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A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Sarah Joseph. Show more
Bodies
Episode 6: Irreconcilable Opposites - The Medieval Body
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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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The best-selling author Cressida Cowell takes Clare for a nostalgic walk near Chichester in West Sussex. Show more
The UK potato mountain, the EU’s latest move on gene editing, and we get a robot to do the weeding. Show more
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Chef Raymond Blanc is joined by the writer and former trawlerwoman Kathryn Heyman, broadcaster Yasser and actor Joseph Marcell who found global fame playing Will Smith's butler. Show more
Jay Rayner hosts a culinary panel show packed full of tasty titbits. Show more
Steve Richards presents a live election programme, with Paul Waugh of HuffPost UK, Rachel Sylvester of The Times, and Fraser Nelson of The Spectator
From Our Own Correspondent
India's Pandemic Politics
28 minutes
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Veteran reporter Mark Tully analyses the BJP's Covid response; Germany's vaxx vocabulary; fish fight in the Galapagos; an Afghan businesswoman's hopes; Napoleon's personal effects Show more
Money Box
Is new guidance on selling high rise flats fit for purpose?
30 minutes
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Mortgage providers aren't following new guidance designed to help people sell flats, cheap broadband offered to people on benefits, two factor authentication and auto-enrolment. Show more
Andy Zaltzman presents a look back at the week's headlines with Paul Sinha, Angela Barnes, Ayesha Hazarika and Ian Smith. Show more
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Any Questions?
Dame Margaret Beckett MP, Sir Bernard Jenkin MP, Bronwen Maddox, Sebastian Payne
47 minutes
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Chris Mason presents political debate and discussion with Dame Margaret Beckett MP, Sir Bernard Jenkin MP, Bronwen Maddox and Sebastian Payne. Show more
Is working from home good for you? Or are you chomping at the bit to get back to the office? Show more
If PPE procurement has become a fraught issue for government ministers, perhaps it’s because so many of them hold degrees with the same initials. Show more
An unprecedented number of people have sought mental health support during lockdown. We follow the stories of people seeking help during an extraordinary crisis. Show more
Woman's Hour
Weekend Woman's Hour: Tracey Emin; Susan Rogers, Prince's sound engineer; Panic attacks
57 minutes
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Tracey Emin on her latest exhibition; Susan Rogers discusses what it was like working with Prince as his sound engineer; Panic attacks - why we have them and how best to cope. Show more
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Nick Robinson talks to Len McCluskey, general secretary of trade union Unite, in a personal and political interview.
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Six O'Clock News
08/05/2021 SNP heads for historic fourth win in Scottish parliamentary elections
15 minutes
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The Scottish National Party is poised to govern again, but without an overall majority
Loose Ends
Graham Norton, Susannah Fielding, Kathryn Williams, Mai Thi Nguyen-Kim, Madness, Clive Anderson
37 minutes
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Clive Anderson is joined by Graham Norton, Susannah Fielding, Kathryn Williams and Mai Thi Nguyen-Kim for an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy. Show more
The Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is hugely popular but his critics says he has he taken his eye off the ball and allowed a coronavirus disaster to overwhelm the country. Show more
Podcaster Olly Mann recalls boarding school and his love of soap ‘Neighbours’ through his diaries. With Rufus Hound. From 2020. Show more
Just One Thing - with Michael Mosley
Intelligent Exercises
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Michael explores which strength exercises are best for your heart and your brain – how press-ups may help you live longer, and squats could boost your brainpower. Show more
Emeli Sande explores the impact of Marvin Gaye's classic album What's Going On explaining why this seminal work of art still has relevance and resonance in the 21st century. Show more
While the sultan dreams of victory against provincial leader Maya, Gregor is in pursuit of missing slave-girl Sarah and must venture into the catacombs. Show more
Dramatised by Sean Grundy, Warhol captures New York high society from 1976 to 1987. Based on The Andy Warhol Diaries, edited by Pat Hackett. Show more
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Kirsty Wark is joined by members of the band Madness to explore their 40-year musical journey. Show more
Tom Sutcliffe chairs the contest of lateral thinking and convoluted clues, this week involving the teams from Scotland and the Midlands. Show more
Max Richter has millions of musical followers who love his eclectic mix of classical and electronic music. Matthew Sweet discovers that Max's music suits this moment very well. Show more
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Gloria Grayson is 85 and due to make her West End comeback after 20 years. The day before the press night, the pandemic closes all the theatres. Read by Deborah Findlay. Show more
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