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A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with the Rev Dr Karen Smith. Show more
The latest news about food, farming and the countryside. There are fears of a UK bramley apple shortage. Show more
Miranda Krestovnikoff presents the blood sucking vampire finch. Show more
Sean Curran reports as MPs voice anger that the Iraq inquiry report will not be published until next summer, and plans to cut tax credits come under fire again in the Commons. Show more
Kirsty Young talks to Keith Richards - guitarist, songwriter and member of the Rolling Stones. Show more
Woman's Hour
Priscilla Presley; Is there a gay dialect? Secondary breast cancer
58 minutes
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Priscilla Presley discusses her career and keeping Elvis's memory alive, and Catherine Priestley talks about the diagnosis of secondary breast cancer. Jenni Murray presents. Show more
Pliny is put out when one of his dinner guests fails to show up. Then a visit from Regulus gives rise to a secret that Venta is compelled to keep. Show more
Funny tale written by Lynne Truss featuring wildlife sound recordings. Alison Steadman plays a sun-loving, obsessive nursery web spider, who is seduced by two mischievous suitors. Show more
Joel comes home early from work one day to find an unexpected visitor in the shape of Henry. Starring John Bird. From 2015. Show more
The Dardanelles Committee of the British Cabinet decide to wind down the Gallipoli campaign, and in the last episode of Season 5 Kitty Lumley feels like pulling out of Folkestone. Show more
You and Yours
Renewable subsidy cuts, FC United, Food waste
45 minutes
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MPs debate dropping parking charges for carers visiting hospitals, plus a look at why a change in subsidies could hit the producers of renewable energy. Show more
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Shaker Aamer returns to Britain after 13 years; Lord Adonis on new Infrastructure Commission; Syrian peace talks.
How do you fight what you can't see? Historian Ben Macintyre looks at how camouflage can provide crucial tactical advantage, in his final look at bluff and guile in battle (5 of 5) Show more
Will they be queuing up to audition for Lynda? Ruth faces a dilemma. Show more
4 Extra Debut. Jack is on the hunt for a space rock, along with his arch nemesis Aurora. But who will find the rock first? Stars Adeel Akhtar. Show more
Eric Robson hosts the horticultural panel programme from Liverpool. Matthew Wilson, Christine Walkden and Pippa Greenwood are the panellists answering questions from the audience. Show more
By Sudanese author Leila Aboulela. A bright student is failing in her studies, but why? Show more
Last Word
Professor Lisa Jardine, Philip French, Ronnie Massarella, Maureen O'Hara
28 minutes
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Matthew Bannister on a polymath, a critic, a showjumping manager, a film star Show more
Coverage of violence between Israelis and Palestinians, Jane Garvey discusses keeping control of saucy conversation, and a Southampton nonagenarian goes global. Show more
The Listening Project
Paula and Gerry - I Thought My Anxiety Was Who I Was
5 minutes
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Fi Glover introduces a couple talking about whether overcoming the crippling social anxiety that constrained her life means she is no longer the woman her husband married. Show more
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Six O'Clock News
30/10/2015 Last UK Guantanamo inmate returns
30 minutes
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Shaker Aamer, the last British resident held at Guantanamo, has arrived back in the UK.
A satirical review of the week's news, chaired by Miles Jupp. Susan Calman, Francis Wheen, Zoe Lyons and Elis James join Miles to take a look at the headlines of the moment. Show more
Susan is in a selfless mood, and two old friends have a long overdue catch-up. Show more
Front Row
Saoirse Ronan, The Hairy Ape, Ghost Stories and Acoustic Hendrix
30 minutes
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Kirsty Lang meets Brooklyn star Saoirse Ronan, sees Eugene O'Neill's play The Hairy Ape, hears from writers of new ghost stories and discovers acoustic, no-guitar Hendrix songs. Show more
Pliny is put out when one of his dinner guests fails to show up. Then a visit from Regulus gives rise to a secret that Venta is compelled to keep. Show more
Any Questions?
Suzanne Evans, Lord Heseltine, Tristram Hunt MP, Zoe Williams
48 minutes
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Jonathan Dimbleby presents political debate from Shipston-on-Stour in the Cotswolds with Suzanne Evans, Lord Heseltine, Tristram Hunt MP and Zoe Williams. Show more
A Point of View
Lisa Jardine: The Power of Memory
10 minutes
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As a tribute to the late historian Lisa Jardine, another chance to hear her reflections on memory and her regrets that her mother could no longer recall her own fascinating life. Show more
Home Front - Omnibus
Episode 39: 26-30 October 1915
58 minutes
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Last omnibus edition of Season 5 of Home Front, an epic drama series set in Great War Britain. Show more
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The World Tonight
Could the conflict in Syria change the results of Turkey's elections on Sunday?
45 minutes
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A special report from Razia Iqbal in Istanbul.
Bond and Jeopardy make it back to his hotel and piece together the information from Sin's office. Show more
A Good Read
Philip Pullman and Caroline Criado-Perez
30 minutes
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Philip Pullman, Caroline Criado-Perez and Harriett Gilbert talk books by Graham Greene, Tove Jansson and Alice Munro. From 2015. Show more
Mark D'Arcy reports from Westminster.
The Listening Project
Mark and Duncan - Finding a Rare Friendship
5 minutes
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Fi Glover introduces a conversation between two friends, one of whom is disabled, yet whose relationship is equal in terms of the support they give each other. Show more
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Book of the Week
In Order to Live: A North Korean Girl's Journey to Freedom
Episode 5: A Place of Safety
15 minutes
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Yeonmi and her mother struggle to come to terms with their past and their harrowing experiences in China. Meanwhile, the search for Yeonmi's sister gathers pace. Show more
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