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Spiritual reflection to start the day with the Very Rev John Chalmers, former Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland. Show more
Bodies
Episode 1: Cutting and Crisis - Rediscovering the human body
14 minutes
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Professor Alice Roberts begins a ten-part narrative history series about the human body - a time-travelling tour of anatomical knowledge from the Stone Age to the Silicon Age. Show more
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Stormont, the home of Northern Ireland's government, is not just about politics. It's also a magnificent park enjoyed by thousands of visitors. Helen Mark explores its attractions Show more
Farming Today
03/04/21 Farming Today This Week: farm finance, new Countryside Code, how will tree planting change the British countryside?
25 minutes
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How will the new scheme rewarding farmers with public money for public goods work? And a farmer's reaction to the new Countryside Code. Show more
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Including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day. Producer: Orwenna Griffiths
Best-Selling children’s author Liz Pichon; market trader turned presenter Chris Bavin; John Simmit who played Dipsy in the Teletubbies; Mica Paris shares her Inheritance Tracks. Show more
Jay Rayner hosts an Easter themed edition of the culinary panel show. Show more
Recorded over five years, the story of a young courier navigating London's gig economy. Show more
From Our Own Correspondent
Merkel's Balancing Act
28 minutes
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Germany's CDU considers its aspirant leaders; Namibia examines its colonial past; grief and anger in Armenia; Nowruz as celebrated in northern Iraq; Europe's last leper colony. Show more
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Money Box
What might negative interest rates mean for UK banking services?
36 minutes
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Women’s finances have been hit by the Covid crisis, but how do we fix it? What might negative interest rates mean for UK consumers? And the psychology behind spending and saving. Show more
Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis present the week via topical stand-up and sketches Show more
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Any Questions?
James Cleverly MP, Baroness Jones, Wes Streeting MP, Munira Wilson MP
47 minutes
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Chris Mason presents political debate and discussion with James Cleverly MP, Baroness Jones, Wes Streeting MP and Munira Wilson MP. Show more
Have your say on the issues discussed on Any Questions? Producer: Eleanor Garland (Beverley Purcell April to July)
The Bishop of London and former Chief Nurse, Sarah Mullally, considers the small acts of service and self-giving witnessed across communities during the pandemic. Show more
Michael Symmons Roberts tells afresh one of the founding stories of our culture and world history in this two-part dramatisation based on The Gospel of Luke and The Book of Acts. Show more
Woman's Hour
Sharon Stone. The impact of pornography on young people. Actor Vanessa Kirby
56 minutes
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Sharon Stone's autobiography 'The Beauty of Living Twice', the impact of pornography on young people, plus Vanessa Kirby on her role in 'Pieces of a Woman'. Show more
Full coverage of the day's news
Nick Robinson talks to the vaccines minister Nadhim Zahawi about fleeing from Iraq, losing and making money, and Shakespeare. Show more
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Loose Ends
Lynda La Plante, Daliso Chaponda, Saima Mir, Dom La Nena, Lava La Rue, Arthur Smith, Clive Anderson
38 minutes
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Clive Anderson and Arthur Smith are joined by Lynda La Plante, Daliso Chaponda and Saima Mir for an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy. With music from Dom La Nena. Show more
Who is Emerald Fennell - the first British woman to be nominated for a an Oscar for Best Director? Becky Milligan finds out. Show more
Brian Cox and Robin Ince get their chef's hats on to look at the science of cooking. They are joined by gastronomes Katy Brand, Grace Dent, Harold McGee and Mark Miodownik. Show more
Tech blogger Tom has acquired a healthy new lifestyle, a shiny new fridge and a terrifying new problem. Modern horror from 2017. Show more
Archive on 4
A Writer and His Country - John le Carré Across Six Decades
57 minutes
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Philippe Sands looks back at the career of John le Carré, his shifting sense of identity and his relationship with Britain. From 2021. Show more
Slave merchant Ibn awaits for his family to arrive in Tumanbay. In the palace, Sarah the slave-girl is recruited by Gregor, to spy on the chief wife Shajar. Show more
The Why Factor
Why would anyone devote their life to collecting cuckoo clocks?
12 minutes
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Stamps, coins and sea shells - the list of things that humans collect is endless. Why do people do it? Mike Williams talks to an eclectic group of collectors to try and find out. Show more
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Combative, provocative and engaging live debate chaired by Michael Buerk. With Anne McElvoy, Ash Sarkar, Tim Stanley and Matthew Taylor. #moralmaze Show more
Tom Sutcliffe chairs the contest of lateral thinking and cryptic connections between teams from around the UK. Northern Ireland take on the North of England today. Show more
Over the last year, patterns of human behaviour have changed as never before, because of lockdown. Martha Kearney asks what that has meant for wildlife and the natural world. Show more
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Four hundred years ago, Robert Burton wrote an epic attempt to understand the universal experience of melancholy. What can it teach us today? Show more
Tired of dating apps, Suzie tries to engineer a romantic 'meet cute' in a lift, but things don't quite go according to plan. An original short story by Beth O'Leary. Show more
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