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A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with the Reverend Clair Jaquiss.
Farming Today
Police and crime commissioners elections, Campylobacter in poultry, Rural Payments Agency and subsidies and dairy
13 minutes
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Presented by Anna Hill. Rural issues affecting the election of police and crime commissioners. Show more
Steve Backshall presents the house martin. Show more
Tribute speeches marking the Queen's 90th birthday are made by both MPs and peers. Susan Hulme was listening and has the best of the rest of Thursday in the Commons and the Lords. Show more
Sue MacGregor reunites key figures from the Euro 96 football tournament and an England team that grew from an embarrassment into a national phenomenon. Show more
Woman's Hour
Harriet Tubman, Single ladies, Shakespeare, Syrian architect, Marathons
45 minutes
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Anti-slavery activist Harriet Tubman on the new US $20 bill, the power of the unmarried woman and the impact of Shakespeare on suffragettes. Presented by Jenni Murray. Show more
Michael learns a secret from Fleur's past and Soames's suspicions about a business deal are confirmed. Stars Jessica Raine. Show more
The Anglo-Irish Century
Episode 1: Out of the sea of blood
28 minutes
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The first of four programmes in which the historian Diarmaid Ferriter looks back at a century of Anglo-Irish history, from the the Easter Rising to relative post Good Friday calm. Show more
Josie and Darren brave a camping trip but find themselves disastrously ill equipped for the great outdoors. From 2016. Show more
On this day in 1916, Emmeline Pankhurst condemned her daughter Sylvia's involvement in an anti-conscription rally, and in Ashburton, William Fulford is at odds with his parents. Show more
You and Yours
Pharmacies, Sneaky advertising, The RBS archives
45 minutes
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Consumer news. Up to a quarter of England's pharmacies could close because of funding cuts. Plus the cost of running - how often do you really need to buy new training shoes? Show more
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Analysis of news and current affairs.
Scenes from Student Life
Episode 5: Lords and Sizars
15 minutes
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Ellie Cawthorne compares Lord Byron's college extravagance with the poorest student sizars who served him, and asks whether today's universities perpetuate the class divide. Show more
Lilian is on a spree, and the Brookfield Archers raise a glass. Show more
Shakespeare is on his deathbed, but Cervantes, who should be too, has plans for them both. A play to mark their death days by Jonathan Holloway. Show more
Peter Gibbs hosts the horticultural panel programme from Bushey in Hertfordshire. Bob Flowerdew, Anne Swithinbank and Pippa Greenwood answer questions from the audience. Show more
In a specially commissioned new comic story for Radio 4, the author and broadcaster Gyles Brandreth presents his very own 90th birthday gift to the Queen. Show more
Last Word
Prince, Ray Fitzwalter, Victoria Wood, June Jolly, Phil Sayer
28 minutes
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Matthew Bannister analyses and celebrates the lives of rock star Prince, World In Action editor Ray Fitzwalter, comedian Victoria Wood, nurse June Jolly and announcer Phil Sayer. Show more
The UK Treasury published a report which examined the impact leaving the EU would have on the economy. Should the numbers in the report be trusted? Show more
The Listening Project
Mandy and Geri – It’s Not My Name That Matters
5 minutes
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Fi Glover introduces a conversation between friends about commitment to fundraising and the disappointment when you don't achieve your goal. Show more
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Six O'Clock News
22/04/2016 Brexit would put UK "at back of the queue" for trade deals with US - Obama
30 minutes
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President Obama warns Brexit would put the UK "at the back of the queue" for trade deals with the US. Leave campaigner, Boris Johnson, calls the intervention '"hypocritical".
Jeremy Hardy, Rebecca Front, Edwina Currie and Francis Wheen are Miles Jupp's guests in the long-running satirical quiz of the week's news. Show more
Jazzer is not in the mood, and just who will be gorgeous George? Show more
Front Row
400 years of Shakespeare with Rufus Wainwright, Kim Cattrall, Dominic Cooke and William Leahy
30 minutes
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Shakespeare died 400 years ago this week. John Wilson marks the anniversary with director Dominic Cooke, musician Rufus Wainwright, actor Kim Cattrall and Professor William Leahy. Show more
Michael learns a secret from Fleur's past and Soames's suspicions about a business deal are confirmed. Stars Jessica Raine. Show more
Any Questions?
Hilary Benn MP, Mick Cash, Nigel Farage MEP, Justine Greening MP
48 minutes
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Jonathan Dimbleby presents political debate and discussion from Tunbridge Wells in Kent with a panel including Hilary Benn MP, Mick Cash, Nigel Farage MEP and Justine Greening MP. Show more
Sarah Dunant reflects on why our current obsession with celebrity is utterly undermining our appreciation of art. Show more
A British naval patrol intercepts Sir Roger Casement bringing munitions to Ireland, and alliances are broken and made in Ashburton. Show more
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The World Tonight
UN expert attacks UK's civil society
45 minutes
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Is Prevent dividing, stigmatising and alienating parts of the UK population? And how can Leicester capitalise on its sporting success? Show more
Crisis point has been reached - for London, for Peter Whiteley, for Cathy and her daughter and for Joshua Yares, struggling to stop the rioting and find an officer gone rogue. Show more
Great Lives
Episode 3: Ray Peacock chooses the life of Lenny Bruce
26 minutes
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Ray Peacock nominates Lenny Bruce, who he regards as a pioneer in stand-up. Along with expert Dr Oliver Double and presenter Matthew Parris, he uncovers a controversial life. Show more
Mark D'Arcy reports from Westminster.
The Listening Project
Tim and Ali - Everest: The Other Woman
5 minutes
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Fi Glover introduces a conversation between a woman and her husband, who was leading an Everest climb at the time of the Nepal earthquake, about the need for communication. Show more
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Juliet Stevenson reads Juliet Nicolson's memoir of seven generations of women in her family, including her great-great-grandmother Pepita and her grandmother Vita Sackville West. Show more
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