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Spiritual reflection and prayer to start the day, with the Rev Neil Gardner of Canongate Kirk, Edinburgh. Show more
Farming Today
Is farming entrepreneurial enough? Flooding in Lancashire, Cutting greenhouse gas emissions
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Farming is less entrepreneurial than many other industries, according to a new report. And farmers in Lancashire count the cost of flooded vegetable fields. Show more
Chris Packham presents the Atlantic canary, singing in the Tenerife treetops. Show more
Commentary on the fourth day of the second Test between South Africa and England from Cape Town with Jonathan Agnew, Alison Mitchell, Neil Manthorp, Geoff Boycott and Graeme Smith. Show more
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4 Extra Debut. Opera singer Andrea Baker, great-granddaughter of slaves, explores the legacy of the abolitionist Frederick Douglass. From 2015. Show more
Great Lives
Martin Jennings on Charles Sargeant Jagger
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Artist Martin Jennings chooses the British First World War sculptor, Charles Sargeant Jagger. With Matthew Parris. From 2016. Show more
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Six O'Clock News
05/01/2016 Freedom for ministers on EU vote
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David Cameron says ministers will be able to campaign for either side in EU referendum
When Milton finally decides to empty his bins, he accidentally makes a delicious sparkling wine, and a deadly enemy. From 2016. Show more
Helen is hanging on the telephone, and Rob comes to the rescue. Show more
Front Row
David Bowie's Blackstar, Emma Rice, Don Paterson, Jericho
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Arts news with John Wilson, including David Bowie's new jazz-influenced album Blackstar and new artistic director of Shakespeare's Globe Emma Rice on her first season. Show more
124 Bluestone Road, the house of former slave Sethe, has long been haunted by a baby ghost. For years, she and her daughter Denver have tried to discover what it wants. Show more
Carolyn Quinn explores the practical process by which Britain would exit the EU if UK voters opt to leave and looks at the experience of Greenland, which quit the EEC in 1985. Show more
Peter White talks to three guests, all blind or partially sighted, about how they manage socially and professionally when they can't read other people's body language. Show more
Musician Dame Evelyn Glennie, poet Katrina Porteous and Quaker Hermione Legg reveal how listening is more than just an aural experience. Show more
Behaving Ourselves: Mitchell on Manners
Manners in Public Places
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David Mitchell explores the idea of civility and good public manners and asks how the digital age is changing our idea of public space. Show more
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The World Tonight
Cameron gives ministers freedom on EU vote
45 minutes
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Former Tory cabinet minister Liam Fox says the decision to give ministers freedom on the EU vote will not divide the party. Plus President Obama's checks on gun laws. Show more
Richard, Francoise and Etienne catch the sleeper train out of Bangkok and start to plan how they might make it into the forbidden Marine Park. Show more
Alex and his band explore the theme of love with music and the help of comedian Charlie Baker. From March 2013. Show more
David Cameron confirms ministers can campaign on either side in the forthcoming in/out EU referendum. Susan Hulme reports from Westminster. Show more
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Orson gets his first professional acting job at the Gate Theatre, Dublin. Show more
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