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A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with the Rev Dr Alfred Banya, Head of Chaplaincy at King's College Hospital in London. Show more
Farming Today
10/07/23 Water supplies in farming, climate change impact on bees, gas detectors in barley fields
11 minutes
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Farming Today speaks to the NFU's water specialist as they take a look at water security in farming this week. Plus, why bees are emerging earlier in the year and why this matters. Show more
The latest weather forecast for farmers.
Tweet of the Day
Stuart Butchart on the Bronze-winged Jacana
1 minute
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BirdLife International's chief scientist Dr Stuart Butchart reveals the bronze-winged jacana, also known as the lily trotter. Show more
News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
Dr Kevin Fong explores how the NHS delivered on the extraordinary benefits it promised but, in so doing, became hostage to its own success. Show more
Shock and War: Iraq 20 Years On
1. The Decision
19 minutes
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Why did the US and UK really go to war in Iraq? And what is the legacy? The BBC’s security correspondent, Gordon Corera, speaks to those at the heart of the decision-making. Show more
Woman's Hour
The effect of being a victim in high profile cases, Ruchira Gupta, Women Plumbers Women & premature deaths, Story of Ana Obregón
57 minutes
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Just 2.4% of plumbers are women - we speak to two of them, Social justice activist Ruchira Gupta, Patricia Clarke on her podcast, 'Modern Family: I Had My Dead Son’s Baby at 68'. Show more
Continuing his globe-spanning encounters with strangers and old friends via the internet, Alan Dein learns about the lives of people in the DRC, Uganda, Ukraine and Saudi Arabia. Show more
Evan Davis and guests discuss the booming market for second-hand buying and selling, and the online platforms looking to cash in. Show more
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Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment, with Sarah Montague.
A chatbot called Chat GPT has caused an explosion in interest, uses and fear of artificial intelligence. But what exactly is AI, and is it intelligent? Show more
Susan finds herself in a war zone and, Fallon attempts to secure her position. Show more
An atmospheric folk horror by Stewart Roche. Three friends face an island determined to reject life and discover the price of harmony is higher than they could ever have imagined. Show more
A quiz hosted by Steve Punt where a team of three university students take on a team of their professors. This week, from the University of Strathclyde. Show more
The Food Programme
Bread, Baking, War and Ukraine
27 minutes
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Dan Saladino hears from the bakers in Ukraine supplying fresh bread to the front line, and journalist Felicity Spector travels across the country to visit the surviving bakeries. Show more
Brian Cox and Robin Ince are joined by comedian Catherine Bohart to decide which species wins, bees or wasps. Show more
A poem by Larry Beckett became the basis for singer-songwriter Tim Buckley's Song to the Siren, which has been performed by many different artists since its release in 1967. Show more
Afternoon news and current affairs programme, reporting on breaking stories and summing up the day's headlines
Jack Dee hosts a recording of Radio 4's antidote to panel games from the Forum Theatre in Bath. Show more
Tom faces a tricky dilemma, and Lynda is on a mission. Show more
Front Row
PJ Harvey, the Scapa Flow museum, pianist Benjamin Grosvenor performs
42 minutes
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Pianist Benjamin Grosvenor discusses his performance at this year’s Proms and plays in the Front Row studio. Show more
A shocking scandal is uncovered at a nightclub co-owned by Big Bang K-pop star Seungri; disturbing accounts of underground rooms where women are taken. The police investigate. Show more
2023 has been a year of industrial action. Do labour union tactics really deliver for their members or does the bargaining position of the government come out on top in the end? Show more
Fever: The Hunt for Covid's Origin
6. Back to the Market
29 minutes
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What really went on in the Wuhan market linked to many of the first cases. And the curious case of the raccoon dog. Show more
Dr Kevin Fong explores how the NHS delivered on the extraordinary benefits it promised but, in so doing, became hostage to its own success. Show more
Biggest Russian bombardment on Ukraine yet
New developments in BBC presenter scandal
45 minutes
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The Sorcerer of Pyongyang by Marcel Theroux
Episode One
14 minutes
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By Marcel Theroux. North Korea, 1995. During the hunger years known as the Arduous March, the boy Jun-su makes a startling discovery. Show more
Andrea Catherwood investigates what the new, highly-educated, liberal, Irish Republic thinks about the possibility of their northern neighbours re-joining their country. Show more
News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament
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Michael looks at the best exercise to help rejuvenate you at a cellular level and reverse signs of ageing. Show more
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