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A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Harry Baker. Show more
Farming Today
10/01/2023 US trade, Future of protein, Sustainable seed drill
13 minutes
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The US says an agricultural trade deal with the UK would only be possible without tariffs or barriers. Conversations about the future of protein. Farmer unveils his new seed drill at Lamma. Show more
Martin Hughes-Games presents the jackdaw. Jackdaws are scavengers with a reputation for stealing shiny or glittering objects. Show more
News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
The Life Scientific
Chris Elliott on fighting food fraud
31 minutes
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Professor Chris Elliott tells Jim Al-Khalili how new molecular fingerprinting technology can help us scupper food fraudsters and avoid another horse meat scam. Show more
Nick Hayes is an illustrator and activist living on a boat on the Thames. Here he and columnist Matthew Parris have an onboard argument about the right to roam. Show more
Woman's Hour
The Letters of Edith Thompson, Women in Westminister, Donor-conceived Children, Lucy Rout on Dragons' Den
57 minutes
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The Letters of Edith Thompson: The wife who was executed for her lover's crime. A listener's story of being donor conceived herself and using a donor to conceive her own children. Show more
Rutherford and Fry investigate why some people can't see pictures in their head, and whether it makes a difference to people's lives. Show more
'Memory athletes' compete to see who can remember the most random numbers. Everyone thought we were at the limits of the possible - until some teenage North Korean girls turned up Show more
You and Yours
Call You and Yours: What's your experience of using private healthcare?
53 minutes
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Have you taken out health insurance or paid for treatments you would usually have on the NHS because you're not getting the treatment you need? Show more
The latest weather forecast
Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment, with Sarah Montague.
Becky Ripley and Emily Knight ask whether giving legal rights to things like rivers and forests changes how we think about the world that lives around us. Show more
Joy volunteers her skills, and Pat offers advice. Show more
It's 2027. The pressure is on the secretary of state for Northern Ireland to hold a poll on the Irish border question. But what exactly should the question be? Show more
Short documentaries and audio adventures about worlds turned upside down. Presented by Josie Long. Show more
A Thorough Examination with Drs Chris and Xand
Series 2: Can I Change?
S2. Ep 6 - How to listen to your body
29 minutes
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Prof Sarah Garfinkel tests the twins’ ability to interpret their inner emotions with surprising results. Is this why changing and improving their relationship is proving difficult? Show more
Michael Rosen exclaims excitedly over exclamation marks with Dr Florence Hazrat, who has a passion for them. They explore the history behind the first symbol to indicate emotion. Show more
Great Lives
Roger Deakin, wild swimmer and author of Waterlogged
28 minutes
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Roger Deakin was the author of two books - one of them, Wildwood, was published after his death. But his impact on nature writing and activism has been immense. Show more
Afternoon news and current affairs programme, reporting on breaking stories and summing up the day's headlines
Six O'Clock News
10/01/2023 A new bill could force some emergency staff to work during strikes
30 minutes
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The Government has introduced a new bill to the House of Commons, which could force some staff to work during strikes.
Married to his Swedish partner Linda, with two children to impress, Geoff is keen to embrace every Swedish rite of passage. A 90km ski-ing race may prove a step too far. Show more
Could Jim use a helping hand? A new face looks familiar. Show more
Front Row
How AI is changing art, the TS Eliot Prize for poetry and the folk music of wassailing
42 minutes
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The judges for this year's T S Eliot Prize for poetry discuss the state of poetry in the UK, and how is artificial intelligence is changing art? Show more
The thousands of teachers, lawyers, interpreters, security staff and journalists who helped the British in Afghanistan and now fear for their lives. Show more
In Touch
Accessible smart meters, Blind charity news
19 minutes
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We update on listeners' claims that energy companies are not making accessible smart meters available. We also have exclusive news from the blind charity sector. Show more
Inside Health
Why is everyone ill? Can ketamine and therapy treat alcoholism?
28 minutes
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We find out why everyone seems to be sick at the moment, why scientists are worried about buying antibiotics online and if ketamine can help free people from addiction to alcohol. Show more
The Life Scientific
Chris Elliott on fighting food fraud
31 minutes
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Professor Chris Elliott tells Jim Al-Khalili how new molecular fingerprinting technology can help us scupper food fraudsters and avoid another horse meat scam. Show more
Biggest Russian bombardment on Ukraine yet
The battle for Bakhmut
45 minutes
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An interview with Jimmy Lai’s son.
We speak to a Republican “Holdout” congressman.
And the role of the ghostwriter.
Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus
7: 'Just a housewife?'
14 minutes
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Brilliant chemist Elizabeth Zott has become the unlikely star of a 1960s daytime TV cookery show. And her scientific approach to cooking is proving revolutionary. Show more
Station Cornish pasties. Comedy sketches with Daniel Rigby, Mike Wozniak, Cariad Lloyd, Freya Parker and Henry Paker. From 2019. Show more
All the news from today's sitting at Westminster.
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The Rev Henry Solly was a passionate supporter of working men's clubs and institutes, as a means to promote self-improvement among working class men. Show more
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