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A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Rabbi Julia Neuberger. Show more
Farming Today
23/01/24 Grocery debate; Bird flu compensation; Fishermen medicals; Family farms and succession.
13 minutes
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More than 100,000 people sign a petition and trigger a debate about the way supermarkets deal with the producers who supply them. Show more
Bill Oddie presents the Cetti's warbler. Show more
News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
Things Fell Apart
S2. Ep 3: Tonight’s the Night, Comrades
31 minutes
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A camping adventure goes horrifically wrong when a family of Twilight fans blunder into a dreadful real-life horror. Show more
Becky Ripley and Emily Knight look to the freeze-thaw abilities of the North American wood frog to ask whether we can freeze ourselves in order to return to a future world. Show more
Woman's Hour
Professor Jo Phoenix tribunal victory, Actor Sarah Greene
57 minutes
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Professor Jo Phoenix has won an unfair dismissal claim against the Open University. Show more
Ben Garrod and Jess French ruffle some feathers and delve inside a colourfully decorated bird of prey, the bearded vulture, in order to understand how its unusual diet. Show more
The Failure of the Future
The Economic Dreamland
28 minutes
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Johny Pitts looks back at visions of failed utopias to see if we might build a brighter future from past projections. He examines the bubble economy of ‘80s Japan. Show more
You and Yours
Call You and Yours: Paying for Care
53 minutes
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Call You & Yours: We want to know, how are you paying for care costs? Email youandyours@bbc.co.uk or on Tuesday morning call us on 03700 100 444 Show more
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Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment.
With the help of contemporary comedians, scholars and an appetite for enduring humour, Ian Hislop tracks down the earliest examples of enduring British comedy tropes and jokes. Show more
Alice faces a dilemma, and Adam makes his presence felt. Show more
The location is unknown, time doesn’t live here and, for the first time, the men are gone. But for how long? Four women trapped in The Master’s House work to plot their escape. Show more
Josie Long presents short documentaries that emerge from the dreams of others. Show more
The inside track on medical lives, presented by Dr Phil Hammond. This week Dr Phil meets Dr Rosie Benneyworth, who oversees NHS England on its safety for patients. Show more
Michael Rosen explores how language has become an online commodity, with Dr Pip Thornton, Chancellor's Fellow at the University of Edinburgh. Show more
In 1961 Alan 'Fluff' Freeman took over presenting Pick of the Pops and changed music broadcasting forever. Behind the scenes he was kind and generous, but remained an enigma. Show more
Afternoon news and current affairs programme, reporting on breaking stories and summing up the day's headlines
Six O'Clock News
23/01/2024 Rishi Sunak defends another wave of airstrikes on Houthis in Yemen
30 minutes
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The Prime Minister said more will follow if they continue to attack ships in the Red Sea
Steph McGovern asks some seriously funny minds to offer definitive answers to the great questions of our age. Or not. With guests Scott Bennett and Ria Lina. Show more
There’s surprising news for Harry, and Chelsea turns detective.
Front Row
Oscar Nominations, Howard Jacobson, Culture Funding Cuts
43 minutes
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Oscar nominations 2024 - how well do they reflect the year in cinema? Howard Jacobson on his new novel, and are local authority culture funding cuts a false economy? Show more
Councils are increasingly using bailiffs to recover debts on behalf of local authorities. Mark Lobel speaks to those working in the industry about their tactics. Show more
In Touch
Accessible smart meters, A blast from the past!
19 minutes
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We probe ongoing problems in obtaining accessible smart meters. And we welcome back an old friend to tell us about their adventures as a visually impaired photographer. Show more
Inside Health
Speedy medicine, and is fermented food good for us?
28 minutes
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We meet the medics treating people in unusual places and delve into the science of fermented food. Show more
Things Fell Apart
S2. Ep 3: Tonight’s the Night, Comrades
31 minutes
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A camping adventure goes horrifically wrong when a family of Twilight fans blunder into a dreadful real-life horror. Show more
The World Tonight
PM defends the latest US-UK airstrikes on Houthi positions in Yemen
45 minutes
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How widespread is the practice of workplace surveillance?
And called up, but on a flight home - why is a 20 year old member of the England test squad unable to play in India?
Scenes from a Childhood by Jon Fosse
Episode Two: Scenes from a Childhood (Part Two)
14 minutes
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A selection of short stories by the celebrated Norwegian author Jon Fosse, winner of the 2023 Nobel Prize in Literature. Ep 2/5 A childhood accident, and asking a girl to dance. Show more
Welcome to Icklewick FM, a new comedy series from The Delightful Sausage. Residents have seen a very tall man on the outskirts of town, what could he possibly want? Show more
News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament
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Andrew Leland reads from his witty and revelatory memoir about losing his sight and his quest to learn about the rich culture of blindness. Show more
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