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A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Richard Oppong Boateng, a Young Evangelism Officer at Cliff College, Derbyshire. Show more
Farming Today
17/05/23 Special at the Food Summit at Number 10 Downing Street
13 minutes
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Special programme from the Food Summit at Number 10 including an interview with the prime minister, Rishi Sunak. Show more
Kate Humble presents the stone curlew. Show more
News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
When a drink with his boss turns a coffee shop into a crime scene, Stephen’s life hangs by a thread. Scarred and scared, he finds a way to process that day and start again. Show more
The investigation into the killing of Abraham Badru begins, but people are unwilling to speak up. Show more
Woman's Hour
Suranne Jones, Housing, Eating disorders, Physicist Professor Dame Athene Donald
58 minutes
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Bafta-winning actor Suranne Jones talks about her latest role in Maryland, a new three-part drama about two sisters discovering that their mother was leading a secret life. Show more
A year-long BBC investigation has uncovered an immigration scam in which migrant women pay British men thousands of pounds to pose as fathers to children that aren’t theirs. Show more
There are still people inside Lighthouse – and Catrin meets a father left behind, terrified he may never see his daughter again. Show more
You and Yours
Energy debt letters, Olympics tickets and no-fault evictions ban
53 minutes
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Why are energy companies still warning customers they'll be forced onto prepayment meters? Plus - what landlords make of long-awaited plans to end no-fault evictions. Show more
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Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment, with Sarah Montague.
Reporting a story requires detail. But how much is enough? Or too much? Should details that horrify, or spread hatred, be suppressed? Show more
There’s a dilemma for Neil, and the Aldridge sisters make their presence felt. Show more
In 1966 Bob Dylan played Manchester Free Trade Hall. Robert Forrest’s play focuses on events just outside the concert hall, as two young Dylan fans meet by chance . Show more
Have you been a victim of fraud? We discuss the impact of it and how to protect yourself. Show more
All in the Mind
How much empathy should doctors have?
28 minutes
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There is a balance to strike between feeling and fixing in medicine. Claudia Hammond asks what level of empathy is needed for best patient outcomes Show more
Laurie Taylor considers the arguments in favour of, as well as opposed to, the ending of imprisonment. Show more
As the vote for the Turkish presidency heads for a second round, we explore the challenges journalists in the country are facing covering its closest election in decades. Show more
Afternoon news and current affairs programme, reporting on breaking stories and summing up the day's headlines
Six O'Clock News
17/05/2023 Government publishes plans to ban no-fault evictions
30 minutes
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The draft legislation would stop private landlords evicting tenants without justification
Poet, broadcaster and writer Lemn Sissay explores what charity means when it comes to time. Show more
Tom’s head is turned, and Pat tries to find the right words. Show more
Front Row
Chuck D of Public Enemy on watercolours; author Jacqueline Crooks; artist Andy Holden
42 minutes
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Chuck D of Public Enemy on his first collection of watercolour and pen art; Jacqueline Crooks, Women’s Prize for Fiction nominee; Andy Holden on self-taught artist Hermione Burton. Show more
Students are complaining more than ever that university is not delivering. Anjula Mutanda finds out what parents should know before they encourage their kids to go to university. Show more
Metamorphosis - How Insects Transformed Our World
Bee Brain Intellect
14 minutes
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Erica McAlister on the long overlooked bee experiments of Charles Henry Turner whose painstaking research on bee intellect questions whether bigger brains are always better. Show more
Polar bears are the poster beasts of climate change but biologist Gillian Burke wonders if we should pay more attention to the bacteria and fungi at the base of earth's food chains. Show more
As the vote for the Turkish presidency heads for a second round, we explore the challenges journalists in the country are facing covering its closest election in decades. Show more
Biggest Russian bombardment on Ukraine yet
Harry and Meghan's ‘near catastrophic’ paparazzi chase
45 minutes
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In-depth reporting, intelligent analysis and breaking news from a global perspective. Show more
Al Mac-Teer is excellent at at her job on a hotel front desk. An off-the-cuff comment about frozen yogurt from a guest, one Bill Johnson, changes her life completely. Show more
Jamie MacDonald is a Glaswegian stand-up comedian who lives with his blindness, despite those around him losing sight of what’s important in life. Show more
Jon Holmes's multi-award-winning satire twists itself into all the media noise surrounding the death of HM The Queen. Show more
Susan Hulme reports on Prime Minister's Questions as Oliver Dowden stands in for the absent Rishi Sunak. MPs also question senior officers about the policing of the coronation.
The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4.
Into the Night: A Year with the Police by Matt Lloyd-Rose
Episode 3 - The Power to Inconvenience
14 minutes
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Matt Lloyd-Rose spent a year volunteering as a special constable in the south London borough where he lived and taught. He recalls his first experience responding to a stabbing. Show more
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