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Spiritual reflection to start the day with Father Philip Blackledge of Holy Trinity Scottish Episcopal Church in Melrose
Professor Atul Shah draws on his background as a Jain to argue that we need a healthier relationship with finance. Show more
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Archaeologist and artist Rose Ferraby explores the connections between people and stone in Dorset, from letter-cutting to fossil-gathering via a quarry and an underground tunnel. Show more
Farming Today
14/08/21 Farming Today This Week: IPPC report on methane, farmland for offsetting, Maryport fishing
25 minutes
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The UN’s expert panel on climate change, the IPCC, says methane emissions must be significantly reduced. What will it mean for farmers? Show more
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Saturday Live
Harry Enfield and Nina Conti
1 hour, 27 minutes
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Comedian and actor Harry Enfield, junior doctor Catriona Rennison, actor/writer James McNicholas on his champion boxer grandfather and ventriloquist Nina Conti. Show more
Jay Rayner hosts a culinary panel show packed full of tasty titbits. Show more
The Briefing Room
Who's supporting the Taliban?
28 minutes
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As a resurgent Taliban continues to seize control of territory in Afghanistan David Aaronovitch asks who is providing them with support and why. Show more
From Our Own Correspondent
A Summer of Fires in Greece
28 minutes
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Flames consume homes, forests and farmland; in Kandahar as the Taliban advance in Afghanistan; tracking Russian mercenaries in Libya; Cuban complaints; Quisling’s cabin in Norway Show more
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In a new four-part series, Felicity Hannah meets households, businesses and local councils to ask, who are the financial winners and losers of the pandemic? Show more
Henry Tobin is Britain's shortest serving and least popular postwar prime minister. So what next? Stars Miles Jupp. Show more
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Any Questions?
Eddie Hughes MP, Lisa Nandy MP, Lemn Sissay, Anna Soubry
47 minutes
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Chris Mason presents political debate and discussion the Church of St Mary the Virgin in Leigh with Eddie Hughes MP, Lisa Nandy MP, Lemn Sissay and Anna Soubry. Show more
Should the West have withdrawn from Afghanistan? Show more
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
4 Extra Debut. Prince Amerigo’s intentions are upset as he meets Charlotte Stant once again. Story of passion and betrayal. With John Lynch. Show more
Woman's Hour
Weekend Woman's Hour - Mental health and dating, Charlotte Worthington BMX gold & comedy writer Georgia Pritchett
56 minutes
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Should you disclose a mental health issue on an online dating app? BMX rider Charlotte Worthington on winning gold at Tokyo and the award winning comedy writer Georgia Pritchett Show more
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What are the rules when people have to lose their jobs? It's always a difficult situation - which is why it's often handled badly. Evan Davis and guests discuss. Show more
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Six O'Clock News
14/08/2021 Home secretary visits Plymouth after mass shooting
15 minutes
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Labour asks why the perpetrator, Jake Davison, had a firearms licence in the first place
Loose Ends
Jason Byrne, Lubna Kerr, Pat Nevin, Myra DuBois, The Staves, Brooke Combe, Muriel Gray, Clive Anderson
37 minutes
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Clive Anderson and Muriel Gray are joined by Jason Byrne, Lubna Kerr, Pat Nevin and Myra DuBois for an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy. With music from The Staves. Show more
Mark Coles profiles America’s top immunologist. Show more
The Poet Laureate Has Gone to His Shed
John Tiffany
1 hour, 1 minute
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Simon Armitage talks to fellow Marsdener John Tiffany about his critically acclaimed and popular theatre productions such as Harry Potter and the Cursed Child and Black Watch. Show more
4 Extra Debut. William Miller’s portrait of his brilliant father Jonathan, who had to face a condition he understood and dreaded – Alzheimer’s. Show more
Following a series of murders, Barakat's hold over Tumanbay is complete. Rebel fighter Manel seeks refuge with co-conspirator Doctor Dorin. Show more
The next in Daisy Johnson's deliciously spine-tingling ghost stories Today: a woman with a fascination for the macabre, finds herself drawn to a grieving husband at The Hotel... Show more
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Two nurses - Craig Davidson and Lisa Sheehy - share their stories, their decisions about whether to stay or leave the profession and exchange a gift. Show more
Russell Davies asks the questions in the first of the north of England contests in the 2021 general knowledge tournament. Show more
Yomi Ṣode brings together 21st century poets whose work is underpinned by a love of music to talk about that influence and to perform poems reflecting passion. Show more
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Corin Throsby considers the impact of the Australian poet and activist Judith Wright who campaigned to create the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park. Show more
Inside the storerooms of a museum, a recently bereaved woman finds an unexpected connection to her lost lover in the artworks she’s now taking out of storage. Show more
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