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A reflection on the opening words of the Lord's Prayer, Our Father, from MOBO award-winning Christian rapper Guvna B, drawing on his own experience of fatherhood. Show more
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Clare Balding walks with an art group in the Forest of Dean. Show more
Farming Today
04/03/23 Farming Today This Week: Sheep and the Windsor Framework, the Dutch farms facing repossession, more on salad shortages.
25 minutes
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Charlotte Smith meets a group of fruit and salad growers visiting the UK from Belgium, to hear their views on our empty supermarket shelves. Show more
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Saturday Live
Prue Leith and Lily James
1 hour, 27 minutes
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Prue Leith on her one woman show, "People hacker" Jenny Radcliffe; dahlia darling Sarah Raven; life coach Michelle Elman, and Lily James chooses her tracks. Show more
Jay Rayner hosts a culinary panel show packed full of tasty titbits from Manchester. Show more
Bloomberg's Emily Ashton looks back over the Week in Westminster – where MPs have been busy digesting a minister’s leaked WhatsApp messages and a significant development on Brexit. Show more
From Our Own Correspondent
Nigeria's young voters find their voice
28 minutes
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Nigeria's recent presidential election encouraged many young Nigerians to engage with the political process for the first time, and cast a vote. Show more
SpareRoom, one of the UK's biggest flat share websites, tells Money Box that rents are rising very fast - up 13 per cent last year. Show more
Andy Zaltzman quizzes the week's news. Panellists this week are Simon Evans, Felicity Ward, Samira Ahmed and Alasdair Beckett-King. Show more
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Any Questions?
Miriam Cates MP, Wendy Chamberlain MP, Kim Leadbeater MP, Lee Powell
47 minutes
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Alex Forsyth presents political debate from The Holbeck in Leeds with Miriam Cates MP, Wendy Chamberlain MP, Kim Leadbeater MP and Lee Powell. Show more
Have your say on the issues discussed on Any Questions?
David Edgar's performs his solo show exploring the autobiographical background to his landmark play, Maydays, from which he has created a 3 part series for Radio 4. Show more
Ukrainian teacher Olga asks where next for refugees a year on from the outbreak of war. Show more
Woman's Hour
Weekend Woman's Hour: Iranian schoolgirls, the womb, Cynthia Erivo, No More Page 3, UK marriage law changes
57 minutes
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Cynthia Erivo on her role in Luther: The Fallen Sun, being Oscar-nominated for her portrayal of Harriet Tubman in 2020, and the liberation she found in expressing her bisexuality. Show more
Full coverage of the day's news
Political Thinking with Nick Robinson
The Lee Anderson One
39 minutes
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Nick Robinson talks to the Conservative Party's deputy chairman, Lee Anderson. Show more
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Six O'Clock News
04/03/2023 Ukrainian officials say there is fighting in Bakhmut
15 minutes
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Ukrainian officials say there is fighting in the streets of the eastern city of Bakhmut.
Loose Ends
Richard Curtis, Ben Bailey Smith, Alice Loxton, Stephen Moss, Anna B Savage, Joesef, Andrew O' Neill, Clive Anderson
43 minutes
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Clive Anderson and Andrew O' Neill are joined by Richard Curtis, Ben Bailey Smith, Alice Loxton and Stephen Moss for an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy. Show more
The professor of mathematical biology who's just been appointed the UK government's new chief scientific adviser. Dame Angela McLean is the first woman to hold the post. Show more
Brian Cox and Robin Ince are joined by Jo Brand, Hannah Fry, Randall Munroe and Eugenia Cheng as they discover the clever life hacks mathematicians use to solve everyday problems. Show more
Archive on 4
Easier Than Curing a Toothache? The Story of Lobotomy
57 minutes
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Claire Prentice uncovers the history of the brain operation for mental illnesses which some doctors boasted was 'easier than curing a toothache'. Show more
DCI Stone and team are close to discovering the truth, but as the net closes in on the main suspects, Stone's personal and professional life collide. Written by Vivienne Harvey. Show more
Jon Holmes's multi-award-winning The Skewer returns to twist itself into current affairs. This week - Attack of the Missing Tomatoes and the Tale of Shamima Puddleduck. Show more
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Michael Buerk considers whether changing attitudes towards religion should affect how we choose our leaders. Show more
Paul Gambaccini puts the questions to another three competitors in the eclectic music quiz, from the Radio Theatre in London. Show more
Simon Armitage opens the doors of his writing shed in the Pennine Hills to poet, comedienne, songwriter and presenter Pam Ayres to talk about performing and her love of nature. Show more
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Why is it so hard to save for when we’re older? Will future generations even be able to retire? Show more
A Mamil suspects his wife of infidelity as their wedding anniversary approaches. New short fiction by Julie Ma. Read by Ruth Jones. Show more
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