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The IPCC's report on mitigating climate change and the impact on farming. Show more
Miranda Krestovnikoff presents the story and sound of the goldfinch. Show more
News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
Sangita Myska hears from the democratic innovator David Van Reybrouck, co-founder of one of the first permanent citizens' assemblies in the world. Show more
It is 40 years since the end of the Falklands War. Hear two very different perspectives on the conflict from an Argentine veteran and a British veteran. Show more
Woman's Hour
Rape in war, Single-sex spaces, No-fault divorce
57 minutes
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We discuss why rape in war happens, justice and trauma with Dr Jelke Boesten, Professor of Gender and Development at King's College London. Show more
Cementing power in Russia, a revolution in Ukraine and a challenge to the US; Vladimir Putin’s second term as president. Show more
Follow Doreen, Michael and Philippa as they pause to consider the cultural buildings and collections they keep clean. Show more
You and Yours
Call You and Yours: What have you done to try to be a greener consumer?
53 minutes
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What have you done to try to be a greener consumer? Let us know and leave your contact number: youandyours@bbc.co.uk Show more
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Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment, with Sarah Montague.
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
Alice makes a monumental decision and Tracy’s suspicions are raised. Show more
The 'Shell Seven' admitted criminal damage to Shell HQ in April 2019, but they did not plead guilty. They wanted to put their case before a jury.
By Margaret Heffernan. Show more
Jay Rayner hosts a culinary panel show packed full of tasty titbits. Show more
Elsie Owusu asks what should be done with redundant buildings? Should we demolish them and build anew, or do the architectural equivalent of make-do-and-mend: 'retrofit'? Show more
The online sci-fi dictionary is a treasure trove of words related to fantasy and science fiction. Show more
Actor Brian Cox chooses the director of film and stage, Lindsay Anderson. Show more
Afternoon news and current affairs programme, reporting on breaking stories and summing up the day's headlines
Six O'Clock News
05/04/2022 Ukraine's President Addresses UN Security Council
30 minutes
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Ukraine's president Zelensky addresses the United Nations Security Council
Newlyweds Vicky and Rav want a quiet night in, if only her family would let them. Stars Philip Glenister. From 2020. Show more
Plans are afoot at Brookfield, and Freddie spies a new opportunity.
Front Row
Mike Bartlett, Hannah Hodgson, Nick Laird
42 minutes
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Mike Bartlett on his play 47th, Hannah Hodgson on poems dealing with her incurable illness, Nick Laird on Louis MacNeice, Non Fungible Token art gallery. Show more
On the 40th anniversary of the war, Mike Wooldridge reports from the Falklands on the extraordinary economic and social transformation of these remote South Atlantic islands. Show more
There have been frameworks, reports and procurements announced with a collective aim of improving the way visually impaired students receive their education. Show more
Tim Hayward falls down a rabbit hole into the world of fungi, both ancient and largely hidden from view - and the research that’s changing how we understand life on Earth. Show more
Sangita Myska hears from the democratic innovator David Van Reybrouck, co-founder of one of the first permanent citizens' assemblies in the world. Show more
Biggest Russian bombardment on Ukraine yet
Zelenskiy speaks at UN Security Council
45 minutes
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In-depth reporting, intelligent analysis and breaking news from a global perspective
2021's Booker Prize-winner, charting the decline and fall of a white South African family, Told over four decades and four funerals, it is the tale of a family, land and a promise. Show more
Fortunately... with Fi and Jane
229. Shedding Cassocks and Sitcom Husbands, with Your Emails
54 minutes
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This week on Fortunately, Fi and Jane choose some of their favourite listener emails from the past few weeks. Show more
A strange story from the Casbah in Algiers...of a murder, a knife and a family secret. Show more
All the news from the House of Lords with Sean Curran.
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Harry Parker reads his new book. He tells of his reliance on medical tech after losing his legs to an IED, and the innovative relationship between invention and disability. Show more
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