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Bodies
Episode 10: Visible and Invisible - where the body ends
14 minutes
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Professor Alice Roberts concludes 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
Mallerstang in Cumbria with Debbie North.
24 minutes
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Debbie North uses a motorised wheelchair and is a powerful advocate for making the countryside accessible for all. Today she takes Clare on one of her favourite rambles in Cumbria. Show more
Farming Today
05/06/21 - Farming Today This Week: Carbon tax, HS2 Ltd, a green recovery and rural tourism
25 minutes
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Environment Secretary George Eustice says a carbon tax on imported meat could stop British farmers being undercut on environmental standards. But how would such a system work? Show more
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Rapper and self-taught chef Big Zuu, walking footballer Shobha Edgell, chemical weapons expert Hamish de Bretton-Gordon, Thai cave rescuer Rick Stanton, Victoria Hislop's ITs. Show more
Delusion or divine intervention? Take a look at the life of French heroine Joan of Arc. Greg Jenner is joined by comedian Catherine Bohart and historian Dr Helen Castor. Show more
In its centenary year, Alexei Sayle discovers the history of the UK's Young Communist League and shares memories of his own political journey, with author Michael Rosen and others. Show more
From Our Own Correspondent
A new coalition in Israel's Knesset
28 minutes
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Unexpected allies join forces to squeeze Benjamin Netanyahu; repression in Belarus; the USA talks migration in Costa Rica; the Olympic spirit flags in Japan; cleaning up Croatia. Show more
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Money Box
DWP urged to rethink the two child Universal Credit cap
25 minutes
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Calls to scrap the Universal Credit child cap, mysterious random cheques, the EU settlement application deadline looms and rental housing reforms Show more
Andy Zaltzman presents a look back at the week's headlines with guests Andrew Maxwell, Kiri Pritchard-McLean, Alex Massie and Ria Lina. Show more
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Any Questions?
James Graham, Rachel Maclean MP, Luke Pollard MP, Ann Widdecombe
47 minutes
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Chris Mason presents political debate and discussion from the Landmark Theatre in Ilfracombe with James Graham, Rachel Maclean MP, Luke Pollard MP and Ann Widdecombe. Show more
Any Answers?
Airbnb & Housing, Education and Electric Cars
43 minutes
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Do you live in a tourist hotspot where it’s near impossible to rent a place to live because they’re being offered on Airbnb instead? Show more
One to One
OCD: Tuppence Middleton talks to Rose Cartwright
14 minutes
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Actress Tuppence Middleton talks to screenwriter and author Rose Cartwright, who wrote her memoir 'Pure' after a ten-year struggle with 'Pure O'. But what is Pure O? Show more
In this darkly comic drama by Neil McKay, set on an overnight ferry to Santander, three 60-something friends try and fail to come to terms with life, death, truth and Brexit. Show more
Woman's Hour
Weekend Woman's Hour: Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Arooj Aftab, Reclaiming sexist language
57 minutes
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The author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie on grief, composer Arooj Aftab, and why, after decades of social progress, is motherhood still so much harder than it needs to be? Show more
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Nick Robinson talks to the Shadow Business Secretary and former Labour leader, Ed Miliband, in a personal and political interview.
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Six O'Clock News
05/06/2021 G7 set to reform global tax system
15 minutes
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The G7 group of rich nations has reached a historic deal on taxing multinational companies
Loose Ends
Stephanie Cole, Larry Lamb, Peter Wohlleben, Dawn Walton, Sons of Kemet, Sam Wills, Anneka Rice, Clive Anderson
38 minutes
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Clive Anderson and Anneka Rice are joined by Stephanie Cole, Larry Lamb, Peter Wohlleben and Dawn Walton for an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy. Show more
The new Mayor of Liverpool making history as the first black woman to lead a major UK city. She's promising change in the Labour council at the centre of corruption allegations. Show more
Victoria Coren Mitchell interviews Sheila Hancock about seats in a Morgan sports car and the lure of a Jaguar. From 2017. Show more
Michael explores why making hot baths a regular part of your routine could help your heart and help you get to sleep. Show more
Archive on 4
Covering Edward Said: 40 years of Islam, Media and the West
57 minutes
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Author and columnist Nesrine Malik explores the legacy of Edward Said's Covering Islam, published forty years ago - and his views on the relationship between Islam and the media. Show more
Pilgrim is on the trail of murderous magician Morgan Hambleton but first he must deal with the mysterious Mr Delancey, his strange wife Coral, and the secrets of Clennan Court
Sara Kestelman kicks off Daisy Johnson's deliciously unsettling series of ghost stories, set in a hotel on the Fens. Show more
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Combative, provocative and engaging live debate chaired by Michael Buerk. With Giles Fraser, Melanie Phillips, Ash Sarkar and Ella Whelan. #moralmaze Show more
4 Extra Debut. Steve Punt hosts the battle of wits as students from the University of Southampton take on their professors. From May 2021. Show more
Andrew McMillan explores the recent resurgence in formal poetry. This week: the history of the ghazal and how to write a modern one. With poet and academic, Aviva Dautch. Show more
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Lava! Lava! Lava! by Tiffany Murray. Following her mother’s instructions, Ruthie has gone to Iceland: to wait for the volcano to erupt and to complete an important task. Show more
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