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Spiritual reflection to start the day with Fr Dermot Morrin of St Albert's Catholic Chaplaincy, Edinburgh
Farming Today
03/02/22 Dental deserts, forestry training, PCN resistant potatoes.
13 minutes
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The dental deserts in the UK's rural and coastal towns. Show more
Tweet of the Day
Penny Anderson on the Red Grouse
2 minutes
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'I can't help but laugh whenever I hear them' recalls ecologist Penny Grouse as she enthuses over red grouse. Show more
News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
Desert Island Discs
Professor Corinne Le Quéré, climate scientist
37 minutes
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Professor Corinne Le Quéré, climate scientist, shares the eight tracks, book and luxury item she would take with her if cast away to a desert island. With Lauren Laverne. Show more
Woman's Hour
Happy Valley & kinship care; Conditions at Eastwood Park women's prison, Declining birthrates in China & Japan, Beyonce
56 minutes
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What’s behind the dramatically declining birth rates in China and Japan, and what will the impact be on their societies? We hear from a listener about her story as a kinship carer. Show more
Diagnosis: What is the role and place of diagnosis in psychiatry? Show more
Why not sort out your life and sign on with the patent Milton Declutterering Method! (Including getting rid of that extra 'er' in Declutterering.) Show more
The row over a trans woman sent to a women's prison has raised questions about where trans prisoners should be housed. Show more
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Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment, with Sarah Montague.
Justice at last over Mobuoy - and a legal first by the river. Then, in a finale of twists and answers, we uncover the secret that disturbed Joe until the end. Show more
There’s an unexpected guest at Ambridge Hall, and has Natasha changed her tune? Show more
Sarah and Charlie meet a mysterious stranger at Ong’s Hat who claims to be an interdimensional traveller. Is he here to help, or a dangerous stalker? Show more
What are banks and what do they do with our money? Show more
The GQT team returns to Tring for this week's horticultural programme. Show more
On a day out with her two young nieces, DD will do anything to live up the title of "World's Best Aunt." Show more
Last Word
Ralph Ehrmann, Sylvia Syms, Rabbi Dr Abraham Levy, Jo Sandilands
28 minutes
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There was a factual error on Last Word broadcast 3/2/2023. The work of the jazz singer Sylvia Syms was wrongly attributed to the obituary of the actress of the same name. Show more
More or Less
Brexit and trade; pensioner millionaires; and Hannah Fry on loyalty cards and cancer
28 minutes
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We examine a claim that the UK’s trade with the European Union has increased since we left the bloc. Show more
Afternoon news and current affairs programme, reporting on breaking stories and summing up the day's headlines
Six O'Clock News
03/02/2023 A man becomes the first person to be convicted of treason in the UK for more than 40 years
30 minutes
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Jaswant Singh Chail was caught with a loaded crossbow in the grounds of Windsor Castle, metres away from Queen Elizabeth's private apartments.
Andy Zaltzman quizzes the week's news. We're off to Glasgow this week with panellists Frankie Boyle, Susie McCabe, Ashley Storrie and Alex Massie. Show more
Someone could be on a final warning, and Adam and Tony bask in their efforts. Show more
Ellen E Jones and Mark Kermode explore the dark arts of the film trailer, 110 years on from the first ever trailer, for Broadway musical The Pleasure Seekers. Show more
Any Questions?
Chris Hazzard MP, Simon Hoare MP, Emma Little-Pengelly MLA, Allison Morris
47 minutes
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Alex Forsyth presents political debate from Bangor Court House, County Down with Chris Hazzard MP, Simon Hoare MP, Emma Little-Pengelly MLA and Allison Morris. Show more
Adam Gopnik challenges the idea that the artistic and literary creations of artificial intelligence can match human endeavour. Show more
A trucker leaves a deathbed tape about an appalling crime. It leads two journalists into a criminal underworld. But what did the man in the tape know? His plea - dig it up. Show more
Biggest Russian bombardment on Ukraine yet
Blinken cancels China trip over spy balloon
45 minutes
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Also tonight:
A push for athletes from Russia and Belarus to be excluded from next year's Olympics
And John Lydon battles to become Ireland's Eurovision entry
The choir’s repertoire, included forgery, fundraising, people smuggling and much else besides. Show more
What might stop the US police killing so many unarmed African-Americans? Show more
All the news from today's sitting at Westminster.
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Rob Percival on why, in light of the ever burgeoning climate crisis, attitudes to our diet must change - the proportions of meat, fish and plants we eat must alter radically. Show more
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