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A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Rabbi Jonathan Wittenberg. Show more
Farming Today
13/09/2023 Flea beetle; sugar beet; robotic fruit pickers
13 minutes
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Flea beetle decimates oil seed rape crop. Will this year's sugar beet harvest or 'campaign' be better than last year? Fruit growers using robotic pickers to harvest apples. Show more
Wildlife Sound Recordist, Chris Watson, presents the Red-legged Partridge. Show more
News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
More or Less
Skin cancer, London rents and your great-great-great-granddaughter
28 minutes
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Is it true that 1 in 4 men and 1 in 5 women in the UK will get skin cancer in their lifetime? Show more
Two pharmacists, at different stages of their careers, meet for the first time to discuss what doing the job used to be like in the past, compared to what it's like now. Show more
Woman's Hour
The Killing Kind author Jane Casey, AI in IVF treatment, The Knock - Evie's story
58 minutes
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Jane Casey on the new TV show of her novel The Killing Kind, plus actor Emma Appleton. Show more
Five million pieces of Lego were washed off a cargo ship into the sea near Cornwall in 1997. Today pieces are still coming ashore and beachcombers are trying to track them down. Show more
Alexei Sayle takes a train journey and breaks the golden rule of travelling by train - he talks to his fellow passengers - and reveals their lives and personal stories. Show more
You and Yours
Wilko, Compostable waste at home, Collectables
53 minutes
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Rima Ahmed and guests discuss the fall-out from the Wilko's closure for the high street plus - plus how compostable is compostable packaging? Show more
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Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment, with Sarah Montague.
A new philosophical movement is gathering steam in Silicon Valley. it promises immortality through technology. This movement is led by Oxford philosopher Nick Bostrom. Show more
Pat puts her foot down, and David jumps to conclusions. Show more
Connor is a bright Newport teenager, whose life is in danger of spiralling out of control. Autobiographical drama written and performed by Welsh Children's Laureate, Connor Allen. Show more
This week we're talking about pensions for the next generation and taking your questions. Writer and director Richard Curtis says green investments could mean better engagement. Show more
Ell Potter reads the third in this year's BBC National Short Story Award with Cambridge University. Show more
Laurie Taylor explores human relationships with water and water poverty in England and Wales. Show more
As reports link Qatari and Abu Dhabi investors to the title, the appeal of British media assets to foreign investors. Show more
Afternoon news and current affairs programme, reporting on breaking stories and summing up the day's headlines
Six O'Clock News
13/09/2023 More than five thousand people reportedly killed in Libyan floods
30 minutes
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Thousands more are missing as the scale of the disaster becomes clear
Can you change your sexual orientation at will? What happens if a therapist brings their own emotional baggage to the treatment room? Show more
Paul won’t take no for an answer, and Ian proves himself a true friend. Show more
Front Row
Katherine Rundell on Impossible Creatures, the rise of crafts on social media
42 minutes
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Katherine Rundell on her new children’s fantasy book, Impossible Creatures; National Short Story Award finalist, Nick Mulgrew; a potter and an illustrator on using social media. Show more
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Just One Thing - with Michael Mosley
Lift Some Weights
14 minutes
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How lifting weights (or milk bottles!) can boost your mood, your heart health and your brain – and even reverse signs of ageing in your muscles. Show more
When It Hits the Fan
Elon Musk, 'sorry not sorry' and being booed
28 minutes
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David Yelland and Simon Lewis discuss Elon Musk and how to manage the PR of the world’s most powerful people, the 'sorry not sorry' interview and what to do if you get booed. Show more
As reports link Qatari and Abu Dhabi investors to the title, the appeal of British media assets to foreign investors. Show more
Biggest Russian bombardment on Ukraine yet
Rescuers call for help for stricken Libyan town
45 minutes
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Also in the programme; the family of Sara Sharif arrive back in the UK to arrest on suspicion of her murder; and a US newspaper group is appointing a Taylor Swift correspondent.
Lucia finds Priya and they escape into the garden to find darkness and seclusion in the shrubbery. However, it is not long before they have company. Show more
Katy Brand and Katherine Parkinson write and star in a new comedy, playing a pair of online influencers whose image is not always as harmonious as it seems. Show more
Welcome to the Neighbourhood with Jayde Adams
Jessica Fostekew
14 minutes
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Jayde Adams and Jessica Fostekew dive into the world of community apps and messageboards. This week - the mysterious animal of Pontypridd, and a dead pheasant is up for grabs. Show more
Sean Curran reports on Prime Minister's Questions. MPs debate sewage dumping and plans to close station ticket offices in England.
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In 1760 Adam Smith is a respected academic in Glasgow - but a career change and continental travel beckon. Read by Robin Laing. Show more
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