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A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with the Rev Richard Littledale. Show more
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
The latest news headlines. Including the weather and a look at the papers.
Ramblings
Rhiane Fatinikun of Black Girls Hike in the Peak District
24 minutes
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Rhiane Fatinikun of Black Girls Hike puts Clare through her paces on a challenging but exhilarating ramble in the Peak District Show more
Farming Today
15/05/21 - Farming Today This Week: Action Plan for Animal Welfare. ELMS trials, tackling rural loneliness
25 minutes
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Caz Graham looks into the government's new "Action Plan for Animal Welfare" and finds out about the latest ELMS trials. Show more
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Actor and art collector Russell Tovey; bank manager turned nurse Monica Korpal; Love Islander Dr Alex George; auctioneer Raj Bisram and Jonathan Dimbleby's Inheritance Tracks. Show more
Everything you need to know about the iconic warrior, Queen Boudica! Greg Jenner is joined by comedian Sara Pascoe and historian Dr Emma Southon. Show more
Ben Wright hosts, with discussion topics including David Cameron and Greensill Capital, political language, and can cross-party talks ever work? Show more
From Our Own Correspondent
A Spiral of Violence
28 minutes
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Conflict in Gaza, the West Bank and Israel; strongman strategy in Turkey and Brazil; migrant routes to the Canary Islands; Mexican marine life in peril and Roman marbles restored Show more
Money Box
Difficulties claiming Personal Independence Payment benefit
27 minutes
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Difficulties claiming Personal Independence Payment (PIP) benefit. Why pension sharing in divorce is often forgotten. More Prudential woes and people receiving no state pension. Show more
Andy Zaltzman presents a look back at the week's headlines with Danny Finkelstein, Zoe Lyons, Catherine Bohart and Darren Harriott. Show more
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Any Questions?
Mims Davies MP, Stephen Kinnock MP, Dr Philippa Whitford MP, Niall Ferguson
47 minutes
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Chris Mason presents political debate and discussion, with panellists Mims Davies MP, Stephen Kinnock MP, Dr Philippa Whitford MP and historian Niall Ferguson. Show more
Any Answers?
Covid May 2021 & Israeli Palestinian Conflict
43 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
Is the world sitting on its hands as the Middle East burns? Are Palestinian lives as valuable as Israeli ones? Show more
One to One
Hair changes: Helen Mort & Niamh Kavanagh
14 minutes
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Poet Helen Mort talks to hair stylist Niamh Kavanagh about the role hair plays in how we feel and the image of ourselves we try to project. Show more
4 Extra Debut. Almost a century after the celebrated silent movie, Katie Hims wonders what to do about the femme fatale Lulu. From 2019. Show more
Woman's Hour
Weekend Woman’s Hour: Mona Eltahawy; Scarlett Moffatt; Female astronauts
1 hour, 2 minutes
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Mona Eltahawy on using anger to fight the patriarchy; Scarlett Moffatt and Montana Brown talk about online abuse and mental health; Astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti. Show more
Full coverage of the day's news
Nick Robinson talks to Rachel de Souza, the Children's Commissioner for England, in a personal and political interview.
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Six O'Clock News
15/05/2021 Doctors worried about easing of restrictions
15 minutes
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Doctors say they're worried the government is pushing ahead with plans to ease Covid restrictions in England on Monday -- despite warnings of a possible third wave of infections.
Loose Ends
Mary Beard, Ian Smith, Rakie Ayola, Le Gateau Chocolat, Glenn Tilbrook, Morcheeba, Arthur Smith, Clive Anderson
37 minutes
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Clive Anderson and Arthur Smith are joined by Mary Beard, Ian Smith, Le Gateau Chocolat and Rakie Ayola for an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy. Show more
An in-depth look at the life and career of the deputy leader of the Labour Party, Angela Rayner MP, on a week in which she weathered a political storm. Show more
Jan Ravens recalls teenage crushes, slow dances and New Year's resolutions through her diaries. With Rufus Hound. From 2020. Show more
Just One Thing - with Michael Mosley
Green Spaces
15 minutes
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Michael reveals how simply enjoying noticing the wonders of nature could benefit your brain and body - from improving your immune system to reducing your risk of chronic disease. Show more
For decades a Swiss-based company, Crypto AG, made the equipment that governments round the world bought to send secret messages - unaware it was owned by the US CIA and German BND Show more
Increasingly insecure and fearful for his life, the sultan begins a purge of the palace. Slave trader Ibn is reunited with the daughter he thought he had lost. Show more
Short story by Dorthe Nors. A spiritual awakening helps a man who fears he has lost control over events in his life. Things can only go well when the universe is on your side. Show more
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Kirsty Wark reunites archaeologists, scientists, a religious leader and a distant relative involved in the search for, identification, and reburial of the last Plantagenet king. Show more
Tom Sutcliffe chairs the classic quiz of lateral thinking and cryptic connections, with teams from around the UK. Today Northern Ireland take on the North of England. Show more
Michael Armitage is a brilliantly talented Kenyan-born painter whose work is rooted in the culture and social issues of East Africa but who combines this with western influences. Show more
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Tanika Gupta tells the story of a young refugee who finds safety under the stage of a London theatre. Read by Shervin Alenabi. Show more
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