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Spiritual reflection to start the day with Father Philip Blackledge of Holy Trinity Scottish Episcopal Church in Melrose
Farming Today
20/08/21 Cash for Ash, Rural crime in Wales, Broccoli harvest
13 minutes
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Caz Graham finds out why some farmers in Northern Ireland are being asked to repay thousands of pounds they were given under the Renewable Heat Incentive - or 'Cash for Ash'. Show more
Chris Packham presents the New Zealand bellbird. Show more
News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
Kirsty Wark brings together the cast of The Day Today. First broadcast in 1994, this six-part comedy lampooned the bombast of TV news. Show more
Woman's Hour
Divorce, Ruby Wax, the FIRE movement, Strings duo Balladeste
57 minutes
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Divorce - hating the person you once loved, Ruby Wax and 'Ruby Wax Meets...', Money series - the FIRE movement, and strings duo Balladeste. Show more
Aleks Krotoski explores our anxieties around AI and automation. Comparing western philosophy to that of the east, she asks if some of our fears around technology are cultural. Show more
Ellie Taylor shares controversial views on her dislike of too much news. With political journalist Isabel Hardman. From 2021. Show more
A storm is brewing and Aycayia is continuing to change. David has to make a decision. Show more
You and Yours
Greece fires, HMV, Swimming pools
39 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
One listener tells us about how she went back to save her rental car, before being evacuated from Evia island due to recent forest fires. Show more
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Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment, with Jonny Dymond.
Neil MacGregor is this week focusing on European encounters around the world between 1450 and 1600. Today he is with the with the first truly global money - silver pieces of eight. Show more
Home Farm looks to the future and Vince offers an explanation Show more
What if the Earth wants humanity destroyed? What if a way is found to communicate with our planet? And what if the person in charge of negotiations is a refugee cleaner? Show more
Chinese Characters
Mao Zedong: The Man Who Made Modern China
1 minute
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In the 1920s, he was just a library assistant. Yet by the end of his life, he would rule a fifth of all humanity. Mao Zedong was the man, above all others, who made modern China. Show more
Gardeners' Question Time
GQT at Home: Parakeet Trees and Dinner Plate Leaves
42 minutes
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Kathy Clugston hosts this week's gardening Q&A. Show more
A surprise night time visitor in her backyard in rural Texas changes Lee Ann's life, in this new story from Elizabeth Wetmore. Show more
Last Word
Una Stubbs (pictured), Gino Strada, Mo Hayder
28 minutes
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Matthew Bannister on actor Una Stubbs, surgeon Gino Strada, writer Mo Hayder. Show more
Was the BBC taken by surprise at the speed of the Taliban takeover in Afghanistan? Jamie Angus, a senior BBC News executive, answers listeners’ questions about the coverage. Show more
Afternoon news and current affairs programme, reporting on breaking stories and summing up the day's headlines.
Six O'Clock News
20/08/2021 The Taliban have been tightening their grip across Afghanistan
30 minutes
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Regulators in the UK have approved the use of a new coronavirus drug
Henry Tobin is Britain's shortest serving and least popular post war Prime Minister. So what next? Stars Miles Jupp. Show more
Front Row
Nicolas Cage film Pig, Singer-songwriter Moses Sumney, The White Lotus, Sisters
41 minutes
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Singer-songwriter Moses Sumney on singing at the Proms, and Michael Sarnoski on his film with Nicolas Cage about a truffle hunter whose beloved, essential pig is kidnapped. Show more
Incarnations: India in 50 Lives
Subbulakshmi: Opening Rosebuds
14 minutes
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Sunil Khilnani explores the life of south Indian singer MS Subbulakshmi. Show more
Any Questions?
Diane Abbott MP, James Heappey MP, Fraser Nelson, Tommy Sheppard MP
47 minutes
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Chris Mason presents political debate and discussion from Haddenham Village Hall with Diane Abbott MP, James Heappey MP, Fraser Nelson and Tommy Sheppard MP. Show more
A Point of View
The Rhetoric of the Climate Crisis
9 minutes
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Rebecca Stott ponders whether Aristotle can help us communicate climate change. Show more
A History of the World in 100 Objects Omnibus
First Global Economy (AD 1450 - 1600)
1 hour
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Neil MacGregor presents an omnibus edition of his global history told through objects. This week - objects that speak of the first global economies Show more
Biggest Russian bombardment on Ukraine yet
Biden dismisses criticism of evacuation operation
45 minutes
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In depth reporting, intelligent analysis and breaking news from a global perspective
A storm is brewing and Aycayia is continuing to change. David has to make a decision. Show more
Althea Gibson was the first black tennis player to win Wimbledon. Professor Devi Sridhar champions her life. From 2021. Show more
Kamal Ahmed and Rohan Silva lift the lid on the realities of starting your own business. Today, founder and CEO of Netflix, Reed Hastings. Show more
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Philosopher Will Buckingham explores the history of our complex relationship with strangers. Today, peregrinations, the first package tour and the solace of travel Show more
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