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A reflection and prayer to start the day with the Rev Jonathan Thomas, pastor of Cornerstone Church in Abergavenny. Show more
Ten coastal encounters, presented by Richard King. Today: a tour of Jaywick Sands with Maria Revell. Show more
The latest news headlines. Including the weather and a look at the papers.
Martin Hügi's taking an unconventional approach to his long-distance hike from Land's End to John O’Groats. He’s planned the route so he can visit as many ancient trees as possible Show more
Farming Today
17/06/23 Farming Today This Week: Farm deaths, tree planting targets missed, small abattoirs, estate management
25 minutes
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The tree planting targets England never reaches, and more people die on UK farms. Show more
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Including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
Saturday Live
Kiri Te Kanawa, Joe Jaquest Oteng, Tanya Moodie
57 minutes
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Dame Kiri Te Kanawa, opera legend and Patron of the BBC Cardiff Singer of The World - on the competition's 40th anniversary. Show more
Your Place or Mine with Shaun Keaveny
Ria Lina: Noordwijk, The Netherlands
42 minutes
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Comedian Ria Lina presents Shaun with flat white beaches, tulip fields and untouchable cycling seagulls. And you get there on the train. Shaun is happy (relatively speaking). Show more
George Parker, political editor of the Financial Times, discusses the week's biggest political stories of the week with guests. Show more
From Our Own Correspondent
Donald Trump's courtroom drama
28 minutes
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Scenes from Miami as the former president pleads not guilty to 37 federal charges over classified documents. Plus stories from Pakistan, Germany, Japan and Italy. Show more
Dead Ringers is back for a brand new series! Featuring the voices of Jon Culshaw, Lewis MacLeod, Jess Robinson, Duncan Wisbey and Jan Ravens. Show more
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Any Questions?
Sir Jake Berry MP, Justine Greening, Dan Jarvis MP, Anita Sethi
47 minutes
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Ben Wright presents political debate from The Milton Rooms in Malton, North Yorkshire with Sir Jake Berry MP, Justine Greening, Dan Jarvis MP and Anita Sethi. Show more
Call Any Answers? to have your say on the big issues in the news this week
The Museums That Make Us
Museum & Tasglann nan Eilean, Stornoway
14 minutes
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Neil reaches the most northern museum on his travels, the Museum of Tasglann nan Eilean, Stornoway, where the story of land clearance and riot matters more than Lewis chessmen. Show more
Adrian Scarborough is Mr Pye, a man who may be too good to be true. Poet Glyn Maxwell adapts a comic tale of demonic possession written by Mervyn Peake, the author of Gormenghast. Show more
Woman's Hour
Cate Blanchett on Glenda Jackson, Susanna Hoffs, Yasmeen Lari, Power Lister Jo Tongue, Eco-grief, Lisa Squire
57 minutes
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Actor Cate Blanchett on the death of Glenda Jackson and co-founder of The Bangles Susanna Hoffs on her debut novel. Show more
Full coverage of the day's news
Political Thinking with Nick Robinson
The Lord Finkelstein One
40 minutes
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Lord Daniel Finkelstein talks to Nick Robinson about what it is like preparing Conservative leaders for PMQs and how having two refugee parents shaped his politics of 'moderation'. Show more
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Six O'Clock News
17/06/2023 Teachers in England to strike on July 5 and 7
15 minutes
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National Education Union says ministers are ignoring calls for talks on pay. Man appears in court charged with murders in Nottingham. Militants kill dozens of pupils in Uganda.
Loose Ends
Alexandra Burke, Danielle de Niese, Bob Harris, Kéllé Bryan, The Teskey Brothers, Angeline Morrison, George Egg, Danny Wallace
43 minutes
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Danny Wallace and George Egg are joined by Alexandra Burke, Danielle de Niese, Bob Harris and Kéllé Bryan for an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy. Show more
The federal prosecutor taking on former President Donald Trump in a classified documents case. Show more
Novelist Ian McEwan talks to John Wilson about the formative influences that have shaped his writing. Show more
Antonia Quirke presents the story of Rocky Horror, which opened upstairs at the Royal Court Theatre in June 1973 Show more
By Alex Ganley. Fourth drama in the crime series Stone created by Danny Brocklehurst and starring Hugo Speer as DCI John Stone. Show more
A new short story from Dima Alzayat, read by Hasan Dixon. Show more
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Cor anglais player Kate St. John and pianist Joe Stilgoe join Cerys and Jeffrey as they start with a Parisian classic and travel via a short ride in a fast machine to Buenos Aires. Show more
Kirsty Lang chairs the cult quiz of lateral thinking and arcane knowledge, with the regular pairs from Northern Ireland and the Midlands competing this week. Show more
Danny Robins is joined by writer and broadcaster David Baddiel and paranormal expert Evelyn Hollow for this special episode, recorded live at the Hay Festival 2023. Show more
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Poet Liz Berry traces the story of her great aunt, who was sent - aged 12 - from the Middlemore Children's Emigration Home in Birmingham to Canada in 1908 as a 'Home Child'. Show more
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