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A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with the Reverend Prebendary Edward Mason, rector of Bath Abbey. Show more
The latest news about food, farming and the countryside with Anna Hill. Farming Today looks at why farmers could be turning to insect production. Show more
Steve Backshall presents the story and sound of the sandwich tern. Show more
Susan Hulme reports from Westminster.
Owen Bennett Jones continues his investigation into the diverse Deobandi movement and reveals a secret history of Jihadist propagation in Britain. Show more
Woman's Hour
Hibo Wadere on how FGM has affected her life, BBC Countryfile hero Joan Bomford, Make-up for older women
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Jane Garvey speaks to Hibo Wadere, who has written a book describing how FGM has affected every aspect of her life. Plus artist Melanie Manchot on filming her daughter. Show more
Muriel becomes an unwitting decoy in her mother's drama. Show more
Documentary. Around 300,000 people in the UK suffer from smell disorders. Radio 4 announcer Kathy Clugston is anosmic - she cannot smell at all and sets out to discover why. Show more
Personal stories exploring the strong emotional impact of the bittersweet 1960s Japanese hit song, Sukiyaki. From 2016. Show more
On this day in 1916, Glasgow revolutionary John Maclean was imprisoned for breaches of the Defence of the Realm Act, and Adam Wilson finally meets up with an old friend. Show more
You and Yours
Call You and Yours: Is Inheritance Tax Fair?
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Featuring discussion on whether inheritance tax is fair. Show more
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The European Commission plans to force the world's biggest companies to say where in the EU they pay their tax. What impact might this have on multinationals? Show more
Timothy Garton Ash argues against 'no platforming' - the practice of denying speakers a chance to appear at universities because they may cause offence. Show more
Bert is rebuilding, and Jill takes a call. Show more
Junior clerk Bethany's private ambitions of becoming a barrister come into the spotlight, when she finds herself playing a key role in a criminal trial. By Janice Okoh. Show more
Tom Dyckhoff finds out how money is designed so that it is valued and trusted both in the real and virtual worlds. Show more
Professor Alice Roberts asks if archaeology can help us understand climate change. Show more
Michael Rosen asks Dr Laura Wright about her new research on popular house names, from Foo Choo Villas to Nutty Hagg to Orchard Cottage, and what this tells us about our history. Show more
Great Lives
Nancy Dell'Olio chooses the life of Lucrezia Borgia
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Nancy Dell'Olio champions the much maligned Lucrezia Borgia, a Renaissance woman whose name is synonymous with sin. From 2016. Show more
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Six O'Clock News
12/04/2016 IMF: EU exit could cause severe damage
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The International Monetary Fund has said "severe regional and global damage", could be caused if the UK votes to leave the European Union. Show more
The Sparrowhawk team are forced to work together to overcome a little problem in the office. Stars Sally Phillips. From July 2015. Show more
Jazzer needs some help, and Kirsty tells it like it is. Show more
Front Row
The Jungle Book, Lindsey Davis, Wellington Arch Sculpture, Romola Garai, Goosebumps Alive
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Arts news with Samira Ahmed, including a review of The Jungle Book, Lindsey Davis and her editor on working together and the restoration of the Wellington Arch sculpture. Show more
Muriel becomes an unwitting decoy in her mother's drama. Show more
Allan Little explores the work of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia in the Hague and assesses its legacy as it prepares to close in 2017. Show more
In Touch
How Hull is becoming easier for blind people, Susie Steiner
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Hull says it's committed to making the city easier for blind people to navigate - we go and explore. And we speak to crime novelist Susie Steiner about her retinitis pigmentosa. Show more
They are overworked, under appreciated and mostly not very good at their jobs. Lucy Kellaway asks if we really need managers. Show more
Owen Bennett Jones continues his investigation into the diverse Deobandi movement and reveals a secret history of Jihadist propagation in Britain. Show more
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The World Tonight
German comic at centre of diplomatic storm under police protection
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Will Chancellor Merkel plump for free speech, or friendship with Turkey ? Show more
As author Jane Fairchild is interviewed later in life, she finds her thoughts returning to the afternoon in 1924 when everything changed. Show more
Simon drags his grounded son to a meeting. He’s out of his depth but will Julie have the answers? Stars Sue Johnston. From 2016. Show more
Susan Hulme reports from Westminster as MPs hold an emergency debate on the crisis facing the UK's steel industry and the EU referendum campaign sparks more clashes in the Commons. Show more
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Edmund Husserl, the father of phenomenology, urges philosophers to engage with the real world through real experience. He declares 'a new way of looking at things is necessary'. Show more
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