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A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Harry Baker. Show more
Joe Friedman, who grew up with deaf parents, reflects on what it means to hear. He experienced a turning point in his understanding when working as a young psychotherapist. Show more
The latest news headlines. Including the weather and a look at the papers.
A group of artists reveal how the landscape and community inspired pieces for a sound walk exploring ‘Collision and Conflict’ near Greenhead in Northumberland. Show more
A freight expert has seen large increases in the checks needed to export goods to the EU, and Sybil Ruscoe speaks to a farmer who has broken the world record for sheep shearing. Show more
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Comedian Tim Vine, guitarist Phil Manzanera, listener Fiona Maher on finding her long lost brother, jazz trumpeter Yazz Ahmed and the Inheritance Tracks of actor David Thewlis. Show more
Jay Rayner hosts the culinary panel show packed full of tasty titbits. Show more
The Briefing Room
Taiwan and the Threat to Peace
29 minutes
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China refers to it as a renegade province. In Taiwan, though, calls for full independence have grown in recent years. David Aaronovitch explores if tensions could lead to war. Show more
From Our Own Correspondent
The price of dissent in Belarus
28 minutes
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Activists on trial in Minsk; Nigeria's security threats unnerve its elite; Australia back in lockdown; race in Singapore; wonders (and terrors) of nature in Costa Rica. Show more
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Covid has been an economic crisis as well as a health emergency. Felicity Hannah meets the financial winners and losers of the pandemic. Show more
Henry Tobin is Britain's shortest serving and least popular post war Prime Minister. So what next? Stars Miles Jupp. Show more
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Any Questions?
Iain Dale, Karen Hester, Gillian Keegan MP, Clive Lewis MP
47 minutes
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Chris Mason presents political debate and discussion from The Players Theatre, Lowestoft with a panel including Iain Dale, Karen Hester, Gillian Keegan MP and Clive Lewis MP. Show more
Have your say on the issues discussed on Any Questions?
An examination of the way manners, mores and etiquette have evolved over the centuries, with guides to behaviour from Erasmus to modern bloggers. Show more
Comedy by Jeremy Front.
Danni is drowning in a quagmire of catastrophic news so she conjures up a Golem to help rid the world & her family of its tormentors.
With Henry Goodman. Show more
Woman's Hour
Olympics -girls and urban sports; Disability & dating; Bobbi Brown; Emma-Jean Thackray; Women talking about men; Lucy St Louis
55 minutes
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Will 13 year old skateboarder Sky Brown inspire a new generation of girls into urban sports? Show more
Full coverage of the day's news
With more people working from home and cities becoming quieter - has the pandemic pushed the economic pendulum back to the suburbs? Show more
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Six O'Clock News
07/08/2021 More gold medals for Great Britain on the penultimate day of the Olympics.
15 minutes
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Team GB boxer Galal Yafai claimed victory in the men's flyweight category and Joe Choong won the modern pentathlon.
Loose Ends
Samuel West, Natasha Kaplinsky, Chris Bryant, Will Young, Courtney Marie Andrews, Arthur Smith, Clive Anderson
38 minutes
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Clive Anderson and Arthur Smith are joined by Samuel West, Natasha Kaplinsky and Chris Bryant for an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy. With music from Will Young. Show more
Mark Coles discovers the story behind the two doctors involved with the development of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine. Show more
The Poet Laureate Has Gone to His Shed
Gillian Burke
55 minutes
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Biologist Gillian Burke joins Simon Armitage for this week's shed talk, where the conversation ranges from her childhood in Kenya to her passion for conservation and Cornwall. Show more
Archive on 4
Well Hello: The Release of John McCarthy
57 minutes
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Held hostage for five and a half years, John McCarthy reflects on the day of his release. Show more
Threat of plague brings Barakat into conflict with Effendi Red. Meanwhile, Manel must now prove her commitment to the rebels by undertaking a dangerous mission. Show more
Adjoa Andoh reads Daisy Johnson's deliciously spine-tingling story. A woman who once worked at The Hotel finds memories of her father coming back to haunt her... Show more
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Saima Razzaq and Teddy Prout made a choice about religion when they came out as gay. They share their stories, the decisions they made about their faith, and exchange a gift. Show more
Russell Davies is in the chair for the third heat of the general knowledge tournament for 2021 Show more
Adam Buxton uncovers the influence of British music videos in the early years of MTV, 40 years after the network first launched. Show more
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Naturalist and TV presenter Gillian Burke assesses the role of her Kenyan “auntie”, Wangari Maathai, in drawing attention to environmental causes in Africa. Show more
By Jenn Ashworth. Until now, Anna has managed living without Brian, home-working and social distancing. But her morning gets off to a bad start. Show more
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