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A spiritual reflection and prayer to start the day with the Rev Richard Frazer of Greyfriars Kirk, Edinburgh. Show more
Why conventional and organic farmers are turning innovative ideas into practical solutions. Also, the World Expo in Milan, which looks at food and the way we produce and use it. Show more
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Chris Packham presents the New Zealand bellbird. Show more
News on the aftermath of the bomb attack in Turkey and criticism of the government's refugee policy from senior legal figures. Plus Marlon Brando and Shakespeare.
Andrew Marr talks to historians Niall Ferguson and Gabriel Gorodetsky and American novelist Jane Smiley. Show more
Woman's Hour
Intimate skin care, Mothers on marriage certificates, Steelworks job crisis
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Intimate skincare products - do women need them?; Caroline Lucas MP, who is still waiting for David Cameron on marriage certificates; and coping with job losses on Teesside. Show more
4 Extra Debut. Rome 1943: A split-second decision is about to change Chiara's life forever. Starring Juliet Aubrey and Greta Scacchi. Show more
4 Extra Debut. Hugh Dennis reveals how his Great Uncle Frank fought the Turks in the First World War, dying on the battlefield at 18. From 2015. Show more
Sue Perkins sets moral and ethical posers for Paul Sinha, Lemn Sissay, Margaret Cabourn-Smith and Graeme Garden. From 2013. Show more
Edith Cavell is shot by a German firing squad, and a letter arrives at the Grahams' with bad news. Show more
You and Yours
E-cigarettes and teenagers, Tesco price-matching, Roadside trees
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E-cigarettes - the government says they can help people to stop smoking. So why are they banning their sale to people under the age of 18? Show more
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Analysis of news and current affairs, presented by Martha Kearney.
Peter Snow Returns to the Future
Alan Johnson MP
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Peter Snow takes Alan Johnson MP on a journey back to a Victorian mill and forwards to the end of work as we know it. Show more
Has David kept something important from Ruth? Phoebe feels torn. Show more
New York, 1915. Arthur Miller is born to a prosperous family in the clothing business. But when the stock market crashes, the Millers face ruin. By Mike Walker. Show more
Nigel Rees hosts the quotations quiz with Don Black, Shobu Kapoor, Fern Britton and Anthony Horowitz. From October 2015. Show more
The Food Programme
How Did the Chicken Cross the World?
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Artist Koen Vanmechelen and writer Andrew Lawler help Dan Saladino tell the story of the chicken, from forest fowl to factory farm. Show more
In 1965, The Magic Roundabout was first shown on the BBC. To celebrate its 50th anniversary, Sophie Thompson and Phyllida Law tell the story of this iconic series. Show more
In the first of the new series, Aleks Krotoski explores how the web has influenced detection, from uncovering Osama Bin Laden to discovering the identity of Jane and John Does. Show more
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Six O'Clock News
12/10/2015 Tom Watson refuses to apologise over Leon Brittan case
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Tom Watson stands by role in Leon Brittan rape inquiry
Three accused of beheading plot
Paul Merton, Julian Clary, Susan Calman and Josie Lawrence join Nicholas Parsons to see who can avoid hesitation, deviation and repetition. Show more
Ed has reason to be gloomy, and Emma has made up her mind. Show more
Front Row
Tom Jones, The Lobster, Abraham Cruzvillegas
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Arts news, interviews and reviews. John Wilson talks to Sir Tom Jones as he publishes his autobiography and releases a new album. Show more
4 Extra Debut. Rome 1943: A split-second decision is about to change Chiara's life forever. Starring Juliet Aubrey and Greta Scacchi. Show more
An insight into the world of ferry pilots who risk their lives delivering small planes. Poonam Taneja's father was killed doing this. She finds out why they do this. Show more
Euan McIllwraith explores proposals by the Scottish government which could see landowners forced to sell their land against their will. Show more
Brett Westwood explores the role sea anemones have played in culture. They seem to occupy two realms, the seashore and underwater, and were viewed as flowers of the sea. From 2015. Show more
Andrew Marr talks to historians Niall Ferguson and Gabriel Gorodetsky and American novelist Jane Smiley. Show more
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The World Tonight
Turkey mourns its dead after the Ankara march attack
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Erdogan says authorities close to identifying one of the bombers. Show more
An unexpected meeting on the drive to the mortuary. Show more
Michael Rosen and Laura Wright look into how new commercial brand names are invented, with Greg Rowland, the semiotician who came up with the name of a new perfume for Calvin Klein. Show more
Sean Curran reports as VW defends its response to the diesel emissions scandal, and Labour's Tom Watson refuses to apologise for raising sex abuse allegations against Leon Brittan. Show more
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In 1606, Shakespeare was writing for a royal family hungry for new entertainment while the threats of plague, insurrection and rebellion threatened English society. Show more
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