
Starring Nigel Havers, Josie Lawrence and Mathew Baynton. Rupert Hardacre returns to his ad agency with a new outlook and a new soulmate. Rebekah Staton guest stars. Show more
One resident finds themselves in a terrifying situation and the pressure is on for Jazzer. Show more
Front Row
Hilary Hahn; BAFTA nominations; competitive reading
28 minutes
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Hilary Hahn on her new album, Paris; the BAFTA nominations after a year of change; the pleasure and pain of competitive reading. Show more
Gudrun’s son is being used as a bargaining chip by a ruthless power-broker. Viking epic starring Kate Phillips. Show more
The Chinese government has embarked on a new global strategy of promoting disinformation on issues such as Covid-19 and Hong Kong’s pro-democracy movement. Show more
In Touch
Braille library upgrade; Census 2021; Charles Bonnet Syndrome
19 minutes
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The upgrade to the RNIB's braille library which promises new, smaller books that will never be out of stock. And all you need to know about filling in the new Census 2021 forms. Show more
Because of Covid how doctors communicate is changing, how do you give bad news over an iPad, what doctors and nurses can learn from actors used to wearing heavy costumes. Show more
The Life Scientific
Mark Spencer on how plants solve crimes
29 minutes
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Inside the mind of a forensic botanist, Mark Spencer tells Jim Al-Khalili how plant evidence can help to solve crimes. Show more
Biggest Russian bombardment on Ukraine yet
Chief Medical Adviser: another surge in infections is likely
45 minutes
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In-depth reporting, intelligent analysis and breaking news from a global perspective.
Lydia Wilson reads the new novel from Kazuo Ishiguro, author of Remains of the Day, exploring what it means to love. Today, Klara dares to hope that she has found a home. Show more
Fortunately... with Fi and Jane
181. Brooding Windows and Roadtrippin' with Edith Bowman
51 minutes
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This week on Fortunately, Fi Glover and Jane Garvey are joined by DJ and broadcaster Edith Bowman. Show more
News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament
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Film critic Helen O'Hara celebrates the women who pioneered film-making in the early days of Hollywood but were silenced by the advent of sound. Show more
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