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A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with Canon Edwin Counsell, director of education for the Church in Wales. Show more
Farming Today
Antibiotics in agriculture, Thirty years of Send a Cow, Waterproofing oil seed rape crops
13 minutes
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Are antibiotics in agriculture a threat to our health? There are calls for reductions in their use, but Noah, which speaks for the animal medicine industry, is resisting change. Show more
Michael Palin presents the scarlet macaw from Costa Rica. Show more
Sean Curran reports from Westminster.
Kirsty Young interviews entrepreneur and philanthropist Bill Gates. Show more
Woman's Hour
Claire Skinner, Bonnie Raitt, First female head of CBI, Kirstie Allsopp
58 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Claire Skinner discusses the play Rabbit Hole, American blues legend Bonnie Raitt talks about her career, and Kirstie Allsopp and Cate Olson discuss the merits of mess and clutter. Show more
Determined to win back his estranged wife Irene, Soames's relentless pursuit threatens a new family rift. Stars Joseph Millson. Show more
David Aaronovitch tells the extraordinary story of how Chairman Mao's Little Red Book captured the imagination of the west and became hugely fashionable in the 1960s and 70s. Show more
Dr Calgary joins forces with Inspector Huish to find out the truth about Rachel Argyle's murder. Stars Jaqueline Defferary. Show more
On this day, it was proposed that munitions workers be exempted from the conscription bill, and tiredness and grief give Florrie Wilson a very short fuse. Show more
You and Yours
Litter fines, Care at home, Cancer drugs
45 minutes
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Plans to increase the on-the-spot fines for litter bugs in England and the option of taking a litter awareness course. And the best approach to arranging care in your own home. Show more
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News presented by Mark Mardell, including discussion on whether Julian Assange is unlawfully detained and the European Parliament president on the UK's emergency brake. Show more
From Savage to Self
Anthropology Faces the Future
15 minutes
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Farrah Jarral concludes her series on anthropology by looking to the future, including the anthropology of outer space. Show more
What a lovely surprise for Brian. Kate feels under pressure. Show more
Joe and Hermione see the wife of Joe’s friend with another man. What should he do? Tell his friend or keep quiet? Starring Alun Armstrong and Deborah Findlay. Show more
Eric Robson hosts the horticultural panel programme from Boddington, Northamptonshire. Matthew Wilson, Chris Beardshaw and Anne Swithinbank answer the audiences' questions. Show more
The tale of Zarafa, a very unusual gift for King Charles X of France. Read by Adrian Lukis marking the Royal Mail’s 500th anniversary. Show more
Last Word
Terry Wogan, Lord Lucan, Frank Finlay, Denise St Aubyn Hubbard, Maurice White
28 minutes
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Matthew Bannister on broadcaster Sir Terry Wogan, missing aristocrat Lord Lucan, actor Frank Finlay, sailor Denise St Aubyn Hubbard, Earth Wind and Fire founder Maurice White Show more
More or Less
E-cigarettes: Can They Help People Quit?
28 minutes
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Tim Harford investigates whether e-cigarettes harm people's chances of quitting and asks if US presidential hopefuls are getting away with statistical murder. Show more
The Listening Project
Olly and Katy - A Love of Biking
5 minutes
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Fi Glover introduces female friends who enjoy taking the open road at full throttle and delight in overturning stereotypical expectations regarding bikers and gender. Show more
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Six O'Clock News
05/02/2015 Millions of Africans affected by severe drought
30 minutes
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Zimbabwe declares "state of disaster" in face of severe drought
A satirical review of the week's news, chaired by Miles Jupp. Miles is joined by Susan Calman, Zoe Lyons, Andrew Maxwell and Michael Deacon. Show more
Is Helen overdoing things? Ruth has lots to share.
Front Row
Jimi Hendrix's flat, Will Ferrell and Kristen Wiig, Nick Danziger
30 minutes
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Arts news with John Wilson, including Jimi Hendrix's former girlfriend Kathy Etchingham giving a tour of their London flat, and Will Ferrell and Kristen Wiig on Zoolander 2. Show more
Determined to win back his estranged wife Irene, Soames's relentless pursuit threatens a new family rift. Stars Joseph Millson. Show more
Any Questions?
Lord Campbell, Ruth Davidson, Kezia Dugdale, Patrick Harvie, Humza Yousaf
48 minutes
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Jonathan Dimbleby presents political debate from Pollokshields in Glasgow with Lord Campbell, Ruth Davidson, Kezia Dugdale, Patrick Harvie and Humza Yousaf. Show more
Helen Macdonald has made her name writing about nature and birds of prey. So why has she become so fascinated with the recent Star Wars movie that she's been to see it six times? Show more
In the week when Britain suffered the worst zeppelin raid thus far in the war, all of Folkestone is jumpy. Show more
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The World Tonight
Zimbabwe's government has declared a "state of disaster"
45 minutes
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A severe drought is affecting about two and a half million people. Show more
Orlando has been sent to opulent Constantinople by King Charles I to serve as ambassador extraordinary. While there, he undergoes a miraculous transformation. Show more
4 Extra Debut. Vanessa Feltz, David Hepworth and Harriett Gilbert discuss books by Hilary Mantel, Edith Wharton and Dodie Smith. From 2016. Show more
Mark D'Arcy reports from Westminster as MPs agree to update the 130-year-old system for compensating victims of riots and the Law Commission says election laws need modernising. Show more
The Listening Project
Iain and Claire – No Job Like It
5 minutes
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Fi Glover with a conversation about the move to reactive policing and how cyber crime and better car security has changed things since the Bobby on the Beat. Show more
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Since she reached the age of 80, Dame Joan Bakewell has been working harder than ever - campaigning, writing and sitting in the Lords. Now she takes a moment to reflect. Show more
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