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A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Cardinal Vincent Nichols Show more
Bodies
Episode 2: The skull cup and the shape-shifters - The body in prehistory
14 minutes
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Professor Alice Roberts continues her 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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Canna, in the Western Isles, is four miles long and one mile wide with a current population of just 14. But as Fiona Mackenzie reveals, it's rich in landscapes, history and music. Show more
Farming Today
10/04/21 - Farming Today This Week: Dogs in the countryside, wetland rewilding and spring on the farm
25 minutes
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We hear about the problems caused by dogs in the countryside and ask whether they should be kept on leads at all times? Show more
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Including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
Saturday Live
Mel Giedroyc and Alice Cooper
1 hour, 27 minutes
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Comedian Mel Giedroyc, the Inheritance Tracks of Alice Cooper, Stuart Lawrence reflects on his life without his brother and listener Tiggi Trethowan on losing her sight. Show more
Jay Rayner hosts a culinary panel show packed full of tasty titbits. Show more
The Briefing Room
Global supply chains: is the UK vulnerable?
29 minutes
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If global supply chains are interrupted, how will the UK cope? Are there measures in place to ensure the seamless supply of goods and services, including food? Show more
A royal rift unnerves the Hashemite kingdom; Rwanda's intelligence networks abroad; a goodbye to Myanmar and the 'clandestine dinners' scandal some Parisians find hard to stomach Show more
Money Box
Why is the state pension so complicated?
37 minutes
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Two former pension ministers talk about the intricacies of the state pension system, some Pockit customers are struggling to access funds, and can escrow services help stop fraud? Show more
Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis present the week via topical stand-up and sketches Show more
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Any Questions?
Lord Hennessy, Jennie Bond, Stephen Bush, Sir Max Hastings, Professor Margaret MacMillan, Sir Simon Schama
47 minutes
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Chris Mason presents discussion with Lord Hennessy, Jennie Bond, Stephen Bush, Sir Max Hastings, Professor Margaret MacMillan and Sir Simon Schama. Show more
Another night of rioting in Northern Ireland. How worried are you? Show more
One to One
Introverts & Extroverts: Russell Kane talks to Mark Vernon
14 minutes
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What are you: an introvert or an extrovert? Comedian Russell Kane asks psychotherapist Mark Vernon what these terms even mean (as coined by psychoanalyst Carl Jung). Show more
A widow in 1960s Ireland finds hope in her struggles through music and friendship. Starring Siobhan McSweeney. Show more
Woman's Hour
Weekend Woman's Hour: Body image; Caring for an abuser; Tracey Thorn on her friend Lindy Morrison
57 minutes
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Body image report; Caring for an abuser; Singer-songwriter Tracey Thorn on her friend Lindy Morrison Show more
Full coverage of the day's news
Nick Robinson talks to the Scottish health secretary, Jeane Freeman. Show more
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Six O'Clock News
10/04/2021 Prince Charles: 'Dear Papa was very special'
15 minutes
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Prince Charles has spoken movingly, in his first public comments since the death of the Duke of Edinburgh. He said his 'dear Papa' had given the most remarkable, devoted service.
Loose Ends
Dr Michael Mosley, Yasmeen Khan, Tez Ilyas, Rhiannon Giddens and Francesco Turrisi, Emma Freud, Clive Anderson
36 minutes
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Clive Anderson and Emma Freud are joined by Michael Mosley, Yasmeen Khan and Tez Ilyas for an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy. Show more
The billionaire banker whose finance firm has collapsed and who is now at the centre of a lobbying scandal involving ex-Prime Minister, David Cameron. Show more
Brian Cox and Robin Ince are joined by Nobel prize-winning physicist Frank Wilczek, cosmologist Janna Levin and comedians Eric Idle and Sara Pascoe to ask, what is reality? Show more
Just One Thing - with Michael Mosley
Early-Morning Walk
14 minutes
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Michael reveals how an early-morning walk could boost your mood, help a better night’s sleep and cut your risk of heart disease. Show more
4 Extra Debut. Kevin Fong tells the story of Yuri Gagarin's historic Earth orbit. Why did the Soviet Union not win the space race? From 2011. Show more
Adrift at sea in a small boat, daughter of slave merchant Ibn, depends on her slave captor for her survival, while Madu swaps palace life for the army. Show more
Melissa Harrison's first story for radio explores how tales take root in the countryside, where landscape and legend throw long shadows over an evening in a country cottage. Show more
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4
Kirsty Wark brings together bankers, traders and politicians from Black Wednesday in 1992, when an attack on sterling forced Britain’s exit from the Exchange Rate Mechanism. Show more
Tom Sutcliffe is joined by the teams from Scotland and Wales in the latest instalment of the long-running cryptic quiz. Show more
In memory of the great Murray Walker, a repeat of his exploration of lawn mower racing. As the grasshead racers gun their Atcos round a field, Murray can't resist commentating. Show more
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Continuing the Swipe Right series of contemporary love stories, American writer Bryan Washington tackles the loneliness and longing of two men living alone in locked-down Houston. Show more
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