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A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with the Rev Dr Kirsty Thorpe, URC minister. Show more
Farming Today
Food and Farming Awards, Farm borrowing, Neonicotinoids, Share farming
13 minutes
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The latest news about food, farming and the countryside. Presented by Charlotte Smith. Featuring the Food and Farming Awards, farm borrowing, neonicotinoids and share farming. Show more
Miranda Krestovnikoff presents the story and sound of the gannet. Show more
Sean Curran from Westminster, where the government is accused of cash for concessions on its Trade Union Bill. Show more
Former ministers, backbench rebels and government advisors recall the dramas of the Maastricht Treaty negotiations - Black Wednesday, no confidence motions and political bloodshed. Show more
Kim Cattrall talks publicly for the first time about her struggle with insomnia, its impact on her life and her ability to work. Show more
Jack is nominated for the Fortnum and Mason Food and Drink Awards and invites her grandma to be her guest. Show more
The Anglo-Irish Century
Episode 2: Shadow Language and Shape Shifting
28 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Historian Diarmaid Ferriter covers the Irish civil war, the subsequent stability of the Free State and its position of neutrality in World War II. Show more
4 Extra Debut. The ultimate lifestyle guide for aging Brits with Alex Lowe as 82 year-old Barry in this sitcom and stand-up combo. From 2016. Show more
General Townshend surrenders, ending the Siege of Kut, and in Deanscombe Quarry, Alexander gets his first taste of being foreman. Show more
Consumer news and issues. What next for BHS suppliers? Checkatrade, a website of tradespeople. Plus, NPower billing and baliffs. Show more
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Analysis of news and current affairs.
Scenes from Student Life
Episode 10: Home and Away
15 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Ellie Cawthorne looks at the changing experiences of those studying away from their native countries on the global campus - foreign students in the UK, and UK students abroad. Show more
Jim needs to make up his mind, and Joe has a bright idea. Show more
Deborah Davis's story mirrors a bridge game: four players split into pairs pitted against each other, the stakes could not be higher but this is no game but a battle for truth. Show more
Eric Robson hosts the horticultural panel programme from York. Christine Walkden, Matthew Wilson and Bob Flowerdew answer the questions from the audience. Show more
A 40-something single mum works in the sports club bar, where a smile turns into something more. Read by Lorraine Ashbourne. Show more
Last Word
Lord Peston, Ruth Prideaux, Patricio Aylwin, Professor Sir David Mackay, Gareth Thomas
28 minutes
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Matthew Bannister on economist Lord Peston, cricket coach Ruth Prideaux, Chilean President Patricio Aylwin, physicist Professor Sir David Mackay, actor Gareth Thomas Show more
Investigating the numbers in the news. What will happen to migration if the UK leaves the EU? Plus are fire deaths on the rise? Show more
The Listening Project
Joyce and Bill - We're Really Alright
5 minutes
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Fi Glover introduces a conversation between a couple who find retirement is not all they had hoped it would be, but who recognise things could be a lot worse. Show more
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Six O'Clock News
29/04/2016 Labour promises to tackle anti-Semitism
30 minutes
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Following the suspension of Ken Livingstone for saying Hitler supported Zionism, Labour has promised it will get to grips with anti-Semitism.
Susan Calman, Zoe Lyons, Vicki Pepperdine and Andy Hamilton join Miles Jupp for the long-running satirical quiz of the week's news. Show more
Helen wants to be alone, and Pip has a deal to make. Show more
Front Row
Ricky Gervais, The Secret, Mark Elder, The return of the repertory company
30 minutes
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Ricky Gervais on his new film Special Correspondents, Sir Mark Elder on the Halle Orchestra's Dvorak Festival, a review of ITV's The Secret, and the return of rep theatre company. Show more
Jack is nominated for the Fortnum and Mason Food and Drink Awards and invites her grandma to be her guest. Show more
Any Questions?
Jon Ashworth MP, Claire Fox, Chris Grayling MP, John Nicolson MP
48 minutes
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Jonathan Dimbleby presents political debate and discussion from Corby in Northamptonshire with Jon Ashworth MP, Claire Fox, Chris Grayling MP and John Nicolson MP. Show more
Sarah Dunant argues that regimented key strokes are no substitute for the beauty and emotion contained in handwriting. Show more
In the week that General Townshend surrendered, ending the Siege of Kut al Amara, there are calls to courage throughout the social scale in Ashburton. Show more
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The World Tonight
MSF: US hospital attack was "a war crime"
45 minutes
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The aid agency MSF reject a Pentagon report into a hospital bombing, insisting the attack was a 'war crime' and Jeremy Corbyn has announced new measures to combat anti-Semitism. Show more
The riots and the political storm are over and order has been restored - but at what cost to careers, parents and children from all walks of London life? Show more
Lauren Laverne and guests discuss clothes - what we wear and what it means. Show more
Mark D'Arcy reports from Westminster.
The Listening Project
Russ and Louise - What's in a Name?
5 minutes
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Fi Glover introduces a conversation between prospective parents about the weighty considerations required when naming a baby. Show more
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Journalist Lynsey Hanley explores the divisive notion that we are all middle class now. Show more
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