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A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Manika Kaur, a Sikh devotional singer songwriter. Show more
Farming Today
15/06/21 The new Scottish Rural Affairs Secretary on the Australian trade deal, Welsh Nitrate Vulnerable Zones, Joss Naylor
13 minutes
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The new Scottish Rural Affairs Secretary, Mairi Gougeon, asks for more detail from Westminster about safeguards for farmers, in the prospective Australia trade deal. Show more
Chris Packham presents the superbly camouflaged great snipe of Eastern Europe. Show more
News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
Jonathan Freedland and guests take the long view of iconoclasm. Show more
Five perspectives on the human hand. Today blacksmith Alex Pole, photographer Tim Booth and harpist Catrin Finch reflect on the hands’ role in craft and creativity Show more
Woman's Hour
Summer hair trends; Police & sexual misconduct - Woman's Hour/Newsnight reveal 1,400 accused
58 minutes
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Are 70s haircuts back this summer? Woman's Hour/Newsnight FOI on the police and sexual misconduct; the Sky documentary The Return: Life After ISIS; stigma around HPV diagnosis. Show more
Puerto Rican astrophysicist Wanda Diaz-Merced is revolutionising space science through sound, enabling exploration of the cosmos by ear. Kate Molleson tells her story. Show more
Guide Books
The Body with Sinéad Gleeson and Sarah Perry
28 minutes
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Damian Barr is joined by Sinéad Gleeson and Sarah Perry to discuss fiction, poetry and memoir that might help us better understand our relationship with our bodies. Show more
When Asha uses her coding skills to develop an innovative social media platform with her charismatic husband, the brave new world of tech turns out contain some age-old problems. Show more
You and Yours
Call You & Yours: How did you feel after being targeted by a scam?
39 minutes
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Call You & Yours: How did you feel after being targeted by a scam?
Email youandyours@bbc.co.uk and leave a number so we can contact you. Show more
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Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment, with Sarah Montague.
A History of the World in 100 Objects
Inside The Palace: Secrets At Court (700 - 950 AD)
Harem wall painting fragments
14 minutes
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Neil MacGregor's world history as told through objects at the British Museum. Today he is with the women of Samarra in Iraq Show more
Brian is on the warpath and Joy makes an unfortunate mistake. Show more
A drama by Mark Lawson exploring the challenges of the changing gender identity landscape for sport's governing bodies. Show more
Short documentaries and adventures in sound with Josie Long about our connection to the landscape. Show more
Psychologist Kimberley Wilson and Dr Xand van Tulleken take a journey around the human body. Today it’s the turn of the backbone, the vertebrae… the spine! Show more
What to do about unfair Covid-19 fines; civil justice is moving online; the Law Society's first president of colour, and private criminal prosecutions. With Joshua Rozenberg. Show more
A Good Read
Jason Watkins & Yasmin Alibhai-Brown
28 minutes
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The actor and the journalist share favourite books with Harriett Gilbert. Show more
Afternoon news and current affairs programme, reporting on breaking stories and summing up the day's headlines.
Six O'Clock News
15/06/2021 Met Police accused of "form of institutional corruption" in the handling of a long-running murder case
30 minutes
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The Metropolitan Police has been accused of "a form of institutional corruption" over its failings in an unsolved murder case
Episode 2: You’re Cancelled. An unexpected meeting leads to Ed’s renewal with his ex-partner, Maggie, whilst Jake tries to enlist his father’s help on his podcast. Show more
Adam struggles with the consequences of his actions and Lynda does some digging. Show more
Front Row
Timothy Spall, Shaan Sahota, Universal Basic Income for artists
29 minutes
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Actor Timothy Spall on his new painting exhibition; Shaan Sahota on being a playwright and a doctor; and a proposal for Universal Basic Income for artists in Ireland. Show more
The Art of Innovation
Humans in the Industrial Machine
14 minutes
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Sir Ian Blatchford and Dr Tilly Blyth focus on mechanisation of time depicted in LS Lowry's A Manufacturing Town and the anxieties of treating the human as a unit of production Show more
What happens when the person you're reporting to the police is a police officer? Anna Adams speaks to women who feel re-victimised by police forces they reported serious crimes to. Show more
In Touch
Accessible Covid Testing; Working from Home
19 minutes
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The government promised to improve the accessibility of rapid Covid tests, but charities claim not enough has been done. We weigh up the pros and cons of working from home Show more
All in the Mind
Learning and taking breaks, the awards: Spectrum People, financial strain and pain
28 minutes
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Why taking breaks helps learning, Spectrum people nominated for the awards, why financial strain in mid life can lead to pain years later, Dale nominates friend Mike in the awards. Show more
Jonathan Freedland and guests take the long view of iconoclasm. Show more
Biggest Russian bombardment on Ukraine yet
Met Police accused of “institutional corruption”
45 minutes
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In depth reporting, intelligent analysis and breaking news from a global perspective
When Asha uses her coding skills to develop an innovative social media platform with her charismatic husband, the brave new world of tech turns out contain some age-old problems. Show more
Fortunately... with Fi and Jane
193. Carcassonne in Platform Shoes, with novelist Kate Mosse
55 minutes
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This week on Fortunately, Fi and Jane chat to the novelist Kate Mosse. Show more
News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament
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Leading forensic psychiatrist, Gwen Adshead, reflects on her work with violent offenders.
In Broadmoor. Gwen has an unexpected reaction to a patient.
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