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A reflection and prayer to start the day with Father Martin Magill
A series of personal reflections on the theme of hospitality, inspired by an aspect of Jesus' ministry and Passion. Show more
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Open Country
Mammoth Hunting on the Norfolk Coast
24 minutes
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Emily Knight takes a walk along the sandy beaches of the Norfolk coast, and also back into Deep Time, on the hunt for ancient mammoths and the humans who lived alongside them. Show more
Farming Today
16/04/22 - Farming Today This Week: TAC report, Scottish land sales, getting in and out of farming
25 minutes
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Fears about the impact of the UK’s Free Trade Deal with Australia are 'overblown', according to the chair of the Trade and Agriculture Commission. Show more
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Comedian and quizzer Paul Sinha, Hannah Bourne-Taylor who let a rescue bird nest in her hair, performer and author Carrie Hope Fletcher and the Inheritance Tracks of Milton Jones. Show more
Jay Rayner hosts a culinary panel show packed full of tasty titbits. Show more
Journalist Ramaa Sharma explores how psychological talking therapies, which are based on the white, western model of universalism, often fail to help people from ethnic minorities. Show more
From Our Own Correspondent
What do Russians think of the war in Ukraine?
28 minutes
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Russian opinion of the war, and also how it has affected Kenya. Plus Imran Khan's fall from power, a farewell to South Korea and the Belgian rock band who played behind bars. Show more
As livings costs rise Felicity Hannah & guests ask how we can make our money go further, but still have some fun? Show more
Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis present the week via topical stand-up and sketches. Show more
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Any Questions?
Daisy Cooper MP, Gillian Keegan MP, Inaya Folarin Iman, David Lammy MP
47 minutes
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Chris Mason presents political debate and discussion from Lambeth Town Hall with Daisy Cooper MP, Gillian Keegan MP, Inaya Folarin Iman and David Lammy MP. Show more
Have your say on the issues discussed on Any Questions?
Is it better to take to the courts than take to the trees? Legal organisation Client Earth are taking governments and business to court to get environmental laws taken seriously. Show more
In Margaret Drabble’s novel set in a very swinging sixties, Emma Evans is dragged off for a season in rep by her actor husband, and finds more excitement than she bargained for. Show more
Woman's Hour
Weekend Woman's Hour: Anya Taylor-Joy, Arlene Phillips and Oti Mabuse, Lone Female Ukrainian Refugees
57 minutes
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What safety risks might lone Ukrainian refugee women face? Show more
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They can cost ten times more but what exactly does sustainability mean? Does paying more mean they’ll last longer? Greg Foot literally tests some to destruction to find out. Show more
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Six O'Clock News
16/04/2022 Russia targets military factories in Ukraine
15 minutes
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Moscow's attacks look like a shift in focus since the sinking of flagship vessel Moskva. Civil service unions say a plan to send some asylum seekers to Rwanda is inhumane.
Loose Ends
Jack Davenport, Shaparak Khorsandi, Farah Sharp, Jonzi D, Kae Tempest, Lady Nade, Michelle McManus, Clive Anderson
37 minutes
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Clive Anderson and Michelle McManus are joined by Jack Davenport, Shaparak Khorsandi, Farah Sharp, Jonzi D, Kae Tempest and Lady Nade.
The far-right politician going head-to-head with Emmanuel Macron in the French presidential elections. Mark Coles explores Marine Le Pen's life and political career. Show more
Neil Tennant of Pet Shop Boys tells John Wilson about his most important cultural influences. Show more
To celebrate the 50th anniversary of I’m Sorry I Haven’t A Clue, Greg James unearths a bumper selection of clips from across the years. Show more
The second series of the criminal family saga, from 1961-70, based on GF Newman's novel Show more
Jon Holmes's The Skewer returns to twist itself into current affairs. This week - Hashtag Partygate, Kicking Against The Pickles, and You've Got A Friend In Prince Charles. Show more
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Two strangers meet to discuss the radical choices they have made about honesty and the lies we tell ourselves and others. They share experiences, differences, and exchange a gift. Show more
Kirsty Lang chairs the notoriously difficult quiz challenge, this week featuring the North of England against the South of England. Show more
The Language Exchange is a place where poets and scientists meet to share language and ideas and create new work. This week Liz Berry meets Buzz Baum. Show more
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Letter from Ukraine
I always thought I was born after the war, not before
14 minutes
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Acclaimed Ukrainian novelist Andrey Kurkov contemplates the next stage of the war and the place of this war alongside previous conflicts. Show more
Ghost Writer by Tom Vowler. A writer goes to Lucca to complete the unfinished novel of a dead author. He considers two failed marriages: one in the novel, the other his own. Show more
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